The New York herald., 1879-08-27

from Mexican ports and Havana) on Monday. sup
posed to be afflicted with yellow fever. in very IA
vorable condition. He has some symptoms OF the
malady. but they not of pronounced character.
and II he has it at ell 1t is exceedingly mild
type. The vessel has come up to Upper Quarantine
discharging ground and her passengers reached the
city yesterday.
The case of Mrs. Josephine Van Buren,. the Men,
phis refugee although not a dangerous is pitiablo
one. 1t seems that she has undergone great deal
OF mental and physical suffering consequent upon
attending the bedside Of her sick child who died Of
the FEVER in Memphis. and the fatigues of her jour-
ney hither. She had been without food for some
time before she reached the Jersey City ferry. and
when she was taken to the hospital in that city her
system was completely prostrated. To add to her
troubles some confidence woman who pretended to
sy%pathize sym with her in the ferry house.
and stole her satchel and some other
ticles. Yesterday she appeared more ra-
and. comprehending her forlorn condition. said to
her female nurse that she "had rather die than
Mrs. Van Buren, is about thirty five years age APP
parently of refined manners but bears a counte-
nance i'll the lineanents OF which can be traced the
lines OF longcontinued suffering. She is penniess.
has effects and apparently no friends. and after
she fully RECEIVERS oil the Health Officer do is to
place her the dock and personally pay for her
transportation to the city This is one Of the un-
seen miseries of the scourge in Memphis.
Permits to unload were given yesterday to the
Spanish brig Consuelidad. from Ponce. p. r.. British
brig Athol Cran from st. Jago. and Spanish brig
Las Palmas. from Havana. The bark Alfred and brig
No new cases of yellow fever were reported at
Quarantine yesterday.
THE BARK WALLACE
Messrs. Jonas smith l. Co.. merchants, of South
street. yesterday applied to the Brooklyn Board of
Health Tor permission to allow the return of the
bark Wallace that city for her cargo The vessel,
1t will be remembered was infected with yellow
fever, and the stewardess contracted the disease
from the ship and died. She ordered back to
Quarantine. where she has remained since.
Permission for her return to Brooklyn denied.
HELP FROM THE KNIGHTS OF HONOR
WARRINGTON. August 26. 1879.
The National Lodge Knights of Honor Of this
city, has appropriated the of $50 for the relief
Of their brethren Of the order in Memphis. Tenn.
HOT AIR FOR DIsINFECrING.
GALVESTON, Texas, August 10. 1879.
To THE EDITOR THE HERALD
have read the many plans described in the
HERALD for dlsinfecting vessels with cold vapor and
with steam of q high temperature. both of which
plans are by many considered impracticable. have
seen mention made OF any plan for the Of hot
air, which have doubt would answer the pur-
pose much better and would be more easily applied
and managed than steam Any old steamer. with q
boiler that would stand ten twelve pounds
pressure Of steam and engine capable
of driving an independent pump for forcing
the air through heating tubes would do
for the purpose. These tubes should be arranged
either in the furnaces or connections of the
boiler and leading thence to the hold of the vessel
to be disinfected. On the end Of the hot air pipe
there should be a weighted valve to prevent the
escape of the air before being heated OF
there many details in connection with this plan
which need not be mentioned here, but would occur
to any engineers but they are not such as would be
attended with any great expense. In place of cost
ing $500 O0O which was the amount wanted to build
the refrgerating ship. $l0 900 would probably
of old steamers that could be chartered for small
sum. ENGINEER.