The daily gazette., 1879-07-18
wITMfNcTON nFT...... .FRIDAY JIJIY l8 1874 sT.
FEvER AT HOME.
4 saIo w1rHrsxra OF ARD rAx.s
INTO LAzARETTo, THEE MILES
ABOVR CHKsruA. '~'tA F4Gl

4 baIo w1rHysxFa OF no ARD rAKEN
INTO LAzAsErTo. TaKxx NILES
ABOVE CHKsrDA. 49, 49,
Despatch from Chester state tbatthe
brig Shasta, from Port au Patx. Was ~
ken into quarahtfne q: the Lasaseesol
ySsterdsy morning. There were nine
h1en aboard, seven of whom we're suffer-
ing from yellow fever. The vessel WAS
In Il terrible condition; her decks were
dirty, and the foulest 0dOSs came from
below. The Shasta came up the river IN
tow Of the tug George w. Childs, and 2
look at her .fiEgtng told tho experienced
eyes OF several old hsherncn, who have
passed through many yellow foyer sleKes
wrong. Her sails bad not. been fufied
after being taken I'd TOW, and 'wereshang
II the quaYanti M pier, and Dr. Roein-
Ore, Crswtcrd, sSs u auaIsSsis$ $asssssf, boarded
her at oncs. The mate Of the vessel
was acting a. captain, the captain anil
two OF the Grew having died aud buried
at sea. Six Of the crow were found 70
several days. They were taken ashore
aId givena thosouGh washing and put
I'M bed iR the hospital. Two OF them are
yery low and It is thought that they will
l'dio before morning. As the shasta is
leaking 10 was deOddd to leave the three
remaining members efths crew on board
to keep her free. One of the latter has
shown symptoms. of the disease, and
will probably have to go to the hospital
tomorrow. The Lazaretto Is quite re-
sort for summer b0arders, Of whom there
is now ute q nunber y the hotel. They
| will not be within several miles OF quar-
| antine, for although the LazarettO Is a
most beautiful spot, " II not pleasant to
SIT At ones window and look up the
| street few rods upon the roof Of long
yellow building, In which "yellow jack"
Is making short work OF its victims.
Chester Is thoroughly alarmed at the ap>
I pear ance of the malady 20 near home, "a
the Lazarett0 il only three miles from
| that city. The Shasta was bound Tor
Chester with cargo Of logwoOd from
Port au Paix. l7.t aI.
Information of the above state of af-
fairs was sent 10 the Philadelphia Board
of Health, by the following letter from
che Lazar-tto physician:
LAzARErTo, Del. Co.,
July NJ A NJ. !
SECRETARY BOARD OF HEALTH:
SIR: have the honor to report the
arrival here at 50 this morning Of the
brig Shasta, OF New York city, from
Point-au-Paix, San, Domingo, loaded
with logwood, bound to Chester. Nine
men were on board, seven of them sich
with yellow fever. Two of them will bt
left on board 10 keep her free, as sht
leaks, and the rest will be placed in The
hospital. She had clean bill OF health
from the Consular Agent At Point-au-
Paix, though the officers say the disease
was raging there at the time Of sailing
the 2yLh Of June. The Agent in hi
health.bill says: "The vessel arrived
here on the 81 of June with yellow fevel
and four men died on board up to th'
9th Of June. She was fumigated aud nc
further sickness occurred on BOARD. The
four that died were the captain and thre
seamen." The present captain was tn
mate when shs left New. York; his nam
lis Albert Batson. Very respectfully.
| --..-.---- j. W. RoBINsoN,
~ Lazaretto Physician.
The Board Will take active measure
| to prevent The spread Of the dread dis
ease. -lC