The New York herald., 1879-08-07

John Welsh. Jr, with a cargo of molasses had left
Havana infected with yellow fever bound tor either
New York or Philadelphia. The communication was
referred to the Lazaretto physician.
THE PATIENTS IN IHE QUARANTINE HOSPITAL
CoNvALEsCING NO DEATHs-FoUR NEW
CASES ON BOARD A SAILING sHIP--DR. vAN>
DERPoEL's NEW ORDER
The Quarantine Hospital presented an unusual
spectacle yesterday afternoon. 1t consisted in the
absence of any serious and the prospect
that all heretofore admitted would be speedily dis
charged cured. The latest case. that OF John Hem
derson from the bark Rebecca Caruana Captain
Johnson. from Matanzas. assumes no serious aspect
In regard to the other patients. Purser Wells, OF the
MORO Castle, continues to improve; his tempera-
ture was about normal yesterday. Two others.
Deanstead, of the brig Salisbury. and Esty. of the
Ebbitt. walking about. not considered sick and
recuperatng preparatory to final discharge. There
is now serious case of yellow fever any Other
disease at the Quarantine Hospital.
The steamship City of Washington arrived
from Havana yesterday. She has sickness
on board. The Washington will discharge at
Upper Quarantine but take in no return cargo.
lying over one trip. The of engaged
in the Havana trade have concluded to suspend the
regular trips of their vessels, and unite in sending
their freights by another of the regular lines
alternately pending the present quarantine regula-
tions which forbid them to discharge their vessels
take in cargoes at the docks. The steamship
Niagara now at Upper Quarantine will probably be
the first vessel loaded and leave for Havana upon the
new plan.
DR.. vanderpoel has issued orders to the officer in
charge of Lower Quarantine to permit no sailing
vessels from infected ports to come up until further
Instructions This order has been issued in conse-
quence Of the accumulation OF large fleet Of ves-
sells at the discharging grounds, b'+ween Robbins
Reef Light and Bedloe's Island. There many
there the sevedores manage, and until tho
fleet is thinned out more can be admitted. Tho
steamships not included in this order. They
will be allowed to come up, after undergoing the
usual quarantine regulations, as heretofore
The report that the brig San Jose from Matanzas,
had been allowed to come up to the city with her
ballast on board is mistake The brig left Matan.
no sickness on the passage. nor on board while in
Quarantine and instead of bringing her ballast up
to the city she ordered and did discharge it in
the sea as soon as she arrived She was perfectly
clean when she permitted to come to the city.
At the office OF the Quarantine Commissioners
despatch received from the Superintendent OF
Swinburne Island. stating that William Kennedy.
seaman on the Moro Castle. and Curtis NJ. Chap.
man, mate of the brig salisbury. had been dis
charged from the hospital convalescent.
The Commissioners made trip to swinburns
Island and also to the hospital ship Illinois. They
brought carpenter with them to what repairs
necessary to be done to the Illinois. They will
try to have Yea temporary pump pun riEsed to keep the
appeared, and then. il it cannot be thoroughly
paired application will y made to the proper suthort.
ties for new ship
FoUH rev CASES.
The brig Susie J. Strout, Captain Willie. which
rived at Lower Quarsntine yesterday from Mira
goane, had her mate, Samuel Wilson, and three Of
her down with yellow fever They had passed
through the worst stages and were convalescing.
When the brig was leaving port the captain finding
that OF the crew was sick, cast anchor and
cured the services of old West Indian negress,
who had herself passed through the scourge. to
nurse him. To the careful nursing Of this woman
oil four said they owed their recovery.
NOT YELLOW FEVER.
cmOrtem
Helsein. OF Paterson n. j. who. 1t supposed,
had died Of yellow fever, held yesterday MORN
ing by DIR. Busse The result went to show that the
man died Of heart disease while suffering from
bilious attack. the latter sickness which pro-
duced the yellow fever symptoms and the repore
that he had died of that disease.