Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-28

Some Particulars About the ExceIsiOr'a
Fatal Case OF Cholera.


When the Italian bark Excelsior, Capt.
Lengobardo, sixty-dve days out from
Marseihes, arrived yesterday In the
lower bay in tow of the tug A. +. Wal
colt, Capt. Longobardo had told the
pilot when he came alongside that there
had been a death from cholera on
board. The pilot concluded to pilot her
from the tug. If he hadn't he might have
lost good deal Of time being fumigated.
When the Excelsior had got up toher an
chorage in the lower bay the tug went
out TO sea again.
The Health Officers boat came along
side with DIR. E. b. SanbOrn aboard. He
asked questions from the deck of his boat,
and Capt. Long0bardO replied in English
az be leaned on the rail Of the bark:
lone death twomonths ago, and think
from cholera"
DR.. Sanborn boarded the bark, and after
inquiring about the case said there was
no doubt thatit had been a case OF chOl-
era. IL is the first death from cholera on
a vessel bound to New \ ork this season.
DR.. SaBbOrn ordered the Excelsior to be
kept in lower quarantine, and gave direc-
lions for fumigating the vessel at once.
Nose of the crew was TO be allowed to
come ashore. Capt. LongobardO, how
ever, was permitted, after making a
complete change OF clothing, to travel on
horse car 10 Clifton landing, and thence
to New York to enter the ship at the Gus
tom house. Then he returned to her.
The bark Excelsior is consigned to
Funch, Edge Il Co., q South Williams
street. Her cargo is in cases, and con-
sists mostly of wine and fruits. She was
loaded in Marseilles, and left that port
on July 81, before the cholera had de-
clared itself there. No other port was
made on the voyage to New York. The
cargo was loaded to order for several New
York importers.
The man who died on her was a sea-
man. He was taken sick on the second
day out, and died within twenty-four
hours. His symptoms were cramps, d.
arrhUR and vomiting. He was buried at
sea. AS soon as his body was overheard
Capt. LongObardO ordered the bark to be
fumigated with birthstone. The crew
numbered thirteen. The clothing and eff
fects Of the dead man were dOubly fumi-
gated. Nobody else Tell sick. DR.. San
born found the bark notably clean.
'The bill OF health signed by the Amer
lean Consul In Marseiiles,' Dr. Sanborn
said, ''was clean bin. There had been
two or three deaths In Marsellles suspi-
! ciously like cholera, put not known to be
such. The outbreak of cholera there was
after the bark had sailed. The crew, 1
think, are NeapOitsns.
81 ordered tho bark to be fumIgated
with birthstone preparatory to bringing
her up to quarantine, where she will be
fumigated again. Then the cargo Will be
taken out in lighters and the bark will
again he iumigated. We quarantine
every vessel from the Mediterranean ports
now. Frost Will kill yellow fever germs,
but will not prevent cholera from being
communicated"
"Will extra precautions be taken this
fall to prevent cholera from being intro
duced into New York ~
''NO extra care will be used. We are
on the lookout all the time"
Health Officer William NJ. Smith said:
"Probably none OF the crew of the Excel
siOr Will be allowed to 90 ashore until the
bark is discharged in quarantine. When
that will be cannot now be known. be-
cause the old quarantine by time is done
away with / do not apprehend that
there will be any more sickness on board,
as it is over two months since the cholera
/ appeared among the crew, and the men
seem to have been in excellent health.
! What the second diBinfectant will be Is
/ not yet determined. 1t NAV be chlorine
or sulphurOus acid. These are the most
/ powerful agents in disintecting known to
modern science These disinfectants are
employed in cleansing the vessel after the
| cargo is removed. In using birthstone
! AhO haSOhNo viii 10 bhhSH Ou Auu Aue
cargo opened up as deep in the hold of the
vessel as possible.
"FrOm the experience had with cholera
/ in the past two years. Dr. Smith con-
! tinued, "we cannot tell under what cir
/ cumstances the disease remains latent.
have no doubt that the cholera In Spain
this year came from the cases Of last year,
and similarly in Msrseiles and Italy.
We may look for cholera TO arrive at
quarantine from Mediterranean ports at
any time. But it is my belief that even
If the disease does appear at our thres-
/ hold, It Will go no further"
A bale Of Japanse rags was carted into
the yard at j04 West Fourteenth street
yesterday, and an inch iron tube, with
| small perforations In it, was driven into
the bale until the perforations were at the
centre of it, Then a vial of cholera
! germs was lowered into the tube and an
air-tight cap was screwed on the tube
The whole was lowered into receiver,
! from which the air was pumped until q
vacuum Of thirty inches was obtained.
Salphurous acid was then pumped into
the receiver until there was n pressure
of thirty pounds to the inch. Then if was
pumped ont again, aud DR.. Biggs took the
germs to Bellevue Hospital, where he will
try to revive them. If they are dead, past
resurrection, the inventor Of the process
| WIN be prepared to use il to disintect rays.
tie said charge of 81 a ton for disinfect-
ing would give a large profit.