The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-14
THE Lie HEALTH.



Commissioners or Health.
The Commissioners met yesterday afternoon at nc Ct
Hail. pursuant 70 adjournment Present. Isaac o. Barsre
Esq, in the chair, Walter f. CCrCkln Secretary ard
quorum Of members.
The following cases were reported by the Health Ofice
Tor the action Of the Eosrd with the results annexed
Bark Virginia, from Nsyaguez arrived At Quarantine
on the 18th inst, with cargo OF sugsr Cargo ordered
to be discharged Liz Eers and brought to the city q,
the expiration Of five day,, If all remain we'll
Schooner waen, from Pert Prince, laden with log
WOOD arrived ON the 18th rst with all board we'll
Ordered TO be properly cle.nsei fuseted ard re-
main eight days for Observation to be thea ctowed n
come up II all are well
Bark John Benson arrived rom Havana on the I2tb
inst, with q cargo OF sugar tobacco and segars Wnle
IN port one man died of yellow fever all othsrs beng
wel Ordered TO remain at Quarnntine tor peist
days the cargo TO be then and cargo brought
10 the city by lighters.
Brig Charles Heath from Cardenas arrived on to 10Th
inst, with cargo OF sugar and moseses and ali Lands
we'll Permission granted to discharge the cargo on
lighters to be brought to the city, ard vessel TO remain
Tor purihcation and ventilation.
Brig Penobsc0t, from ArecebO, laden with sugar and
molasses arrived the 18th inst Ordered 10 ren.ar
a. Quarantine for period Of i've days to be then allowed
Brig Dunkrk' arrived August 29from Trinidad de Cuba
with cargo OF molasses The has been discharged
and thoroughly iumgated and desires permission TO
coed until the 10th inst : -
Brig Belfast from Gonaves arrived on the Goth OF An.
gust with cargo Of logwood was permitted to come up
into the eam on the 7th Of September and
the cargo She has been discharged and cleansed
now hss 10 the North River, opposite pier 81 Permission
s requested to to the wharf load an outward
cargo Referred 70 the inspector Of vessels to examine
Brig VIM H Spear, petitions to be allowed TO come to
the CITY, Denied and ordered to tighten her cargo from
Brig A. b. Cook arrived the l4h OF August and has
been discharged since September I'd. She now petitions
TO come 10 the CITY, Referred TO the Health ocer with
Permission requested to tighten tho fustic and
horns from the Schooner Yorktown, to landing place
either the North or East river where they be
shipped Also to allow the vessel, when discharged to
proceed to shipyarc below Atlantic Deck, Brooklyn,
for repairs. Botn petitions were laid upon the table
Brig ShuanDee, from Ponce, Porto Rico, pettoned to
proceedto the city and was referred TO the health Ocer
with power.
DsArH sauGeIED PROM BALTIMORE.
The Health Officer reported that the smuggled
case OF yellow fever which was taken from the
schooner Baltimore, from Baltimore, DIED yestcr
cay at the Marine Hospital with black vomir and
,hnt no facts had been asceraned which could
lead TO the suppositioD that the man contracted
the fever elsewhere than at Baltimore upon the ves
sci in which he bad arrived The Health oicer ead that
he very much regretted the OF this from
Balmore that II would compel him, for a time to de.
tam vessels coming from that port which would only
give great ronbl 10 the shipping from tn re, but add
largely 10 the labor which and has been daily imposed
upon the Board.
The Cornmis sioners agreed with the Health Officer that
the vessels from Baltimore should be deained and
Health Commissioner, Dr Miller, app inted a com
niitee 10 investigate and report regard to Captains
MPokTAAT coNMuyIcAToS-Bow WILL VESSELS RETAIN
YELLOW fEyrR INFECTION
To MAyoH CosnIssIoHEss HEALTH or rnr Cry
New YonxTh- Health ofcer deems bis doiy to state
% & Sa so n ss sa @ S s G ss & s 0s
with yellow fever Il will be reemberei that the vessel
Porto leo laden sh sugar and moasses and With her crew
IN mf So ns o Gs nsp %n s On e her r NOR % @
thirty ordered discharge cargo The vessel
9raran,inss for over ,hiry days and was allowed
taken IN, however, did not remove his vessel 80
s xs he @ 9Es M SUI ss a. se 9qarsnne anehorsge Yellow
tni son arises where the disease contracted Not
only the health authorities of the port but all those
neres in vessels subject Quarantine should take deep
Cap was no exposed 10 The malaria OF any Injected
race or the foul air Of any other vessel than that OF
conclude that be wss poisoned his own vessel Sut cou 10
sry sss q facts hosld be proven 70 hsye eke thea The
Wh view Of settling The above question: the
hse to hs whsreaeous siree his arrival IN port
hc went eastward among his relatives lie remained
the n @ or I'm % %a c seqs a. @ zen es G s%
cess % schargng his CARGO was AMI does no.
been exposed known place OF Injection that he
has inhaled the air of the hold OF any vessel except
the captain have corroboated
masters ofvcsses at Quarantine
70 infection in Tie bold Of the Jo. JAIN Instructive
aud therefore Interesting Your Honorable Board VII bear
July with and molasscs and without sickness
lion OF ne captain no one sckencd board
he has been under quarantine tor aperod OF about
our predecessors have len their written and Of them
their dying testimony that The Infection Of yellow fever eings
Rbove cited much IN keeping with those records and
sr Ss wGsc " he wSc nV
ozens he our duty osymps,h,e with he ship owner and
senss ecs ou as servants o. @ pSops We mus proecl 'hs
'10''' RIchhEn il. THOMSON Hcaia, oGccr
The report OF the Health officer was unanimously con
Cured in.