The New York herald., 1876-09-20

a gentleman who has resided a good deal ib The
nc,shoorhood Of chars,,oo, G.. and who !:
yellow fever, agreed with he opinion above
recorded He did not apprehend any serious
results from the presence al Quarantine OF tho cases
reported, although the discsso ragged IN Philadoiphis
with peculiar violence years ago in mid-wintcr. You
know, he sad the medical profession does not know
the cause OF yellow fever 80 wo cannot tell just whas
condition OF soil and climate favorable hs
propagation wo know, op general principles, that
lith dampncss and heat are aids to H. la Charleston
patients affected by II have been known
on being removed to elevated locations liirie
distance from tho city. Even thore IL Is seldom
known TO exist after tho ilrst frost OF the fall do
not he said consider IL at all contagious ts spread
may be- retarded by the careful application OF dsnec
tsns and tho destruction and fam cation OF infected
clothing and habitations II one nook OF infected
ship passed over in the process OF umraiion and
passenger should bo consigned TO that particular spot
he would stand tho greatest chance OF catching tho
disease white tho others on board may be perfectly
free from contagion The clothing OF yellow fever pa
tcns should DO burned or orhcrwiso destroyed Every
dny that passes esscnr the danger to MS from
greater danger from such attack than New York.
nr. Janeway, of the soard Of Health, who was also
seen by the writer spoke In the Same strain and iur'
hcrmore SAID he had given tho subject special nttcntou
In the discharge Of his official duties "Thc probable
period OF iucubaton since the last reported case he
said chad passed and there Is scarcely possi-
bny Of danger. In any event frost cannot now be
far OF nnd that always fatal 10 the progress of tho dts
case In the Southern cities where yellow fever pre-
walls 10 some oxi.nt annually. temperature OF 80
degrees IL necessary to ITS spontaneous development
About tho same dcgrcc of atmospheric heat 70
II spreads very rapidly under any
circumstances Iu looking the mortality rate hts
week noticed that tho deaths arc 100 lower thuu tho
for tho past i've Years This best shows what
the condition OF tho city health and In encour
nging exhibit Mt time whca heathfu condition OF
tho city helps dspel tho fear of such unwccomo
visit. To-day was speaking with pr Nanderpoei, tho
Health Odocr and he told TINT the strctsst possible
quarantine Is IN force vita regard 10 vessels from
Savannah, and The fumigation 10 complete"
The brig John H. Kennedy, Captain Hickman, from
Savannah which arrived the 18Th inst, had thrce
Of yellow lever boarGthe second officer and
two Thoy transferred to tho hospital on
West Bank
Yesterday Mayor wickham Issued the folowing:-
MAYORS OrrIcH, CRY HALL,
NEw York Sept 49, 1875.
70 THE CITIZENS or NEw YORK;
Tho city OF Savannah Is now dcsolatcd by yellow
fever Many persons there actually prostraicd by
tho disease, and many others who are thrown out OF
employment by the interruption OF business occasoed
by tho pcstilcncc are destitute.
The expenses incurred caring for the sick and In
relieving the necessities OF the poor reported to
already to ST. 200 daily, and II the fever
tinues its ravagcs those expenses VIII be larger Much
Of the money meet tho emergency must be supplied
by the benevolent residing elsewhere and tho appeal
confidently made to you 10 give now from your album
dance the relief OF the suffering brought to sis
city by this terrible visitation shall DO happy 10
receive this Office any contribution whether OF large
or OF small amount, intended tor that purpose; and
unless other directions accompany IL shall take
that II reaches tho committee Of the Chamber OF Com
mercc, which Is moving in tho matter, and which will
that the money Is 20 applied as 10 onecsuato the
object OF the donor.
WILLIAM II. WlCKHAM Mayor.