New-York daily tribune., 1858-10-01

escmp. from the infection tina, year from iss to
in 1855 yellow fever erteuded from hou.- MI Con.
north u tho Quanne wall u below the telegraph .s,on
ten deshs wtne.. thst yellow fever could
exist infection hundred yards from
10 1855 ere two sporadic eighth VI mile dis
tsnt from the shore te Infection thst spread Bergen
in Jersey and to Fort Hamilton and other points the
cause wss infected veses In the harbor in witness. opinion
witness then stated the fact, infection year
tn.ve. New Brighton and Townsends Dock Wander.
BIT. LANDING In which latter locality -t prevaed wtn"-s
thinks there we're 10 and 10 deaths Up Sept in
ness view he fact Of Kramer. being employed the iron
was ucnt Of the cause OF the disease Rag
pckers Row witness had matter burning suf ceuty
had the smoke waited on shore: witnes. believed
the infection could be- conveyed by smoke he knew
coming IN contact with pe.on. bad severely poisoned them
witness believed that the only efctua mode disinc,ion
by natural he knew of facts
that ch0rdes ehectual disincting agents.
sarded disease which would be commune ated BY
with sick person yellow fever that accepta0n Of
the term, not contagious witness regarded infc
tcus disease which would infect the atmospheric cholera
atmospheric Infection but Of
smallpox ship fever wa contagious and yIhus fever also
CONTAGIOUS yellow fever could be communicated by clothing
from the infected atmosphere Of
Staten Island could BE- Insured against pestence long
the iron permitted to burn infected matter of the
shore Il was Impossible human agscy isolate the
present Quarantine insure New York BROOKLYN snd
Island against inection witness thought the infection uoud
washing infected clothing and BE- carried BY
but of this they could have no positive proof
There nothing of importance elected On the
crosse Iamius;ion Of the witness
DIR. Richard II. Thompson, the Health Officer, WAS
removing The Quarantine anchorage for the better pro.cen Of
the health Of the port believed principal danger lay
in the vessels and casoes be would anchor vessels below the
Nsrrows be Of the opinion that there little to fear
from contact with the sick be would think bcs. 10 have the
sick below the vessels and all there but great
danger be thought proceeded from vessels and he did
know of difference between New York and Brooklyn and
Staten Island for location or hospitals far danger from
them concerned Castle Garden would be good location
M bosa witness made speech two since in favor ct
since that time; II the whole Quarantine establishment
were TO be removed he thought il would be
lew passed two in securing the passage Of
which instrumental requiring ali vessels from foreign
ports TO be visited by the Health Ohcer previously some YES
eswere not visited at ALL during several months In the
yosr and at all all vessels visited by the
Health Officer whose fee is So 50; vessels the
port through Long Island SOUND and these pay the at te
House witness stated that from Nova Scotia
sometimes brought smallpox; vessels from ports also
sometimes brought smspox the law had never required ye.-
he Of the object Of the Legislature in passing
the law; he remembered the Hamburg ship Deutschland
in 1856 but did not remember that some of them
were sent back Quarantine from Castle Garden
the Board Health Of Csseton in front of the Quarantine
gate. did know that torn down By IN his
employ he bad recollection OF saying to Dr. Msrindaea
day before torn down that would be torn down
he had recollection Of paying for the steamer Msbee 70
bring OneEyed DAILY George Burns and others to tear
down bsrricsde he not that company composed
Of those persons landed in the Quarantine ncoure to
down he had furnished money for such purposes witness
ported In the papers and he had hsndb pscsrd Of
which, thinks he read small pOrton at the first ogsnSa-
Of the Board Dr. Mundsy called upon him in relation
he had used the Cinderella the Quarantine steamer Ia the
of July for pleasure psy she bad been used pre-
vous during the bring tho yellow fever patients
perfectly and clean Of the party had
taken sick consequence John C. Thompson he
prsoner Of wness intention send tevedores to
the Republican and he made no objection to 1t; both
wines and Thompson acting in the same party.
The investigation was adjourned to Friday, at 10
q. ID.