New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-16
THE PUBLIC HEALTH
COMMISSIONERS OF HEALTH

rfcrrvxEsT ON BOARD OF THE STEAMSHIP AUGUSTA
SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST THE CAPTAIN.
TIE Commissioners Of Health met at the usual tin.
and place yesterday Isaac o. Barker President in In.
chair; Walter 3. COnckIn. Secretary. The following
cases. reported 10 the Board by the Health Officer
were acted upon;
Ri. Ar. from Cienueso., ssrir.d sh iast -h ,ur,r
ND cargo ordered to b discharged on aers and
sronsbt 70 tbs city vessel to renxla Quararaile
,s bs allowed TO proceed after being clc.n.sd A''a
BIS Balance Gossives l inst, wrh loswood or
derd d.ehsye her cargo on lighters and send city
''i BARK Cadet Bs'i,s Honau.a .A loswosd deer
Sei Lyra from port au Prince. with Dswood arrived tsh
schr Rio from baltimore. whes, arrived 18th ouar.
a;hs,sed her cargo on within 800 ys OF the city TO
be shipped up North Rivss TO the received
10 the wharf and take in
BI;a ST. Mary from Mracsbo up into the .sresm
and PEI DE- C"S As to
sB,i John Psyson Havana wishes up thu
foo, Of Jay street Brooklyn Dry Dock
Bah Ameda Havana allowed proceed city
si Bncn Amo from L.gusyr hides Allowed TO pro-
.ssa provided the cargo not landed in the city.
INSPECTOR OF VESSELS.
DIR. Thompson called the attention of the Commits
opers TO the resolutions passed several days since by
the Board relative to the Inspector of Vessels They
did not at all ee his views, and read very differently
m the papers from what he understood them when read
before tie Board. In his opinion they were wholly
INN, actcabe lie understood the object of the reso
lutors 10 he to authorize tho Inspectors to examine
vessels coming from suspicious ports, which had been
allowed stream permits, after they had reported that
their eargoes were discharged, aud pc toned to
come to the wharves of the city. Such exam-
nations as these absolutely necessary No vessel
having discharged while possessing stream permit,
should come to the wharves wthoat having the GER
tifcate of the Inspector of Vessels that she had dis
charged her entire cargo, and had been thoroughly
cleaned and fumigated. The resolutions in question
nrobibited anE ressd from coming TO the city until
having been examined by the Inspector, snd they
were impraetcable aud unnecessary. These resoluj
tons should at be reseinded ana DINERS passed
combining the Inspector examinations to vessels wch
had been discharged under stream permit, and which
then petitioned to come to the wharves. Dr. Thomp-
son therefore moved that the resolutions III question be
rescinded and that the following be substituted:
Re,ored That vessel sabject TO Qasrsthe ana when
ha allow ed into the stream 10 het cargo
unless The Master laid vessel shall produce certificate from
the Inspector Of Vessel, ssns that I1e cargo Of ;sd vessel
cesnsed all hands board are and have been well
since the vessel has been lying in the stream .:o.
Dr. Rockwell made some remarks upon the supJect
when the motion to rescnd carried and the subs-
tute unanimously adopted
YELLOW FEVER ON STEAMSHIP AUGUSTA
At the meeting Of the Commissioners on saturday
last Dr. Rockwell came i'll late, and apologized tor
his tardiness by saying that he had been delayed Dy
the examination OF the Purser of the steamship Angus
"a who had been reported as having yellow teyer ana
AZ having been sick with the disease on Tuesday last
when the vessel passed the Health Officer at Quaran-
tine. .,, IL.
This announcement produced considerable excite
ment in the Board: Every member was indignant a,
the thought that the should have been snugged
by the captaiu through Quarantine and such seemed
to be the case, for DR. Rockwell, the Resident Phys-
CHM said that the Purser assured him tnat ne was
quite sick when he came into pert ana nat the captain
and crew Of the Augusta were aware OF IT,
The Board seemed unwilling 10 ttnK tnas the cup,
tain of one our best steamers would attempt to conceal
OF any disease, aud run tho risk OF being ylsea
by the severe penalties of such violations OF the Health
laws yet tie statement OF the Purse was so POSITIVE,
and under such peculiar circumstances, that the Board
disposed to pace confidence III H. IL was agreeu
at once that the vessel should be sent to Quarantine,
that the Puser be removed to the Marine Hospital,
and that the captain, if guilty, should be handed over
to the Distrct-AttOrney. =,
person having in charge the Augusta, to remove her
forthwith to the Quarantine anchorage The order
was given to Mr.. Wiley Inspector OF Vessels who
was told it forthwith, and that II the same
wa. not promptly complied with, to take the vessel at
all hazards Immediately to Quarantine at the expense
Of the vessel . ., .e., "a.
should prove TO be as stated by Dr. Rockwell, the
Board could not act too promptly and efncenty In the
case He advised that time should be lost III placing
the vessel at Quarantine and the Purser III the Marine
Uospita To aid Ike Inspector of vessels in this task,
he sent for the Chief Of the Police, who at once iur-
nished the necessary men to enforce the order. Inc
whole matter was thus summary disposeu oi uhder
special provisions of law enacted tor such alarming
exigencier.
The Health Officer yesterday reported TO the Board
that the steamer Augusta, on Saturday comphed Win
the order TO to the quarantine anchOrage-tnat
she arrived there about O'Clock i'll tho aernoon-that
ON her arrival the captain, mate and pilot came into
his Office for further orders that he made particular IN
ouires of tie three to the health and condition OF
Amcs Fisher the purser OF the Augusta When the YES.
rel passed quarantine on her last trip 10 the city-tn
he took the affidavit of the mate aud the pilot Us to the
health, &c. OF Fisher on his last arrival at quarantine
The Health Officer said that the mate ana piot swofe
that they had long known Fisher; that tey hau seen
him often during the last trip OF the Augusta 's
that they saw him when the vessel arrived at Yuaia
tine; that he was at that time on duty Us usual wa,
thew did not observe in him any signs of sickness ana
that they do not believe that he was SICK al AL Vi at
any rate sick to the knowledge OF the captain. Inc
Health Officer further stated that these ahdaVS sa'i'
fed him that the Captain Of the Augusta was guny
no inraotion Of the health laws on his last III, u
that the purser must have been mistaken ID nus s'oe
ment to the Resident Physician, DIR. Rockwell.
The Health Officer further stated that the steamer
Augusta, when she came TO the Quarantine ouoi's
from the city, was laden with cargo anu Ioc onu
ready for sea-that her passengers we're on uer way
in tug from the city, expecting 10 90 " %" '""
night .oL =. tho
The Health Officer farther says, lnasmuch as !ne
captain had been exoneyated rUin al blame Feias9
TO tie pursers sickness, and inasmuch rs inc
and passengers were ready for sea, anu IN LIS ppm.
ion, there was good reason why they suouio no'
leave the port, he gave them the usual permit bad
The Doctor added that generally speaking, ne haa
learned to place much confidence III inc s'a'eiho
commanders Of steam vessels; that they were gehefoi
y submissive and gentemanIy under qiarant;nie. re-
stIictons, and willing to give fuii anu e npn;.i,
swer to all inquiries necessary 10 MAKE IT, a.,
he said has this been truo OF the captain oi le Az
gusta.
The Board then adjourned till to-day.