New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-11
THE COMMISSIONERS OF EN7oRIryo,
At SEGUINE'S POINT.

The Commissioners OF Emigration, togethss vA.
Iunber Of leading shipowners of the city End o..
paid official writ 10 Ssguine's Point YESTERDAY n
appears that the Emigrant Commissioner he'd -
notified by the Commissioners for the Remcvs, =
Quarantine that they intended 10 hand over tn -,
porary Quarantine at Segunes Point 10 neu ODD
Before assuming grave trust, the Emgraut Goa.
missoners deemed il advisable to visi. the oc.Ht,
company with some Of the leading shipovper, "a
medical men Of NewYork, for the purpose Of sdvi,.
ing with them as to the eligibility Of the ate .od ,bs
ufficiercy Of the accommodations. For THE puyno..
Mr.. Alexander Shutz having kindly rendered .hs MA
Of bs boat. the DR.. Kore, the Commissioners sud
their friends set out from Castle Garden yeserasy.
The nsrv consisted Of Messrs. Andrew Carigsa ssa
Rudoph Garrgue Commissioners Of Emigrvixs
Dr.. Thompson, Bissell Rockwell, Miller. and COsa-
din an Phillips. of the Board OF Health Capt. Cha
H. Manhan, Capt Durham, Capt. Alexander Nsr
sbaD, Capt Taylor, Dr. Ste,liog, Examining Ofdcss
TO the Comni-eioners Of Emigration; Mr.. JohnA.
Kennedy, Superintende at Castle Garden; DR.. WHIT
ing, e1.Heath Officer; Capt. Schultz and others
On arriving at Seguine's Point, il was evident from
the number Of residents Of the Island in waiting
that the visi. not unexpected. The gectienies
composing the party, landed, entered the Enclosure
and walked through the buildings. The Pennisee
were found TO be very much as we described themh
The TRrBusE Of last Tuesday The two HospAs.s,
enc story each, would probably accommodate 80 or
100 pa,ieuts. The other buildings were wssh-houss
and water closet. In one Of the Hospitals were ky
ride bedsteads; with these exceptions they were
totally destitute of furniture. There were no accom-
mods,iors for besth-oficers, surgeons, physciaas.
epothecsries, or warden. small wing to each Of the
two Hospitals were said to be designed fog the
nurses. The location is certainly lower than %
desirable and in some places even within the incios
ure, it was evidently swampy. The Staten isianaen
crowded around to offer their objections to the nfne
Of the place. but the merchants and others gave them
hut yer, little attention. One of their number Srstu'
ousy furnished our reporter with List Of the leading
persons present. belonging to the island, as fonowss
Henry De Hart, DR.. Hubbard, Capt. John Latorette,
Can't. Abram Wood, Elias p. Nance, Gilbert A, Cole,
Henry Besdle, Garay Garrison, Abraham Lssorstts,
James lie Forge, II Van Name, II. Kingsbury, No.
ses LYONS William p. Nance, Judge Cropsey, IL. n
Biddee, Elias r. Fisher, John 8. Journey, Dan. "
monsop. DIR. G. w. JewessOn Dr. Robert II. Colder.
George Marshall, John l. Wood, Henry Wood, Henry
Johnston, James Fsher, DIR. +. A. Hervey, Judge 4.
Wood, Abraham Thompson, A. Ellison, T. y. Eotten'
The burden of their complaint seemed to be that
the place was unfit for Quarantine, and that they
had settled there long before the Commissioners
thought of locating he Quarantine in their vioin-
i.v. They would not at all object TO allowing Quar-
an,ine to remain just where il now is. III
On returning TO the boat, meeting WAS organized
by Charles H. Marshall calling DR.. Rockwell TO the
Chair Capt. Marshall then called upon the CcuimIs'
sopers Of Emigration to state the object Of the visit
to the Point.
n. ANDREW CARRIGAN, on behalf of the Commis.
sioners of Emigration, said they were very much
Obliged to the gentlemen for their attendance. The
object of this meeting that you might see the &C.
commodation provided for the sick arriving at the
mort of New-York. We received note from the
Commissioners for the RENE val of Quarantine saying
that they would give up Segunes Point to Us tonor'
row, and he deemed Il only proper that the merchants
underwriters and the Board OF Health should nist see
the place. think that the selection OF the site mas
beer unortunate and in saying that do not mean %
reflect upon the Commissioners, Messrs. Bensoa
Bowie and Hall, gentlemen for whom have hgh
respect but think they have unfortunately selecsd
II unsuitable location.
Capt. MARSHALL said-Gentlemsn, regret exceed.
ing that this day was chosen to visit Seguinss Point
1t is unfortunate that at this season of the year. most
Of our merchants 60 out of town Saturday and do
not return on Monday sufficiently early to take part
with us. But for this, am assured that the repre-
se1tation would have been far more numerous. We
have been invited here on most important occasion
one of the moot important it has ever been my lot ~
take part in. 1t is proposed to remove the 2uarsn-
fifty years. to Seguines Point. We have been invited
to inspect the new Quarantine to receive the sick
emig rant and the sick sailor and allow me to say, 10
behef Of the latter whom claim to represent, tass
is the lost important movement which has been en-
tered upon during the last half century. And such
change should not be made without due consideration
not until the place selected shall be found to be fully
adapted to receiving the sick emigrsnts and saiors
that Writ our shores. We have been shown the pro-
posed new accommodations, and I would ask
any respectable man, L. not the place better
adapted to kill than to cure the sick 80 far
fri being fit place it seems to me TO be only 9
swamp marsh, little better than the jungles Of
Bel GAL where only the tiger and the elephant can
live. Is this the place for the reception and OF tbs
sick failor and the sick emigrant In addition 70
that have noticed the immense distance at which
1t lies from the place where vessels IN Quarantine
are anchored. Ships cannot approach within I'VE q
six miles Of the hospitals. AT most times, too u
would be impossible for vessel to unload here on
account of the heavy swell. would ask you, NJ
Chairman. as one well acquainted With the Health
Office Of this port if that is ut place to take sick peo.
PIE from ships have had the honor to serve with the
C.mu,iss9ntrss Of: Of Emieration. and At one time
krOw We had 400 patients at the Marine Hospital q
once. From one emigrant ship have known more
sick persons landed at time than that whole ns-
tutitn yonder could accommodate. And yet 1t u
gravely proposed to the sick to them to-or-
row, ana ABANDON tne Oid Quer8ntlne! an sufo
the merchants can have no more idea than h.J
lard l was totally ignorant Of where il was and al
about NJ, of what sort Of place is, and soon a.
they sppsed it appears to that there must 30
general expires siCn that the Commissioners Of Emi'
grafton must not remove from the present Quarantine
at Tompklnsvlleu until a more suitable iocau9n $40
more aoequate accommodations provided Tor
them. should like to hear the question thoroughly
discussed by the gentlemen present.
Capt. DUNLAP said that while ndorsing, Cor the
moot pa,t what Capt. Marshall had just uttered, he
would add that-ho his experience a. ship-m.ster
AID a sbip.owper-and he had been 20 voyages 70
Savannah. averaging two voyages year in the sicky