New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-26
nr.Tu ON A BRITISH STEAMSHIP.


U.su,xcroN July 25.-Dr Hamilton. the Sur
rson.Grneral of the Marine Hospital Service to-day
r,ceiyed telegram from Surgeon GIennon aV Noi-
tolk stating that the following dispatch had oeen
,ece;ved bv the health officer from Newport News:
British steamship Andean, with yeSw Ssd ,eye Sas nisht
md rerurn to quarantine at Craney Island at p ni
Instructions wanted
The following answer was immediately seho 10
Surgeon Glennon at the Norfolk Custom-house'
Employ physician nurse for the barge Seideh
and remove the sick TO the barge innedlateY' @
the health officer to forbid any infected vessel 9
ing 10 Craney lsand- 1he Ne"Poi' "' ~
has been advised
The surgeon-Gen sent to Colonel L. Bremond
nresideot of the Board of Health at Newport News,
Va a message as follows:
In my Judgment the sick from the steamer Ahueau ~
should he Immediately removed TO the nosptal DaIge
Sc den at Willoughbys Cove, opposite tue Rp haps
Please send the Andeln to that point 10 ahco
Ali persons having had any communication WIN the
vessel should be isolated for ten days ana their
fumigated.
The Surgeon General says that he has advised the
removal of the infected vessel from Craney lslaud,
because from personal inspection he has become
sats1ed that it Is too near to Norfolk for the safety
of that city (being distant about two milesl and
experience shows that previous outbreaks OF yellow
fever at Norfolk have always proceeded from
Craney Island when that point was used Tor
quarantine purposes The Secretary ofthe Treasury
telegraphed to the Collector Of Customs at Balti-
more this afternoon as follows:
Ins ruct revenue Ewing to stop foreign yes
sells entering Capes II any sickness on board, require
them TO anchor Ocean View until boarded Dy heah
officer.
ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF WASHINGTON.
THE OUTBREAK OF YELLOW FEVER ON BOARD
PASSENGERS TO COME TO THE CITY TO-DAY.
The steamship City of Washington, of F.
Aexandre's Mexico aud Havana Line on which
yellow fever broke out July II. after the vessel
had left Vera Cruz, arrived at Lower Quarantine
Yesterday at o. m. with tbirty-fve passengers,
all of whom we're IN good health. Tho steamboat
Edwin NJ. MIllrd. with MI. Haywood representing
the company, and Inspector Urquhart of the Gus
tom House on board, went down the Bay at D. m..
after taking on stores of ruit, vegetables, ice and
= meat in order to take off Captain Reynolds and the
United States mails. Tue Mllllrd first stopped at
the hospital ship Illinois, off Swinburne Island, for
consultation with Dr. Mccartney. the assistant
health officer, who stated that he had boarded the
City of Washington and had found all of the pas
sengers and the crew in good health. BY DR..
MeCar.ney's permission and with the injunction
that no one from the Millard should board the
ouarantined steamship, the boat proceeded 10 the
City ofWashingon, W hch lay about mile southeast.
A signal given from the steamship for the
Milard approach the leeward side, but for the
sake OF precaution this was disregarded, AID the
Miliard moved up and attached herself to the
ship on the wlndward. The passengers rushed upon
deck and gave joyful signs of welcome. while the
officers and appeared equally delighted, es-
pecally Chief Engineer Peck and First Assistant
Engineer Rockefeller. both of whom had had
touch OF the yellow jack" and were somewhat
PALE Congratulations were exchanged, the |
stores were transferred. nineteen bags Of mail
matter were taken on the Mard, Captain |
Reynolds and Mail Agent Zamora followed and |
then. with the assurance that all The passengers
would be brought to this city to-day, the boat |
showed of and came back TO Pier No. 3, arriving at
Sd. IN.
CAPTAIN REYNoLDss STORY.
On the way up, Captain Reynolds. who appeared |
to be in perfect health, gave this account OF the
rsvages of the yellow fever the City of WASH
ingtOn
1--WE reached Vera Cruz on Friday, July 13, all |
well ON board. There took supply of water.
The steward. the chief officer and myself were the
only men who went on shore We left the city on
the same day, bound for Progress o, on the
colst OF Yucatan. On the next day Joeeph Daniels.
the butcher; William BIackman. the baker; Henry
France, a seaman; James Watson and w. NJ. Burns,
walters. and Oscar Sunberg, seaman, were taken
sick. They did not have the usual first symptoms
OF yellow fever. which arc generally pain
In the head and limbs but they were
seized with gripping cf tho stomach and vomiting.
Most Of these cases were light, but the baker and
the butcher were extremely sick, and their groans
we're very loud and distressing. None of the cases
took severe turn until reached Progresso, on
Monday, July l6 On Sunday July 10. DR.. ID. s.
Caro-, The ship's physician, taken sick. as was
also Thomas VBren, the third cook. On the next
day Edward Sheridan, the chef cook ; William
Mile waiter, and William Howe, the purser were
taken down. On Tuesday. Patrick Regan, the
pantry man, began to complain, and Thomas |
McClune seaman Fritz Gentzchof tbe coaI |
passerj Chief Engineer Peck and Assistant Rocl,a.
teller were among the sick. The chief engineer
was sick for only day, and his assistant was laid
mp for two days, while the purser had light rup |
Of the disease for four or five days when he re
covered. As soon as the disease broke out and
became pretty certain of what IT was In spite OF the
unusual symptoms. became convinced that the
water which wo had taker in at Vera Cruz was the
cause, and ordered that more of this water be |
drank, but that water Obtained by dIssolving Ice
should alone be taken. Vera Cruz water is con-
sidered generally most excellent, but there had
been heavy rams there, and unusual occurrence |
-theIe had been no wind, and the air was heavy
and dense. Besides yellow fever existed at Vera
Cruz. knew of no other cause for tho disease on |
board, aside from this, and can imagine 10 Other
GENERAL ORD's ILLNESS
"On Monday" continued the captain, General
Ord began TO look Ill. Poor GeneIall He was an
extremely sick man, although he would not ac-
knowledge 1t. He fought the disease bravely, but
without avail. asked him if he was not pretty
sick. but he said: No, it's only the rheumatism.
let saw that he was getting worse When we
reached Havana-for which / made all possible |
haste and where we arrived on Wednesday, July
is-l sent for DR.. Burgess. Of the hospital, who,
u proved, had been or General Ords staff during |
tne wsi, lie toic mo that the General had got It,
una w. hnas induced the old soldier to 20 10 the |
Wspsh W. s,nouxn ne fought against the PROPOSAL.
we gained his consent only by saying that In two |