New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-21
GRoUNDLEss ALARM IN BROOKLYN.

FALSE REPORTS OF FEVER ON TWO YEssRLs YEsTEIS
DAY-REMOyAL OF WILLIAM sTULTZ TO THE
QUARANTINE HOSPITAL.
BROOKLYN had second fright over yellow
fever Yesterday The Health Board received cOmmunl-
cation from Health officer VanderpOe stating that the
brig Lehman lying Prentces Stores Wall Street
Ferry was not proper vessel to discharge at the wharf,
and that he was satisfied that the vessel had yellow
fever at the Delaware Breakwaer, and that sailor had
been sent TO some hospital The records showed that
the bark Lehman, Commander Drew, twenty-five days
from Trinidad de Cuba, via the Delaware Breakwater.
with a cargo OF and no passengers had been ex
amined az Quarantine August 10, and allowed TO pro-
ceed by J. Mccartney. the health officer. Sanitary Su
perntendent Raymond with two inspectors visited
Prentice's Dock, which is only twenty feet from Wall
Street Ferry. They found that 100 out OF $50 hogs
heads OF the sugar had been unloaded, and we're lying
on the dock. The captain was IN New-fork but the
mate stated that Swedish sailor named Dehl had left
the vessel sick the day before to go to the seamans
Retreat
DIR. Rarmond ordered the discharge Of cargo to be
stopped and telegraphed Dr. VaBderpoel for instrue
tons Soon after captain appeared with letter from
DR. Vanderpoe in which tho latter said that the cap
tain Informed him that the story OF yellow fever which
had been given to the health officer with such detail was
| started by one OF the whom he declined
| 10 nav. In the meantime application was made BY
steyedore Tor permission 70 eSo u,S az f,n
tins stores the bark Margaret EDWARD, from
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mass had been retarded by the Jersey City Health a-
horties who refused either to allow the vessel to dis
charge or 10 return the pass. DR.. Vanderp0el tee-
graphed last night thar the vessel was all right
The Board OF Health held conference Yesterday
afternoon In the case OF William Suz, Of No. 1872 Dyke
man-st aud concluded that his was genuine case OF
yellow lever aud that it was unsafe to allow him to re-
main In the city longer. The disease has assumed q
| more pronounced type, the patients eyes De
! coming yellow around the lids, and he Is
| more detected and suffers greater prostration
than would be caused by bilious remittent fever,
His skin is yellow and his pulse feeble. The quarantine
ueboat was teegTaDhed for 20 remove the patient Dc
VanderpOel was DR. Cranes house during the AFTER
noon and evening IN consultation about precautions
aRapsr the fever Later in the evening btultz was taken
no the Quarantine Hospital. He had been engaged as
aborer at Quarantine The house was thoroughly 1nm-
gated Dr. Crane states that there ~ no cause Tor alarm
on the part residents in that neghborhood as the dls
ease has not spread. - - 49,
tine Yesterday afternoon, TO attend the meeting OF the
Health Board he stated that William Reilly, the man
who was taken from this city suffering from yellow
fever had died the previous evening Before ms
death the symptoms of yellow fever very appsren
He was with black vomit and died III great sur
frng No OF the fever were reported yester
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