New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-09-13
HEALTH COMMISSIONERS.

The Board met al on saturday pre-srt lie
Mayor DIS Thompson. Rockwell and Miller.
The MAYOR reported the evasion Of quarantine Avs
by the steamer Atlanta. Size had come from Charles
ton and pu, INTO Baltimore aud recleared, aud then
projected direct to New-iork. coming to the city
without having submitted Ia esaminsii"n ease
having every appearance oi yellow fever was ioand
On board ot her and be had ordered her back 10 aa-
anine. |, Wa, decided by the Board 10 keep her
there for observation and Ia cal upon her sgents 20
appear NJ ndGy before the Commissioner to answer
the charge Of fading the Health Others OF The e';
pr. RoSSwELI stated thai case oi ordinary slek-
ness was reported 10 HIM yesterday a. being on ihs
Atlanta, snd that when he or bcsrd IL was rep
resented that The Atlanta had from Baltimore.
Nothing was said of her having been al Charleston.
Application was made 10 have the schooner Match
less. from Cuba, proceed - Nsw-I ondon Conn. She
had been several days guaranteed. Deferred IN
Tuesday.
DR. THoNPsoS presented a reQaisition 20 the Mayor
ior ten policemen for Quarantine, which was ndorsc.
The steamer -. LOUIS applied "a come up. Referred
20 the Health cicr
The Captain Of the brig African applied to have his
vessel come up. Referred.
The steamer James Adgcr wa a.ow stream lsr-
init for Monday.
Several plans for purifying ven,ila'ing, 81, were
received and referred 10 the City Inspector.
4 communication was received from Tunis G.. Rsr-
gen Supervisor q, New-utrecht complaining ih.t he
infected vessels Were anchored too near Long lsaa
He quoted law whereby Il appeared that said vos-
sci. were outside fthe limits laid down in the statute
lie blamed the Health othcer for the removal Of The
buoyS and auclorB. vessels IN then present position
and charged that officer with having been the means
Of bringing yellow fever 20 Long Island in 1880, when
Dr. Crane aud other estimable citizens were carried
of by the disease That DR.. Thompson caa-ed his
by anchorng vessels outside Of the Quarantine hnoys,
and too near the Island, when the law required him
In keep the infected shipping in the waters aacen, 10
tie Marine Hospital. The communication concluded
with severe structures on DIR. Thompson.
The MAYOR told Mr.. Bergen, who appeared before
the Board. that h. was surprised 10 hear him make
such Il complaint. The people Of MA nelghborhTd
ought to have little charity. twas well Known that
this Board had taken the most rigid measures to
prevent the disease from reaching any quarter lie
thought Mr. Bergen mistake In regard ~ The
of fever being carried Ia Long Island IN isat
II the grabbing spirit of the people on hls part ~
the island. in persisug IN having communication WITH
the infected vessels tor the purpose OF gain, aud pick
ing up the bedding that had been sent adrt from he
shipping
Dr. THOMPSON said he glad 10 have the oppcr-
tunity of refuting Mr. Bergen charges and misrepr-
scntations The vessels were not sent To The Long
Island side by him in 1855, as stated, hut by
the action of all the Health Commissioners lie read
the law under which the Health Officer can remove
the Quarantine buoys and vessels in cases Of necessy
and stated that the Health Officers OF Long Island
were consulted before the vessels stationed there
Ii not the placing of The vessels there thai caused
the disease to reach the Island hut the action OF some
of the Long Island people in having intercourse with
the vessels.
He applied in 1856 TO the Board Of Health Of ,ba,
district to detail number of policemen 10 prevent ihs
communication, and he believed Air. Bergen was one
of the parties applied to- There police then, like
now prevent such intercourse and consequently some
of the citizens of Long Island brought the fever ashore
The Quarantine anchorage ground IN the Staten
Island side insufficient and il this account
and avoid crowdng vessels that he had part OF the
shipping placed where they II was evident that
he aud the Commissioners had done all in their power
to proven, the spread Of the dseaseto protect Long
Island as well as New-York and Staten Island, and
nothing was done in regard to Long Island without
consulting the proper authorities The upper anchorage
was too small and there other place TO anchor
the vessels complained of. II the people kept away
from them there was fear Of fever.
The complaint was, after some other remarks, laid
on the table.
Mr.. Cromwell, owner Of the steamer Atlanta,
came before the Board in regard 10 that vessel. He
stated that there intention OF evadng the Quar-
antne laws. The Atlanta had freight for Baltimore
and landed there. She also took in freight there Tor
this city.
DIR. THoNPsos quoted the law under which the
captain by neglecting report all particulars regard
ing his vessels whereabouts, he was liable TO fine
Of &, 600 and one years Imprisonment
A hearing in the was laid over till Monday.
The Board adjourned to Monday noon.