New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-19
FROM ALBANY.
THE QUARANTINE OF NETWORK.
From Oar Own Reporter.

THE QIAKAN VI NGN-AOAeN'
From Oar Own Reporter
ALBANY, Tuesday, Jan. II, 1860.
The Governor transmitted to the Senate last evening
TIE Annual Report Of the Commissioners of Quaran-
tjne-Messrs. Green, Patterson, and Peabody. The
report opens with statement that the balance oil the
appropriation made by the Legislature OF 1851 OF
$3.50 Geo for the removal Of Quarantine not expended
by their predecessors reverted TO the Treasury In 1897
two% ears after the date of the act in compliance with
its conditions. The appropriation Of so 600 by the
JeosIature of 1859 wss so limited in its terms lat 1t
could not be applied to the securing of q permanent
location for Quarantine; 20 the efforts of the Comm
tinneIs have necessarily been Limited to sucn oveen
cations end negotiations as could DC cchoucteu "ihous
the expenditure OF money. =, 81,
The Copmpeioners entirely coincide with The great
mss Of the PEG lie OF the State that Sandy HOOK, IN
tie State of NewJersey is the place best sdaP'en,
a sanitary point of view, for permanent Quar.asne
staten, and notwithstanding the preJddlces OF the
State authorities and people Of New.JeIsey against
permitripg the use Of this point for Quarantine pur
roses the Commission stil express the hope tnat
preindce may be dssipated and that Sandy Hook may
YET be obtained. ~ ,..,n
the ConmssionerB without power or means Tor pre-
curing a site ard the estab shnent vi new Quarantine,
or even 10 provide temporary accommodations Tor the
scL partial substitute for the ceflred legislation
was adopted in the form Of section in the Genera APP
nr prjf ton ILL., authorizing and requiring the Conmls-
oners 10 provide temporary accommodations for yell
low fever aud other pc silleotal dIsea'es
Tic Commissioners had no money TO buy site, and
such Was the state of popular prejudice that none
could be hired. They Therefore, as matter OF neces
sty provided floating hospital Jor yellow fever ana
OTHER presidential diseases; and by an arr ingement
with the Commissioners of Emigration and Governors
Of Aims H0use all smsn pox cases were se AZ TO the
Small Pox Hospital on BlackwelPs Island. Another
class Of Diseases not contagious sent to Wards
Island under control with the Commissioners of Epi-
grafton All cases not provided for in the other
Of hese have been treated at the Float
ing Hospital.
On tie 25th Of June, all small pox patients at the
old Marine Hospital were removed TO Blackweus
leland; and on the 9th all the other patients were
removed to Wards Island, under the foregoing ar
raDgemeni.
For the Floating Hospital the Commissioners pur-
chssed the huh Of the oeean-sesmer Falcon, 5 feet
ia lergih and 30 feet in extreme width, with burden
by messu ment Of $50 tons, which was fitted up as
comfortably as the circumstances would admit.
The Commissioners of Quarantine were of opinion
that the provisions Of the law directing the Comuis
souers Of Emigration TO send all sic persons TO the
places designated by them the Commissioners Of
Qparsntne snd "pay the expenses Of their support,
made it the duty Of the Commissioners OF Emigration
10 and pay all the current expenses of the
Floating Hospital, they requested 70 fnrnIsh
the bulk with proper beds bedding, furniture, &C.,
apd EN-; and ray proper persons TO take charge
ofibe Hospital generally.
TIE Commissioners OF Emigration placed different
cor ttructjon upon the law AND declined the request
AT the same time the Controller refused to pay any
hills incurred by the Quarantine Commissioners, in
the nature Of current expenses fer the hospital, eA-
eeptiDg the wages Of shipkeeper and the necessary
assistants for the cafe keeping Of the ship, on the
eroupd that the law required the Commissioners Of
Emigration to pay all the current expenses Of tho
Hospital. The Quarantine Commissioners did not
feel themselves relieved from the duty OF providing
"temporsry accom- mediation for the sick" in conse-
Qnenee Of the position in which they were placed by
the disagreement of the Commissioners Of Emigration
and the Controller. 90 they furnished the Hospital,
and employed the necessary medical and other attend
anti on the credit Of the Stete.
Alter some delay and negotiation, however, tho
Con missioners of Emigration assumed the payment Of
the wages and salaries Of the ply slcaDs, nurses and
hospital force and all the bills fos current supplies,
an slso placed the disposal of the Quarantine Com
nesioners considerable amount Of bedsteads and hoe
pal furniture formerly used in the Marine Hospital.
With this assistance they have been able 10 keep the
Hospital in such condition Ms 10 be equal 10 any de-
maids likely to be made upon ID during the season.
But they ,ugsest that any future appropriations should
be made in such specific TO leave doubt in
ihe minds Of officers having charge of funds.
As this Floating Hospital was the only place TO
which yellow fever and other patients arriving a! this
pcIt with presidential diseases could be SENT il OF
The eresos importance TO the citizens Of the Port of
New-York that the experiment should sncceedi and
the Commissioners congratulate themselves and the
pubhs that they have secured the services the head
Of H. medical DEPARTMENT Of eminent and skillfui
physician ss DR.. Elisha Harris
1be Floating Hospital was anchored IN Raitan
bay, 10 miles from tho lily Oi anu h"out
rqndisant hhree miles) from Seguines Point, Staten
Island ard Jersey shore. This position was directly
N front Of The chip channel into the bay and ex-
pofed 10 The full action Of the rolling in from the
ocean. The position was chosen fer the double pur
,ofes Of dsarmng the general apprehension of the
pread Of eontsgioD, and testing The OBJECT OF what
.ver motion the might mDunicaie TO the Hos
it'd would have upon the success OF the medical
reament. The result says the report, has been salts
actOry in boil respects.
From the old Quarantine Station, where the office
md boarding station OF the Health Officer Is located, it
about twelve miles TO the anchorage OF the Floating
Ioeuital. about nine miles TO the SMALLPOX Hospital
n Blackwells Islapd, and about twelve miles TO the
o,nitaj on Wards Island, while IL Is about twenty
orr miller from he first 20 the last named hospital IL
sas found necessary that wing hospital or place
4 temporary detention, should be provided near the
osrdne citation of the Health Officer, where patients
oud be provided for till such time a. they might he
distributed 70 the several hospitals 70 which they mg6t
eloDg. Tbs seemed an Indispensable part OF tho |
temporary accommodation for the sick, called for by
be law. For this service the Commissioner hired |
iIge freight barge, which kept In service wi The
th day Of October laat.
On the 9Th Of August tho last case Of yellow fever
'ceived into the Hospital prior 10 that date was dis
taTged cured. On Sept. 80, when there was no
niger any danger from pestllence, the Hospital ship
as taken from its moorings in Rafitan Bay, and an
lOred midway between the Quarantine Docks on