The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-04-01
rns s.r,.. Hospital .s STAT. Island.

A. the season for the inorsass Of emigration 70 ~
post is pow commenced the Marine Hospital q stsssa
leland becomes object Of intsrsst. Cur rsporsss
visited the Institution few days ego and has prsssat-
Cd Us with the following results which We lAy bslses
our readers.
The Quarantine Hospital. for the reception a ssek
suigrants at Staten Island, II very extensive ssssS-
bshpent, combating OF three brick buildings, soSr
shsntees, one stors room, cook house. two kitsh
ems one vsh hou,s office Of yrioap, once Of spotAs-
cary, CLERKS Office stewards office. gate houss physs
clans residepcs, and health onicers residence. De-
sdes these buildings the assistant physicians and IL
health CHEERS boatmsn sre accommodated In houses
On the Island The hospital contains "a wards and -
under the entire control Of the resident physician Fer
msry 1t under tho joint control OF the health en-
GER the commissioner Of health and the resident ply
stefan Of the city About two years ago 1t psesd
under the control Of the Health Officer and the Csn-
missioner Of Emigration This ordinate authority
and divided responsibility found not to work
very barmoniousiy, and . change was made BY
the Legislature, In April last The health or
attends to the visiting Of vessels, and
the resident ply stefan to the treatment OF his ps-
tiepts In this he Is aided by four assistants but be
alone Is responsible for the health OF the ngrsats
IL found by . short experisnce, that the powers
conferred on the physician were detective and that
by the act Of the legislature be could only treat the
PATIENTS he had power TO admit reject. dis
charge, or to maintain the quarantine Laws 1t was
necesssry therefore either to have superintendent
to invest the ply sician With that office The ster
adopted the most expsdent and thus the
complete control Of the stsbl.hm is psced 10 the
haI Dis OF DR.. F. Campbell Stewart No patient Is
permitted to leave the hospital, under any cir
cuu,,sDces, until discharged; and no person, net
even tho assistant physicians, can visit the city
without his special permission; and no person IL
Permitted to WHIT the hospital without authority
,rd permission, only given under very peculiar
circumstances. The yellow fsg hoited at the land
pg- the sigpsl Of quarantine and s1ntssinn rbs
lev confines the sdmissobr on the part at toe hsasa
Gcrr to those affected With contagious dseaS-s; bat
1t H. necessary to give liberal interpretation ss la
the inc'psnt stage Ct many diseases II "a d'reat 70
their character snd u u safer, tn-refbrs to
rick the Admission of many persons DOLLY isoorins aa-
der cold. acute Inflammation, than 60 ssud one per
with ship fever IN hts veins Into the CITY osprssd
ds,a.e and death. With al he used, this
p~ct ruch do escape obst rvaton, sod only de-
ylope the arrival oi the In
New YORK Hence IL IT. that hear cholera ship
fever Wards Leland oh re- the destitute s-bt
who are supposed to De free from sny contagious dis
case Some idea may be formed Of lnr great Dn-i
bfy deyolviDg the hssiih officer, aud the dicaiey
at poiog The dsehsgs Of h- duties, when " Is stated
that Axy last there IL 10 emgraats In veg
sells lying together at the Quarap,ius, gna the ooer
bcaro.o rs macy a. seventy or eighty vessel, la
each yess.l lie boards average from 800 20 % 90
per sppum. The Hospital lie supported ny 81 so CON-
7 v.
vessel for every emigrsnt they xud whicn Of course
previously IL the pockets ofth- emiy 'Aets,
Increasing thti. passage money oy ta.s =" ,a",
probably be raised TO 81 or 81 90 rns emisrsnt
Institution 10 nov deeply In debt; but II ua.t ne
tsh.p into account that land has been purchased aud
buildings erected 10 viii rot ne
Incur sqsp Stores and medicines are provided by tue
reauisitions a the weekly to the office of
the Com missioner OF Emigration. it's necessary nos
only yrovc. iood aud soioine bat even change Il
clsihiug Tor The destitute sics All patients ats go
mil. m d. IN VII lxgs ON n
ieing the hospital; Il Is counted In their pceeao-is
belsd and sent TO the orcs ot the Com nisonsrs Of
Emigration II they conceal their money and should
Afterwards ote IL by nurses other sire they lets
without rs6Ier. The tense ~ ~i,h which -oae OF
these poor people retain their money IL curious enough
An Old man, q thort time since. was admitted Into
the hospital and being asked whether he had any
money he De nied IL most resoluty. iD the
his sickness, of the happened TO bel,
his person. which taken from hts fouod TO
ntnin 20 sovsrsgns ench stitched In separately roe
cid man subsequsnty died nurse Is not p-ruitt-d
TO touch money hims,lf He must report II to ths
steve.d. sbo takes charge Il it
The reporter visited every hospital AMI ward. and
tlce connected With the institutiop aud was hisniy
grse,d With tho perfect cl,.nlins,s and v-ots ton
End the general comfort VI toe ,ati.nt-. Ordrs
discipline prevailed 10 very rensfksbl. degree ADD
the Whole spresRrce of the piece -as iniicsnve Of
care. attention, end rigid enforcement IL roirs.
without THIS strict osuip.ine In such e-tabish-
ms Mt, sli you'd be confusion and disorder
Tie boofs Of the establishment k-ot sith great
regularity sud It,ci,on There large book In which
the rsm's q all The patients ass entered trrir
|
| week the assistant pbytieian, mstr the rsturns
| fiom the oincrcbt wards to ths re-td.ut p,y-
sieisr, by which he make. oUt general return sue
the hes pts under The clafss OF The pesc n, pay
siosn. which when the la into opera
fiop the I'D Of Ann last t the SLIT q Dses
there have been $50 adriss,ons which, wI6h 'oo In
hospital at tie tine make total az 100 In he
period there we're $50 discharged and 200 did tous
eavirs about ECO in hospitaI 81 the bcnuis OF the
new year Amerg the.s addiction, tssrs yer, sis
CT typbus tevsr ard i2 deaths and 800 csses NJ
the v.iy wort cholera end ia deaths. The ar 10
enlfs hi Ii o..
60 the recovery q fever patients DR. s;ersc
emineniy successful Wesas one remarkable ins
Of tie q In thu hcsps John Moore.
Irish peasant hal leg ctcbsdicur ~eess prsvioas
20 hts arrival, by the rhine Of water cssk sssost
pns.t, the leg Was healed and the In erc-iisat
health In Fix week.. DR.. s.sxart gives tue highest
credit for tbs cure - his as's.an. Dr. Bra'.nsnsa-
The number 81 admissions Into the ho.psttl frr
lat week, were lo2: the numbrr diseoars.d OIL the
lie pr,,snt crmeisry IL about mil. aud h,if from
the loflitsl lately there the oet vclnt srsaies
Mseiires vsrs held AMI Lynch Law was thrsst.s.d
sgsinst the Institution. 1hat fs.los IL renovsd
snd In ordsr % excite u a. lte a. possible the de-
ceasd ere aieays Inferred before dsyhga, In the
noInng. So sttocg the pre- Idies sgsast the hoo
pitai, and the tar q con'sgicn, ovss snosx the
Anew months. ard osing 20 the iuji,ous msuss.~-os
OF Dr. Stewart hat thu approached =, AL rsrsaus
elrcuitou. rouf, IN ofd,r q avoid i, Nos ION. Of
tho meet RESPECTABLE people on tbs bland VI ~ the
dooor snd b, family frequently, aud tiey have lsss
all fer of confsrtun.
1 In cons.qusres q tho rrejud.os thu, sxlst.d,
measures taken b. TIE cSn-t, % properly tbs
bland to lave the Institution moved - Ssnsy Hock
and the Lsgisat0re vas Undue 70 make lscx- s2-
pTopfistiop Tor the purc 81 lard aud ssstion
of buildings In that otsnt SPOT; bot seems tia: the
New Jersey Lsgi'atuTs Who have vote Ia th- met
ter have Iut their veto upon and the gnsrsu tios 10
I'D ely O. rsntin Nhere Is u. pxcs sncfv ~ ought
tote Sandy liosk, fer many rsa',ns wonid ~ an iu
couv,nsnt End i proper ipar for the marine hospi-
tall and " " continue. % be nsuae.d Win ne
care aud caution that observed. n,ttAer the
irbabtsnts a staten Iflsrd II this city need
t,ftsn the frghtest spyreteusi1s 81 danger.
This is smcst yalusbs sad Necessary institution.
In What state would IN. unity have been ~ the
AGO psrsons admitted into the ho.pnsi. bat been
tcattsrsd the city ~lth the ssefs - 1sisn
and conts dsease 10 Their vltsls et that nun oss
10 mail esmr,isd With the srrfvs and the vf.d
stats Of the ,c.s In which IN. passengers are con
vey.d In The period ,ines u. pes !. 80, cane iess