The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-16
Mayors Once.
VIOLATION OF THE QUARANTINE LAWS.


report was circulated yesterday morning, to the eff
feet that schooner called the Dolphin had arrived at the
foot of Clinton street, with Of yellow fever
board. II said that little boy named Andrew. who
employed cook board the vessel had persisted
by this fever The greatest excitement and conserna
zion occasoned by the rumor and Captain Let's Of
the Seventh district police Immediately set about nves
tiga,ing the matter Before boarding the Dolphin the
Cal tain in search of Co, oner and having found
one proceeded to the foot of Clinton street. but found
that the vessel had put away He informed that the
master had ordered her return to Quarantine. Since
has put with the dead body avoid the pc
naity Of $1,000 fine and twelve months imprison-
ment for passing Quarantine with sickness on board
sailor belonging to the vessel the only Cap
tain Let's found who could give any reliable information
and him he detained and brought before the Mayor.
From the affidavit made by the seaman jeremiah Lyons
Baltimore the 7h ns for New York; that about two
days after The vessel sailed the boy Andrew taken
with vomiting and sickness which the Captain OF the
vessel supposed merely the effects of n first
to sea Lyons -, says that some easter ;,, oil
tenton paid to him by the Captain. The vessel ar
rived at Quarantine at about O'Clock at night on the
18Th inst wien the Health Officer went alongside the
vessel without boarding her, and asked the Captain,
VIM. Ieegett whether all right board, to which
he eceived in the Affirmative. The Dolphin
without further examination was allowed to pass up
to ier 49, Fast river; while here Lyons asserts that he
went INTO the orecaste OF the schooner and found the
boy dead, ard that the Captain give orders that the
corps should he hidden, that person might it
and report it ashore The Mayor has issued warrant for
tie arrest of Captain Lggett for violation of the Qua
rantine laws.
Since the above was written the Captain of the Dol
phn has been at the Mayors Office and set matters
petely al rights The inhabitants of New York city and
the seventh ward in particular may breathe again with
out danger. There il yellow fever in New York it
having been discovered that the boy died Of bilious
mittent fever. The following letter OF the Deputy Health
Officer will explain the whole affair."
QUARANTINE STATEN ISLAND,
HEALTH OFFICE, Sept. Is, 1856.
TO HIS HoSoR THE Maven, &c.:-
Schooner Dolphin, Gait Iegget arrived at Quarantine
the morning of the 14b and although the ordinance
making II duty 10 board all vessels coming from
baltimore below that point had not yet gone into
effect, still laed the vessel and took the captains
statement, TO the effect that GAN well, and had
been. The vessel proce ded to town with my clearance
when, this evening, the captain re-appea ed
and stated that going into the cabin the arrival Of
Il vessel at town, he found boy, whom he had cons
de sd perfectly well up 10 that time dead in the cabin
ordered The vessel Immediately back to Quarantine and
her return this mori ing boarded her and made
rangements for holding post no7iem examination. Said
examination took place in tie dead house Of the Marine
Hospital the physician # The hospital performing the
operation and after cl aud careful scrutiny the fol-
owing iaots ARR, ed atThat the boy died If bilious
remitent fever that he have been sick for some
time previous I, his DEATH and that evidence existed
9, death being produced by yellow fever Very respect
My. T. 4. MARTINDALE,