New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-06
Ounraniine Assairs.

The merchants and other citizens Of New
York vii be erafed to know that Dr.. swinburue, the
uow Health Officer has commenced lis duties in
manner which commends him 10 their confidence. All
healthy persons arriving in infected vessels are allowed
thor freedom and those who sick are taken % airy
hospitals The speedy disniecton OF MI vessels and
goods subject 20 quarantine the special purpose o..
tbs Department Ia the absence Of appropriate ware
houses and hospitals arrangements have been made %
ar M practicable for the perfection Of these particular
objects N quarantine The iumgations In vessels IN
fec.ed with yellow fever which have hitherto been proe
ticed and which have been followed by costier deiea
ions are discarded as unworthy Of this age Of enis
encd reform An abundant supply Of pure air together
With extreme degrees OF heat and cold have long been
considered as Natures great dsnicctans and f. the
intention Of lie Doctor and his staff to apply these
agents in the publication Of infected ships and cargoe
1t will De generally conceded that ventilation is one
II the most valuable clements in tie hl sene Of lospi
tails, and ~ the present time it is deemed very i'm
portani dcsidogatum in the hygiene Of monitors Sil
and team vessels to say the least prone TO in
lection IA the ironclads and monitors; yet forced
ventilation has never been introduced in any quarantine
establishment Extreme degrees of temperature while
they IRE admitted to be the powerful disnfectants
A. part Of the appliances OF quarantine. Il The luds
mcat Of the doctor and other physicians who have in
vcstgated the matter the system Of ventilation
ard purtcaiion promises dispatch well rs immunity
TO Tho public from the consequences incident 10 impcr
feet fumigatons. As practicable, disniectng
ship will b. built for the accommodation OF the pa
ticnt. taken from infected vessels their arrival az
this port
Tho disinfectng ship Is to be 100 feet IN length and
20 feet in width She win have three decks spacious
cabins fixtures Tor cooking and convenient sleeping
apartments She l. 10 receive board all the infected
goods taken from vessel, coming from infected ports
and also those persons who either sick Will yellow
foyer or IRE suspected OF having the Infection lurking
n their system The goods to be subjected 10 frost
or temperature hr below the freezing point as may
be clcciup in destroying the Infection When this Is
done they in lc forwarded to IT, city without delay.
Such portions of tie cargo however may not be la
bic TO injury By heat steam. viii remain In the ship
m 80 lch ihcy came. and be subjected TO a process Of
dry hest or stcaming together with the injected
vessel
Baggage samples bedding and al perishabe meT
chnndlo belonging 10 and arriving on infected ships
will be immediately removed on board the disinlectns
ships and subjected to the process Of freezing. Wicnl
tho Health officer shall be satisfied is safe for the goods
thus treated TO pass up the city, they will do So
Tie remaining goods If there be any together with the
ship viii without delay be subjected to dly heat or
staum, and after satisfaction being given to the Health
Ohiccr both vil be allowed 20 depart iiom Quaroaiinn
rfu. viii De- seen that neither ship cargo, pisscsif
rcir need Doe thrown among our healthy population 10
endnnccr thelr health. Tho healthy boar, on the
infcting ship till the doctor gives them pass. The
sick win be transferred 70 the hospital ship, until
proper disposition is made OF them and the ship and
cargo can be rendered quite harmless Of danger on
nfccton.
This ship, by the aid OF powerful blowing apparatus
III discharge INTO vessel by her SIDE and at tie same
line remove from the infected vessel l6o 600 cubic feet
I air every hour-ttc machinery acting as an ex-
aistcr and blower 1hs powerful forced ventilation
,l drive into every part of the injected ship the dis
nfccSlg agent 70 dilute scatter dsinicct and utterly
lestroy The destructive poison so much feared.
Two tlec Of the old buildings ON Staten Island that
7erc in dilepdated condition have been torn dovn
md other buildings that had boon used barracks are
cing repaired 4 corps of masonS and laborers are
low at work on the grounds making fences, erecting
'ullings and oRecting other needed Improvements.
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