New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-08-28
COMMISSIONERS OF HEALTH.


The Bcsd met on Fnosy, at tue usuai hour and
place. Present-Pr.sidents Clancy and Hsrel!, City
Inspector Morton, srd Drs. Rock we- Thompson and
Miller.
Toe following 1munica alton va. received from tbs
Health Officer:
10 hn Honor the Mayo, ont Co~ri'ner' Of Hsa'h. IF TIE
sRs: Pur,a. 70 The e.. Of yoer Honorable Bo.rd and
report reference ne 1ic.ion lived by your
in have 70 ,.y hs. the H.si;h OF ~ in hi. m
9th. lc,h r,, AID which honorable Collector refers did
p 20, Of s % M risc1s f.. ~ oa o' e
The con municson ded ise lob Lnr whs hd the hoao'
ties Of QGrsntne a-d sih s~ Of presenting facts IL tee
hope ls your Hororsbe Boid nigh. concur In opinion with
the Health Offer tina: extreme
vice s,csse for Infected csgoe which arriving dsl
port uhch too much poisoned 70 be sen directly
The extreme measure referred Of .a.Aosg hzks
at Quarantine for ors-,hs ard necessary statement
psction With proposion Wa, thu, Esss
fsits could b. nsc Qlsanne Of ae -yeans eeprtn1.
or otbew.e th,; hsts authorities had f.,.
De- their snd hat the feter. hsi been o.ossd
:" sssits: the reception Of such rnerc hsnaise
l unteroo. shat the Collector Of The Port t,kes eS,ep
tor shove beoauss tn word "s.o,"
usd be ssyls 10 effect t the Revenue Department ss iae
han been il poss,on Of toe Of Emsr.on
.s,tis yes 1ae tn, me rsms, ons va % Sny iR.o"
AID owned BY the Fe5ers Government Such DOT Ia,
a. ou.rin. n..esS o. tocne being used sad occaoed by
the Couubonsrs Of Emira,iou wShhouss t.nd lot b.
tey .rd usd.r tse oonso Of tbe Rs1erae DeDsf.n-at
or Of 1 he rom b.: ;o, @ sS several s sa
trre AZ situated on and while the other wood
o. is55 e.cs Of ssjoains rh
The pers9n Of tb, then Revenue ose were u.et ~ the
Oi..as " the scoommods ion Of Commerce. but tar
this sSor believed thst they have been without merch,n
die, excepting and supplies Of the Sasqsshsana
It refreseree 10 your honorass Bosic u. early PAT;
season Tat th indcsions that would
poosby become infected port and tina. such should be the
the Health Authorities would have to lean o. the Revenue
ou-.a;rs and based the expecsaoa
OF sooouu'tsed IL supposed hs: The third
o. Yah
the erection Of warehouse for infected merchandise at tho
Asiscts. TAB. to ok G the feders .;cfs5u.e a nsu
tie when such denSni did oonsvene the safety the pub
lie The section Of the United States statute referred to
Section Tia, there .n be purchased erected under the
orders Of the President Of tae United safes suitable
nou.e with vhs,ys ard Enclosures where goods and mshan
disc may b and deposited from any vessel VIII
ests sw. Of .ay State at re.ad place
places sesa the safety Of the public and the 90
Tn as sece sa'a is and explicit 1t clearly refer, to
GOD. and from any vs'.s, . .,
especially where the the ssty OF pub
lie canno. cor''eaS arise mater OF serious con-
Understood Of foregoing fact, .ai repre-
from the Collector Of to port ana ater~sId fon the Secretary
ct the IIss.y . u. ge oil the nased aaa
fore By solicited alleged for private purposes.
bot for the accommodation Of oom1erce and Commercial sn OF
Your Board in it. effort. to the tenn
has tue Health Oce In declaring that the had been
Refused the health authorities for the reception injected car
the right Of the Collector
to the wish Of heLh ahos' the srouad
hs; the Of the property IN question was necessary 10 tue
Respectfully yosT o $s6Ss :s5ysai t.., ox,
Qua,anuns Arg g, 1854
Tns foregoing report Of the Health Officer was re.
ceved ana ordered on file.
The brig WiDgolo wss permitted TO proceed to Ella
Bsik r. G. ". Dodge aked to come to the upper
QusraI;ine Immediately. Ste was Dot allowed to
proceed til the Both of September, bscsrse OF having
Lad yellow fever or board while in port Of departure.
Big G.. X. NEVIS asked 20 procee1 10 the city,
having discharged cargo at QusrautiLe. Allowed TO
come to city ten days from the time of dischsrgng.
Brig Rich asked 70 proceed TO E.iZsbethport for
cargo Of coal SIZE was allowed to proceed il five
dsys after Exchanging cargo.
Brig Csstilion asked TO proceed to the Uppsr Quar-
sutiue, because Of leaking badly. Rsieued to the
Health Officer, with power.
Schooner n. W Smith, from Charleston, asked TO
come 70 the city. Ordered TO discharge under the rule
of the Board.
Bark Alice fainter asked 10 proceed TO the city With
her mahogany in The vessel having had mucn SIX
pess board during her passage, the petten WAS
denied.
Dr.. Rockwell said TO the Board that be had noticed
by the papers tina, the report which he had made OF
tire alleged case of yellow ever 81 No. 10 Greenwich
street had given ofense TO DIR. Anderson OF Staten
leland that he had intention o. giving such ofenss
or in any manner to NEEDLE with the excitement on
Staten Isspd in regard to yellow fever or the removal
Of the Quarantine establishment from that place. He
sad that IN pursuance ch.s official duties the med
cal sgent Of the Board Of Health Of New.lork, he
visited sOme dsys s;ncs, young woman at No. l6
Creepv ich street supposng that he gong 70 see
a gsrrlr. case of yellow fever. By examining into
the history o. the case from .s commencement, we
had seTocs doubts TO the previous medici opinion
pnhI.ahed regard 10 the CASE that for the pur-
pose OF satisfying himEef beyond doubt as 10 the
character OF the case he had made il his bushes. Of
seeing the daily; hat such repested vsaons hsd
Convinced him that the Of bilious instead
OF yellow fever; aud that having ouch opinion, he
sad ne thought il his duty to the Board anG 10 the
public to state such opinion. he further ssid that
he tao visited the Gaze to-day that she lie still conva
lescsn. and resriy WELL and that there were sp-
pearances or fsots connected with the case leading him
10 change or modify his previously pressed opinion
He sai also that be had ascetsined that the report
that this woman hsd had black vomit nine days sirce
vss rot true; tina. ne had the woman who mao
washed the clothes upon which the patient voni.ed
that enc declared the matter vmtsd 10 be coaguaed
blood that she knew il 70 be go because tlnged the
garments and shiIts with red blood.
The Doctor further said that he should say nothing
CT Dr. Anderscn'e communication 50 far Is the ssne
referred 10 threats IN respect 20 medical ethics. or 30
FAR ss the same pretended TO be witty or ssrcs He
ssc he perfectly wiling tnst the Doctor should
indulge himself with such throes even az hs expense,
Il he could himself become more popular prsctiti-
tor 9. on he Issrc hereby; succeed IL removing
Quarsn,ite snd thereby add to ths value Of aa real
estate.
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