New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-19
PUBLIC .XEE1TNGH.
co,,u1ssIO\rRS OF HEALTH.

COMMISSIONERS OF HEALTH.
The Board met on Wsiho.d,y az "a p. nn.' tns sss
sion was somewhat prouscted in consel luence OF the
number Of sppcsfiOns The members present were
the Mayor, Pesd.nt Haswell, and DIS. Thompson,
Roekwel ard Miller, and the City Inspector
Tie Health Officer made the folio rng report 10 re-
pard 70 vessels coming from sicky ports and without
Sickness:
p,scER IRON INJECTED VESSELS THcrGn THEY 'swNE
WITHOUT SICKNESS ro,Rn.
IL the Mayer and 101smi'ilon.r' u HeIff u the
eRs The ship Wm. H. Hssh from Tnisd lie Cgbi, arrived
on the 9Th st. and She reported
that eptenc yellow fever prevailed Der port Of departure
Tie pa.,s,e till day before heT srvs when passenger VA
t1 m IL = G .sS h bG.. e a"; on Sa &
III. sboye case Ike nspy others OF luar-d ch.c.e in
.truc,ve and Of mpoanee for the beA authorities Of
every p 70 r gard !. teshe shsi, although the bison Of
p may no. be ssaicieu.y yruen, ard to aec.
there ne may s.tsted by yellow fever while on toe
sssvs cir,e,e Of yellow fever yrls ser being introduced
into The holds OF vessels ard hence be si,e yes,e reports on
il BY no means follows tina. she IS free and this
conclusion bss been FREQ ery verified BY the tt ih. steve
vom ieiDs sssd in schsrsas cssoes from nseed
AID where the yr OF the fever IN the Port Of departure
bs. een 50 'sht n % y spreny inert Daring the Summer
cAsposns this doctrine of the acc uye cha-s ter Of yellow
the hods Of vessels wncn arrived reporting 20
The mos. Ieusisbe cai.s however Of
vessels Pon:e, r. They arrived With Of sugar
Ieaah, sna ceaa S Of assh from to- A8erc.a caa.u a.
Pone p r. Their captains respectively made oath that they
ther vessels and sogrred in the port Of Ponce Tor p
rod q ty days that during st time they hsd every o9por
ry knowing ali ab3u. saoIt.,y condition Of the port
while they lying there they did not hear Of
Of yellow tyef they believe tbs. had existed
.here the period that their had ell been wsl while
IN po .hs assage and ther arrival and that hey were
ssofne hsm danger coud possibly scfne rom aoFn
their vessels TO Woeed the City NewYorn In new th
strong ..en. Of these CAPTAINS and your honorable Bard
moving Of facts the e,nsTy ibe vessels sl1wed
proceed. But what were the res It's
In than ter days from the time az their coming 70 tn'
wbsyes II the city sbou. four ye Gays from The time
they bgsn dstarze three Of the OF vessels were
hastily back Qua.snae and compelled dschsrge cargo
there Of the breaking on. Of yellow lever among the
On Of the three the brig CfaSford there
sree Eve well marked who were cent % the haroe f
pis Of whon recovered and three died OF bsk Vo-
Luckily for the port tn atmosphere st the point where these
vessels discharge not in copdor ~ spread the
infection. -
The oregoips s,ra-u o. tsis respectfully submitted f
he confederation Of the ard ~tn desire that they sna c
placed he records OF the Com issor pat of the
tine 'Ipsrieree q the Bore -oyss9 ss9:Hse'Hg H. oa,s
Qaarantine Aog. 1e, 1859. ,,
The schooner 7. Raymond rss allowed to p;ocssd
on the 10Th inst.
His HoLor the Mayor presented telegram I.oih
Ctares.on which declared ths, yellow fever e1su %
slight extent among the lower class OF resi1eo'' OF
that city, but The type is not considered epidemic.
Tie big Chas. Edwards was allowed 70 proceed 70
r. zsbetbport on the 2}d inst and the oIk C'eni@e'
gos was allowed 70 proceed Oh the same day
The brig Orderly Wa permitted y come 70 upper
Quarantine nine days afer her arriVs
The steamer Suwsrnee was allowed TO proceed s' er
q report from the Health Officer.