The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-03
THE PUBLIC HEAITHs

Commissioners O1 Bealth.
The Board mot - usual sessrday, and disposed Of the
following cases
snip fngste Bird arrived the Sd OF August and
having had several cases Of sickness and death nom vel
low fever the passage, ordered TO the southwest
Spit and petitions the city and discharge
Der cargo. Has been at Quarantine two months Pet
ton denied.
Brig r. r. Curtis rom Car tenas arrived on the 9th
August, and has discharged her cargo. She now pe.
tioaS to come up to the city Referred to the Health OH
BARK John Howe from Cardenas August Is, petitions
TO come to the city and discharge Allowed permit TO
disensfge the cargo from the stream.
to come to the city Referred to the Health Officer with
Brig Russian, from Porto Rico about six week. since.
petitions 10 come Up. Allowed stream permit OF 500
yards.
SEPT 20 petitions ior stream permit to discharge the
aso Petition denied.
TRYING TO kvADE QUARANTINE
The cspian OF the brig lionel Pennman, from Trni-
dad de Cuba appeared before the Board the purpose
OF getting bis vessel up TO the city the captain was
given to understand that vessels from Trinidad were not
cargo that taken with other vessels from
said port would be the pursued with regard the Col
PennmAa The captain said ne only asked for privileges
which had been extended to another vessel which came
from the same pert ana which laden with cargo of
the same character az that which the psnniman had
board The captain beng asked what vessel referred
to, sad be alluded to the brig Free State that the
brig came from Trinidad de Cuba that she ar
rived NJ Quarantine on the goth September thar
she WAS not detained ~ Quarantine but for day so;
aud she came TO the city the purpose dscharg
ing her cargo The captain informed that vessel
had been allowed 10 proceed the city directly from
Trinidad N the knowledge OF this Board that such had
heea the case vessel from that port had
y TO the wharves before dscnargng Quarantine the
captain had stated alsehood the Health Officer
riya which had endangered the public health and which
would SUBJECT the captain tine OF two thousand dollars
and mprsonmt ut Tor the period OF The records
Of the Board were Immediately examined wnereapon ii
appeared that the brig ~ ee state recorded having
come ftom Aspinwali. and lot from Trindad-show
ing tnat the testimony OF the captain of the Cot Pea
nnan could be relied the captain OF the brig Free
State bad replied falsely the Health Officer arr
val at Quarantine IN answer TO the queston''W mere are
you from ~
and from the fact that the orig Free State laden
with West India caTgo-sugar and molasses-not likely
TO have been taken from Aspinwa, the Board believed
that the captain OF the Free mad deceived the Health
Ofcef; hat he bad endangered the public health and
that be xas amenabe 70 Guarantee Law for a gross
violation Of the same IN the Of two thousand dollars
aad twelve months Imprisonment Toe board unani
nous opinion that the should be prompt
~ invest gated; that il the statement should
prove true the vessel should be forthwith or.
dereo 10 the Quarantine anchorage, ami that
me captains should be placed orce the hands
OF the District Attorney Accordingly the folio wing
amble and resolutions unanimously passed by the
Board, copy Of whsh ordered TO be delivered TO
the Health Officer and Dr.trict Attorney
whereas this Boare has been informed believes that
september last frrm Trinidad de Cuba
Aspnwa as the captain reported % the Health ocer and
the beath laws of this STATE but dangerous public
take prompt notice az snch nfracions OF law ana ID place
such vessels in isolation from the city; therefore,
quesec 70 investigate OF me and
aoss 3 s %.ee BY ss nm q e Col sh
ousrte anctoraee and 20 inform the District Attorney
The prtamOe ana csoiuiions passed unanimously.
Adjourned uli October T.