The New York herald., 1874-08-25
YELLOW FEVER.
fhree Deaths on the Bark Evangeline on Her
Voyage from Cuba to New York.
a.
STATEMENT QF THE CAPTAIN.

The present wonderfully healthy quarantine Sos
son, which has existed under the supervision or
Health Ofncer vsnderpocl, apparently runs no
risk Of being marred By yellow fever mortality.
Not single yellow fever death mas taken place In
West Bank Quarantine Hospital, and the following
story refers to death at sea- The ships crew on
which the mortality has occurred are now IN
state OF convalescence. but win be kept IN quaran-
tine by Dr. vsnderpoel till ali lear Of Infection has
passed. In 1873 stu greater number Of deaths
occurred on the James Riley, vessel whion came
to this port from Havana.
THE ARRIVAL AT QUARANTINE.
On Sunday afternoon there arrived at Lower
Quarantine the Nova Sc0tian bark Evangeine,
commanded BY Captain Kinney, from Sagua La
Grande, In Cuba, which port she lefr on the 9th
inst, bringing cargo OF sugar for Messrs. Brown
Brothers. On the voyage to this port all OF her
crew ana ofncers were attacked by yellow fever
save two. Three OF them succumbed and were
buried at sea, one OF them, from documents found
in hts possession, being apparently wealthy man.
THE CAPTAINS STORY.
The Captain made the owing statement to q
HERALD reporter
"This" he said, 'is list OF our dead:' :''-
Thomas CLARK, scotchman, q resident OF Edin.
burgh, in Scotland, about twenty-six years Of age,
single.
James Walker. Scotchman, q resident likewise
OF Edingburgh, ana single.
Donald Nov ane, Scotchmau, OF Edinburgh. mar
ried, aged a bout thirty.
There was very little sickness, II any, he con-
tinued, when lett Sagua, but we hardly mad pro-
ceeded on our course when Walker. sailor, was
attacked The crew and nnrsed him as well a.
we were able and gave him emerlcs and caiomel
which are regularly prescribed medicines, but at
last rne black v0mirO came, and when man has
thar IL s my opinion that II 10 time to make prepa-
ratlols Tor burial, and SO IL turned out 70 be in
poor walkers case. His sudden death dem0razed
the men and they refused to sleep the loreoastle
any longer, and went under the fOrecastle head,
and none o. them were Wiling 20 make his Ia snroad
tached weight OF iron to SINK the body and gave
HIM sailors burial Walker haa not strong
constitution and succumDed sooner than ne would
have done II he had been more robust man.
THE SECOND DBATH.
Thomas Clark, another sailor, was next taken
time longer than walker. lie suffered terribly
tnat was afraid OF live men, but not dead men.
as they saw me putting on walkers last SUIT
before M ns BODY to II the deep What
believed in Colonel John Hays "Jim Budso'-
As zsS ssn, s ds Sers sssc sss sn ssrs thing
However, perhaps you'd better not say this
about the duty; 1t looks conceited.
BURIED IN A CLOTHES BA0.
The next death was that OF Donald McYane; ms
dead dead M single nour che body s@eit as extensively
rs II ~ Aau Dcen kept lOT SeVeI6t uaySs nc Wd0
buried In clothes bag. -.-,
CURIOUS DISCOVERY.
y When we subsequently examined his trunk We
found In 1t q false bottom, IN which was q Will.
dated 1871, from Peter McVane, OF the TOlb0Otn
Wynd, IN Leith, near Edinburgh, leaving several
houses In trust TO his sou, Donald Mcvane, whose
ANIMAL rental was about fS00 rne Will was oil in
proper form and duly attested. What reason
compelled this man TO snip rs o seaman before the
mast cannot imagine. A large number Of private
letters were found tied IN package and a diary
near the will. duly entered note OF this on my
log; and the British Consul OF New York says that
! had better take charge OF the documents and
send them to Edinburgh. His WIDOW Will get the
| money, hope. NJ
| THE YELLOW FEVER STILL GAINS.
All the crew became SICK, but NOT very seriously,
but were still so weak that II was with great diff
| Guilty that the ship was handled Five days before
reaching port the lever mad lett them. Myself ana
another man fortunately kept our health. have
| no lear OF catching yellow fever. owing to the
| weakness OF the crew we had to let whole set Of
sails blow away at the yards. We have had =
pretty hard voyage can assure yoo. so iattgued
| was that slept ike top for rhirty.six hours
upon my arrival "a port During my trip l have
decreased in weight from los to $50 pounds. For
tunately, did not have my vile with me this v0y-
age. All on board are perfectly convalescent
But HEALTH OFFICER DIR. vANDERPOEL
some days yet At Lower Quarantine. The clothes
OF the dead sailors have all been burned, as also
those OF the men who have been sick and nave
now recovered.
On the voyage spoke the Norwegian bark Dag
mar, which had spoken the ship VIM. Wilcox, OF
Boston, from Havana for st. iOhn, n. b.. with the
captain and mate dead. (rhe william Wilcox put
INTO Doboy sound, Georgia. on tue letn tnst)
The captain oil the Evangeline Is q tail ha nds0me
fellow, and an experienced navigator. He goes
down TO his vessel with PROVISIONS on Q tug boat
that ne has hired. ttI