New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-16

The CARE OF SICK IMMIGRASTs.-The fol-
lowing statement Of the question at issue between
the Commissioners OF Charities and Correction and the
Commissioners OF Emigration which Is now under con-
sderation by the Mayor and Commissioners OF Health.
The Commissioners OF Emigration are. by law. re-
qured 10 apply the Communication money paid egrants
TO tho support md relief Of such need assistance
They have authority to build and establish hospitals
and they have already established for the treatment
Of fever patients Wards Island. Some years since
q temporary arrangement was entered into by which
the Commissioners Of Charities and Correction agreed
10 receive small pox patients from the Commissioners
Of Emigration or treatment at the smallpox hospital
on Black~eu's Island the Commissioners OF Emigra-
ton paying for the support Of such patients. For
some time past the officers of the Board OF Emigration
have called upon the Commissioners OF Charities and
Correction to take Immigrants suffering from smallpox
wherever they may be found and convey them ~ Black
wells Island for treatment In several instances small
patients have been sent In open boats from uaran-
tine TO Bellevue Hospital, and left there The Commits
sioners Of Charities and Correction, finding that the
care Of these immigrants interferes seriously with their
Legitimate duties, decline " have anything to do with
them except when delivered TO them at Blackwell's
Island and claim that 1t Is the duty Of the Commission.
OF immigrants exclusively. On the invitation OF his
Honor the Mayor. the members Of the Board OF Emgra
ton and Charities and Correction met the Health Com
could be taken on the subject Mr. Draper. on behalf
of the Board Of Charities and Correction stated that
thai Board had not refused, ana Woulu NOT rcIuse.
TO receive any patients sent to their hospital
BY order Of tho Health Officer, but that the
capacity Of the Smallpox Hospital was limited
The duties Of the Board related to different class Of
persons from immigrants viz: criminals and pnupers
and was clearly the duty Of the Commssioners OF En-
gration to provide and maintain hospitals Tor the In
migrants and 10 send who needed such acoommo-
daiion direct from Quarantine instead Of allowing
them go at large In the city bearing With them the
seeds Of infection and contagiOn- Messrs verplanok
Dsvlin for the COMMISSIONER Of Emigration, while
they admitted that BOARD had the authority and
the means construct hospitals for patients
denied that they were under any legal obligation 70 40
90 Dr.. Lewis A. sayre, Resident Phyaician. stated
that the smallpox Hospital on Blaokwels i.land Va
capable Of accommodating about 100 Patients1t hss
now about g. Tho number might at any time BE-
nnsS1 sSss p ne 2,
needed for Immigrants Amer full discussion Of The
matter, was len with the Health Commissionois ior
confederation the Commissioners Of Charities and Cor
recton reerating tho declaration that thoy xgu9 re-
ceiye a small po1 patients sent By the Health Onosf
AVG 1nui NIL provision was made for the Immigrants ~
the Commlssoners OF Emigration. ~ the law and the
dictates Of humanity require they would b received
a. they Away: had been. the Board being determined
iy In any event.