The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-18
TIE PUBLIC HEALTH.

Tne Yellow Fewer a2 0uaxansane.
REMOVAL OF rH1 DTHCTED vneGuIS from GRAVES
END BAY-THE FEvxR ON LONG IsLAND-NATr1Rs
Ar QUARANTINE.
During Saturday and yesterday eight out or the twelve
vessels anchored 1t Grsvesend Bay, were under drec
zion Of the Health officer at Quarantine removed e
the vicinity of Southwest Spit In compliance with
O resolution to this effect passed on Thursday last
oy the New York Commissioners Of Health. Upon
visiting those vessels II found that the most
OF them had but two or three men board, and
his tact led TO the delay enecng their removal
stated that the captains and OF the vessels
ad purpo sey left them ieeby and insufeently man
3D. that in case OF injury vessels from storms
otherwise, they might recover damages from State
Is certain that had anything like serious storm
arisen during their detention here they must have all
experienced great injury and ted in total loss
he additional fact be OF vessels
totally without cargo ballast The of the
vessels thus far effected has been by the steam
ug Achilles under charge Captain Gduey and three
ilots They commenced their abors at six o'clock on
he morning OF Saturday. Before going Grayesend
Bay the brig Architect which recently came 10 with four
OF elbow lever on board removed from upper
Quarantine to the lower bay, within about four miles of
Southwest Spit The Achilles having this YES
el thence pToct 10 uravesend Bay, aud busy
till about ten NJ eiecting ,he removal of only three
vessels-the frigate Bird from bavana and parks Ma
cooche and tich from the came port On board the
frigate Bird they found but person. coored cook
had been allowed nd around them rendering them
useless of the anchors in fact broken the
bark Nacocche, there tour men, but ths anchors
in about the condition. With the last vessel
and had been totally neglected. These steadily re
fused lend the sg htes assistance aiding put the
vessel away 1t was so Natrich removed on tue
same day. This vessel board a shpkeeper only
and three boys all of whom insufficient 70 protect
the vessel in OF storm Taey said they
had been told by the captain dii not wish the
vessel removed 10 South sIA aud were deter
mined assist in securing such removal During
yesterday four vessels got gxay-the Young
America IRON havana. the .,eorge Leslie tue Lady
Franklin and the Jane Gidton The board these
vessels the previous day assls. the pilots
In the slightest but rather se1gnt 70 hinder them all
they could. The caldan and a tlll conpameat OF men
were on the Young Ann RIGA They stou;ly prot sed at
frs against the vessel beng taken away al ali but daally
yielded 10 the pilots the Grorg Leslie there was but
mate and two green hanas The LAZY Franalin and
Jane Gideon had bot thee rneu each The labor
OF removing these tour vessels took iii half past
eight O'Clock last evening. Three vessels still re-
main at GYavesepd Bay tie .I0hu Griffin the Corne-
lila and the Leo These 3hlus have no cargo
or ballast on board and a. II cred inudcious to
remove them without ballast her removal will OF be
attempted till their cases ad before the Commission
ers r Health
The inhabitants Of New Utrecht an places along the
shore of Iongs Island opposite ravesend bay are much
gratifed al the departure o. the infected
vessels from their vicinity. Ibeer 8ll be much less
dread OF easterly pgegze. ii future A majority OF
the peopls however gesrtur along the shore
express much ndgr atom tuat the vessels have been
permitted to lay there he length of time they
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