New-York daily tribune., 1857-09-05

| they urged that the health OF that pat OF ta
| island would be endangered by The proximity o
pestilence. To this it urged that 10 one part
tie community must claim exemption in Cd, n Gaze o.
matter of right as If could claim tbs, sooth<1
could with equal right, and the result would be
that they would have no quarantine at al. II
was conterded, too, that the oyster inten Il
there would be materially affected, If MT DE-
s'royed, ard some of the oyseunen even vent 70 -
to assert that the oysters would catch the yeios
fever and smallpox and communicate it TO the citizens
Of New-York. But this argument was far from being
convincing however great the emphasis with which Il
was urged TIE distance Of the point from the anchor
age-fiom two TO three mies-wss a reason urged
sgaiost the use Of the funds even for temporary
Quarantine. The value of real estate, they said haA
deprecated 25 per cent because of the location. That
being pressed for an answer as to the port, they
confessed that they would rot be willing to sell their
property ct any less rates on account Of the locatoa
They contended, too that there had been no proper
effort made to secure Sandy Hook for site, and that
even yet the acquiescence Of the NewJersey Legss-
ure could be secured for establishing the station at
Sandy Hook, provided the proper effort made.
Governor King said he knew of no course the Com
missoners could have pursued different from wbst
they had done. The law of the State required tho
removal Of the Quarantine from its present site. The
Commission was appointed to select a site for .
temporary Quarantine, and that was all they had
done in selecting Segunes Point. As TO its becom-
ing the permanent Quarantine was another question.
He himself was in favor of locating it in Sandy
Hook if il possible TO do so, but the Legislature
of fNew.Jersey seemedto be opposed to such move
ment, and in the e1igency he did not know whst
should be done.
Judge Cropsey said that the apparent hull in the
feeling of the people about Segupes Point must ot
be regarded acquiescence in the location of tho
Quarantine there. Acts of violence had ceased be-
cause there u general impression tn at the Point
would never be used for Quarantine; but let il be
known that there YVES determination to use the
Point ard ne feared that acts Of greater violence
would be committed, though everything of that as-
ure he and every other citizen of influence there had
deprecated.
The Commissioners of Emigration object to the loca-
ton on the ground that the accommodations are nct
suicent for the purposes. Ii is ssid however, that
this opinien founded upon partial inspection of
the works, and that the Commissioners of Emigration
did not 90 back from the main grounds distance Of
half mile and in the residence designed for the ply
sicians.
After passing through the place and examining the
different buildings the party returned to the boat, and
thence to the west side of Sandy Hook,
which is the point favored by Mr. Commissioner Ben
son as the location for permanent Quarantine. The
advantages claimed fer this location are concise'y
stated in the repor. of advisory counsel to the Quar-
antine Commissioners, consisting of Gen. Totteu,
L. S. A.; Superintendent Bachs of the Coast Survey.
ard Commander Davis of the Navy as follows:
This brings US to Sandy Hook Bay. In this We
find within line drawn in north east direction, and
touching the point Of the Hook the requisite depth
We have "a feet well in bethiud the Hook, and ly
feet close the Horseshoe. This space is sheltered
from all essterIy Winds and from the southwest but
is exposed to the full sweep Of the north and north.
west winds. 1t is not usually swept by currents ot
great force ard probably never by violent currents
II ia protected from the greatest violence of the waves,
and though at times rough anchorage is always.
with due care and preesuton, a safe one.
TIE. holding ground is good the chart showing q
" soft bottom )" mud and soft mud" at depths OF
from q to IL feet Ii is quite out of the way all pass
ing vessels except such az seek Nayesink River or
The anchorage OF Sandy Hook Bay, and especially the
part near the Horse Shoe may, then, be considered
IN en- II emily safe anchorage.
II is cemmooous, for within the - feet snd
he lire already reeirt 10, drawn IN northeast di
ecion and touching at the point OF the Hook, 1t has
Of more than GO acres and betweenthe ~ feet
and this line, Of more than three square miles,
But the question would arise, could all this sp be-
Used hr Quarantine purposes Where would fhe
neceesary buildings and wharves be placedl To this
we reply that Sandy Hook is a reservation by tho
tLlted States Tor mntafy purposes, no DunulnRs oS
wharves should probably be established to the
point of the Hook than say statute mile and quar-
er This brings US to point about hall mile north
IF the northern cape of Horseshoe Bay opposite to
which il rounding of 80 feet, and south Of which
oundrgs of "a TO y feet. The largest vessels would
irehor in this space, to the north and it, and
be in the latter sufficiently near the wharves and
buildings of the Quarantine for all purposes of landing,
,nd in good positions for ighterage.
The place was visited close in Shore and it was gen.
,ray conceded that could the right to the location be
,ecured, it would be desirable situation fer tho
Quarantine. After it inspected, the panty re-
urned to the city.
The majority Of the Committee, Messrs. Hall and
Bowen, subsequently submitted report to the Cover
nor, recommending the old Orchard Shoal and Sc
guiDe's Point as The permanent Quarantine. The re-
port vas taken by the Governor for consideration.