The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-26
Floating Quarantine acknowledgements
dente between DR.. Anderson and The Conn
nis sl0ners OF Emigration.

Floating Quarantine acknowledgements
dente between DIR. Anderson and the Conn
mIssIoners OF Emigration.
To TN COMMISSIONERS OF EMiGeAroN:--
GlSIisYES-Thc Committee OF the Medical society Of
Rio hnord county through whose repor, you frs;
nfor "a Of the eAscnce q yellow fever Staten Island
during tbe past have been by indifferent
observers Of the activity eynced by your honorable
Board ii the Of The hospitals and other
buildings supposed 10 be required tie reception and
Accommodate 1; la,ats an other rersous connected
with the Quarantine establishment and while the Commit
tee anxious relose al reasonable reliance your
OIL repeated HAT The buildings are intended
merely for Temporary purposes, they cauuot but regard
With soctude these vigorous measures Of restoration
The one hand while oa the other. n place OF removal
that has hitherto been PROPOSED meets with Your ap
prevail OF appears Likely 10 ootain your CO operation
On behalf q The tolc'ntiec and with no other apology
for addressing you Than that afforded By my desire
contribute Tie reiie 81 pcsirdden community, and
70 enaea tie public by elicitng discussion upon topics
| OF vllai interest 10 a. as vel as having a
| most important bearing upon the Interests of the
| cry of New York ana is commercial prosperity,
take he bcI! u asking .our Consideration Of the pro
posuion 81 hoaif. hospital for ycow fever patents,
anu ao suggestions IL reference 70 the utility Of
quarantine iuolc trool New York well from
| staten Island ioint II view.
on my return visit the hospitals or Europe IN
1885, save % tue public through the columns of the
SEw ioKg HERALD fun description ~ the hospital sh
Cedona, Ehich lad Just then replaced the Drcadnaught,
the marine hos ,al Cor Tie port ~ oudon, and then
that perfectly satisfied have floating
hospitals the only present solution the question
Quarantine location, and winch can alike receive the
support Of New lofS city and staten Island few
from the description rofcrr.d viii suffice give
,uu u the accommodations afforded board The
Caledonia. Der irhcpi dimensions aieslengih Of gun
rgrk y feet th 81 seei Tor to1 mage i1apet inches
cxttc breadth IS iett irchef depth hold % feet
ncncs burden IL tone 22i6 The admission and crcu.
luon 81 ncaithiui atmosphere have been studied
with CONSIDER abe care, lo9 which large por-
Ton q each dsrk amlcsnps has been left open,
and fsiin the lower decks upwards open matches,
guarded by iron rails, have becn established.
AZ the stern ~ the sLp likewise improved galleries
connected With the respective decks ana easily accessible,
adapted Tor TN convenience Of ing patients. when
necessary, INTO ihr open ar, The weather deck Is hcd
with nanber "a ,aitcn lgAts sS feet high, aGa from
s spacious accommodation forms admirable promenade
or the iitnis Ihc lotctc y arranged NJ cabins Tor
ihc petty ol.ccrs 81 tue sh and their families. The
poop occupied ID ihc superintendent solely The
deck : laid out z Inc following manners-fhe whole vi
tie after part 4 adapted ~ dining room and general
quarter icr he PRINCIPAL medical ciicer, SURGEON, assist
ans surgeon eua chaplain the starboard side r. sepa
~ gothic ~ Old oak woud and converted
mao Ccyaut chapel capable of containing sixty per
sous the pori ol this deck hung with ully oc
sx lalnnoc4s Tor the accommodation ~ convacsccns
removed from the sick wards, while the fore part o the
same GrcS serves as qusr,ermastcrs cabins Gemals
nurses dining room carpenters workshop dislcnsafy,
III M, III s,rbotru sidc Of the middle deck N close
lftxmi, with an orcn gallery, l. conmodious
~ sf n operations che ether portions o. this deck
aeoso srace io tc reception of case y accident, and
Thc lower guuaccs contains museum, quar-
tcis o. the fever patients ami cabins Tor the
Els sp faicl a. A,idhousr, atd j. hue4 With slate
table the purpose ~ if-t morlem examinations THIS
Geek au coaslus sae laboratories End iair cutting rooms
Two me- ~ u1ra H. tAe Gtt MtA Al engine ho-e,
Il case II ore, sests~ co. washing accks anu various
eih, uAe q hc port has been enlarged four icct
square, - snmn patients cHscr 81 emergency.
The nfarn, 81 the shin heated nom this
Deck Nih sulFG lHsa A.d 80 zach decS, with ho, ar
iiefe are ~ contain nr a good SUPPLY az
fosh water tur snd Joe housing upwards of six
hundred = cal and coke. With this nlten.
n to , e,,sst ans cua ven cncc 81 tue o'accrs aud at
NO hash eullI
tie we'll bcing 81 the patients, aud ie snocess which the
i,,ssl ara saEca departments OF the aoetug hospital
fanrcmtns ghtn could ut BE- % wcl accomplished
klosC.
IN nminton u The fac, can quote tie Testimony crthe
neG'al officers, y 80 ,yet ihst crysoas and hospni
FHrattuc. ~ ttai IN tlae bu-ias nfon AID pars
hir never The eusque1cc = opsfatnq ~ me floating hos
| rias. lbs + Hiet important la0 - point
IL supctlor iGcites or ventilation ard supply
q fr,sh ar, - neccssary y TIE treatment y
| the SEX CsIccaliy ii II Infectious diseases.
tna esU Affords prcs inp'xc evidence - tn bet kind.
ii yellow Fever mg. He treated board The floating
ho pit wtout tue danger that h. been ssrgcsea ~
removal og injecting The
thp ~. ~ being retained and Eoiagaed - iHaaists
| iy tigt water.
lie dread ai The inhabitants al sten Island have or
The smok. slun bc iron soon not greater than The fear
tn have more reason aud Argument for H.
lave auy gOof that bigc water VIII generate ycl
low feycfs-and We had how easily cocd be prevent.
81 nom srcumniatins ~ hospital snp. mad pafticu
Jar inquiries u s.fcrcc - this Iciu ~ hoar tn Gale
,onA. ami i0atd that 70 camI'i1Nt whatever cxstei
sionrts Tor tho removal u Quarantine has bean cgunes
FoG tDe Umporary pmtoscs The ,AappTopraicacss ~
That beatty d,eica by the popular voice aud tbs
Instance the ftr popoh wa certainly ra ase'ta, not
ttx D.t.
II $ fortunate Nat The occupation u tina, point
was Temporary that We have been spared the
necessity VI estimating the fatal results Of placing
yellow fever hospitals and their concomitants in the
midst Of ma'ariai d's,rct. we should have had
a renewal OF the old controversy between the nd.
socates o. domestic and imported origin, ard The
common sense conclusion would have been sat the Ion
Itggss lac ed AZ for
words in accordance with experience tho prnci-
raj result q quarantine tie in;ensyiug q disease
Then regards cholera. the statistics ~ tho Marine
Iiospl altps show that this disease communicated
so oihef patents and attendants. but 10 not know that
the danger would he sny greater than in The adjoining
wards Vi a hospital on shore II not, Wards Island Is
large enough 10 aord SPACE for cholera hospital sun
ccttly remote from other buildings 20 insure protection.
tut why quarantine cholera ~ AIR. Inc disease deprnas
upon atmospheric that cannot appreciate Che
ega has always leaI the coion sardc, although cs'a
bishcd AM eaorccd with al the powers q Russian
1 autgcrat
Would there Nc more danger 70 smallpox patients. a.
t,ndanp anil other patients the Hoasin HOSPITAL than
shore While rstents with the disease continue
arrive they must nc provided for but The prctencc that
quarantine protects the city Of New York smallpox
cannot be entertained obstacle 10 rs ameloralon,
while more patients are sent from the cry our ferry
tined under The urelcNt " preventing the introduction Of
| smallpox into the city.
pr IiarIs IN his report Il the Marine Hospital for The
1886. ssyssThc of smallpox rcccivci
almost equally from hpboard and from the cay AMI
also The ethory page "a, c, seq, OF the report
mit,c tho Legislature March 10, isbssinaeei,
propcr attention given vaccination smallpox might be
struck from the catalogue OF diseases requiring the dcen
/ ton ~ vessels am careoes at Quarantine
In. Harris, uAqucstIcnaby the most sccmnc and a.
faithful officer who hell the poet Of Phy
siclan chef q the Marine Hospital promptly 30
moved fm office after the publication # be report for
| ths year.
As att The secrets Of the pest houses not dyulgad
Il may be cptr ~ gratuit0us ~ infer that the truths
te vas kcy 20 unfold scrc regarded BY hc quarantine
builders presidential than tive whole caslogs ~
n ctios that New NoI ssuppnsei ~ b. icfondet from
wtet thCee UNIV holtsope truths may DC Judged
nom the following cStsacts-~
"Thc practice ~ sanitary restrictions respecting diseases