New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-28
SITUATION AT QUARANTINE.
NO FEARS FOR THE CITY ENTERTAINED BY DI
vANDERPoELcoNLY FIVE PATIENTS IN no!

NO FEARS FOR THE CITY ENTERTAINED BY DIR.
vANDERPoEL-oNLY FIVE PATIENTS IN HOS
PITAL.
Health Officer S. o. Vanderpoel said yesterday
that needless alarm existed in regard to the intro
duction of yellow fever into this port. He could
say nothing to quiet the fears Of the people more
than what he had already said about the quarantine
SYSTEM Much had been said about the controversy
between himself and the Brooklyn Board of Health,
and an erroneous impression had been created
through q misunderstanding of his position. There
was no antagonism between himself and the Board.
"Will YOU state the necessity was asked. " for
ordering the steamship City of Merida from her
wharf to Upper Quarantine Did you fear that
there was any further danger of her communicating
the fever by remaining at the wharfp
1.-The death of Manning and the sickness Of Nc
Keen had caused the Brooklyn Board of Health to
become alarmed and as they were certain that Nc
Keen had yellow fever. and had so reported when
he was sent to Quarantine Hospital felt 1t neces-
sary TO act on the theory that 1t of yellow
fever then, of course. reasoned that the City of
Merida was an infected vessel, although do not
believe that she was, and ordered her to Upper
Quarantine to finish loading her cargo. This did
simply as a precautionary measure"
"Do you believe that there will be any other
cases developed among the passengers or crew who
left the vessel at this port ~
case. do not believe that McKeon will have the
yellow fever. He has no symptoms of that disease
now. He lies O typhoid state and we treating
him for low form of fever He is better to-day
than yesterday. So far as any fears of fever among
any OF those who have been on the vessel II there
had been danger before, the STORM OF yesterday
would destroy It,"
q Is there any possibility Of yellow fever being
introduced by vessels coming to this port"
{" don't think there Is Sporadic cases may
possibly arrive here, but so long as the Infected
vessels do not get to the wharves there Is no fear
am at Quarantine almost the whole time, ana per-
of the patients coming from them. AS soon as
vessel arrives from infected port the matches are
all opened, the interior OF the vessel is thoroughly
ventilated and cleansed, the people on board are
compelled TO battle and put on clean clothing ana
then the vessel, cargo and baggage are thoroughly
fumgated two or three times before me vessel goes
TO Upper Quarantine. Those who have been on
board long enough to prove there Is no yellow fever
in their system then allowed to go ashore before
the cargo is handled. The vessel after arriving
AT Upper Quarantine is boarded by experienced
men who do not communicate with the shore
the entire season, and then the cargo Is
discharged as soon as possible, there being less
danger of infection by quick handling. The cargo
is then sent by lighters TO the warehouses; but IL -
next impossible to communicate disease by II In
this climate after receiving the fumiga ton 1t does
No disease has been traced to cargo IN ten years.
In tropical climate 1t would be necessary to have
quarantine warehouses, but experience shows they
ore not necessary here"
How many cases have you in Quarantine Hos
ptal now ~
Albert Reith, the barber on the saratoga, from
Havana was the last patient admitted on Saturday.
The nature of his sickness proves that he has been
sick longer than they gave me 20 suppose. His. L
think, will prove fatal case as he has already been
attacked with severe vomiting. / have taken pre-
csutionary measures with the Saratoga, and will not
allow her to go to the city. John Hennesy the STE
vedore who was sent 10 the hospital from Upper
Quarantine Oh Tuesday last, died last night Robert
Rhmd. sailor the British steamship Ainwick
Castle, from Havana, was sent to the hospital with
yellow fever yesterday. BARLEY McKeon, Of the
CITY of Merida, Is better. Charles Haskell, taken
from the bark Shetland last week, is nearly well.
Brandt Olofsen, of the bark Antonio Lala, adIult-
ted last week has recovered and will be discharged
Tomorrow. The eleven Memphis refugees. mclud-
ing Mr. Corbett, who went down with Inc this
morning are at the hospital, but only one OF them
is sick. Actually there only five patients In the
hospital