New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-31

End ttst 90 far a. IL st-iercv Is concerned 10 ~
protection azsinsi TIRE spresd Of pssrlenas or BE
tous as. II ruisht 4. vel % placed "a the Battery
CT IN the Park az n iis present ioeSlon % t1s =
lssHt sni for tar reason the establishment s1o''' &c
/ remov q.
Their. are other re..or. rich 70 strongly 10 show
the absolute necessity u It's removal We ha'e Delol7
sdvsried 20 the fact Of the great as- OF en-
This Increase requires much larger spsce lNsn 81
lrisd IN ii present site There 10 not suicien' room
for the Increased wants Of the ssisohshHent Iutu
Gently the persons detained there we're com
I limited IN number not 70 exceed ave nShoir1 ~
year snd ghty patients In tue hotpiA.s = III tII.s
49,. considered .srge number one OF me 4Ai1 hss'H
Olcers Gays that d1rins The years l-+u - sh
the number Of patients varied from eignt huhueo 70
one thousand For such = number the sec
were ample The Hospitals were only l'e1 ~ 70 -
csc purpose fo- which each bulk snt the Yellow
Fever H0.ptal was never used exception ma e'eAse
| and often closed entirely. Then tH- n-noef u
patient. few AID the Hospitals we're Closed noul
November 20 April Nov they sre kePt perm 4ens
open ard crowded with sex many lspofhg uAut' '.o
meet maj guant form Of disease sni n any hos ne e
gtmste subjects Of quarantine ost psup-I eul.l n
from the City Of New YORK ~ me present uih5 ue
number hss ncre 4sed 10 nearly seven tnoussna n -
/ moot nine months with from seven hundred 70 one
thousand constantly there. and the cry : sN4 tlry
] come" To meet this increasing densha heN aosp,
tss hsve been erected FIRST the North hoeptH'' a u
l q called then the shauiee Hospitals, a. tnry are
termed But st there want o. room, ana 50 cIoNa
have they become that one Of the fnys ieis
although the lsptai ~ which ne nae charge - ca
cuaed for ouy about one hundred add twenty ne ms
been compelled - crowd d. over TWO hundred ~ ~
true that portion " them we're conFaesclns Patehl'
and vel enough % De out during the day yet All we're
compel ed 70 sleep within the Hospital and the natural
result was. many suffered from relapse ana some eeu
Another and serious evil Of THIS want OF room ~ lnsrs
means Of separating the Sex IRON me Ne a5-
corvsesseut But All whom the avs require 70 De DE
a'ued AZ Quarantine. or whose payment OF TIE YAK
gives them the right OF admission are compeeo 20 DC
mixed up together and hence We have seen 'nA'
whom ordinary disease has spared have become vac
I r..Irr q fhnr ar.rt iruerA
/ low Fever have found their ready victims among the
corvsescents Of other diseases FOR more iul sta1e
oi this matter refer % the communication OF
/ the Health Ofcer ard his assOcistes
Nor can this objection be 0bvsl,t a the present lo
cation Al the present grounds are fully taken up
and from the manner IN which the amos surtuuHo
Ing the establishment are own aud neio, y Ger
taiay would Rot be- expedieni, u practcao.e' 20
enlarge toe boundaries Of the Lazaretto OF tne
present Quarantine. Another objection =, there i 10
proper place Tor the burial q the dead great
source Of complaint las been that very offensive
suvia crises from toe Quarantine buryirg ground ana
10 supposed o. be caused y the mode Of ouryhS
the deHd. That efuvia proceeds from ile phce hot
only offensive % the smell but deeterious 10 heh4h
cannot be soubted II any reliance s 10 be placed on
the assertions Of witnesses who testify 20 the fact Nor
IL this remarkable when consider the large number
who have found their last resting place there one
cemetery % sreaCy llsd and snutnef - rhpug ottou
inx full But the cause is not b. be found IN the eihod
burial adopted for every precauron nAs been taken
and every eAort made By the excellent officer having
I
plant Hs SAYS and others concur with him, mat II 10
owing 20 natural causes; the ground 10 ciayey Win
subsOi Of sOap stone, and exceedingly porous Nhtre
90 many sick congre gated the deaths must De
numerous especially ia the hot months, ~nen pesuen-
tai disease mostly prevails and whatever method nay
be adopted however deep the last resingpa may
be- still the eiigEla from such mass OF decayng NOR.
tally will work ts way through porous soap stone shd
poison the air 10 be breethed by the living Nor can
the objection be obvisted by change OF place. Inc
Health Oficer says " The whole Quarantine Ground
ffa faraa
ty 10 the best that 10 afforded" As 10 remedy
feasible. vault would be liable 70 SIN
greater objection. snf II would be impossible 10 remove
the dead TO sny other place owing 10 public presdice'
these the only Alternatives
These of the objections 10 the present Quar-
sntne, and the whole may be summed up Ia the ian.
euage OF q learned writer on the subject lie says
Quarantine IL always oppressive but the comp ss
the oppresveness Of Quarantine regulation are al
most wholly occssoned by the want OF proper fscii
ties for ts performance Were these afforded the bur
dent II imposes would be rendered comparatively light
and do know that many more important services
could be rendered the country than by the construction
OF proper Quarantine establishment These remarks
apply with peculiar force 10 the state OF New Ors and
10 the great commercial emporium Of the country
Your Committee consider tbs, one great cause Of the
present neficency OF the Quarantine 10 the entire al
teraion made by the act OF December, s47, transfer
ring the control Of the establishment from the Commits
sioners OF Hesth TO the Commissioners OF Emigra alton
SsTd Sv r. "7s;sge OF that act the Marine Hospital
the people OF this state TIE i, 81 SHce, "a. by
right of his Office. the hysicisn thereof ana .I- COM
missioners OF Health of which he 10 one) had in all
other respects, tbs superintend-nce thereof They
made the rules AID orders tor its government em.
ployed the mates nurses and attendants therefor and
provided the bedding clothing fuel, provisions, med
clue, and such other articles might be requisite 49,
The whole control given - them, and they were
required report annually But by the act passed in
Dece mber. ls47 and which will be found ia Chapter
AS of the Session Laws OF that year this control ex
cest in regard 10 the sanitary treatment Of the inmates
thereof, was transferred from the Commissoners Of
Health TO the Commissioners OF Emigration Under |
this act might have been expected, constant dicu
ties arising There 10 constant difference a. 10 the
division Of authority. Disputes arise as 10 what Is /
meant by sanitary treatment snd what control over
The Health Officer exercises Jurisdiction over the |
Quarantine Anchorage. while the Commissioners Of
Emigration claim the right II control over the Lazare
10 This creates disputes and numerous instances are
given a. 10 Whist persons were entitled. under the
laws. 20 admissions into the Marine Hospital As 10
whom should be guaranteed and whom no, what Ar
ncles and Whist provisions or medicines should % iur
nished what attendants or nurses ployed, snd what
repairs made The consequence has been the disci.
pine Is destroyed the buildings are becoming dllapl
dated the sick suffer the efficiency OF the establishment
Il ruined and the interest of the state is materially in
Jured and indeed the institution now presents more
the character Of large pauper establishment, badly
managed than Quarantine. In making these remarks,
your Committee beg leave 10 disclam any intention
Of impu gnng the character and efficiency OF the ON
GERS In charge, any of them on the contrary, IL
gives them pleasure bear their testimony In
lafof q the hlgn character OF pfcr'bt
Of the Health Office, for the integrity, ability, and i'm
parslity with which he discharges and the untirng
devotion he gives TO- the duties OF his Office, aud they
believe that IL Is great measure owing 10 his inhex
oiiiy OF resolution in carrying out the Health Laws
90 far he able. that under Divine Providence
We spared from the ravases Of yellow fever and
cholera during the past So too Of his deputy
and subOrdinates. They are competent and efficient
and ,raousy and ably DO they second their chief In
the discharge Of bis varied duties Also the Com
mssioners Of Emigration they are men Of high char
acter Of pure principles and Of strict integrity and
engaged In = most noble and humane commission, and
well do they perform the duties imposed upon them.
Nor IS IL their fault that conflict exists between them
md the Health Commissioner. They have not been
iispOsed, By any arbitrary exercise of authority 10
throw obstacles IN the wsy Of carrying out the Heath
avs On the contrary. they have given every assist
sncc IN their power compatible with the lav under
v nch they set Bat the statutes imposing their sew
-rsl duties an defining their respective powers neces
ary cou1ct and the objects Of the Institutions
nrely distinct While the VAS created solely 20
orotrci the health Of the community against the spread
II pcstenual infectious disease the other
a1shcd % provide for the mAilte and support
n such ersens arriving IN the port Of SeFYOrk who
lave either paid the Communication required. given
ne bond ~ provided for IN the act, would other
wise become charge upon any city county. or town
y this stste and 10 such farther means wold
prevent them irum becoming public charge. They
so have the same power ~ relsrOn 10 children com
ng under their charge the Con nissi0ners Of the
ms House OF The City OF NeWY York have under the G
Nd IN d. narI q