New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-18

p.r-Ou- employed inside, were not IN TIE constant
habit Of going out tits ycaE. nor 10 1885, II q
difficult matter ~ keen them inside the wall being -
low that j. readily csef and that at the gate i
Constructed that II = easy for ANY one 10 get on, a
night. the means OF keeping them inside were limited
IN l~,r. there being police ~ Keep them inside,
and Therefore they had 10 30 The bcs. they could tn
e.tsl.hrneu IN that respec, i and has been very a..
..ciive for such purposes the walls the same this
wear a. they were then We nave had tine police tins
-4csCr only occasionally; t.li was, whenever there
wa4 special irat - men. and when pasSen ,ers were
landed On The ground but the police harbor police
for the purpose Of preventing communication between
vessel. and the shore. There two sources Of
danger n dischlrBE cargo :: hr>t, the 10 atty may
become infected and secondly, those unloading them
NAV take the disease. In lsJb there Was greater
influx of yellow fever and yellow fever vessels by
about - per cent than ever before. consequently the
rrecedcnts which Lad before existed. TO the manage
i.ni o. Onarantne of little service in that yesr.
and Il became necessary 10 send out OF Quarantine
anchorage vessels which were found particularly in
fected and therefore dangerous, to have them ying
between ,he shores, they were sent below the Mar
rows. The inlux this year has been about 33l per
cent over 1856 Z j.. therefore in ny opinion. unss.e
for the port a; ,sf-e. and particularly Staten Island
10 allow infected vessels and their carg0es 10 be- sn
chored above the Narrows. between Long Island
and Staten Island; mean by infected vessels those
cou.iug from infected ports, whether sickness is on
board or not. The effect Of storm which would
blow an infected vessel shore. would be dan
gcrors 70 the people on that shore, end
rerd.. them liable to take the disease gel
.e,s fever &. not contagious. but = communicated
bT n!,c,iou-hsi - the poison comes in contact with
N atmosphere that pTopo-ate- III Own. and when
tia: ih4 the atmosphere j. saii Ia b. infected,
ard When 40 II cudargrr~ pHre, VINO are exposed to
the locality: | do not know who owns the steamer
Cinderella. she hs- been used in various ways IN
Quarantine service this summer. Tor visiting vessels
j. the Lower Bay, the transportation of passengers,
SC, By nv permission given to Capt Joseph Ne-,oni
o.hcr boat employed occasionally II being option
a. with partie. 10 employ her or not a. II they wish
% employ another TO tow their vessels they can do So
this vessel remains in Quarantine all the time; she has
carried passengers to Newiork from various vessels
size l. permitted TO take them from Quarantine when
freed from infection and IN readiness TO 90; she has
not gone to the city since the commencement OF the
yelow-fever season for coal and water rhe ha.
zone to the CITY after ye.lowfeyer patients have died
on board her but then she has been properly cared
for by having her decks scrubbed and lime
ton; there il nothing whatever in her hold
which could carry yellow fever; vessels carrying salt
from some ports, such Turks Island, are detained
for few days for observation and perhaps have their
forecastes and cabins fimgated; vessels from the
British Provinces laden with coal, not detained
permission is required from the Health Officer TO the
Cinderella 10 take passengers TO New-lork, ani such
permission has been granted in several instances,
wherever they are in condition 10 go have no
tro over the charges that are made there would be
danger in going up on the ierry-boati than on
the Cinderella except IN this way-tha the ventilation
would not be free the former. they would get
il with other passengers; have avoided "a much
a. possible sending passengers and persons out to the
ferry boats account of the discomfort of the Staten
J.lau,'ers stated 70 Dr.. Munday that, 50 far a.
coold do would act in accordance with the wishes of
the Caq.leton Board Of Health in ths. respect but
whenever there was any number of passengers per-
sons a. Quarantine who could get any other convey
anee they could have it in prefere &C to the ferry;
also tated that whenever the port authorities any
authority, should furnish tie means OF transit between
Quarantine and New-lofk, no sailor, passenger or
other person should go out of the gate who came
from infected vessels il would not hurt persons to be
placed on the deck of the Cinderella if they were
properly protected from the weather.
o. Then u idnot hurt them to be placed ont On the
Ii September A. II rained then.
q. Suppose il rained ON the Cinderella a. Well
then it would RAIN ii proper covering was over them
ii would do them no harm; l looked only after one
patient on the night of the fire; that my wife
looked after her WELL did not try to prevent the
burning Of the buildings IN person. but gave some
orders aud directions wich supposed would stay .ne
to lock after thing in Quarantine proper have
nothing 70 do with the Hospital exceptto examine such
patients as l may deem necessary; go there when
have any doubt of the character of the disease AM
not permitted to be there for any other purpose it Is
my duty 10 determine in my own mind the nature of
disease IN order to if permit passengers 10
go up or not: physician may determine disease by
inspection, and by another agency. and have done
during the Summer season, because my other duties
occupy nearly all my time; under the statute | am
allowed deputy, who performs that duty for me;
did not say last Summer that would drive the Staten
Islanders into the traces or starve them out, nor
had | ever any such idea to my knowledge
when vessel comes from en- infected port
without sickness on board, the passengers
are detained in the ST. Nicholas for five days when
they are let 90 unless sickness breaks out and then
the sick only detained; other arrangements have
been made since the burning vessels arriving from
yellow fever ports. without sickness Oh board. or in
their ports of departure detained in the lower bay
t,.tf.p for Of n he
then permitted 10 pass TO the upper Quarantine an
chorare. and there discharge their cargoes; in 10
days from tha! period they permitted to proceed
20 NewYork or Brooklyn, provided that no sickness
shall occur on such vessels from the time ot Their ar
rival 10 the time they permitted TO proceed; ths
rule is different with regard to vessels having sickness
in their port oi departure or on the passage, OF on
their arrival; such detained at the lower bay Tor
IS DAYS with wudsails inserted in their holds, and
turned To- the wind they then permitted to pro-
ceed TO the upper anchorage to discharge cargo and
if sickness appears IN connection wlfh ther crews
or sevedores, they permitted 20 90 To New York
after Is days that's the whole story these rules are
only departed from when vessel arrives in a lsaky
condition, and when vessel after being discharged,
desires to proceed to some place or port remote from
the Cities Of New.Nork, Brooklyn and jersey Cty
these rules adopted during the last month"; pre-
vious to which il the duty of the Health Officer,
in conjunction with the Mayor and Commissioners ot
Health, To make such quarantine rules as they sa" III
for the safety o the vessels and cargo the iron scow
got last year; il was not understood that things
should be burned in il in the Lower Bay received
petition, which was sent to Mayor Tiemsnn
The District Attorney spoke of being placed in post
ton which the charge of misdemeanor brought against
the prisoners in NewYork to be tried before the
Grand Jury could pass the felony, il might qna-h
the higher Indictment He also spoke Of the military
occupying the Courts at present anhthe point rased
that they superior to all other Courts indeed 10
the Mej,r General had said These questions should
be examined between the present and the setting
If his Honor's Court, and he thought il would be
proper 10 let the matter go to the Oyer aud ier-
miner.
After further argument on both sides, in which