The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-21
NEW YORK HERALD l87a-TRIPLE

the cases they have 10 furnish medical attendance,
meuclne. purses, bedding and food. Quarantine has
proved impossisie ana aivnscIiag has not had tar
MALIGNANT AND ON rHs INCREASE.
orss opsniOn here y tns. this s ana WI % me
i:vsr on record Already II has spread TO Matches,
ihr., mere twsn sssss are reported For. s,oson
sad 70 not es God help us
SUBSCRIPTIONS coLLEcTED At NORFOLK, VA.
NORFOLK, August 20, 1878.
The fund for the yellow lever sufferers at Grenada
Is increasing handsomely The canvasssrs are com-
3, 500 BY Tomorrow night. The collections are for
warasd ~ express daily.
PANIC AT JACKSON, MISS.
WASHINGTON, August 20, 1878.
Tho Register and Receiver al jackson, Miss, have
sent the following despatch 10 tho Commissioner OF
the General Land ONCE
There is srea. excl,ement in Jackson. Tbs people
are fleeing In all directionR The Board OF Health
wise an TO leave There are 100 eases IN vicss6urg
~ any moment. then escape from the city will be I'M
possible, a. . rigid quarantine will be established
against JACKSON " the surrounding country. What
shall we dop
The following answer has been sent-"You may
close tho office and Leave the city when It becomes
necessary by local regulations by actual visitation
will probably postpone its nomination OF candidate
ior Governor on Thursday until September.
FEVER IN THE ENGLISH NAVY.
HALIFAX, n. s., August 20, 1873
Her Majesty's ship Buoanch is now due from Port
Royal. jamaica; Mos! OF the crow are sick with
yellow fever sbe VIII recruit hero and proceed to
England 70 be paia on
THE REPORT CIRCULATED IN BROOKLYN By A
SEAMAN THAT THERE WAS YELLOW FEVER
on BOARD TIE BRIG LEHMAN DECLARED TO
BE UNTRUE
Quite commotion caused at the Brooklyn Do
partment OF Health, about O'Clock yesterday
noon, by the receipt OF = telegram from Health
O1icer Vanderposl Informing the authorities OF the
fact that yellow fever Infected lying at
Prentice's Stores. which Wall ferry.
At nrSt President Crane Of tho Board Of Health was
Indignant 1T what appeared be oversight The
part OF the sanitary sentinel OF the harbor In permit
ing the vessel 10 come up TO Brooklyn 20 discharge
her cargo. The following 80 copy OF the Health
Officers telegram 10 DR. Crane
QuAKAxrrSE. s. L.. August 30. 1873
Brig Lsenan at rrsntices stores, is NOS proper
.%
Breakwster man Vas sent from the vessel yesterday
N sys his
Health Officer.
The brig Lesnan obtained Quarantine pass on las.
Friday, the 10th insI giving her permission come
up TO Brooklyn anu TO discharge her cargo. The
sell when was iaaep WIN sugar vas 81. co%m.ndsd BY
sugar which she had shipped at the port Of TRINIDAD
de Ouba, In tho West Indies. Inc pass, which
J. Mccartney. the vessel hauled into Prsntice's
Dock, and the captain on Saturday last obtained q
permit required by the Brooklyn sanitary reguia-
lions to discharge her cargo and work was begun
Honday
Immediately upon the receipt Of the despatch
Superintendent Raymond. OF tho Brooklyn Health
Bureau, hastened 10 the wharf and found the
and longs horemon hauling out the cargo from The
Leenau and piling Il up on tho dock IN tiers He
stopped all further discharge. and made inquiries
and learned that sailor, Of the OF the brig,
had been taken sick the day previous and had
sent down By the Custom House surgeon the Sea
mans Retreat The patient was Theodore Dshl, q
Swede. telegramIws sent to the Health O1cer, of
which the following is . copy
BRooxLrs HEALTH BcARpl
AUGUST 20 1873. !
Discharge stopped Half cargo the dock. Must
return Quarantinet Win for thems
'"'D H. RASS0sD NJ D. Sanitary superintendent
Subsequently Dr. vandsrpool sent q second sels-
gram 70 Dr. Crane, informing hm that no had seen
the Dshl NJ the Sssman's Retreat aud did not
think no mad yellow fever AS eosutionary meas
ure, however, ne had sens me patient 70 toe o'aran
Lasr IN The day Dr. vsadsrpool son. eommunca
on 90 Dr. Crane ,esis: forth that ss had JUS. made
found That Tho captain has not been sick for mo-
%sn The Whole story b: had x.S was
had declined 10 pay He regretted having given un
necessary ALARM but he had thought u best TO inform
the Brooklyn Health Department He believed
that tho report Of sickness the vessel iase
Upon receipt OF this latter Information permission
was Immediately granted to tho captain OF The Lee
nan 70 20 on with the discharge OF the cargo.
GENUINE WILLOW FEVER.
Dr.. Crane, president OF the Board Of Health
called ON William Shiltz, Of No. 1872 Dykemar
street, yesterday, for the purpose Of learn
ing II the symptoms Of yellow fever were
any more marked. He found that great change hae
taken place the csndition OF Mr. Shiitz and that
be was undoubtedly suffering from genuine yellow
fever. Dr. Crane sent Telegram at once "a
Dr. Vanderpoo at tho Quarantine, asking for tug L
remeve Nj. Shiltz from tho city to The Quaran
zine Hospital. Tho sick man was taken iron
his residence at q late hour last night anC
alter his departure the house was purified ant
every precaution taken 10 prevent the dis
ease from spreadns. The health autnorities
state that there cause for alarm
among the residents OF that portion OF the city
winch Mr.. snz resided. as the locality Ia not In
iectsa by the disease.