New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-20
THE HEALTH COMMISSIONERS.

The Commissioners met yesterday d. the hour CT noon
full Board being present. Dr. Ihomf son submitted
ile subioned highly important document respecting
the iuugstiOn puIitcstion OF infected vessels and
tneir cargoss and TIE necessity of having few add
tonsl officers carry into effect his proposed atera
tons IN the means employed 20 protect the city from
tie infectious ard contagious DISEASES OF certain Tor
eign lorts:
10 h1 Homo, The Mayor and ComHOHeys # Health @ the
sIs BY ne health Of the port vessels sIvng NJ Quar-
snle are compelled to discharge their e'rsoes and noe Si
bsh aUho "a, before tey can proceed 70 tbs Cies OF New
NoE ord Brooklyn; and the following. within the rnesnos OF
tho tutss have been declared infected ports VIZ Havana
nisnass ~ Iho@es fcft aufnose. faieens 81 yss1 ue
snd New Orleans
,eqGercc IN the nde. hence nearly every vessel
from arriving at New York mast ge discharged p1rihed
ventilated sad desD,d al ouranune oder present. regula.
onf excepting where bee been cases Ct yellow fever on
booc such vessels permitted 10 lie at anchor the UPpe,
Quanne. whue tleir bAtches opened ou sinva and
Wc inserted therein 20 eNpe thc injected atmosphere OF
Tie UT,r Quaantnc anchorage fore being
Ire ay tqctant om Long Island and Staten Island be-
SIX. 70 each island depending upon the vrucncs
cD IN the from whence the detained vesSels
e very upon The number Of such vessels which
be ;me sctng the foul air Of their hods be-
DninS the o. srsnre season IF 1886 when vessel. in uge
bules arrived from infected pos tine Ii'sth oeer rec'u;
sltu tie Lower Bay for ,ei.son and flms
your honoabe Boerd approved Of such suggestion The
ssfe l. acw s,ch cas Of to vens,e their holds in the
sry Ct osiis sud sriss retained ysntaon aud besides
poisoned eauya such vessels should thrown OF any
pos the Bay above The Narrow, This sc c the health sa
ihitc, highly appToyedo Of by ths Of citizens but not
BY the sppig interests OF The por Toe m1oiiiy OF ship
own. and eonees protested sf inst the moye as wholly un
destructive to their ships and oage in that storm
But notwithstanding such pro;e'aon the experiment
fairly tiled and tie result was tha; vessels In the Lower Bay
encountered storm with less damsse those VIII III were
riding srchor in the upper suohr,gc TAe conviction
iOre general thai much 'ar 50 far as iessrds the
than keep them above the Naows and vessels sn rie At
stern The mes citations 1856 nscea in 1857 sud
nov ..e Iie { seiion oi the present sesson. -, a,
not sply the hole oass they were made operative only in
Ie 20 vss having had ycoS fever on board anc ts as
belief this, they far less dsnsrors to t Bae hah thsu
| T" cesn eSep, no doubt but ts suci di.cnins
ton well founded aud ust but Jnesrs from IN &otaa q
dom n SesIss Of the rs,taon the dcece danger
ih public .ah from the ventilation oi .tcted vessels with
sckI board the contrary 4 very nconderAbe
The Of the Maine Hospital furnish concos' proof
,s v,se Striving al usrsne from infected Pr's,
OF hon psces where yellow fever however slightly Wa prevail
ing epeeuic sufficiently uTchrgsd with poison 20 im
y, the persons who have intercourse dcans with
them, whether they enter port with OF ~ih3I, cknes' sud
such vessels ous dangerous 10 individuals who nbac the 81
mosphee Of their bold such infected air If nppeD 10 lac watt
ed sy isvor.bc 70 m propagation, generation mast in
sNshy ee ise 70 an eree OF always be dangerous to the
A,yS s ,ah 70 be ,!as 81 The sa!so,s, e tie ar j. The
eoucusou, ow that tn process Of iansa;iou VENT
aor md ImosCn OF Infected vessels snd cMees 'h9ad e
n nd the shores Of Staten Island and Long I,ud h
st a. prsct.csb'e win the necessities OF commerce.
SIe The establishment OF Olssnne AZ 20 Ptrseu. site an
lur ls6 with few exceptions al vessels from iqe ted
Ots detained IT the Old quarantine anchorage sld thers
ufe.d dstsrge aud vent: fkr noll dlns uch
Ie66 sureIy Tes several localities In TIE port suffered
'css with Epidemic yellow fever
buit thietoe ibs. during the residue Of tEe
usiaras ell yesse pecve OF skn., on board
hem sy'rg from affected rois should be ordered 70 g.
c snchoge snd there to of<u ;,s matches laser
Snd fas he 'hor0ugh yeI aor aud that 70 snch
81 Be showed 20 the appei anchorage auti several days
sr ts sgysl aDc o ;hen ui Is 'nct'nshly ventilated
Tbs stcn Recommendation couteipa'es ma.eA
change Projecting lie pubic health bu: Ia
rsNd % .s pTacs oYeIs,Ous OF sIaulre Ia which
Will take lively ict'rCst 4. ifst the proposed
~rb te ehp0wprs nd mehais Without undcrsts lgiu- i
Tfctc cPrIsous of the proposed chsDge, ,hey Will probably
IoVson sud Incl ne ., tne paor thA, 10 coa
~ Lis''d S's 10 uca H. the Lower Bay aud ,h-re - roe
cut qlaisutts Ct several ds, before being sowrd 90 proceed
Ia e urfer saifle WI D. 90 impose then .l
hot~ i,se;on VII III vii b. ueary iu;ocrabls. b., The
bPtf' " not b, % the dsstyAltss in the !es. bs
gu ne olei nsad they 10 hc rne rb sb, ants
Il The Pooi IRE caes q; New Yofk and Brookyl, swcl
ntsc q Long Asi aud StS.en issuG-v unite ia c1g
they sd know ,h. tie iaSc..d s.e uow licg
<ussutue. above The Nuro~s i bus cssened 70 ~
witch dschAi eAs ,ceH ventilated
iu Ssy Ih7 Inject 4, AnrbS, :.
old snChorszeyesss having srvcd on SAX pr,. without
scinss. bosscnrmAers 90 vessels II Tie s.et,i,p "
ubeT vessels above he N4fToNs
Hiiishs5. and vii exceed ore sinss P.lt thereof
To order inf ed yss#s ON ihf srrsl f,- lnsp
hon II the lower sucsosge Nil materially the
scd the labor Of the Health suhot-s r the .r.
al Al boAieins aud special Pogt Wsraon well A.
t.s tus eouyy she sl officers once Gay % ana
trsth s~s yt' yo-r Hocrsble Board h.l concur
socNe contet fSon end will pfOyice slsoe conveyance
sof ron se lower Bay will eass,to furnish al
b~sisits oncer T. rsiTct The infected vessels
'eD respectfully. Y3ar o'e Il. u, .e erTsn- -
Qes's.r"c. Jay u, is8