New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-26
DYING FROM CHOLERA ATSEA.
AN ITALIAN BARK oUARANTINED-wHAr DIR. SMITH
SAYS

SAYS
The Italian bark Excelsior was sighted yes
terday afternoon seventy-ivc miles from sandy Hook.
When the pilot boat drew alongside Captain Longo-
bardo shoued the pilot We have cholera Oh board
The pilot whose could bs ascer,aned. shouted
back that he would not board, but cruised
around until tugboat up, when tie pilot went on
board the tugloat and Ba'gated the bark into port
When Dr. l.. h. SabLOr ..uty health officer. boarded
the the captain rcpe'.rd that bc had cholera on
board He said that he was from Marsailcs, sxty-hve
days out that lie had shipped his crew OF thirteen
men at Martinique and all were we'll until two days
after leaving Marsees. when q young ship
board had suddenly been taken sick with cramps and
vomiting and had died in less than two days with
every appearances or choiera
Captain Lon had quieted the rest OF the crew
To prevent alsruIed, lest pshio
should eusue. He had thCn fumiHatcd the Vessel as
brs could with sulphur M further sic%ucss had be-
manifest during The voyage Dr sam10rh in.nYa:.
Iy 1I .e ar lie captain had changed his
CLOTHES ANA had them fuigaGed. lac pcriuittedto
Ihs cay aud inform funcu Edyr o., Oh 70,
ARRIVAL. Dr. smi.h the Health odoer oil the port SAID
"rhe crew viii be kept OH board DO not TANK that
there any ol eholc getting n through TINS
ss,s Thi, is the nrst vessel TO come year
with "a OF cholera gu boari. lie hatchss OK
the ozark will opened, her cargo s c as Tar as pos.
siue ii sh- w be TulngateJ with gases. horne aad
supnurc acid. according to the dn-er We th"k may 10
the cargo removed. believe that tue eylht cause
OF the cholera that have ncard Of Tor two years has
II
for months. believe that th" cnJerd n spain this
wear came from that lay dOrHunt from last Year.
We IA vessel come into port last year win thirty
cases IL dld not get 10 the ely dnd 10 nos
tluk that there uesd To be Tear now We 10 DOE
cunauct our quarantine now by dates or arbtra-
tiOn. We do not keep a vessel ior staten Time
that custo Al has gone by We detsiu vessel now unul
we believe that all danger OF cOntagOn has disappeared
Wuh tuis Italian bark shaI. Uc unusually careful
shall only allow The vessel to 90 To her dock when we
are cop etey assured thai there Is no further dan-er
We at the Hospital ISl'uis wuere she
lies shall Quarantine her crew Tor suiiicicut
time below Then "a go To the Upper Quar-
autuu auove Staten Island and dcharse her cargo IN
lighters when shall again funigae the ship After
a time she will be gwen a clean uih"
Deputy Health officer ssnDorn, who boarded tue DARK
said Excelsior had clean ulli of health from tne
American sui Mdrsees, who declared III the GER
nc,tr that there cholera there Al inc
time hat The sailed. Yet when two or three days
ou, Que OF died frOm cholera Ihe report OF
the case was that died OF cholera He onIy lived one
day after taking sick The captain saws that tuere Is no
alarm among the Tnat was over " moS ths ago.
IL must De remrnOered. The germs eould remain on
boa r or ia tue cargo for The Excelsior had
a assorted cargo mostly OF cased goods, Itsa wines,
fruit, etc rne captain lid not touch 1T any 9th port
He speaks Eu .lish and Italian The MAI who died was
Neapolltau. We shall not keep tue extra qudranine
open any longer tnan usual this year OF accouns
OF the cholera IN SPAIN