The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-19

present themselves
THE MAILS.
Mail Superintendent Terrill of Atlanta, Ga, in Q
telegram the General Superintendent Of the Rail-
way Mail Service to-day said
have allowed themselves to be guarantined at Memphis
and will not be permitted to perform service Routes
make no stops at Memphis
THE NEW YORK BRIG AT THE PHILADELPHIA
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CARELEssNEss OF A
UNITED STATES CONSULAR AGENT-GIvING A
CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH IN AN INFECTED
PORT TO AN INFECTED VESSEL
PHILADELPHIA. July 10, 1879.
1t is probable that the State Department Will be
asked make investigation of the conduct OF Mr..
William werth United States Consular Agent at Port
de Paix, st. Domingo. 1t through the certif-
cate of this Official giving clean bill of health
to the brig Shasta, OF New York. that the
vessel lat that time infected with yellow
fever and lying in port where the fever
raged) was permitted this port at the i'm
minent risk of bringing the contagion to this and
neighborng cities. aggregating over q million of
population
A SERIOUS COMPLAINT.
The certificate of the consul states that June
90 when the Shasta sailed from Port de Paix, the
port and adjoining country were entirely clear of
any epidemic contagious disease" and further
certifes the good sanitary condition Of the brig
and the The very reverse OF these statements
appear to be the truth. According to the circum-
stantia reports of the crew of the Shasta not only
was the yellow fever raging in the town. but there
were and deaths aboard the brig at the
time.
THE CRUISE THE SHASTA.
The following letter from the Lazaretto physician.
written this morning and read ut this afternoon 8
session OF the Board OF Health, gives concise and
interesting history OF the cruise OF the fever laden
have the honor report tho detention of the brig
Shasta because of yellow fever among the crew SIX OF
well their condition will permit Their names
ass Of %a.on Men, oss asd twenty
nine. of sweden; Charles i.unn. eolored. Posten
years Captain Batson is the worst He has been
tonight Three were ief. on the vessel One had
with the others, who sick They are all eolored men
The SHASTA left New York on the April for
days She remained at Port Prince twelve days Here
Rs,son. Then tho steward name unsnownl took sick.
Then Norwsgian seaman from Cs,isana was
On the CAPTAIN % taken down y, with
she was quarantined The steward died then Cap
tain Brown hen Frank Gales native Of MeiSourns then
shasta laid close sy two az vs,.' S brig Asn
All Of their crews had been sick. The fever was
raging epdemicallv this place. and great
the foreign but creole population Here Laun
taken sick aud Batson who had become captain the
cleared. She sailed ON the LIST OF July
SICKNESS AND SUFFERING
The second day Frederick Brandes taken sick,
and Peterson and Olsen followed at intervals of twenty
vessel. or Currituck the schooner David 5. ST.
ner from Brunswick Ca, WAS hailed and Cap
the Shasta into port volunteered and boat put
off from the Siner put him on board but when he dis
the sickness he would board her
returned to the Snor The Shasta flying signals
of distress. approaching each other. the Shasta
Sner and snapped IL or receiving at the same time dam
age from the siner.
the light being mistaken for Cape Henopen The
officers were derous and almost helpless condition.
ped with fresh vegetables Yours respect
fully W. T. ROBINSON, lsszaretto physic ian;
condition Of the patients in hospital a,
this morning Captain Batson slept dur
r es ns n1SS RoBi%so%
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES.
The Board of Health assure our citizens that there
is no danger of the fever reaching here. At the
meeting to-day the Committee Lazaretto presented
the following report
Lazareo physicians letter vt yesterday respectfully re-
port u special OF the lzareo station has
front are in their usual hygenc condition The
has been anchored at safe distance from
the she5s and on. Of the nssau 81 pa, S.'ss sss
removed. after having been pathed clothed
in hospital garments; to the hospital. where they
dition when found shipboara Three of the
remain the vessel giving attention to the pumps the
The vessel will be cleaned and fumigaed in the usual
but IL is recommended by the Lazaretto ply
In lighters. that the he exceed
ingy thorough With the rules present In force the
the committee see no reason TO fear extension
O he ase hey Ond those already Affected.