The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-25

tering the State. to take effect the 25th inst.-
Shippers must make an affidavit. to accompany
in any place infected with yellow fever since
July /. This affidavit, with an affidavit by
the everS % the
sengers from points outside the State must be pro-
vided with passports. signed and sealed with the
seal of the town county, that the bearer has not
been in an infected place since July /. Transport
tation companies must demand presentation of the
before the party enter the State. Passen-
gers are also required take the usual affidavit be-
fore deputy quarantine officers. The mails, which
been fumgated at the State line, allowed to
AT GUARANTEEING NEW CASES REPoRTED-
THE NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH.
No of yellow fever were reported at
Quarantine yesterday. There only two in
the hospital. Of which, that of the stevedore
from Upper Quarantine, may prove fatal The
weather is salubrious both at the Upper and Lower
guarantees, and there Immediate apprehen-
sons fresh arrivals Of patients from Havana
and other infected ports. Dr. Vandcrpoel the Health
ofacer was busy nearly all day yesterday in clearing
vessels had been subjected quarantine and in
examining various points within his jurisdiction.
Everything found to be in satisfactory condi-
ton.
in regard the protection of New York Harbor from
the scourgeY asked HERALD reporter of the Health
Officer last evening.
Nothing that am aware Of" replied Dr. Wander
poe
satisfactory
..Of that am not prepared to say. At any rate
have not felt their influence in the harbor of New
York Probably their efforts and arrangements have
not yet had time to develop themseves-in other
words, not sufficiently advanced to allow of
forming judgment as to what they may or can do.
They have had money appropriated to and power
vested in them by act of Congress, and it is
able be expected that the results Of their labors
will soon be seen in some direction other.'
The following are the names Of the gentlemen COM
the C6arlottesville University of Virginia presidents
DIR. Billings, U. s. A., vice president; DR.. Turner,
y. s. NJ secretary; Dr. Dalache Of the United States
DR.. Bowdich, Of Boston; DIR. Stephen Smith. OF New
York; DR.. Mitchell. OF Memphis; DIR. Bemis. Of New
Orleans; DR.. Johnson, OF Chicago, and Mr. Phillips,
Solicitor General Of the Treasury Washington.
ON THE ALERT.
Shortly after noon yesterday an officer Of the
Eighth precinct found man sick at the corner of
Canal and West streets. lie was able to walk. and
the officer assisted him to the station house. He
there gave his Charles Morris. thirty-three
years old. and temporarily stopping at No. 266 West
street. He appeared to be afflicted by maaral fever
and when asked how long he had lived in the city
replied that he had arrived from Aspinwau on
Wednesday. Captain Mcdonnell, under the circum-
stances thought it advisable to send the patient
the Health Department for examination, to- deter
mine whether or no he was suffering from yellow
fever. DIR. James, of the Sanitary Bureau, to whom
Morris taken. pronounced his sickness some
sort of malarial fever, and ordered his removal to
st. vincents Hospital, where no patients with con-
tagious diseases sent. The steamer Acapulco.
from Aspinwall. arrived on Wednesday. having left
The city of Merida lay at her dock at pier No. 3
North River all day. She was being loaded with
general cargo OF provisions machinery ana
paratory to her sailing from this port. which is ad-
vertised to take place on Saturday. On board the
vessel all was hustle and excitement. Sevcdores
and longshoremen running about the ship and
appeared to be in the least afraid OF the pres
ence OF the scourge. Health Officer Vanderpoel has
been censured for allowing the vessel to up to
the city from Lower Quarantine He justihes him
until unit the Merida had been eight days from Havana
ive days is the legal limit. and until her condition
had been certified to rs being ''all right by the
Quarantine Commissioners.
The purser of the Acapulco says that the vessel
had a clean bill Of health leaving Aspinwall. and
also at quarantine in this harbor. Morris sent
home o destitute seaman by the American Consul.
In neutrality-suspicious. M'KoNE, FIREMAN
OF THE CITY OF MERIDA, MISTAKENLY SUP
POSED TO BE SUFFERING FROM THE scoURGE.
Sanitary superintendent Raymond. Of the Brook
yn Board of Health had his attention called yester
day to a reported of yellow fevor at No. 60
State street. He communicated with the attending
| physician, DIR. Drake, OF Clinton street. and he
learned from that gentleman that the patient whose
name is Bartholomew McKone, had no symptom
whatsoever of the disease but suffering merely
u
| patient had been employed board the City of
Merida as q fireman, and fellow workman dur
ing late voyage of that vessel from Havana with
Dennis Manning. who died of the yellow fever on
| Tuesday last. DIR. Raymond deemed it advisable to
| keep a close watch OH tho Accordingly. about
six o'clock last evening he. with President Crane
| of the Board of Health, and Sanitary Inspector
| Grifiths, visited the patient McKone. and became
satisfied that the man was suffering from
yellow fever, and therefore took the nee
essary steps to cause his removal to quar-
antine. In speaking of the DR.. Raymond
said to HERALD reporter -" bartholomew
| McKone, who is about twenty-six years Of age
u.s. think. an Hshman. He is single and has
been stopping with his brother-in-law He has been
sick since Sunday last complaining of very severe
headache. Dr. Drake was called to attend him, and
prescribed tor him on Monday, but no left him so
much BETTER and being then devoid of any symp-
toms OF yellow fever, the Doctor told him to send
| again IL his services should be required. The at
tention OF our Board has of late been called
several occasions to of suspicious nature
| which. upon investigation. have been found TO DO
misrepresentcd. But this case OF McKone. we
| think, IL sufficiently marked to excite suspicion
that it IL really yellow fever. The patient himself
suspects what is the matter with him, that do
not place much reliance his answers to my Ques-
tions to his symptoms found him In bed with
| u handkerchief tied round his head. lie was bath
ing his head with ice water, and vomted from time
to time. The woman who attending him said
he vomited both solid food and milk when given to
| him. Nothing appeared to rest his stom-
ach. His skin hot, its temperature be-
ing 1903. The pulse was very low, only Ga.
The eye was very much congested and there was
yellowness about the white. Although no was
naturally dark and tanned his skin was yellow The
patient says that he did not 90 ashore at Havana,
| nor did any one go ashore while the vessel lay at
that place. have tecgraphed to DIR. vanderpoel
and requested him to send up his boat to remove
the patient to quarantine. He be safely and
| comfortably removed tonight tThursday) will
then have the house disinfectcd and sumgated.
We wish to have the man removed as quietly as pos
sible without awakening any unnecessary alarm in
the neighborhood.'
At a late hour last night DR.. vanderpoel. when
interrogated on the subject declared that tho
was not one of yellow fever, Notwithstanding Its
| peculiar symptoms.
The fuinigstion Of the tenement house No. -