engineer, who took passage at Rey West for Capo Haytien, join the Rhode Island. The Alabama sailed from Rey West, July 9th, and arrived at Cape Haytien on the 14th, ?where a seaman, who had been confined in the after-orlop, one night after leaving E,ey West, and had slept on the baggage, was taken ill with yellow fever, and died in three days. The engineer, who had had frequent occasion to get at his baggage during the voyage, sickened on the loth, and died on the 19th, he having been transferred to the Rhode Island on his arrival. The next victims were the ward-room and steerage officers, whose quarters were adjacent to the after-orlop, and they were followed by the marines, who had guarded the prisoner confined there. It was not until twelve daj's subsequent to the first development of the disease, that any of the crew on the berthdeck were taken ill. The vessel left Cape Ilaytien, July 27th, and arrived in quarantine at New York, August 2nd. Up to the date of her arrival, twenty-eight cases of yellow fever had occurred on board, four of which had died at Cape Ilaytien, and five on the passage thence. The eleven cases remaining sick were transferred to the hospital-ship on the day of arrival. gage of
an
to
crew, to the number of one the sixteen, were, day following, received on board the vessel Magnolia, sent down for that purpose from the All the rest of the officers and
hundred and
navy-yard. furnished
They
were
transferred in
entirely new-clothes,
the department, and nothing whatever was permitted to be taken from the Alabama to the Magnolia, except
by
suit of white linen
clothing, previously well-aired. Fifteen fever, after their transfer to the Magnolia, as follows:?one, August 3rd, the day of transfer : three, August 5th; two, August Gth; seven, August 7th; After the 9th, that is, one August 8th ; and one August 9th. the sixth day from transfer, no new cases occurred among the original crew of the Alabama. Eight ship-keepers were put
a
of the crew came down with the
on
Of
board the Alabama, with strict orders not to go below decks. five were taken ill, but not one of them, until after
these,
the sixth
day aboard. Dengue seems more closely
to resemble
yellow
fever in its
character than any other disease, and yet they are quite dissimilar, although the permonitory symptoms sufficiently resemble
PORTABLE DISEASES. The discussions carried on last year in the Medical Society of New York, regarding yellow fever, are well worth the atten-
Flint, J. C. Peters, by majority of the best known authorities who took part in the debate, were of opinion that yellow fever was not a contagious disease. Nevertheless, " they believed in its portability"?that the disease may be transported, although not capable of spontaneous generation tive
study
of
our
readers.
G. M. Smith, and, in fact,
Drs. Austin far the
in the bodies of those affected with it. resembles Asiatic cholera. Staten
As
a
case
in
In this respect it much point, Dr. Walser, of
Island, mentioned the instance of the Alabama. After eight months in the "West Indies, she entered the harbour of Havana, June 27th, and left the next day for Rey "West, having had no communication with the shore or the shipping in port, except putting an officer on board the Roanolce, and mailing some letters. There were a few cases of yellow fever in the harbour at the time. She arrived at Rey West, June 28th; and took in coal from a northern vessel, and provisions from the Government storehouses. The latter were chiefly stowed in the after-orlop, where also was put the baga
cruise of
lead physicians astray at the commencement of an epidcmic. Dengue does not destroy life unless complicated with some organic disease; we need hardly soy that such is not the case as regards yellow fever. Hence, the occurrence of dengue is usually considered a receipt in full for yellow fever during that season. It is possible, though rarely the case, that both dengue and yello\v fever prevail in the same locality during the same season. (Dr. Bailey .?Albany, N. Y., on Yellow Fever.?" New Yorl:} Medical JournalJanuary, 1872.^ to
an
to
crew, to the number of one the sixteen, were, day following, received on board the vessel Magnolia, sent down for that purpose from the All the rest of the officers and
hundred and
navy-yard. furnished
They
were
transferred in
entirely new-clothes,
the department, and nothing whatever was permitted to be taken from the Alabama to the Magnolia, except
by
suit of white linen
clothing, previously well-aired. Fifteen fever, after their transfer to the Magnolia, as follows:?one, August 3rd, the day of transfer : three, August 5th; two, August Gth; seven, August 7th; After the 9th, that is, one August 8th ; and one August 9th. the sixth day from transfer, no new cases occurred among the original crew of the Alabama. Eight ship-keepers were put
a
of the crew came down with the
on
Of
board the Alabama, with strict orders not to go below decks. five were taken ill, but not one of them, until after
these,
the sixth
day aboard. Dengue seems more closely
to resemble
yellow
fever in its
character than any other disease, and yet they are quite dissimilar, although the permonitory symptoms sufficiently resemble
PORTABLE DISEASES. The discussions carried on last year in the Medical Society of New York, regarding yellow fever, are well worth the atten-
Flint, J. C. Peters, by majority of the best known authorities who took part in the debate, were of opinion that yellow fever was not a contagious disease. Nevertheless, " they believed in its portability"?that the disease may be transported, although not capable of spontaneous generation tive
study
of
our
readers.
G. M. Smith, and, in fact,
Drs. Austin far the
in the bodies of those affected with it. resembles Asiatic cholera. Staten
As
a
case
in
In this respect it much point, Dr. Walser, of
Island, mentioned the instance of the Alabama. After eight months in the "West Indies, she entered the harbour of Havana, June 27th, and left the next day for Rey "West, having had no communication with the shore or the shipping in port, except putting an officer on board the Roanolce, and mailing some letters. There were a few cases of yellow fever in the harbour at the time. She arrived at Rey West, June 28th; and took in coal from a northern vessel, and provisions from the Government storehouses. The latter were chiefly stowed in the after-orlop, where also was put the baga
cruise of
lead physicians astray at the commencement of an epidcmic. Dengue does not destroy life unless complicated with some organic disease; we need hardly soy that such is not the case as regards yellow fever. Hence, the occurrence of dengue is usually considered a receipt in full for yellow fever during that season. It is possible, though rarely the case, that both dengue and yello\v fever prevail in the same locality during the same season. (Dr. Bailey .?Albany, N. Y., on Yellow Fever.?" New Yorl:} Medical JournalJanuary, 1872.^ to
