The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-25
Quarantine Matters,

| ANAhS VroN mAfOk TiEMANN AND IHS NEW iohn
AEAL,H COMMISSIONERS siSvxDoRE AND LIGHT
BhhAN SERVICE AT QUARANTINE -INFsCrsD YES
| ssLs-0owANus, BAY RIDGE AND STATEN ISLAND
PSOrLE hosE COMFORTABLE, ErC.
| AT meeting Of the Board Of Realth Of tho town Of
CasletoD on the 2ad mat resolved that Alexander
T. Watson % member Of the said Poard) be appointed
Secretary pro tem. The following members of the Board
appeared--R Christopher Supervisor Of the rown and
| Chairman; PhJpcs Wool, ESQ G g. De Forrest, Esq
Alex. 7. wasscn, and nr. +. c. auniy, Heath omcsr
| was moved by Alex. l. Watson and seconded by
Phipos woon, Fsq ard carried that Dr. 2 c. Xundy BE-
and that no Ia hereby, declared 20 hAys vote a, the
| meetings and deliberations Of thu Board.
The Chairman called the Health Offer for his 70.
port which beng read 70 the Boar was moved, second
ed and carried that The report be accepted
| twas moved by Alexander T. Watson, that we, the
Beard Of Health VI the rowp Of Cas.eton, h4ss entire
!, confidence in our Health onicer DR. II c. M1sd7, nd
bat hereby give him full power 70 ake snch
as 10 him seems III protect the Inhabitants OF Lhe TO
OF CastesJn from the infectious disease (yeiow tever)
| luton being sec7ndcd was unanimously carried
twas .lo 'esyd, that the procesdrg 60 Of this meet
ing, together wd the report tie Beath officer Of this
! Board. be pub'Ased IN the New York HERALD.
rhs following Is Dr. Mundys report -
| TO nr HoSoRArlE me BOARD HsALrH or IIrE rowy
Gourmsy-rhe recent action Of tho Commissioners of
Bsssh of the city OF New York. In adopting hsxtraord
navy not 10 ray absurd resolution oret by Mayor Tie
mann regarding the ordinance OF the Caseton Bard OF
Health, with the fact that Notwithstanding tho positive
urauces Of the Hcsh ccor Of the port that no would
operate with aid this Board to tho extent Of hs
ability IN carrying said ordinances scvedorcs dnghter
passengers and lugGsge from in ectod VESSELS
nue a. previously TO pass from the Quarantine enclosure
10 other parts OF the town and on board ferry boats In
connection with the false, scurrlous and ridiculous state
mtnts which have appeared In certain partizan papers
| Of the city, rs well as the republican organ
source have induced believe that the health auho
rites Of the port look upon the health and lives Of the
peTsSce, and rarely worthy their copsderson
This conviction having forced itself upon my mind,
deemed i my duty again to convene your honorable
I judged necessary, some decisive measures may be
adopted for the purpose Of enforcing is ordinances for
public health the pc ple or this place LOOK with any
degree OF confidence for protection
The necessity for enforcing the ordinance relating 70
sevedores and lghterrnen has been clearly proven by
the fact hs since toe past meeting Of ysur Bard least
| norton examination Of which made by myself,
assisted BY the family physcao has occurred outside the
Quarantine enclosure IN the person OF Mrs Kne the
wife Of stevodoro employed by DR.. Thompson, which,
notwithstanding all assertions 70 the contrary, am forced
70 conclude was com mupicsed in that Two other
ing either before after DEATH have been reported
AZ having occurred under similar circumstances. With
these facts before think important that prompt aud
decisive be taken 10 enforce the ordinance res
ting 10 that oass OF persons, even should the uculent
msnsSes o. ceraan iIueS Dc rsazea sna ne IN
be 70 econimise our finances, the preservation OF
the O.,a dignity and authority S Of your hVSor.S so
arc much desirable. l think il equally
important that the ordinance relating snouId
Eng Express of the 22d inst that sailors from recently
arrived infected vessels pass the gate and enter ferry
boats every cay avirg received pcrmisrom Dr. rhomp
son under (whch the EIpre,s pleased %
call amuspg) sInar TO tbose which occurred ia the
Of sailor Who frankly scsno ~ledgng his vessel infect
epen, honest fellowtake the pass and 60" Now the
scene and coloquy between the eAlor and the doctor
asnd In luds "a xpav haaua
70 the~e VINO witrctyed It, bat IL wond have been far
with that sailor and coatracted fatal nalady
In regard 10 passengers ARRIVING In this port for whom
| the health authorities manifest SO much concorn, 1
| the Mayor and Health Comm saoners Of New York
TO relieve certain parties who, an correctly informed,
now monpole the transportation Of thoee persons from
tho ship which they arrive to the Quarantine dock
and thence TO the city At the moderate charge Of two dol
to warrant the expense Of the trip in which csse they are
urnisbed with passes and sent up, with thor infected
luggage, in our public ferry beats.
think your holorabe Board could we'll afford 10 stipu
late TO carry all passengers a, the rates already establish
ed by those parties ana "@tcut expense to the city OF
New York, even tie number should occasionally not
be sufficient 70 pay the Of that particular trip for
the profit derived from conveying largo number AZ
time would probably baiarce the loss Of several unproata
BILE trips and in 'ha end surplus more han sai
ent TO defrsy the entire expenses Of the town. including
these OF the Board OF Health besi'es OBTAINING is para
ect az that class Of persons are concern.
Cd In conclusion, would suggest that the Board by
resolution REQUEST the practising physicians Of the town
10 repors all cases OF fever Of suspicious character
curing IN their respective neghborhoods w the Health
officer, M early 10 Practicable.
All OF which Is respectfully submtcd
EDWARD G. MUSDY,
Health 0f1cer OF TIE Town Of Csstletou.
CAsTIITos, July 20, 1853.
The service OF the stevodores and hghtermsn under
quarantine, not only Aborous but exceedingly danger.
GUS; and while thus engaged they subject very
many privatops The labor Itself Is sufficiently burden
some but whom consider Che dagger 70 which steve.
doree and nghtermen exposed dscharTng infected
vessels and The pvaons they are called upon 70 cndurs
1 "A hat fbc hcalt
authorities ind any person wiling TO engage In the
vice under the circumstances The restrictions are that
no hghernan or stevedoYe employed at Quarantine, In
connection with infected vessels, can depart iron the
limits Of the estae'hreni o. rs anchorage for
This regulation shuts him W AZ effecsuay
Il be were inmate of The STATE prison, breathing an
besides depriyng him OF all association eithcr with bis
friends " tn BIZ family and only permitting intercourse
whs, adds ia pernsnt mssnsr 20 the burden a M.
yice the fact that the accommodations at Qusraonc
for there e%PIoyes are srcecdnsly limited and very
81 Quarantine for the purpose Of accommodating stsvs
dores and hsh,emen Add the premises which they have
for such purposes were built 70 answer ether ends
THIS stAie Of things ought not W exist poor mon,
obtain Nv ebood for themselves and families are com
PEELED 70 engage In such dangerous business the au-
thoritcs OF the State or of the city should
ing place and apartment in which W take their
food IL such the their dangers might be
materially csscned but their comforts would be greatly
Some few days since we stated that several OF ths
sevedcres had sckeDcd Of yellow fever, and sent
into The hoepa These did no. oontrscs The disease
from vesses arriving Nth sickness board but from
vessels coming nom slcky port with cargoOs sealed up
In their holds and this clearly teaches what have be-
fore sad that osrgoes and vessels without scknoss
board and coming from an infected port, certainly
dangerous 90 those bringing In yellow fever The old
rule OF Judgment has been different from this state OF
facts. Vessels with sickness board in days past have
alone been considered dangerous determining Questions
In relation 70 quarantine affairs, and behooves
Authorities therefore, not 10 lose sight OF these deve
iopcmenis. 4
INFECTED VESSELS on OTHERWISE.
Infected ports, according 10 the OF our
health authorities pisces where contagious or
diseases prevail s for the shippers understand
why their vessels from such ports detained
discharged &c but they express themselves not being
clear 70 the Necessity OF OBTAINING their vessels
arriving from ports which not sicsly even though
obey may be Of TIC West IndiA group. There many