New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-16

IN the First. Tenth and Nineteenth Wards. An occa-
sona has happened in other years. but the germs
Of the disease In the before they arrived in
his city After the places thoroughly disnfeeed,
the SEEDS Of the disease were eradicated.
The last time that yellow appeared in tts city
with any violence during the Summer and Fan Of
1870 This It, first appearance in NewYorE since
1922, nearly half century previous The outbreak
occurred among the troops and residents Governors
Island in the early part Of August For many years the
island had been military station. Tie total population
&C the time OF the outbreak about 500, Consisting
Of troops and campfOIl0wers IL had its own hospital
and buryiBg-grOund and made no returns Of sickness
or death to the departments OF New.York. No lmow-
edge of any unusual sickness upon the island
ccived by che Board Of Health until September, when
three deaths occurred 10 EewYork among persons who
bad attended funeral she isaad On September 70,
information reached the Sanitary Boreau that Mrs.
Kelly VI 40. Il Essex-st, was lying sIek Of fever
which aid not prescott the symptoms Of the feyers
ally found In NewYOrk She dsd from the effects o. her
Illness and few hours later her husband also died with
tho same symptoms The bed on winch they slept was
burned. and the rooms and clothing thoroughly
fuHeated and dsinfec,ed. IL also ascertaDed that
few days previous sIrs. Ann Mccormack. Of No. 40
Ohyers had died, September 9. Of e same disease
The KeIlys. The Of her death certified BY
tine attending physician typhus fever thorough in
VstgatIOn Of their deaths ordered by the Health
Department, which resulted In tho discovery that
all three Of the persOns attended the wake
and funeral OF william HARRINGTON, Governors
Island An Inspector learned further that Harrington
had died o. the dssase and that II had been pre-
vBIlIng the islsud for MONTH the physiciaus calling
type OF naaral fever. Many Of The residents bad
suffered with very mild attack readily yielding to treat
mcHt, while others having the dscase IN n Violent
forn had died. Not the slightest suspicion Of yellow
fever entertained az tina time by the attending
geons These surgeons had made DOst-mOTteIns, and
carefully watched with the microscope for evidences u
yellow fever. The symptoms manifested Ia the cases
occurring on the island identical with the Kelly
and McC0rmaek cases. They were "a follows The III
began with q chill varying from mild to severe in
acreBtbeFsOns. followed by fever Of mild type then
followed period Of freedom from al these symptoms,
which again returned after period Of tlhny-ix 10
forty-elzht hour- accompanied By and slight
vomiting Of billions character, IN some Instances at
tended with slight deiirum rnd mild diarrina
Dr. j. G. Mott who bad large experience with vel
low fever the South sent TO Governors Island 10
report about the disease. IN p0stDCrtem examination,
D. discovered the presence Of black vOmit, ana pro
uouHced the disease yellow fever Dr. CecaTni Health
Oaieer Of tle Pors, Dr.. John ". Carnochan aud Dr.
MORGAN Morris authorized TO fake the necessary
fer the removal 10 quarantne Of the sick pa
tIeRis and 10 protect the city from the disease. The
Commits conferred villa General Neil with reference 70
renewing the SICK ad placing tic island under quarau
tine restrictions Por Two Gays there active work
tho island. procuring the means Of transfer Of pa
TENTS sky patients we're then taken TO quarantine
An OF the bcddnG and clothing. both Of the hOsDiia
aud pateuts. were removed with them 10 quarantine
station and taefe burned Tss hospital and quarters Oc-
euped BY toe sick we're dlsnfected m gated eloansed
aud white Washed and eort was made 20 eradicate
the Infection by sueh Other continued 10
present Themselves. and victims followed, and were
transferred 10 the quarantine hospital from
day to dag ~ they occurred. On October 20. thee
last case appeared. fhere were 40 casys reported;
df nine persons died, Out % total population OF ~
ersoBs o. TIE bland. In This cry ihere we're eleven
cases reported and only tvO Of the sufferers recovered
Tho.e vito died relatives Of the soldiers aiheted
with the disease on the bland.
TIE disease on Governors Island was caused by in
frted vesse that hsA been allowed to lay ~ the Brook
Ign docks Isfcctrd articles thrown overheard were
washed by the tide on tie beach Of the ISLAND iDme
daely opposite the quarters where the fever hEst
broke out. oae Of ihe physicians Who investigated
and reported on Tire fever a. Governors Island
stated g. his report follows: This occurrence
OF yellow fever IN q severe and fatal form In the pre-
cnrts Of New-York attracted serious attention In the
first years OF the present century yellow fever annually
Devastated NeN-Y0rk end as late % 1922 prevailed as
most fatafepdeunic since that time IL has 80 rarely
extended beJouI the limits Of quarantine a. 10 have
created the impression that IN this latitude it win not
again exfoit an epidsmc tendecy The outbreak UPON
ease anoux tac residents IA that locality, and the oecuE
renee Of the epidemic In 1870 on Governors Island
proves that Nev-York enjoys special Immunity from
yellow fever IN is worst forms"
RGvAGEs ~ NORTHERN CITIES.
From 4 volume complied ny order u the Health Board
several years ago. the following iaets relating to tHe
history Of yellow fever in SOTtaern cities gathered:
The ars visit Of this scourge to NcSYoTk Gay was IN
i7as when out Of population Of 10000 persons. from
400 TO 500 died OF disease, watch was brought on
vessels from injected disTirts
Ia 1903, Of ]. 500 cases, coo proved fatal
In 1904 there were 705 deaths from yellow feveH the
Dol uialon being then about the same IN 1913. spO
Fzdic easps broke Ont st tic Wailahgui also
In sos. OF 900 eases reported. 30 proved fatal
In 1922 yellow fever aglu yslleu SeH-iSrA' causing
cases Ia the tutai Number: Every ono who va able u
Do % ed from the city and tae infected district Wa
cut on frum the remaining portion. The dissase FIRST
itself the foot Of eiorst. and eorfncd Itself
to h CHEERING narrow streets. such - AlOany-s
Crse-si Thaniessg. aud Liberty St, and few blocks
of houses urbcr up town, which In character were NOS
unlike thoss in tho lower districts Ony sx e;es ap
frst appeared iEelossd by hia noafd fence, and
All Nh this inclosed ostrei vas forbid
den tn attack lasted JHy 10 October. The dis
PcrtS in,boy n j. was VISITED In 1911, and Middle
Town Cnn., M 1919 These eases, ana that In New,
York IN 1874 AL traced 10 vessels recently arrived
PenGspS a has been visited several timss by the ye
low fever. In l793 there were 732 deaths rom tLs
cause. In 1898 Icre wcre 152 dealns ana IN L1Vo
theTr were sos 1sU5. OF l25 eases eighty-ihree
pruy.d fatal In 1920 there visitation, and IN
is53 the summer being very hot the disease appeared
in Juy and August. AMI lasted nearly tlfee uOhths- vi
no cas-s. LIS pgOyrd fatal.
In 1855 tha issase neatly depopulated Portsmouth,,
Virginia, aud vicinity. o. population OF 4OOO: i,ODO
died being 300 Oat u the 1900 vhIie1. and only lOO
out Of the > 600 blacks
me disease h not recorded extending north OF
Bostnn thar city enjoying immunity frOm rs VISITATION
ON account Of lis peculiar climate although IL hAs
ousruntue The Only cases di1eOyeTed the records
Al baBd occurred In 1919. The ship Tcn Brothers ar
rived frJn bern pOri August l, and number OF
while she
~ thrs. twelve persons. living in dhertnt parts OF tue
eItT were ssizs with The fever, and nearly All alsd
11 slekDes was not communicated 10 any Of those who
ylsIted tue SICK. .. ,,, o, -
In tue "History Of Yellow Fever Epidemies, by
cs.anvIils I,ygell NJ D. OF Galveston. Texas, 10 -
stated that up July l. 1877. the disose had visited
228 eiIles and towns In tWeaJeisht States, |4 hhss'