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


Organized Systematic attemps made 70 parayze ~
action, by tissue Of INTERPRETATIONS In the pubic
grafton and By dsnoniraons violence from inside The
| walls.
We now beg TO call your attention few Of the pal
pable mssiatemenis In the communication Of the health
Officer OF the 18th instant In which he Ia pleased TO
charscterise the proceedings Of this Board a. extra
ordinary measures, wholly unnecessary and directly
contravenng the policy and spirit OF the general Health
laws OF the State" In speaking Of his employees he
says, am informed some Of them secretly len the
closure by climbing the walls night and to
their houses returning In the direction
son to report themselves for duty the next morning
The moment appraised Of the facts took every
precauuon In my power To prevent recurrence OF SINH
lar actsr Now ID is manifest that the men who went out
did report themselves the morning for
duty from the fact that twenty OF them were taken sick
At Their houses ana We're afterwards carried In
side for treatment II he FUSED every precauton In his
power TO prevent recurrence OF these acts, power
must have been limited, for i've taken
Again, he says, 'sIhe town authorities without calling on
me 10 ascertain they could Ia cooperate
with the state authorities IN Furnishing violations Of
which endangered health OF the Community organ
ized Board Of Heath and adopted series of ordinances
many Of which, in my Judgment, are wholly unneces
sary and directly conuavering the policy and spirit the
general heath laws OF the Staten We have already
stated that before the Board organized any regu
aiiors were passed. carriage to procure the at
tendance OF the Health Officer, decIntd TO attend
the meeting or consult with the Board His motives ia
making this ouy be infer ed from his re-
tera hostility tow ards this Board As 10 the
necessity Of the ordinances passed by suicient
Tor US TO say tnat we acted under the advice o. ply
siclsn, Dr. Lea, gentleman whose many years
experience IN Cases Of yellow fever at the South
entities e,n his opnior to quite as much weight
and as to the legality OF those ordinances followed the
opinion furnished US py COUNSEL who be reasonably
expected to be Die Of decdag questions of law
as the Doctor He cites section OF the Quarantine
show II the duty OF all gstrates officers citizens
yet he now here says he ever called upon this Boar for
any such ASSISTANCE II fact did he We always
supposed II q ba the duty of public officer requiring
assistance IN the performance o. his duties TO ask for It.
ard that bis fellow citizens not u be presumed
know that he wanted II until he male his wants known
But we had every reason suppose, aft twice sending
for him TO cooperate with us thai he Oil think
necessary should aid him Il Is jus ice him. how.
over, state, that the 2lst and 22i OF July about
seventeen days before ordinances passed he
addressed 10 thpot Wolfe Esq, Jusuce of the Peace
OF Casteton the annexed letters asking his
arrest certain u employees who had been taken down
with yellow fever outside the walls; aud u is due to JUS
uoe Wolfe to say that nc speat three nights in bringing
INTO the grounds these at the imminent peril of his
lite These letters also to Illustrate the ne
cessy OF the measures the OF the auhori
ties to restrain the Doctors employees within the walls
This Board Of Health in TACT, organized TO assist h
IN doing what he had failed to do restrain
mates Of the Quarantine grounds from mngng with the
cz ms out ice and thus endarge the health not only
Of tie island but Of the city. Had he guarded his
gate there would have oeen necessity for Us to erect
barrcades aud those holding permits from hi would
not have found IL necessary commit isdemeanor by
breaking them down.
The octor charges that we have violated the SD rt OF
the Quarantine by refusing permit egress from the
walls fo- those patients who have sufficiently recovered
10 be discharged. This Is uniouneed We have simply
said discharged patients well others, shall
come ort into town. They have still the mode
egrcss that they bad of iDgress fhey landed III
The Guar aItine grounds from the CITY from boar
vessels IN The Bay by boats aud leave by the
route Were the laes opened 10 tins Class persons,
have t he Doctor could not restrain h employees
Besides, We know no reason why the heath 0. our ct
should he jeoIaidised by these patients coming
among then when In justice they should taken back
TO tie vess Is whence they brought The Doctor
gh well Claim the right 10 bring III all his patients
that Way az = send them out Nor true as he a.
seris, that ''thsse inside VITO pave been restored
TO health viii be compelled to remain in the
hospitals prisoncs during the pleasure OF the outside
arbitrary poxerN They have been taken in Dy
and b. riea out by water. The Commissioners Of
Emgr.tOu have steamer plying daily between the Qua
laLIle enclosure and the city OF Nrw York The
Health officer has found difficulty IA visiting
the city cuing the existeIce Of The barricades. II
the patieuis are taken TO ne city by boat there
vii be 81 Opportunity 70 guard against tue trans.
Iorlaon q srtc"s witch nigh, sprea ,aecton, which
canrc; re oone where tue git- l. leit open. Nor do
e-e Is al Interfere win the full exercise Of
tie Iovegs eules OF toe Connirsion- Of Emgra.
tTa,sn within Tire Quarantine grounds We admit that
heir jurisdiction peri Il sud IN limited over the
GROUNDS owned by them But u tsrminates with those
gYouf DE- aud tie Jurisdiction OF the authorities o. Castle
Is PER q anu Unlimited outside Eich has clear
and distinct authority The Commissioners are dpreme
~llin tle ttwn authorities without But A. We have
lac ob y IN lew namely, the preservation Of the
pablo b. alih, ", sboull sci 10 ha' nony
The n, aim Officer assais the Of this Board by
Caafl ha b. cOrrre- at Those wh' are interested
III The remoys & Quarantine prevailed tae obi
gators ii du.y imposed BY law. AZ be cites facts
sustain hs charge, ony mention u 10 call attention
70 ns absurafy. u + q n ve wiih the statement
l0v.rltd by pol'tcsi motives, aud which
Judy reJi,d ~ the card of Nessrs townsend,
Nesuih others L. The New York Emes OF Friday last
i D'eld aus further rcatai'n the question might be
asked low bar iraaiug the gate be Of any earthly
service y tho-e iitefe~tea 10 the r.oS u tue Vuaf
sltne II ~ly nerferes with tue fail exercise Of
s the dni cssna 70 quarantine, and even the Health
Oer pint out 10 esn arising rom X except that i'm
prisr The uci srgri tatients' We nave ready shown
tie ahsufUty ~ tha wing that the proper
tor isug o. those reLr Is the avenue by which they
came n.
VI have thus called your attention a iew OF the mis-
siaienls Its In TtonliHon's Communication. We might
? M - man. rore ,uce - toa ne nal selected ior
AID ,rrty " that ordinanses Serc likely
to Gesirty TIE benefit ~ thc Qaarantne &c, Sc but
lhak called attention 10 sGlci snt To satisfy
your Boar thai great Injustice has been done US In the
Boc,ors communication ~ well a. In the nasty action
taken by you GTon The assumption Of ia truip Although
w9uf La e been more con-onant WIN our
ictas vi justice had you apptinted committee
a. inquire into the truth fthe chrgss preferred or 70
cooler this Bafa whether there could not b.
anacsoe removal OF the difficulties complained o.
Instead Of srmmary consgnng Is % the ende, msrcies
OF Ia. District Att0rpeS s disposed TO act IN
concert Win your Bard far Tor the attain
mert Of ccmmnn object We believe tnai there y
lmmln nj csDger Infection gill spread beyond the
Qua anime wals that that danger Is threatabing alike
New York Cy aLd this tsni ami only be averted
by the aaopton a som. means ~ pr. ven intercourse
hctwcsp M insicc AMI outside Of ihos. walls.
We have am entcd q tomu,te 70 cooperate with you,
you shall deem advisable Inc bsrncaie erected ~
the aiai gate has been cioy broken down by
mob q persUps, mostly from your city With George
Daily th,r beat ne csimng 70 have permit IRON the
heafh AnBCer 70 pas urousn tue Eat " - IN your
power 10 Prevent the recurrence such violence,
FAR receives encouragement from <isbin the walls;
and earnestly d@sires that you should DO
OF the legality Of the finances passed by ~ We have
no doubt whatever; and dete,mi alton 70 enforce
them with al tbe poser Al our disposal steps have been
taken 20 pun sh thore who have been guilty Of their VIC
ation. Al the zane Il Is desie 10 act 10 hsr
mory with your Bard and we should be glad 70 have
your cooperatcn the enforcement 81 regulations.
ana in such other measures may deem necessary
u adopt for the preservation q the pdsic health Re
spcciuliy yours, &C,
r. CHRISTOPHER, Sup, rvisor
1HEO. TREAS. 4
G : m FORREST Justices.
PHlllOT WOLFE
BOARD OF Health d Town 81 Csstle,on
The follow ing o. the Of those who have
dicd