The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-20

Commissioners Of Health.
BALTIMORE INDIGNANT-LETTER FROM MAYOR
WOOD
The Board met at the usual hour yesterday. The io
lowing communicate was laid before them

lowing communication was laid before them
MAYORS OFFICE. Sept l9, 1856
@a Wm Ke enS0 D. Prssden Of The Board Of Health
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Your views proprey determination against our
hsshbOrs Of Baltimore Very S lssgssNsHp WOOD Mayor
o. BARKER ESQ President Board Of Commissioners
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Quarantine restrictions which we your
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this action unless be based ous The
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in ormaton in the event Of single c.se occurring and We
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vessels from cur port We may be gardoned for
Baltimore boards Health, ask be understood rightly
existing your port and yet action Of Board has been
had which would direct hs public attention s 70 i and rules
subject your vessels to in our port
esed and to be , laid under rule Of partial non
free from disease and there exists eoniagon
ming being hence to Which Sn
the propriety withdrawing your SO ap
plicaton TO our port Very respectfully,
T Frs.idtn q n A sE Eaarh N N Health R
The Health officer presented to the Board the following
communication from the physician Of the Marine Hospi
which be received yesterday He said that he very
much regretted that the authorities Of q sister city
should propose to act In the spirit of the com
muuoation-that he detained vessels for observa-
ton from Baltimore because vessel from that
port brought in a case Of well marked yellow fever
which died Of black vomt at Quarantinethat from all
nqu1ss hich the Health Officer OF the port had been
able to make relative TO the no other conclusion
be arrived at except that the originated in Ba
more; and hence he hoght that good Judgment
detain all vessels from Baltimore for few days observa
Baltimore within the ne t few days. he should
mend that the vessels from that port be allowed to pro-
coed usual unless they have actual sickness board
The communication reads follows
DR. the NnW obs seP soy
noticed hat the Board Health Of New York
contagious or infectious diseases IN Baltimore will think
e. Se S ss wn s & Ss%
YORK w,ee compelled to detan a. Quarantine all vessels
Yours, with respect, - JOHN u. BUTTS,
Physician to the Marine Hospital.
President BARKER said the Of yellow fever taken
from the Baltimore vessel was well marked, and that
thought from the facts Of the case must have originated
somewhere in the city Of Baltimore He said that he did
not wish 10 Quarantine thoie vessels, but merely
ceian them Tor observation that he did mot propose
take this any longer than may be necessary If
vessels into this port with OF yellow fever he
said the cuy OF the Board to that subsequent
arrivals from the port should be carefully inspect
edshouid at least be detained for observation lie said
that this was all that be was in favor OF relative % au
vessels.
DR. Miller said that he did not Think that man who
died OF yellow fever from the Baltimore vessel contracted
big disease at fa!d port did he think necessary
TO order any material detention Of said vesse-that few
days detention might be well enough.
Dr. ROCKWELL also said thai he thought the vessels from
Baltimore should be detained observation. Having
had case from said port he said at least prudent
TO have them detained for short period, which all
that had been contemplated from the nrs The course
which Baltimorcans should think proper to adopt
gard TO vessels from this port he said ought not to
govern the action of the Commissioners
MORE YELLOW FEVER FROM CARDESAs.
The Health officer reported that the bark Lamartne
came into port yesterday from Cardenas laden With
and moasses having lost the mate In her Of de
parlre, and one during the PASSAGE and bringing
mo port two OF the crew sick with yellow fever. He
mended that the amartnc be Guaranteed for thirty
days, and be ordered to discharge her cargo The Board
corcurred IN the recommendation unanimously. Ad
burned.
Brooklyn Board Of Health.
SErI 1o.-Present-Mayor Hall and Aid. Walsh. Shaw
and Oakley.
The minutes of last meeting read and approved.
Ir. WENDELL reported Of contagious, infectious
or malignant disease during the last "a hours.
The Board refused application TO land hides, AMI
adjourned without doing anything of importance.
Fart Havonso,, evsprT