New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-08-23

rur "Lug KyrLroLrST ASSOCIATION" ~ POLICE
OFFICER Dung tito lee, few y-ets Mr.. Thomas
SsmpoD 'fi,er attached 10 the Chicfr bureau
but bIpont,d from the EchteeLth Ward has res-
cutd TO l'se than Elk u reoLs who hao, b. their
uJrud, dee by accident fallen tito the docks. la
Of ttoee instances this officer has -opsrd zed hs
own HE % save those of lr fellows. These dfer-n,
Instances Of his cou'ego and heroism were duly
br ught to tho motto. Of the Life Saving Renevolon'
Afsvciat on, who p'epircG nassivo eIver medal and
cent IT, vi h the following nplueut-ry ett"r, to
the Chief Of the Pohcc, 30 be prerontad by him to
Mr. Samis on:
LIFE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION,
NV YORK Sth Month. A1s IL 1876
T. Ms1sELL Che Of PCieo rev fOtA:
nr'rse!IO tEssS duly i.,;sd toy o' Of 'ss IN
Fhon Of the dice 'cs Of
Ihii ~Act conf.s .. ci.py "a, ro,so-s,r Tn. piitcu
aIs u bic god tec are array eI- Oh tho records Of tie
LIN with the silver medal which --naiavei inscription
comptno'ass " bis merOiious duct. This sh.ll b,
VIII ny Ito, for thy cour,.., hi, ard fo.pr
am, cope Ciiully JOSEPH WALhEa, Prasident-
Ga enc eice 81 tho mtGal is the folio ~ln, puon:
Vita licitas AIMS Servi.A
"Presented August Police Officer Thos
bis humanity who. the imuiuent peri Of hi.
e bss -avcd several from dfowLns in the Hs
On the Otntr -i'e Of the peda' i, Cncrevcd:
Life saving Benevolent Association OF NswYok Ineopo
rateC 10Th March, 1879 y
YELLOW FEVER There can be no possible doubt
that yeloS fever IL Long leland opposite the
Quarantine Tor IN there be doubt that i, Brought
from the QuaIaptne, and f.om injected ships at
chOr, by the wind, rom uf. cted things drfted
from them the Long Island shore.
ii Las oeen stated 10 some of the papers that the
cases Of fever, both a. the fort aud the Yellow
Hook shore, orig mated Long Island sponane ousy,
at New Orleans, and were not in aoy way communi
Ca'ed from the sbips or TIE Quarantine.
The yellow fever never originates in these ATTITUDES.
ii exists far norh of the IrOpic. pit BY in
pCrta,iou, but if brought to malarous f,-ver and
ague district, it is readily propagaed, ana itself pro-
duces the Contagious atmosphere which makes il ep
oem'c.
Quarantine is rioiculed by a writer from New.Or.
ltsis as mockeTy, and useless interruption 70
business.
EspereI &c has fully tested its value in all tc1nper-
atC ATTITUDES and present observation of It's ION
on our Own shores proves the value of ca1tiOnary
regulations The fever would pow, in ell probability,
be raging ID our tyo great Ct les, where mach all
melt prepared for IT, il there bad been no reStric-
necess ,ry III New Orleans other ports where tho
fever may be inc ieenous; for it i. aggravated oy i'm
portatOn. The fever from Madag .scar and from the
MsngrOve coasts Of Southeastern Africa adds to the
nabenity Of the fever Of Rio. SO from Havana and
the West Indies, its violence will be Increased at New
Orleans.
Quarantine, TO be effcctual, should be at e distance
irt In hun habita Ions the winds active agclt5
in conveying tie osease. From this ce aso chips arc
eXpOt0 when approaching shores aud harbo within
he trOpics. The scamen i'll a snip at acchor five miles
hom shore, on the east coast OF Africa, were seized
with the fever in its most terrific FORM and lect
an lnstapce where ship, approaching sh)re for
nOOo aid water, three uth ct work the deck were
tuuck with It, the Wind owing direct upon ia sn four
niios from the shore. The captai' off Immediately
to sea, and there YVES 10 iurthcr rrkness board,
though these who attacked di, LA fsr hcufs.
1heIe is on cause oijgf ing yellow fever IN ships
Which is not ptraps generally known, 2ut is worthy
OF nolhc. Grain au sugar cagots, by s inE into the
bge water VIII proc uce yellow fever IN long voyages
in hot climates unless the greatest care Is taken in
pumping and washing the hold y. the chip. 1t IS a
hazard 10 be guardea againet in the short voyages
from Havana IA Nc@. Orr. ans ID New.fork.
lie fesIfu proximity Of ole hundred and twenty
iIft ct Cd sips I'd pDpuOus cities, and tne
st more i.dital truth that ii is already shore,
lot more than three OF four miles ffo midst, m,y
well excite our mOt serious apprttcnslons. Ii SHIPS
at sea, four five les from shore are att scked as
suddenly as if by lightning, With be deadly pois IN,
surely ii becomes an imperative duty to move them
lot only thOse in GlaveseLd Bay ou. those which
tbrOlg the Quarantine.
Nj. Hall, the Mayor of Brooklyn, with heroic aud
Characteristic courage, is uniting sth Tue Commits
,ioLers of Health in the strenuous cffor's to
contrt the sick, and to prevent the spread OF tho
malaGy
New-Yolk II equally in danger with the inhabit.
ants cf Brooklyn ana should lose no time in taxing
rrcg measures for safety, for the enemy Is q. OR
door.
The present writer has no interest in commerce or
shipping, except q humane citizen wissinS for the
beat inter, SIS Of al classes and would be tue ist to
70 cOmmeio any check on lau0ab Industry but " al
. that hath will be give for his hie, and the
cs resulting from the delays of quarantine regu
atIOns which, to be OF any service, should be m st
thorough. and most strictly reg lrded Will b. Ike the
oust the balance in comparison with the agDnies aud
ISOLATION of epidemic yellow FEVER spread over NIL
lion Of Inhabitants s.H.
Since wiring the foregoing, saw the alticl- in
your paper OF yesterday "On Yellow Fever ald q Isr.
sn.ile.' II svery interesting, but q Jning5 aud
conclusions, though sdsptc1 ~ Now Orleans, Alabama
IL d the cs Oi the Calf, are not applicable to the
ATTITUDES Of New York and Boston. Evening Post.
1hWseay, Aug. 81
cted vessels were anchored the Long leland shore
The Health Officer entertained different sentiment.
The result has been f.arial amount of deaths upon
the spirsey inhabited shore Of the Narrows, aud
mot perlous experiment for the City of Brooklyn.
The present OF the Quarantine is altogether coo
nigh to New.York, and in the hishes: degree danger
ous 10 Brooklyn.
ARREST OF FATHER AND Soy FOR ALLEGED
CoUSTERY BAsK BILLS-SLIzlSG
lMFLEMENTs or TIE Profession AND M0NEY-A
couple Of very important arrests were made on rhurs-
Gay night, which the result of Information re-
coNed by Oincer Masterson, attached TO the Chiefs
bureau From the given the officer proceeded to
jersey City, ard taking With him Constable McAnAy,
proceeded to No 253 Newark avenue, jersey City,
which were the suspected premises in question. Off
Ger Mastesop discovering that the binds we're down,
shutters closed, and tina; it was ali dark and still,
ripped q. the coor, which was shortly opened Is q
seLt,el appeaiig maa about 80 years of age.
THIS being one Of the individuals wanted, the officer
grabbed aid arrested him, and passing the prisoner ID
Constable McAnally, rushed into the houJe aud ar.
rested young man whom he found in the az: OF sigR-
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