The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-13

orsTrsy synpAsus Of ys'ssw fever were Abss.s !. hi
cAse I'M tsnsse wSs dry, and The - seemed y
.s =. ere e Hpsu fever. the captain Ssle Sus
be k - thas TIE man came from b nnose; ous the
poos bse bad the lessy notion thss We steamer oa@e
from Chaxsson he wsuld hare ordered her down Qr
,rO.s q sending ne man % he New Y0r. aasp,. =:
The Doctor opposed hh Wow, and advhei HIM 70 seed
done. vas not until some time afsr thu the Doctor
discovered that the vessel had been 70 0areson where
upon ne steamer va. ordered so,n . Quarantine Inc
The schooner xatchless pedtoned 70 be permit 70
ccne up 70 take in cargo rhe Bard VIII the
propriety Of permitting Der 10 come up in ton days
TIE orig African viii he permi ted to o,me up under
tie TSe Of the Board which requires days 70 elApse
after diecbsrgng caro- ~ Quarantine
Arrnh was granted for The steamer james Adgsr 70
come 70 the city.
fhadephia Offering 70 the notice Of the B,Sd safe and
easy method for the disnfectou and ventilation a YES
fels Referred TO q committee.
Mr. BERGEN reside Mt of Long Island appeared before
the Bosra with petition complaining Of the violation OF
the Quarantine Sws By the Health Officer BY the statute
regulating the Quarantine anchorage all infected vessels ar
rivrg At this port and subjected 70 QaArAntne reguA
tons, compelled 70 anchor within tho QuaraAtane
complaint against ire Health ofcer was tbs. ia placing
ihess buoys be he'd encvoached upon the Kings county
ofcer allow injected vessels 70 anchor out Of he Inc Of
buoys and close 10 the Long Island shore ~ 70 cause
serious among toe nhaoAnts lest the pas
tieptl dieesses which decimased Long Ilnf Ia 1855,
through similar Causes should appear them again,
and the precious ses Of cx Of much more mporsAnoe
ton which was rather lesghy one recsed the law IN
the premises.
Alapgn having been created At the frank expression
concerning the Health officer, In which DR.. Thompson
0ired
M bergen added that there were two medical gentle
uen who fell victims 70 the pesnce Of 1859, with whom
DR.. Thompson could not be advaat&geous conpAredt
ieast, so the Lor leland people though.
me MAYOR said ID had not been for the difficulty In
which the Board was placed in OF the recent
coDfagrauon all these Inconvenience would not hsve
DR. MILLER sshed Nr Bergen what he thought OF Couey
Island - Qusrsptne station
Mr. BKaGES-riat would be worse yet
The MAYOR said appeared 70 him that everybody
wanted 70 have things done in their way There
70 % ae Se
cry out Go TO Staten kAnd' and on the Diner eide,
there the Staten Islanders doing all they 70 get rid
that has flown into the port during past months the
Board bad been compelled 70 put very rigid quarAn-
been the great pains wstchfulness observed
by the Board the vessels would have spread themselves,
Mr. BERGEN said he was sorry for that but they were
AFRAID OF getting yellow fever among their people, for
they could rot forget the Iavages Of 1865
khnd IN 1865 by the Quarantine vessels. II was rather
carried there By spirit Of Grab amoog persons
clothing which bad belonged TO infected vessels
The HEALTH OFFICER said he very glad that Mr. Ber
gen had t TO present paper TO the Board with the
therein contained and he hsd no doubt that he
had laid before them series Of facts which he believed TO
,sss docum.pt In The M place IN the yesr lsJS b.
(he Health ofcer) had acted according 70 law and he
would read thai section of the Law which gave him power
70 ,nchor vessels as they were DR.. Thompson then
reai portion Of the Health Regulations. This law, he
said, gave him unlimited po~er in thai way In 1856 he
secoa OF Law read, and a,ter some discussion
the removal Of the veeeels resolved rney
Sase ''s where The The ss. & c oaas
the Brooklyn Health Officer, declared that they
ca S1s arc. 81 Of
men sailed down the river for the purpose of inspecting
the position Of the ships in consequence Of some excite
ment that hal srifen the subject among the Long
Island people These gentlemen ali convinced tina,
there was danger Gnaiever 70 be apprenended from
disesse Long Isand 1885, that soanual In
<rcourse held by the Long islanders with injected
vessels lying asGravesend, and even al Quarantine proper
Al that time there WAS no Metropolitan ponce; in tact,
there police 1t ALL and the Heaitn Oiccr had
power 10 the intercourse which was 30 dangerous
70 public health. Al thai time be (Dr Thompson) was
waited by committee Of gentlemen, and n be mstook
not by Mr. Bergen bmse aoi the subjsct Of the confer
ence the necessity OF making some provision for TIE
preservation OF the health OF Long Island and 70 guard
sgaiDst infection. He Dr rhompson) advised those gen
vent with The vosses'or people
poicned would be by their intercourse with Infected
ships and not BY the vessels Themselves conmunica
ton TIE effect also sent 10 him but be he'd
yet TO learn hat TIE people o. Long kad ever established
repes % he e,eps ooupI.D, he would ssy ,AAt the an
chorrgc for vesse 81 Quarantine entirely too small,
and be was therefore compelled 70 allow them TO anchor
outside The buys Tie for ths that they had
where esc TO Tois was what hsd created the necessity
or which the gentleman complains Tbe vesSels must lay
sonoewhore and /. the apchorafe 10 too snal, Is evi
cent TIA, they anchor ontsde Of the buoys In al
that appet to the publ: health he had been
ful OF Lcrg 70 AID mad beon OF Staten lslanias
tentive 10 Bookly- 70 View York; AMI II acting he
had done be compelled 10 thai course by the necee
sty arsng from ine greai influx Of injected vessels.
Of necessity but tue law cspciy stsei that TIE vessels
,hssld anchor n re vicinity Of se Marie hssens Bat,
IsNd shore, sna bus fe~ Of thsm near tao shores OF
Staten Island.
VI.
wo very great mistake, and " be would take boat
ard 70 the trouble OF inspecting the anchorage he
sdvIabIe asuner 70 soliiase c,mmunicAuon with them
the rsrt Of The Health Officers There sas no more
.psee ,nsa nc, ssce.a,y between sT sSa no ma 0seh
Mr. BKnexS sad they cic not tnink that Dr. Thompson
bad shy ristt 70 infringe The lay.
The hAyoR--Theu you had better 70 70 law.
Mr. BERcES wan.rd the csmmssioners 70 compel their
olbSeFs 10 abide by what WAS right
nr rHosrsoS said that tue Health Officer Of Brooklyn
h,d discovered ina, there . on Long 1ssni who
was holding continual nerooarse With Tho infected yes-
Mr.. BucES said he had made all necessary Inquiries,
and found thai the q atsr not true No; boa from
TIE Long Island shore had bearded vessel In Qnaran-
tine
Doctor THosr-osrhey have sugar dcpO, there which
oan show.
Mr. PrR.sS- Thai may be 90, bat a Ia nc owned b.
Iour bland people least OF thsa part The ISLAND.
Thcy may osicpg 70 Broskyn or New York
TIE ssNov sd thai ell the efforts Of the Commissioner
were berg maize for the protection Of Long Island
M Oh New York. He therefore felt surprised that
Nj. bergen bad come uert win tnch complaint, eHpe
cialy when n must be apparent What din ,rirg they
contend with, IN guence OF the burning
o. Quarantine and the large arrival. q infected vease
TIE Beard had already Done all that they coulfthey
haa placed boat win body Of police prevent
nun Alton and they you'd continue 70 do all that wsis
their power
FveotusIly the petition laid over be oensdered
hereafter.
me oorErrce. and ,he captain Of The steamer A.
| lanls appeared before Tie Hoard In reference D.
| the Of the steamer appears, from
TIE statement Of Of The owners, that Atlanta
load1g 10 Charleston for the port OF New York but
the Of The ~ Memphis, belonging W s
same company and on the same line, she placed IN
quarantine n vesse from an infected port, tCnarlea.
toni. The consignees Immediately telegTaphsd 70 ther
sgerts Chsrcston pot 10 send the Atlanta 70 NeS
Ycrk but 70 despatrh her ryead 10 Baltimore This
accord ally done The weasel having arrived ~ Bali
more placed In quarantine for four days, and then
permitted - land about half OF her cargo of ries