New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-18
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WASHINGTON.
Treasury Department Rnlina


WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE Treasury
Department has decided that hereafter
drafts for the proceeds Of claims will be
issued to claimant or to the attorney having
the latest power of attorney This Gusts
what is known as an attorney of record and
enables the claimant to pay at pleasure all
but his Last. who may retain his fee.
Army Orders.
tluartermsster A. G. Robinson has been
relieved from duty IN the Department Of
Texas. and is ordered to the Department of
the Platte.
Captain G. W. Smith has been ordered to
report to the department Of Texas.
Health of the North Atlantic Squadron.
Fleet Surgeon James Suddards, of the
North Atlantic feet. writes to the Navy De-
partlneDt under date of Port Royal, South
Carolina, April ID. 1875, in regard to the
health OF the crews of vessels attached to
the fleet and the existence of yellow fever
at Key West and Havana. He SAYS it
was was remarked at Key West, as well as at
Havana, that the wind constantly blew
from the eastward. 90 that there had not
been single norther during the season
when they are the most prevalent, The
average temperature at Key West from
December ], 1874. to March 81, 1875. has
been more than G. above the average Of
that season OF the year. Ia all probability
tuo e,ooeA hCultu VI tuo SuUduEOu aU n6y
West at all times for the past year may be
attributed IN great measure to the strict
sanitary regulations observed
Surgeon Suddards then speaks OF the
departure of the Colorado and Plymouth
from Havana ON the twenty ninth Of
March, upon learning that the yellow
fever existed there, and their avriva al at Key
West, where a board. consisting of Surgeon
Adrian Hudson, of the Worcester Acting
Assistant Surgeon Il. j. Perry, in charge
| of the medical stores at Key West, and
Surgeon Suddarde, investigated the circum-
stances attending the reported appearance
| OF yellow fever there. They found that
three deaths had occurred from yellow fever
| of the most pronounced character, while of
several other cases the issue " as still doubt
full. During the fe " days the feet remained
off Key West no new cases in the town
| were reported.
Surgeon Suddards says: "Ail this time,
however, strong northeast wind had been
blowing, cooling and purifying the air.
When the hot weather returns. which may
be expected from day to day, very much
fear fresh outburst of the disease. 1t
now only remains to state the gen
erai probabilities OF health and disease
on this station during the coming
summer. [ have heard but one opinion ex-
pressed, since early in the winter all the
old residents of Key West with whom L
came in contact invariably expressed them
selves as fearful of a very sIckly season. In
Havana, too, made point of asking the
opinion OF almost every one l met on this
point. 1t was the same; q general appre-
hension was felt, and even the most con-
servative were compelled to acknowledge
their fears" In concluding his report, he
says: "The increased temperature of
the past winter being six degrees
above the average, the undue preva-
lence OF southerly and easterly winds
and the absolute absence of northers during
the whole winter, the general opinion ex-
isting among those who have had the best
opportunities to observe and form O judg-
ment. the actual appearance of yellow fever
80 early in the year. both at Havana and
Key West, all combine to favor the belief
that any protracted stay of large nava
force at either of those places might have
most calamitous result, and would, there
fore, be IN the highest degree imprudent."