The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-20

but the exercise Of strictly legal right any
sta zee to Which by the Quarantine officials would have
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enc .,..,p4 sA.s can be discussed oy the c'u.
-uNew Ycrk At present. II 49, m ZACH y AS .
IMPORT To us I, this time, and Il YOU IN your oA'
ans road and valuable sheet, ieaa Inc pa'.~
rect cmclusia rs in this mater you ~n' ~ 40
world more 0 God than you Can ~ 49,, o.,.
W. s,, rs hunters and public piunasess nom our
public onicef
Have ths New York quarantine lave prevented the
spread OF any infectious or presidential diseases in our
mdsu have ffactised medicine thirty years, and
silly say Mat has not, believe that il has in
We ie~ss abated Or lessened these diseases. These
diseases are dused by the atmosphere Can you chain
the wnesS Can you quarantine the infection that per-
vades tncmY-especiAy you burn the infected bedding
ON iron in harb0rs thus give wings TO the
contagon in aerform stateY Let Professors Reese
and Parker and other eminent physicians whose interests
this great subject let be fully and hny discussed
the truth elected repeat the assertion, broad and
fitted New York city they did Dot prevent nor lessen
the ravagcs Of the cholera have they depressed
smallpox yellow fever, the other diseases which are
considered contagious. AN Quarantine laws and rcgua
tons for our city should be Immediately abolished.
WAS THE QUARANTINE NUIsANcE?
10 THE EDITOR OF The HERALD. ar
Having been for marry years reader of your valuable
Journal and having always supposed you strong op
poncnt mob law ltavc little surprised the
tenor or your editorials in relation the obstruction Of the
Quarantine buildings Staten Island infer from these
articles that you opposed any regulations
whatever for the which you uphold pursued
carried out do how quarantine for the protec
ton and safety Of this city from contagious and
fcctious diseases is to DO established and maintained
Is possible that have arrived at that period when,
is conended by leading Journal, the people, their
primary capacity, can declare anything 10 be nuisance
which may be in the N the advancement Of the
Of their property, which they may take dislike TO and
proceed to Destroy II is tho security the
HERALD office, any other establishment which portion
Of the people may relishy PROFESSIONALLY al
lows the people to abate nuisance other words TO
beat down destroy Il, but allow the people
clare thing TO be nuisance is through their representa-
tives who make the laws. Nothing is nuisance TO be
abated by the people, unless Is declared TO be such by
law or has been regarded such by custom from time
immemorial The legislature passing law remove the
Quarantine was very different act from law declaring
advocate the right Of the people to abate nusances,
but whenever they declare q thing to be which
is not such by law custom, and proceed it,
mob law, under any circumstances and cannot justified
by any one who desires to uphold the laws of land
and preserve and perpetuate the institutions and prv
WHY STATEN ISLANDERS SHOULD NOT LEAVE.
10 IKE EDrroR OF TEE HERALD.
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to live there let them 60 somewhere lis true they
can but there several why they should not
do 50, few Of which will give The first u.s. the people
being sovereign, have right establish institutions for
their advancement, and equal right to abolish any
building institution that is dangerous to the commu
nifty; and no State Law force ii any city, or
village against their wish, even with Mayor Tenants
aid and assistance The second there hundreds
men who settled there several years ago, who have
expended their little savings in purchasing houses for
sacrice-enough to beggar the-whch seems 10 be the
wish OF the spectators who instrumental In keeping
the Quarantine where is until they get possession Of
all the land they possibly there, when you will see
them equally as active, and suoccssfuyfor they have
the means to purchase ito have the hospital removed
TO some other place rs they are now in having located
its late site.
YELLOW FEVER AT STATEN ISLAND AND FORT HAMrI-
ToS-Irs RAvAGEs FROM 1921 TO THE PRESENT
DATE.
TO THE EDITOR HERALD.
As is often asserted that residents OF Staten Island
have no cause for removing the hospital, permit me to
offer for your paper few from the report Of Dr.
Elisha Harris late physician in chief Of the Quarantine
hospitals 10 the Commissioners Of Quarantine and trans
mitted by the Governor the Legislature March 10
1885,
YEnov FEvna II On the ID Of September 1884,
Circumstance likely any moment especially when
@ Sne IRE os. are riding as at
to TIA, period quantity Of infected good. had been
De yellow fever been hem yet iamed
among The popaaon on ssors sn
ing fact that during that ePiemc OF the
han 100 Dr. bailey Health ocer a H., ua ne.
sonal exposure within less than $50 feet from infected
YELLOW frvER on srArrs Is,sD ~ lsa8-n Is wen
known that TIE physicians and RESIDENT. Staten
hat Ss rS s ss y aS as 81
Tompknsylc N the year lss Several vessels
Infected were dschsrging lying anchor
points With quarter Of mile from he shore and opposite
In barge proportion Of he famle. were waited by the
ss none Other her, sn sno
was Observed Also that the infection transmitted IN
large Win dense foliage. Or ' Sus IA insr
ssnns between ,hs vessel and dwelling shore found
be sgpiican, than these. ~
Dr. Samuel R, smith, . physician Of very extensive
practice testified before Commissioners Tor Removal
of Quarantine, appointed by the legislature Wesley
smith chairman), AZ follows
The presen, year tiSf suffered si more
a. nssi, oassr ~ wsi'Iesl e.ys d. ns,as. sr.
len r.en,s ssa h via s y one nanaa,a AM
care and q sea eirh,sen ard Prom the best
between no and 100 and the
Isr ErDInIc 2, isss-Ths terrible visitation Of yellow
fsy.r 70 The For Hamilton and Bay Ridge district Long
sasyccsl sydencs. tina, ths breath Of pes'ienee
ine 10 DE delightful houses do,ins ns bsaa af
.ss. Of Bay s' sss had cS.s.c .s
s ss s1s ,ss p. were cargo
fever prevalent The son wind loaded with moist
had for several days been sweeping directly
wealth
and rehnemen on the shore distant only n yards
mile, when suddenly ~
out distinction the suent and the The young
were cut down together careful history
Of each Individual of the
that remarkable epidemic has driven my the
doubt OF exclusively atmospheric agency transmitting the
germs o. Thai fatal fever from the vessels the
The ns . M Ss s.rr @
pial enclosure and the village Clifton opposite
SFor Hamilton and the anchorage infected
els Ihwnds hal mol been rem direction anchor.
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The present epidemic Qs5s) thus FAR amounts 10 about
Narrows
Stronger evidence cannot well be adduced ~ the great
necessity OF more complete ISOLATION Of the Quarantine 4
quarantine, located the present u.s. il only farce All
the shipping merchants the Mayor, Beard 81 Health,
and Commissioners Of Emigration, have been and are
trieuina Of men.