New-York daily tribune., 1859-06-10
MARINE AFFAIRS.

THY FLOATING HOSPITAL FOR QUARAsTiNE.
The failure of the late Commissioners for the Re
moval Of Quarantine To establish permanent Qusr-
antpe at SeguDes Point the destruction of the quar-
an line buildings at Tompknsvile early in September
last the subsequent expressed determination oi the
citizens and residents Of Staten Island that Qaaran-
tine should not be established maintained on that
leland and the necessity that Quarantine be placed
some here induced the new Commissioners, appointed
in the early psrt Of the present year by Gov Morgan
to take some steps whereby the objectionable features
Of the Quarantine might be IN measure remeded;
The principal Of these seemed to be the presence oil
patieuts suffering under infectious diseases.
The idea of floating hospitals met with much favor
from the new Commissioners, and finally was hKed
upon rs the only plan whereby the infected sick might
be safely kept at distance from the inhabitants Of tne
Island or other places bordering on our shores. To
build hospitals on the shoals on the Horseshoe was
deemed impracticable and last and only eIpedien
il Was determined to procure huks, ht them up, and
convert them into convenient and permanent recepta-
cles for those sick with infectious diseases.
With this object the Quarantine Commissioners pur-
chased the old steamship Falcon, at cost OF ~
and arrangements were made with the Atlantic NO
rine Railway Company OF Red Hook Point Brooklyn,
TO ft her up. The superintendence of the hting up
of the vessel a. given to Capt Marx y Potter, under
vhose direction she has been thoroughly overhauei,
and made in every respect serviceaele for noa'hs
hospital.
The work of overhaGling her WAS commenced on the
10th of NAV last, when she taken up on the ma
rine railwsy the odd copper stripped on, the nun
recauk ed and new copper sh-aihng put on a. iH as
the feet wster.lne The sides and deck were Ie-
csplled and the hull rendered a. good j, was pos
sble for an old vessel 10 be made. Indeed she : no"
nearly ~ good 81 The steamer had Two aeek :.
These are preserved, and promenade deck Is msle
by covering over the main deck. Her engines ve,e
take out the hatchwsys covefru o'eii aHu 1i0 "'0
ship cleaned and lined. , MI
The main deck is 2l0 feet long by 30 feet wide al.
il covered by promenade deck 2io ieet iohg oy ~
(, Of wide caves projecting each site feet. The
-, a,rf fa.E 4. tai IN n \
feet wide runs the whole length o this deck, aud IS
lighted I'D by skylght 80 feet long oy feet vide
and feet high, with glass sides and boarded Top
covered with canvas. There are ioty wards or rooms
ON this deck the ayeTagc dlDenslous OF Whlch arr
feet wide by 10 feet long and feet high Be
tween the ceilings Of these rooms or wards ana
the upper deck there space Of s, incnes running
through from the inner edge OF the skyAsh' 10 tne
outsG, of the ship TO afford free ard open ven-
laion The sides pierced on this deck ~lth open
inss for window. feet squsre and aboc, feet apar
giving plenty of light and free circulation OF air 10
place OF tie warehouses are side rooms eet ion-
feet wide and fest high making five roons on eaea
side which are Ia be used nurses apartments, bath
rooms and water closets From these sde houses there
j. also AZ outside passage 70 platform on level WIKI
the lower deck and from this platform steps descend 70
the ws;er. just forward Of sulidships on the MAN
deck il a large room. ~ feet square, which vii DC
used for sitting for patents. Forward oi tnis
are the odicer and stewards roous, kitchen for the
officers Of the hospital dirIngToom and partre- Cear
forward an open .pace is left for the wndlsss. Here
al,o are pssssges to the promenade aid lower deck
Clear sba are two large wster closets for the pseu
and large nom for exercise. Each ward hss dof
opening upon the main passage. Ine proLnenaie deck
The lover deck is l70 feet long BY 80 feet wide and
feet high This has 10 sliding windows, fee, square
TIE space on this deck Is et open fore sod at and IN
tended for iron bedsieads for patients inere L no
coumupca,ion bet ~een this deck and the upper one,
except by nesns Of the outside passages to the sds
houses before mentioped Clear forward on tins Geek
is a large room, to be used a. dining room Tor me
pa;ients and large kitchen, 20 feet VIDE oy " iee'
org each. On hi. deck are placed the bige pumP-,
for cl arng the hold Of water; s-o, force pumps iof
washing the decks &c. Beio~ this deck Is anotne.'
which will be used as a store room and ior osIa't.
Clear forward t~o large wooden tanks eapsoe o'
eepainlrg i've thou sand gallons Of water for the use
of the hospital then there Thirty dead hsnss ID the
siae Of this apartment ofthe chip