The evening world., 1888-11-26
NO NEW CASES AND NO DEATHS.
Such Is the Yellow Fever Bulletin from IN,
Cruiser Boston.

Such Il the Yellow Fever Bulletin from the
Cruiser Boston.
There need be no anxiety regarding the presence
Of yellow fever on board the new cruiser Boston,
which arrived from Port au Prince, Hayt, satur-
day morning. There have been no new cases since
the 10Th inst. OF the four men who died 1t
Ia more than probable that two OF them would have
lived had 1t not been for the continuous rolling aud
pitching Of the ship In a four-days' gale of wind.
The two seamen, Thomas and Mitchell, who are
now recovering, will be transferred to the quaran-
tine hospital immediately. Surgeon W. l. Simon,
the only remaining Invalid, Ia too weak to be moved
at present. He has had no fever for three days,
and would recover were II not for extreme weak
ness and danger from failure of the heart. His case
has been q peculiarly trying one. He has been sick
ten days, and the motion of the ship preatly taxed
his strength and prevented his retaining nourish-
ment. AS soon as the ship ran into smooth water
his condition improved, and 1t Is hoped that he may
yet recover.
crew OF the Boston, and there were numerous vol.
unteers to nurse the sick, some OF whom had mad
previous experience with the disease. These vol
unteers rendered faithful service.
1t ID impossible TO account for the sickness on
board the Boston. In none OF the ports visited
vious to the visit to Port au Prince there had been
no sickness Of any KIND on board the snip. AT
Port aI ~, Prince. which has a reputation Hns,aa for yellow
explanation that can be given is that those at
tackled were peculiarly susceptible to the climatic
tuut DtohutO thC tCNCIs
The Boston will be carefully fumigated and
frozen out, and In view OF all that mas been done,
and from the fact also that no new cases have APP
peared tr SIX days, IL may be positively stated that
when the Boston left Port an Prince there was
no sure indication as to the probable result Of the
ssss.onaa. sarife In 5tns-a aytian.. Repuhlic. The
present Governmental Port au Prince, which was
established by the revolution Q few weeks ago. II
the North had arms It 10 certain tnat there would
be open war between the sections. But they are
deficient in arms and munitions of war. and the
navy, controlled by the existing Government
blockades their ports and dimlnishes the chances
Of their obtaining war material from abroad.
Whether the South win attempt to subjugate the
North, OF will seek to win them over Dy offering
concessions, 10 0 matter OF conjecture. 1t would
SEEM, however, that the latter course may be fol-
lowed In preference to the former for polite rea-
made by gaining the support OF a few dissffected
Northerners, who were captured with the Amer
lean steamer Haytian Repnblic Oct. q. There IL
also o chance that the two sections will agree 70
TINS sectional trouble in Hayt has been a great
source OF annoyance and trouble TO neutral traiofs,
especially TO the New England merchantmen.
There were several American schooners at Port
to know what 10 do under the circumstances.
some OF them had cargoes In the bluckaded ports
that had been purchased before tho blockade was
established, and they were hoping that hostili-
ties would cease and enable them to sail for home.
Health Onicer Smith, of The quarantine station,
made a trip to the Boston early yesterday morning.
ON account OF the terrible weather o second "trip
was not made, although DIR. smith was to have
WORLD he said thatit would be an impossibility for
his ooat to approach the Boston.
u any signal been arranged II there happens
to be @ death"
"No. none at all. The only thing wa can do ia
to wait until the morning, as we would not venture
out after nightfan at any rate"