The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-10
HEALTH OF THE CITY.
Yellow Fever mt Quarantine.
THE EXCITEMENT ON THE IsLAND-BARRICADE Q
THE HOSPITAL GATE.


Yellow Fever Mt Quarantine.
i THE EXCITEMENT ON THE IsLAND-BARRICADE OF
/ THE H0SPITAL GATE.
There continues 10 be great apparent excitement an
fear among ae inhabitants at Staten Island as 70 the
spread Of yellow fever over the island At Castletou
the immediate locality Of the Quarantine Marine Hospital
the apprehension the greatest Of impending danger
| As previously announced through the HERALD
i there has been two three special meetings
| OF the Board Of Health Of this place. and pre-
| Iimnary action taken to adopt measures 10 pre-.
vent the spread of the contagious disease beyond the
Quarantine grounds. AS the result OF these meetings
the following rules and regulations have been prepared
and were yesterday placarded in large handbs the
m 'st conspicuous places about Castleton village
| REcuLArIoss.-rnE BOARD OF HEALTH TOWN
OF c4srLEros, IN THE COUNTY OF RICHMOND
HEALTH OF SAID
No person who has been or who shall hereafter he a,
on e any @ or any detained by The
Of said town during he is SO at WORK nor within If
| teen days thereafter. ~
PASSENGERS other who may be landed from
shall come anywhere into said town outside of the
| and New York city. 'AN
s sss @ m article. description
within s oW or ysss cs
| ried upon said ferry boats. "
No person shall throw overheard from any infectious or
refuse articles Of any DESCRIPTION without the
up collect draw from the water beach or shore within
sSS sd Gwn % amy IS such beds bedding o. refuse
from within the quarantine enclosure from other place
No person shall pass from within the quarantine enclosure
into any other part Of said town. the said ferry boats
from s @ or ether articles bs
town. or carried upon said ferry boats within said town.
Neither the Health oicer Deputy acting Deputy Health
the
enclosure in visiting infectious quaranned vessels
% sS no %
acton Of this ssa Sere be- ann SS sns
o % e @ sue eer o RE without with the
stating that in his opinion will not endanger the public health
shall be the duty Of ali persons having knowledge of
the violations OF of these regulations report the
forhwiht the Health oacer or TO this Board and shall
this Board 70 institute criminal prosecution pusauani
tons OF whom they shall have knowledge Information
powers and duties of the Health oncer Of this Board
within the town outside Of quarantine enclosure ha vng
ANY infectious contagious disorder may be removed and
Totake the custody and Of all such persons
preservation Of the health aroase contagious or
post The same in his discretion anu ~ "p1'''A '"1
soP al a,srosas;s between the inside and
to employ persons to iasen up gnard and keep
closure.
o.
knowsdge information, and also communicate the
Every who shall wifuly violate the foregoing
and on So Ct on are ssesc s and
not to exceed thousand dollars such Imprisonment
The Of the public respectfully called
going reguaons and the OF the
ice hereby ns win Sc ann
dately prosecuted with the utmost rgor OF the law.
's ''u'' D ''e 00''" K T. caRisroPHER, Chairman
L nrxr CfarL
l Dated CAsTIEros, August I, 1855.
Yesterday morning, at shortly after O'Clock,
informed that deputation OF workmen began dggnx
poshocs fronting the entrance to the Marine Hospital
preparatory to Placing board barricsde to prevent fur
ther ingress and egrcss through the gate There
said to be large number Of citizens present looking on
at the workmer. After they had worked two
hours, they were told by fr Harris 70 dess from fur
ther labor Upon this, operations suspended for
timo till suaiion was hG With Or. Lea, the Health
ocer, and others. conference took place. when they
were directed TO resume their work OF ade which
done and the proceeded with uniDterrupledy
| 10 the close This took I'LL about IL O'Clock. The
barrcadc raised Of boards, ten feet long placed in
iem.crcuar enclosure Of the gate reaching about twelve
feet from the gate tne centre and built up TO the wall
fifteen either side. informant that
10 opposition fIom the Quarantine officers shown
/ other than The Injunction OF Or. Harris.
Although the steps detailed have been taken by the
citizens OF Castle protect themselves against danger
OF the spread of yellow fever among themselves Is sad
by In homrson the Qu rantne Health oicer that not
the ghtes the apparent alarm manifested
Not single case. he says Of death by yellow fever had
occurred within the village far could be ascerained
and not single instance Of an epidemic form OF the dts
ease had occurred within or without the Jurisdiction Of the
Health ofce. He further, that person coming
from vessel unrer quarantine has been permitted TO
out of tho quaannc enclosure until he and his bag
gage has been made tree from infection conagon by
washing and iumgnon For Thu purpose the crews and
passengers OF vessels under quarantine detained tor
dayg and compelled 10 go through process Of thorough
cleanliness and perfect freedom from Infectious poison The
only place oi the slightest infection In the entire hospital
the wahhouse all the clothes Of those having the
disease washed. All the deaihs-that Of the gate
keeper aud Understanding among parties committed the
| Health Oflcer traces to this cause.
Tie following l. st of deaths Of persons connected
with the Hospital. as far rs have been ascertanod.-
| Gatekccper and wife.
1 Engineer the washh0usc, wife and two children.
1 An employ q med Miller.
| A rri name unkuown her moihcr empoyeias nurse
| within the quarantine BOUNDS.
4 Several nurses, names unknown.
1 Wm Sssring, hts mother employed ss nur1e
| Mr. Bowman, brcugh, sick into the Hospital, aai died
| there.
4 Patrick o'Neal
i John Markey
| Richard lawson.
The three men last mentioned were employed in dis
charging vessels, aud caught he disease aud died within
quarantine bounds. The last namei-a stcycdofe--is
stated 10 have been worth several thousand dollars yet
| worked a. stevedore or 80 per day.
At Long Island opposite where the vessels anchored,
south of the Quarantine buoys. anything more excite
men, has than ~ staten Island one o. two meet
ngs have been held here anb stringent resolutions pass
eI II is said that reguatons similar 70 the above, but
| more rigid. have been passed and publicly posted.
Tie total number Of vessels ~ prestnt " ng oi Qaran'
the about l2o, With 10 anchored al Grsvcseni bay
| Special Meeting OF the Mayor and Comnsis-
| sioners OF Health.
| THE RESOLUTIONS or THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF KINGS couSTY-coMMUSIcATroS THEREON
4 rpQM xup nv Al TIL or vfrrR--ufS ACTION ArPROy.