Year: 1879

THE FEVER IN BROOKLYN-DEATH OF YOUNG


MAN WHO WENT ON BOARD THE BARK WAL


LAcE-HrsToRY OF THE CASE.


This seasons second death from yellow fever in
Brooklyn occurred last night. The victim
young man named Frederick P. King sixteen years
old who died ar the residence of his parents, No.
531 Classon avenue, near Putnam The
deceased is believed to have become in
fected with the disease by going on
board the bark Wallace while that vessel
was lying at the foot of North Twelfth street, Will
iamsburg about ten days ago. The first
brought to the notice of Brooklyn's Acting Sanitary
superintendent II. A. La Fetra yesterday afternoon
by DR.. pilsher, the attending physician, and three
sanitary inspectors, who have had experience
in the treatment of the disease. were promptly
ordered to investigate the matter and to use
the usual methods to guard against infection should
the maady prove to be was suspected. The
health inspec called at the house Of the patient
about four clock. and. after examination of the
symptoms, pronounced the disease to be unmistak-
able yellow fever. Ono of the inspectors gave a
porter of the HERALD tho following history Of the
case last night:-The patient. Frederick P. King
was employed as clerk in the Office of Pratts oil
works at the time the bark Wallace lying at the
dock of North Twelfth street The Wallace is the
vessel that was sent back to Quarantine by the
Health Officer of the Port the request of the Sani
tary superintendent just after the death Of her
stewardess which took S Place at the % Pres, :,
yellow fever. The Wallace, it will be
membered. left Havana june ID for this port,
and of her crew was taken sick on the voyage,
but subsequently recovered. OA her arrival at
Quarantine July three more OF the
taken sick and were sent to hospital Her cargo was
discharged there and she thoroughly dsinfected
and tumigated. When she was finally per.
mitted to como up here in the latter part of
July, she supposed to bo exception
ally clean vessel. While she was lying at the oil
works dock young King had occasion to 90 on board
her with two three different messages. and it is
believed that he contracted the disease in that mall



THE SYMPTOMS.


IT was not until Tuesday, August s. that the
disease began manifest itself in the patient. On
the evening of that day he suddenly
taken with a shivering. On the morning Of
a little frontal headache-which is charac-
suifusion Of the eye. lie had no pain
beyond that though he mad considerable fever. On
Thursday last he had good deal Of irritabiity Of
the stomach--nausea and vomiting On Friday his
temperature slightly reduced. Toward night
the symptoms which characteristic of the disease
seemed to develop. The attending physician found
the patients pulse 140. He had also that peculiar
yelowness of the skin and whites of the eyes dele
rum was also more marked. As the day advanced
he merged into coma. finally dying at half-past six
in the evening of exhaustion. There black
yomit.


The father of the deceased is Mr.. Cornelius King.
His house is comparatively isoated-two alleyways
dividing IL from the houses on either side. The
sanitary authorities caused 1t TO be thoroughly dis
infected and after the funeral the premises Will he
funigated. The body will be placed in metallic air.
tight casket and. after being nclosed in box will
be conveyed to the Evergreen Cemetery for inter-
ment at day break this morning. Everything possi-
bic will be done to allay all feelings of alarm in the
neighborhood, and the doctors satisfied that
there is not the slightest danger of contagion.