New-York daily tribune., 1866-01-05

At present most of the tenement houses in this city
are absolutely unfit for occupation. ana Ine! s! oo
divided into three classes: first, those when oy
slight modification and improvement in yentiislon can
be made habitabe; second, those that by rccolsuctV
and limited number oltenonts could be nade @ nc'I ~
fal; and third those which by possllIty can ~
made so except by destruction and rcouuu,ng. az az
they are they the pest holes that oreed ,yPoiu
and typhus fever not only destroying tie inhaDin.s
within their walls but becoming the sources OF its
propagation to other and more respectaDie parts '"'
city. .,. q,
proper thickness for walls in proportion TO the nss
the building that the danger of their alDng gov n.
be prevented; how much greater me nec1Sy I'm, many
proper regulation in regard to ventlatlohf hu" W
persons have died from the effects of falling "as ~ n
city for the last years except from irest 40 M 90
have been able to ascertain from the statlScs, aed
are less than five u year. And how many thousanus
have beeu murdered ly breathing The poisoous h;b
phere of the illyentlaed houses OF houses ~ IN hos
there is no ventilation at ai Where falling wa, aio
claimed It's victim. these pest-holeS OF Ioa a ,n 10
claimed their thousand. would, therefore asa,n n
urge upon tho proper authorities the hesess' ta,f
forcing by legal enactment the arrest oi '"S '''''
The cholera which arrived within Our harhor an, ana
has been so near our shOrr. within few weeks Pas
has been anchored in the bay and detained theie my
city which ripe for its reception WIN 's MI
streets its OycrcrowdcG tenement botscS Tvs
sewers its decaying inmnl and vegetable matter. hla
with the peculiar condition OF climate. ready 10 hpioau
its infectious influences into an epidemic nas pesm Of
served from its rayages by the rsa r1o Which has
shown such good results is OF sufficient impoitmoe W
demand our most serious attention If NOT 10 couIi'n
our approval Leaving ou' OF the discussion a. ons
present time the question OF its infectious OF
nature which is not "a vet settled among ,ne incS'
cutilc Observers must admit that al a o'eI's' To- ~ -
portable and subject to quarantine regulations iH t
,ct which has been established 10y the ueehl'ou III
quarantine Of the steamship Atalanta, WITHIN ~ s,pl p
miles OF shore with the wind, ior the pos' -, tns
time setting from that place toward ue ci! pIo'es
most coDclusive.y that II Is not an epucnic
and travels with great rapldty as some nutnors Wou
TRY to convince us. The disease - one tna' ,a5 :.
uIoTi In Tvff
TO other portions OF the world always ioho"lug tuo
channels OF trade tad commerce; and ID tho Ni',i'
tion of tie disease upon this continent II c.. W
traced distinctly 70 impoftat!on II has never oce
generated on this continent aud never can DE-, anu
can only exist here by importation. tnt ue proper
facilities Of fifth crowded houses, and abSehceo piopo,
! sauitqry regulations would greatly multiply ana
increase IT. rayaFcs IL once being introduced lheso
somoes OF propagation may exist as al husl .. ua. m
who arc acquainted with tae sanitary oondiioh Oi lsc
civ. IN great abundance: but YET hey 90 no, e.!1
cholera They arc nuisancs when Should pv aph'tn,
ns they do generate otner diseases ahu "ou
add 10 dangers II cholera were 10 Dc acc uea'l
admitted But kcg of ganpOwder NAV remain w !oui
basement without d. ger unless u be igheui ns!
remain here AZ az times blt never eAp.ouos uA,.i ~,
match Is nlplied. So with these nuisances wblch
already exist IN tic city; they Gre not the source o
cholera and whatever otler dseGiest they NAY po'toe
viii not develop cholera unih tuo sPe.u, p'.I ~, ~
cholera g. INTRODUCED. y wioh II can D. i-ited iire
eonfces a must admit have been III abundance ~ tNe
pass I've weeks. audyc. tie MATCH ehocri has oeen
kept N the Boy, ard by This means The c4Po ION La'
been prevented. Many pcrOls attribute 1hh PIC
yeniion 10 the fact thIi lt Is IN the Winter season
forgetting that in Russia whore u !. co.a'9 tAr,
We have ever known i bore u has pfoa.cea
its most fearful raYIgCs and m midN inter- snow
ing that Il is d-esse uninlacacod b. temperature
and can ~ easy he introduced into No~.loTh ~ MD
winter as in u.c-r rl r and Introduced ToHI iIo'
daoe more fichtul f-y. g. NJ this season uin ~ We
S1rgrer from tho fqot or on ovcTCrowCcd tenement.
house population. Walking through our streets inca
by rows of tenement houses on summer Gay, teI WI
notice fTom hascmcut TO n.tc. every WINDOW thI9"h
0qcr and three four 90 more icais lushel o' IL &C
pcrsOis who are apparently Eifnx ~ INC niue ih'''
dents upon the street iAstcsty pbsh ihts Loeds Oli
Of TIE Wudow ioT tie luIIp. OF WAoctOme ana h'aii
~ tSt ~ ~" f,.s ng bat, Mo The tarslc
ldS tL1r heads Witila fo' holes. nrd' unfb' 70 sul
NV the rTupcr amount oi ffei 90 Keep io bo1cs wstu
and lrta!a tle.r window olcl. fs eauA Up "'i hOe
NC of tsf-lliar cou'uIl.lo temperature Wiil to
iess e1rrno.urc oi i-' tc-cly rendering Ic ais lhey
lhrcatle s0 lcscL.l. on t1 'lNI.f'4 .L.' 80 -
fau 'Lc heats o, Summer nrl tie unT'pe ''feiAoes
I,t.,n ,,liti tieg runy lc0i ~ fHis selsou.
Eut Now.Yolkl is accessible 49, Tie lard as We, ~ ~
the sea AID unless ,lc'o ssae quliuune irsliai9n
coast there g. 10 stlury bot TIE dlf"a.e being In
ported into some o hose seaport toTuma{ conc % uf
ry railroad Communication. We may tio.ciuTc zee
tie necessity f1g CorcTrf. or fAc General Gorerumcni
o take possession ol tbs matter and cniorrg uni.
trulfy o! qlarauiluc 9tfuiAiiGnl - tta4s 9ot. oi
Icntr, Tic Gurcrnrren' csinllI'Le port 81 entry
cOecls fcNClue 80 Iort % entry. anl flouil th
lore perform tie duties connected with pori pi cntrl
one o which u pro.er annrnniiac establishment AID
Ior. under military icglailoi. hy which II may be
rendered Uniform and efficient II sometimes happens
that the port Il entry in our own city lies upon
river bordering upon two state nnh tue Por' na' v"
In orc state aud the most adg dginiage0us place iof
quarantine under The jurisdietion Of another TINS
conflict of luriflciign Icnccr- - cssenti'i that u
shpu.d De placed under TIC control ol the tfLcIl
iGoyeTnmenf. The General Gorcrnr'ni would bct hes
tate 10 take pos.cssoA Of any place where i could best
lrfoec the country from un INVASION bF ioTeign Zoe
respeci,c 0f State boundaries or state Jurisdiction,
were 10 come In The form Q! aFt.ics on fceis How
nucl more ne,ossary iLou. that he precautions
should DO taken against secret zoe Of lcsencc anu
no.son vast. more destructive o. human life tAan
ee' equipped with Armstrong gus. As there are also
trnnv pnrts oi cutTy II L. necessity mat the ehrh
Government should assume ths control in order thai
lteir action should DE uniforms We lnye already re-
coiyed an ncal communication ron the CITY OF bos
Ton fl which a committee o medical men nave s.aieo
that tie d!GCaac is neltr injections or contiguous
cauIc; be communicated ny one person 70 hhother py
Their escts or thing their cNcreio1s or secreD0ns
ana that it T. epidemic entirely beyond quarantine
rcgrla ons or military oOrdpns end they, therefore
unauimoualg recommend ie .mmedst removal or AL
quch restrictions d. SNOW. another very prominent
sauitarian OF Pro, cgce H. l.. has published pamph-
lot 10 tie world Of large, containing similar yieWs
IN oupOsliion 20 fhcsc views of Boston and Dr. snow
would state % facf recently communicated ~ mc bN
Csptaiu T. e. T. Montague Il The Third Dragon
GurIs who had served in India. where cholera j. en-
ceri.c nnd who has seen Thousands upon thousands o.
cnpcL 'He states that IL j. military custom 10 place
anv village town whcIc cholera appears under mii
tnrv Gordon and prohibit any Dgres- or eefcss nud IN
40 instance les the disease escaped hc Gordon where
lie nickel dnfy was IigIdiy enforced. II" personally
ocleed tie town of Ahcmuebad N June lsGi, and ls'
frequently done iLc zane ir other places mere If we
regsounl observation q. individual VINO has for cigi
wears witnessed the disease and although not led
cal gentleman bis practical experience b. % more I'M
! n0Ttarcc than opinion, when We have seen ana
know so little o 10. But Gniil We are perfectly ac
Dnn.cd with !is causes, character and nature, y
rgh nai We should give Tie people the benefit ol eau
on and protection particularly We have had PROOF