Year: 1869

The Fever ships in the Lower Bny-Tbe Wen


Perscss Put ON the Frolie-Bsd Times


Ahead.


That ordinarily busy place called Quarantine is
rather quiet just now at least 30 state the auihor
ties VINO have all TO cay and do about everything
that occurs within the limits Of the Health Oficer's
jurisdiction Since the arrival Of the Saratoga and
certain schooner few days ago, with the yellow
fever on board, there have been no new additions TO
the actually quarantined vessels. With single
exception that OF q seaman all the patients on
board the Saratoga are doing well and are believed
to be on the highway to speedy recovery. No new
cases have broken out either on the Saratoga or the
Froc TO which those who had not been infected with
the disease while on the Saratoga were removed .
short time after their arrival at this port The quar-
antne authorities DO not state exactly when the wen
persons win he allowed to leave tho Frolic, although
why they should be confined to the old hulk just be-
cause they happened TO belong to an infected vessel
having never been infected with the fever them
Selves Is rather ticklish sanitary question which
only the doctors can decide. II may be that there
would have been certain amount or danger 70 the
health Of the city had the well persons Immediately
toga and scatter themselves at win about town.
ssnssd aays tnose s SO %o wers
removed from their infected ship, and
that they underwent oil the usual fumlgatlng and





guialions for the special benefit and delight Of every
body who happens TO come over the seas IN a snip
with infectious or contagious disease on board
every who has read the newspapers must be well
aware. quarantine Is daily visited by the mothers
and brothers and SISTERS Of the boys who are con-
fined on the Fr0lic, and who endeav0r.
by every persuasive power they can think Of,
to induce the authorities TO adopt different
policy toward the unfortunate fellows on the Fronc.
Their pleadings. however are OF no avail, and,


Judging from the present aspect OF affairs, the Frolc
viii hold its prisoners for some time to come the
Health Oflicer believing that he Is doing thevery
hest thing that can De done uader the circum-
stances.


Although there are not now any other vessels
beside the Saratoga at Quarantine with malignant
disease board, tie authorities state thai they feaf
ne eXt month and the month following II Will give
them do than they Will be able to attend TO-


They say that the reports they receive from every
quarter of Cuba and the Indies indlcate thar the
cholera and yellow jack" will arrive at this port,
not IN one vessel only, but in very many OF
the vessels that will arrive from the infected
ports. Letters from the United STATES consuls at
various quarters IN the warmer clllneS, go To show
that these reports are not by any means mere
Idle tales gotten up to frghten old women and n.y.
pochOndracs OF all sorS, but are true IN every re-
spect. Under the circumstances the utmost vigilance


will be required to keep the city free from the tread
OF the expected but decidedly unwelcOme visitors


and Is to be hoped that when they do come II they
come at ALL every effort VIII be made that Is posi-
bic to be made 10 keep them out OF the city.