New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-09
QUARANTINE.

THE EFFORT TO OBTAIN A PLACE OF DETENTION
FOR WE'LL PASSENGERS FROM INJECTED SHIPS
HOW THE SECRETARY OF WAR oBEYED THE IN
sTRUcTIoNs oP CONGRESS CONCERNING oUARAN-
TINR-THE OBJECTIONS TO BARREN lsLAND-HX-
ING THE RESPONSIBILITY IN CASE OF IN EPIDEMIC
To me Editor Of Tae " Y TribuHG
SIR: The decision Of Judge Barnard continuing the
isunction against the Of segan's Point BY the Comm
sonos Of Quarantine is likely TO lead TO much embarrassment
and difficulty Its effect and the consequences likely TO HOW
from it should there be further influx Of cholera seem TO DC
tto understood by public 1t due therefore 70 the
at some publicity should De given % Ie a
ton which taken BY them 70 provide an ent ana
protective Quarantine dHrng the present arao ~ oeI taht
The responsibility OF failure may rest where properly Dc
longs. n, .o,
tenton thcegsaure TO the necessity f'r some nmeqae
nroy.iog r tic f The large number ~ olOea patients
Who were likely arrive 10 port and 90 ae y az want
suitable place Tor the detention OF those unle lln
tine who had been exposed 10 disease bRt were NOT 4etl
sick They also submitted that It was the duty OF e Naona
Government 10 aid TIE state III pfo'ii - be- 100.
quarantine laws. soon lief the opening ' 'le tss
aure they their counsel TO Albany 10 assist in miiuIne
uch meas res might be Necessary TO secure prompt Esm
ou by tue STATE aud also # possible some ad rom ne DeA
concurrent resolutions tho senate aud AsemuF ASKING
Congress aid the States by placns LlAs anu 'esses SfAu
os9 ~ tie STATE In the erection Of hospitals and ware
horses IN Lower By for quarantine purposes Iho to
msOuers then d lached their colnset9 aaIhbiO "eIo
m replred and secured the passage OF the following lJn
resolution OF Congress- on tho 2h day II March ieoo 10
Ri BY The Senate an Ion, Of RF,ee,ass. o. ~,
ralf Sslei iAere n ,o'sy 2, a,.s",. ,t @ ,o
p,e,s aahorsi bcir discretion, 70 place gr.aitoasy a. te
tl rss Of tie Uuied be used by hem tenn
lor'y qsrnne pgs', , ,s y or u.e = ne stons
tovefamcn SUBJECT such re'iFison ant isnso1 - me a
ery.n thereof Proref Tia, this relollton ah e'nne
Ho also prepared Jill provide for the erection Of ware
house, 10 The Lower Bay f the reception OF Aeeet sooes
which WAS introduced the House Of Representative ahd
ref ,d 70 the appropriate Committees but winch has not zee
become law ~ tie time be renewed The application
,- r-fs for The temporary OF Sandy Hook rs
paee TO- the detention Of wen passengers under quarantine
Bat this application was denied on the ground lhat new
Jersey wo consent 10 It's use Tor any such purpose ana
that the Urtcd ses could not grant its lse fr such par
er e passage Of the above resolution. the Commits
s1ncrs applied 10 tie Secretaries Oh wa! aLu u' ,,l 10
the nae ii vessels which 10 place those who were SICK "it
or h bccu Xp0ed cholera The former promptly respond
oil nv ,cing M II nois and the latter by placing the SARA
,ssSci tte1r in addition TO the Hospital Sin owned by
The state they hoped 10 be able 10 take care OF VINO hg
be- committed their charge But fresh arrivals OF eLoeIa
aou ooynced them that further means ~ protection against
tho disease were required and especially that some pace on
land shoui be provided for the we'll or cases Wonh fapy
ultiny among them while detained upon crowded vessels
Dr. Anderson ~ the Comnhsioncrs accordingly pocen
al IN Washneton hoping that owing 20 he great emergency
81 sim, he MIGHT b. able TO persuade tho General Govern
lnont 70 reconsider determination IN reference T. Sandy
be The steamer Empire City which would accommodate
largo number o. passengers was MOI hen III us ~ a "
oncrs under JOINT resolution OF Congress In answer 20
tn ppcason they AFTER received the 10 loving rePy
500 QUARrEHsssrgii GENg1Ars OFFICE. :
WAsmSGToS, d. C.. April IS, 1900
crnr; cgsr 1D. & $50 g ~. ,., Commissioners
% no h Sss bv Mr. Anderson OF tho Quman.
TIM Tor ne ue Of the Cove nne = ',s,lef EI.s
. rec to this Office by the secretary Of War win the o
Efr {, the o,r,orD Gener.l With ,ah2i,y to turn her
becoming p5n by proper contract or payment to the United
Fixed by General and tpuacd IN the chlr'e party
Of eaa5se, EDWIN n. srAsroS H..
e S .uerali reliy enter into contract IS
ordered by he secretary o hs hire u the steamer Empire
cry apa Information rom H., g, 9e,f 6 S. oSio: s ra
by 1fder Of the oaAf'emA''eFene'a cry re .e'uly
your 'O''s ,., General Breye 'oI,5ener,l
To thi. TIE tol og,ag answer was SEM 70 W.
OFFICE o. TIE 40 "a p9o,pTAr SSw1oEE Isy > i6,
III. Hon EPvIs sIAsTs5 S;. s Of No.
wssius s coans copy your direction upon
Ss i1s ~ yaa rsoa,s the to become re-
.ppnIs by contract to Jay Unlted for The
boat sas e ~, ,..oon pad ~ cons, on he 2d
Of March last That Tscat0n You ere e"src anhone' the
sSsv :. the d.possl Of tue ouirntne suihOre
resolution originated iom seton 81 the LEGISLATURE Of th
meet tho ee.ney by the appearance cholera in our hsr
Dor Aasr tie pi.gc the resolution, Legislature ps''el
oct sing an appropriation and authorizing the erection Of hoa'
w sas Il hS Ls S3 sS, 2. s% o iSP se
uou,y dpo. OF tho Quarantine suhor'es bat limited
rR sis snr eon.Iucsd They Be completed
s In csa h. ' move TS'S ase need Of sooiS
vessel beside Illinois. which you kindly and promptly
not sufficient enable them lire ell that may be
hey are not forced spon the aid which
Pssa SI .as pvide for md we have bot sn mall ho.
ps ,hp upon which place them In view Of these % .m n
tn permit him to turn over to Us the use
Of tie Empire graflousy under the resolution Of Congress 20
""''" CrRs CuRTIss President.
No repy has ever been received by the Commissioners
this letter bu in personal interview which their counsel
subsequently, tad with the Secretary Of War the latter eI
pressed his unwingn 10 furnish any more vessels srafH
cB,y for use by tie Commissioners
In this dilemma sad il the absence OF sufficient appropr
alton 10 them charter all tie vessels which they
ceiyet might necessary In the Of tie
the Commissioners determined make further and final
gers under quarantine might be temporarily detained
They prompted to this by another consideration;
and that was taat experience had demonstrated
saat wen r.ssens s sc,o1 and s,ted 70 n-ocasS
mos their iourrey while detained vessels land
They creiore Instituted new inquiries and made further ex
aina,ons 70 see soSe iosLloa could not De procured
POINTS seemed az all adapted 10 the purpose one was Couey
and another Barren ILard and the other was seguins
sired but Il cosd no, be procured for love money ard
the that ought 10 be taken for tbs purpose
was sufficient procure INJUNCTION TO prevent It's seizure
The second was and upon examination to be open 10 seri
iou, objections upon sanitary grounds and to possess every
third every objection II an isolated point
and the state owned Part q &c ana ss9ueG "Ss
some doubt seemed exist whether the COumsones pos
s''ed ne rover to aPpTosa;g 1s osTd Of 8ss might %
fully pos-ecn Of and ~ them up Tor tie use OF the
ch Oacor and tha the event Of his sending passengers
NJ Ter quarantine here be taken Of would become
he duty OF the Commonet9 OF Quarantine 10 proyne 10Y
their snpoort Acting upon this advice the Board OF Health
took OF the State laos and leased some OF the ad
onng lands AID proceeded 20 " them up for the purposes
required. The Commissioners OF Quarantine ara the Health
Oacer are restrained by iprrction from spproprAting
them the des,red use
This ,Dpe Of facts shows the successive steps
taken tho Commissioners TO provide means Tor protecting
the public against the pesence which has so recently swept
over desoated many portions Of Europe They are not
without hope that II spent It's force within our harDo
II il turns out otherwse experience teaches that VII
probably claim victims who might have been saved had
not hands OF tho Commissioners been tied by legal process
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