The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-18
HoRRoKs or YELLOW JACK.
Stories Told by the Crew OF the Steamship
Glen sannox.

Yellow fever was at its height in Rio
Janero when the British steamship Glen San
noX which arrived IN this port on Tuesday. left
Brazils capital month ago. Three of the
crow Of the Glen Sannox died there and Capt.
MARION and the chief engineer were sick with
the disease. and were taken ashore the former
10 the private hospital in Botafogo. eight miles
from the city. and the hitter TO the santa The
rosa Hospital Thomas Patterson died on
board ship The disease is almost sure said
the steward Of the steamship yesterday. to
Government has two hospitals, the Miseri-
eurdi and the LaZette. j. W. Burrill. an
Englishman. but resident of New YORK
h. died there. Robert Proui Of brooklyn was
n" third %, the crew who died. lie was taken.
while sick. 10 the Lazarettr Hospital. On shore
continued the steward. the streets were not do
serted nor din bus ness lungu-h. Men did not
three years ago. tut they went home
and det next day. Old residents. even. were
dying with the epidemic. The dry weather
ana heat continued longer than usual. 4 Bra
zlllun newspaper said that i'm thD last thirteen
DAYS 81 February the moriaitMof the city alone
WIS 1872 from yellow fever, Tho newspapers,
however. account Tor only he deaths recorded
IN tho city obituary registry. wnerras not u
scarce in the CITY that Official notice WAS given
that any one taN NJ lountain playing would
be entirely deprived Of water. The cuhrnse
the story that. in consequence Of the extreme
drought, tine parish priest organized process
son To- carry the municipal MIRACULOUS image
from Boa Vista Ia tunhH. and that on Feb II
~" prayers were h"gun. aud such were the
faith and icrvor with which the hianies were
inioned that ram began at once to fall.
The city OF Rio JuneirD Is surrounded by
mountains. and in the sticky season there is
scarcely any hrrrZ" until afternoon. when the
wind arises seward. In morning 1t is dead
calm. ANA "A mlit-uiatic Napor lies on the city. 4
sailor III Il never gu"S ashore without hla coffee
and hrnniy. IN" iir-i thing ON rising in the
morning ne X given "a glass nl qnlniurHnd rum.
thrn coffee ana brandy. and then hrrukinet.
Inc dc.ks are careful " 0pr .Nhlel with "Urh'lir
acid. The first thug tlr uilirrr-d o Wnnh going
on deck IN the morning is GOO count NOW many
flags are ilylns rs lgna- OF sickness in Tia" ip-
pins about them. Every uWrnIns from II - IL
kfgnnis could hN counted. There were, when the
srla in tine harhor. some nab been there for
SIX months, Captain and many of the crew d'pd,
ana unable 10 Ero 'ure new Muster, OF TO I'LL
Out IN" rev. The Captain Of the British hril,
Agnes. whilssi VIII yellow irv' r. attrmliod
L. place the s'uni mat" in command. Ihr
ilrst mat. rrs - Il, and, tine crow tooh sides ANA
two seriously. Anutu"r British brig could get
no on" 10 r'pla"c Ia" Captain who Lad dnG ol
yellow fever, ana a new muster came from Eng
Lard To- take tine pos itnu. The Captain, mat $
were in the luHrtt" Hospital. Ihe Captain II
the Aihon. u LIV'rpool tirre-un~tnG H'hooncr
dtd ul lever, aud tur u,l" of the Giru Same
tnlk his post and lc.t the port "lil the .-nl.
n"n Edwards. secretary uI me United stint s
J"gul0u n lhoJtnruo. Many of his lrnnds
duct There. and Doc hruln" alarmed Tor his liir
Saying that bee wou' mot r'i.aIn iur Oh" whole
cmpIr.l 10 were OH 'r''l % uin. So pn mt an
Hp"n nott.r 'Trl'Iitn. 'ld 40 each end 81 hs
Nfiin "nl -U.i I.W7' up IN Nis narrow slair-
r. 7.Hr''F lUl n.- ro.o outside OF the door.
liH arrived al n So lut. rilII' g.