New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-09-25
The Removal of Quarantine.
ALBANY, Friday, Sc

i n.cr~. !, AL Of Brooklyn, Egbert Benson of New
" I'D Ohao, 'sh Brown of Staten Island, Commits.
.o..rs for the reno, al Of Quarantine, convened here
n.d.v for the purpose OF presenting plan tor the
Soy.l Of Quarantine 10 GOV. King, the Lieutenant
Governor and the Controller, who have supervision
ever the selection Of site.
They give up oil idea of locating the Quarantine on
and and propose to construct series u bass IN the
lower bay in which fo#ting hospitals can lie at aEchor
IS sill as in the Liverpool docks. Each vessel used as
hO.pts is to be in separate basin, 70 rs to keep
apart the different diseases. The plan is indorSed by
The leading men of New-York, and IS believed to be
practicable and economical.
The basins can be constructed very speedily and be
completed, the Commissioners believe, with the fund
40, on hand TO their credit in the Controllers depart
ntnt They are prepared with estimates of the cost
rom engineers Of the highest responsibility.
Iii also proposed by the Commissioners to go back
10 arst principles aud make Quarantine simply "a SAM
iary institution, separating from it all stevedorng
IghtcIng and other speculative business, by winch
the expenses and profits Of Quarantine have been
sweled to such vast proportions, and leaving all such
occupation to private enterprise and competition sub
| yet to proper legal restriction.
The following is the report presneted by the CON-
nssioners FOR the removal of Quarantine, to the Gov
amor and State officers:
0rrcr OF TIE COMMISSIONERS roR rHE RkMoVAL
o. rHE QUARANTINE STATION, NEwYoRg, Sept H. 1893
y he Gopernor the Iestesdnt Gorernor and the CoRnoHer
GENTLEMEN: The occurrences vi the past few
weeks At the Quarantine Station at Tompkinsville,
cell for action part which, under other circuh-
Stances VT should have postponed I'll the meeting of
lie legislature. The Port of Newlork IL now with
ou an elective Quarantine and the responsibility OF
1 DAT
yelenal diseases presents itself to Us with renewed
Orce. We accordingly respectfully submit the follow
ag proposition for an entire removal oil thc quarantine
Saon to the Lower Bay and ask your assent theIeto
il will be seen by the accompanying statements Oh eN-
| lemelts OF physicians, among them eN,neaNn
Vioers and other Quarantine officials, that hVa'lhs
hospitals are extensively used ia Europe, Wherever
still water can BE- found IN which to anchor theul' IL
sprvbably known to you that Heating hospilais nave
| tceved the sanction oi many OF our hadlnS i'eI-
| chants MI Moses Ii. Grinnell, among others, ear
isy advises their adoption for temporary purposes
he popular idea Of floating hospital suppose so'uo-
Ting IN the nature of shp, which all experience r
| SLOWS to be but little better than charhei mouse
| when once nftsted with yellow lever.
Such is moi the character of properly constructed
| tetug hospitals. When built as they shoull be-
hey have proved themselves superior 10 al o'hcIs
Apropery constructed floating hospital OILERS ii1ni
Fe-bult house Ouly in being diioa nsteau oi Oh ANU
md has the additional advantage OF beng chtlvY re-
bowed from all surrounding objects, ana CONSTANT!
| exposed To IA free circulation OF ar.
The strong objection heretofore urged against theu
ltre has been tat they coUid mol De anchored III tf'
Lower BAY at New-tork without exposure to The
swell oi the waves Sc frequently found there aud tha
u would bc the excess ~ lunumaLity to submit tAt
tenpesi-tOsse inv ald ON his arrival IN por, to re
pewal of his previous suffeings by sea. For tim
fms objection seeiuedfatal but having been unable
tud satisfactory site FIR Quarantine on SHORE gu
attention mas been called L. the tcas'hlAty {" maA.l'
| land On one Of the numerous shoals ia Ia
Lower Bay. Having satisfied ourselves III IN
curse of Is investigation that outer framework
nClosurr for such structure can he made permanent
The choice is lett III between filling the space 80 II
Closed or using II a. basin wherein tu anchor iOal
ng hospitals The latter course Is cheapest aud mos
| tIpeditOUs and ADVISE It accordingly. lhe Apt
hence # two years and the concurrent testimony q
he Health Officer as shown ia late report H. IN
Board OF Health OF New-l VTk, sufficiently demon
st'Ses tue security of the anchorage III tue Low
Bay, and the practice of the last summer has ProVe
.lal by the Oi steamboat the Health OfhSei ca
card vessels al distance Of miles from the hospital
seasily when nearer. Already hulkS are used d.
temporary stOrehOuses for cargo and tue only REMAIN
"s necessity, wash house, can be eslaUtouc
~ huk anchored at safe distance
Hou the floating hospitals, and fitted up with al t
'esSary appliances iOT tnat branch OF service. Al
.s above proposvd arrangements, together with sacl
VA minutes OF Gctaus Necessary for u tOtA
removal Of Quarantine are cheap within thc mean
Sos disposal. ana capable vi speeiy construction
"eheFeiore beg ivGNe 10 urgv them upon your at n
soo' and earnestly ask your assent 10 the imned n.
Oeseuoon OF THIS plan tor the removal OF Qusrantn,
"'. W. present dan erous ami unnecessary sit.
oeSdeit servants -"
H~ TIE Commissioners, by order of the Board.
| GEORGE HALL. CAArnsR
M BOVINE made an argument in favor Of ia,
't"S tie Commissioners.
| Wv hng, at tue close of Mr. Bowne's remarks
hi' salts action at the ability Of the argumen
"A ue novelty of the views advanced. Tue Stat
~'sH sign6ed their intention to visit and cxalnu,
N Proposed site and plans for floating hospital OF
n "A, OF next week, and to decide at orc. ~
~' Proposition.