8 SHIP FEVER IN 1847. 



ship fever cases, and the General Hospital was full, and a number 

 (I do not know how many") military tents were set up in the 

 grounds." 



This statement, although not connected with the object of this 

 paper, viz., Ship Fever at Middle Island, 1 thought I might as well 

 put in here, and it will be a note for the man that writes up Ship 

 Fever at Grosse Isle. 



In May, 27th or 28th, the brig Richard White arrived in this 

 port, having small-pox and ship fever aboard. Although James 

 Desmond does not think so, as his statement shows he thought 

 there was only measles aboard, but why then should she be 

 quarantined so long? And observe also Mrs. Hawbolt's state- 

 ment. 



STATEMENT OF JAMES DESMOND, ESQ., CHATHAM. 



I came out to this country in the brig Richard White. We sail- 

 ed from the city of Cork, Ireland, and were about six or seven 

 weeks at sea, and arrived here about one week before the bark 

 Loostock, viz., about May 27th or 28th in the year 1847. 



There were about 45 or 50 passengers besides the crew . Many 

 were sick on the way out, but principally from sea sickness. I 

 don't think there was any ship fever on board. A sister of my 

 own died on the way out with measles. We were all landed on 

 the Island and put in quarantine. I was sick myself after being 

 put on the Island, but think it was only exhaustion from the long 

 voyage. Dr. Vondy attended the sick on the Island. There was 

 one woman died on the Island, but I do not know what was the 

 matter with her. We lay in quarantine about five weeks, and 

 there were about twenty sick altogether. We were in tents (m 

 the west end of the Island. Dr. Vondy died after we left the 

 Island. Rev. Jno. Sweeney was the clergyman who visited us, 

 he who was afterwards Bishop of St. John, N. B. 



STATEMENT OF MICHAEL DEE, CHATHAM 



I was a passenger on board the bark Loostock, a craft of about 

 800 tons, built at St. John, N. B., and on that voyage sailing from 

 Liverpool, England, to Quebec. I was at that time about 

 20 years of age. We were seven weeks and four days on the 



