ABSTRACT
I only visited two ships, the Avon and the Triton [while serving at the quarantine station on Grosse Isle from 8 to July 14, 1847], The Avon lost one hundred and thirty-six passengers on her voyage and the Triton eighty-seven, according to the Masters' statements. We administered the last rites of religion to about two hundred on board these two ships, and many others were in a state of great debility....
