The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-24


Charles X. Day. seamen on the schooner Timothy
Field. from Mauzanilla. had been admitted to the
hospital on Tuesday suffering from yellow fever Is
in some respects The former only is case
of yellow fever the two latter being simply cases OF
malarial fever. Out of the twelve admitted to
the hospital this three have proved fatal.
Last year thirty-one cases in all were sent TO the
hospital.
The Quarantine Commissioners made visit yester-
day afternoon to Lower Quarantine In the steamer
Hopkins. DR.. vanderpoel also went below in the
afternoon. accompanied by DR.. Chandler. the vel
known chemist. and other scientists.
The brig Akbar. from Havana. arrived ct Lower
Quarantine last night. and reported that Captain
Noodle. her commander, and Peter Moreau and
Harry Johnson, sesmen. had died OF yellow fever
during the passage.
THE MERIDA.
In regard to the fatal cases from the steamer City
OF Merida of Brooklyn it should be stated that the
Merida reached Quarantine the 18th OF July ave
days from Havana. and after discharging cargo in
Quarantine permit given her captain on the
18th. There no Havana cargo on board except
ing cigars and tobacco; the remaining cargo. mostly
hemp. was from Yucatan. The cargo was partcu-
lary clean, when DIR. vandcrpoel discharged the
vessel he thought her the cleanest he had
ever passed. Every member Of tho
was in perfect health. Ceases Of yellow
fever" said the Doctor "occur sometimes
after an incubation much longer than that
usually gned to the disease that is from ten to
twelve days, whereas from three to five days is the
usual period. If. however. such exception were
made rule VIC should be Obliged to close our port
Havana commerce." 1t was the first time within
DR.. Vanderpoel's experience where such length of
time had elapsed since exposure. The Doctor AYERS
that he has good reason to suppose that tho man
who died in Brooklyn ana the one who died III tho
hnSr,t Al hnfh frxlpI In
ing the only night the vessel was ut Havana.
RUMoR OF ANOTHER VICTIM
Tho City OF Merida lay last night ut pier 8, on the
North River, and has laid there since Saturday.
When she came from the dry dock she was
has not the so0 Of m un
tary authorities She purposes to sail for
Havana next Saturday afternoon. There was rumor
board last night. and the Waterman made no
secret of it. that another OF yellow fever had
been discovered either among her among
the hands that had worked upon her in dock. and
many of the seamen and Custom House people. who
eagerly discussing the case expressed their in
dignation that she had ever been allowed to pass
the quarantine.
DIR. vANDEnPoEL's REPLY.
DIR. Vanderpoel has addressed the following letter
reply to q communication transmitted by the Board
to the Doctor on the I'D inst
HrALrn OrrrcxR,s DEPARTMENT.
QUARANTINE, s. l., July 23 1879.
H A. La FErRA. ESQ., Secretary Brooklyn Board Of
DEAR SRI have received the communication of the
Board Of July ~ relative my permission to the bark
Ny action was taken after deliberatiom and have
sanary suggests county the Board Of Health
called the requirements of law exacted fully
the least danger If the precautions wore fulfilled and
such action they doomed proper might be taken.
They had order the vessel from the dock and notify
prolonged consideration nor the voumnous comnunics
The putation that regarded her dangerous
the matches directed TO be closed and that
graatous Probably not vessel in ten, coming from
ca"ticnary measures are, however. taken with all
Except tho fact that the vessel came from
infected sho had had trace of sickness during her
hitler She had been thoroughly CLEANED and aired had
little cargo as ballast and had been nmgated twice
much infected would prevent tho disease from being i'm
The Board direct to call attention to section 81
Of Laws of 1909 and state that its provisions have never
learn that the Board has little knowledge Of
permit Quaran without its being stated dis
charged there and further that the permit Is NO. valid
the Board ss to "sSsP sSs the
tho dock The health
s S a. Ape aa o sy DO of no, to
vessel 70 discharge cargo until tho permit OF the He It'll
vessel anaden when tho permit states expressly shsr
has been DISCHARGED IL qnar.n.ine
Qnarnnt tine the remssness is not with the Health Officer
$. o. WATERPROOF, Health oniccr of the Port
SANITARY MEASURES IN BROOKLYN.
The house. No. 4s Columbia place. Brooklyn. in
which Dennis Manning, the fireman OF the Havana
steamship City OF Merida, died. on Tuesday last Of
yellow fever. was yesterday temporarily vacated by
the tenants, and the Sanitary corps thoroughly
fumigaed and disnfected the premises. The he nth
OF the inmates of the tenement well that OF the
neighborhood continues good. Sanitary inspectors
will keep close watch the locality and its resi-
dents for several days, in order to guard against
danger should the dreaded disease appear. The ex-
element tina; prevailed in the locality Tuesday
has almost entirely subsidized and the fears of the
people have been alayed through the prompt and
effective action OF the Board Of Health.
Justice Fisher. OF the Third District Court, issued
o warrant for tho arrest of G. Marti the consgnee
of the brig San Miguel for failure to comply with
the Health law by neglecting to apply to the Board
OF Health for permit before going to the dock ut
tho foot OF Bridge street. Brooklyn.
CLEAN THE STREETS.
Sanitary Superintendent Raymond, of the Brook
Ign Board of HEALTH recently addressed ascommuni-
cation to the Board calling attention to the fact that
during the thirty days ending on July 10 the SAM
tary inspectors had made moro than hun
dred complaints of unclaimed streets. Since then
mediate attention. DR.. Raymond says:-"The
odors from the streets very offensive and the
exhalation from this putrescent filth poisons and
Fetra of the Health Board. forwarded yesterday
the following communication in relation to the sub
ject of street cleaning and washing the De-
partment OF City Works.
oFY1cK OF BOARD or HEALTH
BaooxLyx, July ~, 1879. }
To rnr HosoR.nIR TnE Bo.Rpor CRY woxKs:-
at No az Columbia place near State streot To removes:
e. Ss s ct s in re-.
cin,y this Board respectfully REQUESTS that all streets
and culvcrt for several blocks this
location be Immediately and thoroughly clcansed.
also directed by the Board to call your attention
the filthy condition of the streets guttors and culverts of
the city generally Recently large number of
plants have been transmitted to department. OF these
matters but few have received attention The odos from
p 1ef.s n and Ss s %
tho mortality of city j. unduly increased and the very
condition of affairs Is esabshc which invites epidemic
Diseases aud which should they find lodgment In the city
render difficult the of their
mo all
cutters aud culvcrt of the city no
cleaned shall thereafter regularly
cleaned during the summer months BY order Of tho
Board. III. A. LA FETRA, Secretary.
AS there was no quorum present ut the City Works
Department yesterday action on the commLnic alton
was deferred. but President Massey assured Dr. Ray
mond that the Board would give its earliest atten-
ton to the matter.
INTERVIEW WITH AN EXPERT.
In a conversation yesterday with DIR. Vanderpoel,
Health Officer of the port HERALD reporter cleaned
many important facts concerning the yellow fever
VIII Oh only expert could impart.
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