New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-14
COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION, ,;o

COMMISSIONERS OF EMl"hae n Io,,,.occr.
TIE regular weekly meeting g, 'n, nc,,nooq II thec
of En,irTnton was held y,s'erday "'c,js, G.. Ver.
1oms IN No,th.st The Precedent, "u'''" -
,lsbCb, occupied the (Aa" - ,.o Rad of He,lth
Tho r,,ointiot, aooptod ny toc ~ dieicuti,s A.
yo-tcrday forenoon IN F''o''"
Quarantine were reso' no poard sad the R)srd
rsn probahr oct an injunction 10 ~ s nf ard. oi
tic author e- at Csstlesoni n,J,f The Law Of 1850
besite are 'oy stb@, o Dot tie proceeding, of the
4ueetioh Ms w ,cal. II woud be neceSes'y 10 pr
nncton in The District "nee 'oe ac' was
committee. adopted comforting power upon the
~, n ~ nNU. 81 Committee on QhAIartne Hospital TO
,ib and ct in copjuJtion wub Mr Dawn,
"nns Of the Boald N reference 10 pIccur'ng an IN
, IA RET rain further action OF the anthodties
J Ionic At CaStltcn es far "a regafds the barn
oS fbc following communication r.la'lng to yellow
- At Ouarantite wr- received from DR.. Harris,
3l, sicisn Il, the Marine Iiospit,l:
STATEN ISLAND, n. Y, August lo 1856.
70 Con uissiopor of Enlsra;iOn-
GENTIIMYS: BY the accompanying report, you WI
percelve tAat there hnye been few o4ses of yelloT
tycr admitted 10 the Marine HOspi'a' during the pat
ve,k. Ohy three cases have occurred smoos the
.deRts " the est4bshmcnt, and bat IA eases htvs
been received from ytssels, D7kOg IL IN al ard but
is csecs are remaining uldel treatment. Flom pres
tnt ihOlCa0ns, may toJe that 10 spen .u'e 0t
tie uaadS cXiss in be vicinity OF the ll0SPt. aud
consequently more OF the officers 8hd employees 10
llH iuilOu VIII Dc come S NsctbS Atctt pt
low fever viii doubilt continue 10 i0 th, Wes:
ILca ss Is but with the stringent Measures enfpfced
by the Newiork Board of Heath respecting Infected
vessels end carsocs, no pIo lc as1rm Iced b. tx
pericLced. In NY report Of tho preyOu. week
dee me }, ny duty to respectfully suggest that
reports Of Yellow fever be not pub-b-d without he
sanction Of The Board of Heath. 1t is proper tbst
,boud ttac 10 you the rcons why s1ch rephts shOu6
be wiihheld until the history Of each be GO
rleted Nonous opinions prevail respecting the orgu
or spread Cf yellos ftver, ana there ae even some
ply cians who viii lnsst uPonit that the t1y m>y
and Goes originate in the where the un'ortuIa
victims chonce to sicken. IL IL true thht eOn
ally receive cases a ,ollow fever from Ne~f"k. la
many instances the patients have been Ia sucn CON-
dOn as 10 be unable to giVe US ther previous history
~ in others they have been Incomplete as respecis
the exposure and places f. quenttd. To ira" out
tht Sc Catts 20 thcr true ogb often requires mucn
time and ticrs but in sll eases IL which kGo the
psteLt's history we find that the ms"dy oris'n4ted
iiom AID can be tlaceo TO ko, well kuown aud posi-
tive source Of imported Infection. We have eveiy
reason believe that shall be aoc to d. this 10
the few cases whose pcfsopsl history is yet un-
known. tptll this ~ GCcOmphS I'D f. Ar that auy
publication Of the cases as they and rd,d 10 the
reports furnished from the uo pts might excite nsed
kss anxiety and popular alarm would state that so
far the fever has prevailed q Do0g the II sdeLts
within the quarantine lnCiOsure, every case eau 1e
traced oectly to ts origin from tho hi, 1ly lotrced
goods which were landed from the JAM III Gld loo
ana other affected vessel, which have PROBABLY IL
duced injected state OF abo-pher Ia tho narrow
themselves in the night in tnis locality by The
have coatrao Cd The >lady excepting orier m>n,
" ho wa, detailed om IL wardo u,end Mr. airing,
in the house where toe fever FIRST appeared The lni
cips su'ho,ities of New Ynk Will continue receive
nom us tie same reports facts that your able
Bosro receive from ibs Hospital If the con, ituted
sanitary authorities OF the city sant and faltLf1
have no doubt that the city viii he spared from I'll
lence; but If such Authorities uOt gnant, every
junk. shop nnd Sailors boagoing-house Of tue loEer
wares Ray become Infected placsJ.
Respectfully suomut-i,
ELISHA HARRIS, NJ D.,
fhvsicia. Marie dosPta.,
The following 70 the weekly ststcneLt s.n!ed to
uc Board
nvnbeT OF enig Grants s.ri,ed to Aug 6, s55..7477l
Number OF ,nigran,s arrived August l3....... III
1886. 1913.
No ofiumste1 ia Institution on Wards lsl5.lA 2V1
No Vi inmates an Name Hospital l........ lF ~
q ceriratt Bank Jan. r6.............. &t5Si N
keceiPts to Aug. =, l6Jo............... $lo)gV8 IL
Received ti'ce ~ AJgutt i, tor cOuiin0-
oi ocn Passengers &c...... IL 5'5 90 e 4l6 ii
Total. .l6 59j OIL
, ,turse meDts ~ rer previous ,unts,
20 Aug b. l' h..............--. .....f li3 i2l .
SrIdy eITrUs Of Jniy 81 aid Aug g. joS5 o. Sl SIS q
" erdTait 70 -.