The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17

! Enrique but she is still detained at quarantine.
There is no case of yellow fever at the quarantine
| hospital.
| NO YELLOW FEVER AT AIArERsvILLE, MISS
CAIRO H.. August l6. 1879.
The following from the Secretary of the State
| Board of Health of Mississippi has just been
coived-
MAYEnsvnLE Miss. August l6. 1879.
| II. j, H. RAUcH. Cairo -
There is no case OF yellow fever here now:
TWO NEW CASES AT oUARANTINE-BoTH FROM
THE STEAMSHIP sARAToGAt-oNE PATIENT
FROM BoYD's HILL, STATEN |IsLAND-QUAR-
ANTINE MOVEMENTS.
The steamship Saratoga Wards line) arrived at
this port from Havana on Wednesday morning last
The purser reported to the boarding officer from the
Hospital Ship. DR.. Mccartney. that her passengers
"all we'll" Trusting this declaration. the
| Doctor did not pursue his examination beyond the
usual routine. Among the passengers were a family
| of three-father, mother and child, girl about
seven years of age-by the OF Lopez
| The child walked between its parents and
went board the Quarantine steamer Stephen
X. Hopkins to be brought with the rest of the
passengers to the city, On arriving here the Lopez
family left in a Staten Island steamer for the resi-
dence of n brother of the father resid-
ing on Boyds HILL fashionable locality
u
of recreation. Late Friday evening DR..
Vanderpoel visited by Dr. John L. Feeny, a local
physician of good standing in Stapleon. who stated
that he had serious of yellow fever under his
charge. and desired him to visit the patient. 1t was
the Lopez child above mentioned. Dr. yanderpoel
found the patient very 4 sick. but could
not pronounce that night that it was a
decided of the ualady On CALI.
ing the next morning yesterday DR.. Wander
poel says that after investigating the symptoms he
felt that it was a case OF yellow fever and inme-
diately ordered the chlds removal to the Quaran-
tine Hospital. The father ana mother together
with their luggage, which numbered several large
trunks. were conveyed to tho hospital at the same
time. The Doctor left the patient at five O'Clock last
evening. when she very low. ~ b#
1t seems that the child had been sick the pas
sage and dose OF medicine was administered to it.
No mention of this fact made by the purser to
Officer in this respect very explicit and peremp
tory. They require that every case of sickn. SIS.
matter how slight existing on board arrival shall
| be reported to the boarding officer.
Dr. vanderpoel asked the purser yesterday why he
| did not let DR.. Mccartney KNOWN had sick child
on board The purser said he thought the child was
afflicted with only little cold and did not consider
the case worth reporting. DR.. Vanderpoel told him
that it was not his duty to think III such but
report the circumstances and let the thinking be
done by the proper officers who were responsible
for the consequences. Dr. Vanderpoel does not sup
pose that the purser Intentionally y. committed the
| error Nor does he think DR.. Mccartney to
| blame for permitting the child to pass for she
walked on board the Hopkins held by the hands Of
her parents and presented signs of sickness or
disability.
| DR.. John l.. Feeny was called upon by HERALD
reporter evening his residence on Beech street.
Stapeton He reiterated the statement about the
rival of the Lopez family the Saratoga. and said
the child eaten a very hearty breakfast of ham
and eggs in the morning about nine o'clock On
Thursday evening the brother of Mr.. Lopez father
of the child who lives on Boyd's HILL sent for Dr.
Feeny. He at repaired to the residence of Mr..
Lopez and there found the child exhibiting unmis-
taxable symptoms of yellow tever. with the usual
tnlat fnf hlaok Ernn sic
of the case he certain it of yellow
After consultation with DR.. vanderpoel it de-
cided to remove the entire family ut once to the
| Quarantine Hospital.
DR.. Feeny notified Mr.. lyman. president of the
| Board OF Health of Staten Island and it at
decided to thoroughly disinfect the premises from
which the sick child had been removed This was
done yesterday afternoon under the supervision of
Dr. Feeny. and every other precaution taken to pre-
vent the spread OF the malady. The captain. OF
police has been notified of the NATTER and will take
proper measures in the premises No alarm has as
yet been manifested in regard to the among the
wealthy residents in the vicinity.
| ANOTHER CASE FROM THE SARATOGA.
Dr. Vanderpoel conveyed another case of sickness,
yesterday. to the Quarantine Hospital from the
| waters. His symptoms have not yet developed
themselves fully of the yellow fever type and the
Eealth Officer is at present uncertain TO the char
| acter of his disease
The Saratoga lies at Upper Quarantine dischsrging
DR.. Vanderpoel states that there is no authority
for the statement that there is to be a relaxation Of
the quarantine regulations. He has conveyed no
| such impression, aud under present circumstances
! he does not feel justified i'll doing so.
Permits were yesterday given to the following
sells at Upper Quarantine Bark Fanny H. Loring
Captain Sennett consigned to Miller L. Houghton;
J schooner Minnie g. Taylor, Captain Taylor,
signed to p. r. Gerhard. The brig Athol Gran. Cap
tain Peters, consigned to Scammell Brothers,
examined and given permission to load.
Information has been received at Quarantine that
and schooner David owen, from Sagua. their
way to New York with yellow rever on board.
AN APPEAL FOE ROMAN CATHOLIC ORPHANS.
1 Ka1I. 80 H.,
phis last year while all his fellow priests fallen
| writes to Mr.. McMaster:-
| MY DEAR FRIEND sorry to have to write
to you again in last years sad strain: Yester-
! might just as well have been SO two weeks ago.
| My great anxiety is about the orphans. We have
ninety-two now and have refused several tor want
| of means. Our orphans chiefly supported by
contributions from the markets, and these being
now closed they are in want indeed. Two weeks
ago made application to the powers that be here
to get assistance. They published that ali who
wanted rations must leave the city, they would
supplied The orphans were removed out of town.
two miles and half into the untry. And yet
our wise men, after publishing to the country that
| they needed no help and would feed all, white
black in camps, cannot make up their minds to
assist the orphans. II they do not need help 1t is
hard to tell who does. As q matter OF fact, they
have not tasted meat for two weeks. When you
speak of the clarity OF the Howards-the 'Howards"
receiving thousands Of dollars they did not give
the orphans one cent.
Professional beggars are not much esteemed, but
we cannot help stretching abroad itching palm.
AS last year will you not help the orphan by for
warding to us whatever kind friends may contrib
ute. Yours truly, J. A. KELLY. o. p,
Pastor of st. Peters Church.
Colonel James, Postmaster. in response to the call
for aid for orphans in Memphis. has caused a box
for contributions to be put up in of the
| of the city Post Office.
THE NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH
WASHINGTON. August 10. 1879.
Tha Matt Of has bea inf al
through its officers at Havana that the schooncrs