Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-05-05
For the Journal.
No. 5.

For the Journal.
The Memorial Of the Citizens Of Whining On-Reso-
luton of the last Legislature of North Carolina IN
faror of Marine Hospital at WRm'ng ton-Report
of the Secretary of the Treasury against the erection
of more Marine Hospitals-RedSons Of the Secretary
not applicable to Wilm'n gton-Appeat Of the Com
DaiSsioners of Navigation TO the Secretary of the
Tredsuru-Brig Buend Vista 1cth Yeltcw FeUer
and Schr. Agnes Ward nth Small Forfeiture
of Floating Hospital of the Government at Sea
Mr. EDITORS We shall now close our statement
of the efforts that have been made to secure T. S.
Marine Hospital for WilmingtC::, and endeavor to
show hereafter the insufcency of the provision for
sick seamen even where such Hospital is estab-
lished and need especially of the aid # indvid
uals and the State to enable US to establish such
institutions as are adequate to the wants T
The Memorial TO Congress of the citizens of Will
mington in 1852, states, sthat not only they des
ttute of Hospital but they have been without
one from the earliest organization of the Government
though their application have been frequent for It,,
and enforced by every appeal which justice and hu
mainly could urge for IFS obtainment-they urge their
appeal by the frequent and suferings of
men who visit this port, and whom they regard as
entitled to the kindly consideration of the Govern
ment from their payment Of Hospital lees, their being
useful and fendess class of our citizens, their
recklessness of health and life and peculiar liability
to numerous maladies, from which others are COM
parativey exempt They think that object so
promotive of all the charities of life, should this
have received the aid asked, matter of sheer
Justice 10 those whose hard earnings have SO long
been paid into the Treasury of the Country, in order
TO themselves, in their seasons of distress,
refuge such as is solicited but viii n they have
never enjoyed in this, the long neglected port Of the
Memorialists The last Legislature of North Caro-
lima unanimously Resolved, that our senators and
representatives in the Congress of the United States
be requested TO their exerions to procure an ap-
preparation by Congress for the erection of Marine
at Or I'M
this State
This resolution we understand was introduced into
the Senate of the United States If SO, il met with
favor from the Secretary of the Treasury, as his
report of January, 1853, discountenancel the cree
ton of more Hospitals" But we may yet hope that
the united efforts of all representatives will be
crowned with success, especially the
signed by the Secretary are wholly lnarplicable to
port He sc believes that it is in every way pre-
ferable to make an arrangement for the care of sick
with local hospitals of nigh standing which
under the immediate supervision of citizens OF
the highest responsibility and that by such orange
ment, both the comfort of the sick and economy of
expenditure will be promoted" But we have such
institution, and the arrangements by the Govern
ment of the United States for the sick and disabled
seamen of the port of Wilmington have always been
such as would be foul reproach to any government
upon the face of the earth The Commissioners of
Navigation and Pilotage during the present year ad-
dressed the Secretary of the Ire sury "ihe seri-
United States who unfortunate to be atlct-
ed with contagious infectious diseases, labor for
the want of suitable place for their accommoda.
ton. They call attention to the following circum-
stances which have transpred within the past twelve
months During last summer the Brig Buena Vista
arrived here from the West Indies with the Captain
and crew i'll with yellow Fever of most malig,
nant character, from the effects of which the captain
and one of the men died. The Brig was ordered to
Quarantine, but for the want of suitable building
for the accommodation of the sick, they had to re-
main board thus converting the vessel into a Hos
pital to the serious injury of the owners of ship and
cargo The SChr Agnes A. Ward arrived here a
few weeks since from Charleston S. c., with several
cases of small pox on board. And as in the of
the Buena Vista she ordered tf quarantine where
in the absence of accommodation Shore the crew
had 10 remain board until all had recovered. In
both the loss 10 the of the vessels and
cargoes fell heavily" 1t is to be hoped that the
facts which have been submitted will influence the
present Secretary of the Treasury to recommend tC
Congress the establishment of U. S. Marine Hos
pal in our port, for it would that Congress.
should either give us Hospital, o. abandon alto
gether the policy of establishing any more Hospi
tails in our country. And we now earnestly reques
all interested in commerce, and the citizens o
Wilmington especially, to ponder we'll these facts
We would dwell upon only one at this time.
1t during the to be forgotten pestllentia
summer of 1853, even while ii perpetual toll of tn
death bell rolling our land and pro3laimn!
in saddenng tones the of desolatiOn and wo
in the failed cities of the South that the astounding
intelligence that floating Lazaretto, fregh'ed witt
the terrible scourge. moving towards Us lik
an angel of destruction. II was at such lunctuIt
and moved by the remembrance of the soul harrow
ing scenes of the same plague among us in 1921 an
the rightful tales of mortality, that day after da
were pouring in upon with sense of the expose
and perfectly defeneeless position in which are LEI
by the Government and the necessity for prompt an
vigorous for the protection of the community
that some among under the excitement of the mo
4 ment in favor of allowing that doomed vesse
TO be flowed G sea-, and there seek for that relic
), which was denied her by the Government. And W
will suppose that the mandate has gone forth, an
that noble vessel with our fellow countrymen, dis
= ea>ed and dying is to be moved far from Harbor c
Il refuge, and turned drift on the storm rocked SCI
and tar, far away from the sympathies of life, tn
o companionship of the kind and good, and the minis
trations OF home, and with no angel of mercy j
q human form to whom they can give the last sa
message for loved ones, one by they die, until a
are dead and in that floating sepulohre of oorrupio
and DEATH they at last sink to the depths of the
s. Such might have been the reality but the act
done. Other measures were adopted. But yet theI
/ is most fearful significance in that state of feen!
and it speaks in thunder tones, to arouse to
: realization of condition.. and forshadows some
the consequences which may yet result from the al
of institutions to shield ourselves and the
y of the sea- from the Pestilence that waIketh 81
darkness and the destruction that wasteth moor
y day w. J. LANGDON, Agent, S. F. S.
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counsel had hard work 10 make witness speak lou
enough to be heard The lawyer became quite vexe
when, upon calling another witness, simple youn
> oster Now SIR said The counsel, in tone tn;
6 at any other time would have been denounced ;
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