The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-19


does II probable that the captain OF the schooner
could have been aware Of the existence OF qua
rantine regulations until he entered the dock on
September, and reached New York the very day
(the 1sth Of september) upon which this obnoxious
law was put in force Neither can II be said that the
suspicion Of yellow fever on board this vessel led to
the action Of the Board Of Health, inasuch a. we were
notified by telegraph Of the restriction having been i'm
posed carly The morning Of the 14h, while nothing
known TO the Beard Of Health OF the suspected case
Of yellow fever un about five o'clock in the afternoon Of
the same day.
To u.s. this rcputcd case of disease seems have been
gotten up to meet the emergency and that to justify
previous outrage the Board Of lieslth compelled 80
resort TO a suberfugc equally outrageous. If we have
done injustice any the parties concerned by
view OF This affair let the New York authorities explain
their for the they have adopted and they
shah have the full benefit Of their jus ihcatiop whatever
that may he.
We now append the card TO which have referred,
ask Of friends everywhere 10 take such notice 81
it as they may think justly due 10 u.s.
We The Subscribers the ciy Of Baltimore purchasing
perperaied upon Inc city 10y he Board q Health York
po naep @ s 70 a AL 10 @ n boe
that have found baltimore NOR healthy than is at
visit lie ely Without he least fear epiasmie; selsvns
preGana S sslc. danger Of visiting ihs city the
i Kerr, South Carolina; Burgunda, Helnon county
Ohio George RGyS m'sSars MAJ "a Shire 9r
s r XXI % %saa ssuss For Forsys
S a 3 sa s aa Hss Vs. w 5ss. s s
s s s'Is oss
Jonss zanss,lle o4o iurwsl Va NsSia7 rryRy
smsb nr Ono; John se'iss Wescn Va; John Eone
G@s p o SS h aaslan s"i BarnsssH Ohio; Ma
Pro- assrsa Tsc%psca, soaS Gsrs%s; jas Sssh Gro
ahsasS aS
VIEW %ia r0 Nashville nS19' behs
abraham 1'"is"
Ohio; sergeni Iee9nrs {; James Mcclelland Green
sasres f I SeaS yn EDWARD TSsssIa
oSS Se9n W. sSs a o
Hanayer Dresden Ohio Thom"s cofcs, ecustsie, va
From the Baltimore Anne lean September Al
The quarantine law which the Board OF Health Of New
York has put il force against vessels coming from the
Tort Of aimor i ally published in the papers of
the city, bl without comment from which obtain
any information 10 the reasons that have influenced 80
eXtsac tdiBary course.
The plincpa provisions of The ordinance are fol-
lows =:
No vessel arriving The port Of New York rrom the
lie ely gs~ Yo %' han he suagaaas
ys s se p1ssaS s sr %r
from the Health ucer certifying that no sickness exists on
care crew and @ any, are lres from Injection and
ea rx he oc ns within S hours p % he
same shah have been granted This sscon apply
n her passage or her port Of m Snc vessel and
quarantine laws ana REGULATIONS with the same right OF ap
peal as any vessel arriving from any port south OF Virginia
II VIII be that the quarantine thus be enforced
is limited but its injustice and its liability to inure the
interests of city not esened by that fact Though
vessels may DO enabled tn reach New York with the
proper certificate and alter slight detention the elect
OF his partial quarantine Is point 10 Baltimore
dangerous point injected with an epidemic disease and
liza bic to communicate the contagion to others We need
not that the nsinuaton thus conveyed against the
health Of city is fe and sanderous that the provc
bal good health Of Baltimore has been maintained with
than usual regularity during the present season.
and that though with Christian philanthropy which
ibis unneighbor|y action Of New York make
regret have refused to cut ourselves on from the
sufferers of Norfolk and Portsmouth, and abandon
them to starvation aud that yet the conmunica
essential to preserve the health Of the city from
peril.
Whatever danger has belonged to our connection with
Norfolk has been shared by Philadelphia and New York
Refugees from the infected cities have sckened and died
well in New York aud Philadelphia in Baltimore,
but neither in those cities nor In has the disease
with which they infected shown any DISPOSE ton 10
attack those Who had not been exposed to the malaria
which generated it.
New York with lis filthy streets, foul atmosphere and
crowded population is of course exposed in much great
Philadelphia, but he peril il not to DO avoided
by guaiantiIing vessels from Baltimore.
What can have led the New York Board Of Health
to the adoption of ust and unnecessary measure
ii IL difficult t. determine. and The retore not
prsed that in he absence Of any apparent motive inn
proper one snoun ne we are Iotn HoWev-
TO believe that The authorities could have lent them
selves t. unworthy subterfuge in endeavor to
iniurc the trade of Baltimore by giving countenauce in
this Indirect way the belief that city j. in a
dtioI dangerous 10 the health OF its czens and to
lie avoided by strangers from abroad The Roard of
Hosith has more probably in moment of timiiity,
given TOO cicdulous 10 the interested statements
of others and adoTed without sufficient conidefation
measure uBiust te VS. and disgracefal 70 themselves
proper rep entation from those qualified 20 speak for
city, made in suitable spirit and explaining the
facts they really exist think would BE- cectual in
securing the repeal oftle offensive ordinance.
Session Of the U. s.. Grand Lodge OF 1. o. q. +.
at Baltimore.
Tho Grand Iodge Of The United States ]. q. o. F. com
session in Baltimore the 18th