New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-05

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Formally Occupied To-day.
The readers Of The TRIBUNE are not unaware OF the
necessity that now than before exists for some
place from infected ports may properly quara
tined and also for another to which well from infected
ships may be removed The fact that emgants imprisoned
between the decks 10 which disease originates until they
have been thoroughly purified and dsnected has been
often stated that repetition has become wesrsone This
mediate and urgent want for which the Board Of Health has
been often called upon provide has at last found
dy Ever since the arrival Of the Virginia last April and in
deed prior that time the evil felt and discussed but it
has only been within the past day that the efforts
which made promised degree Of success Now how
feel authorized TO announce that mas al
last Quarantine grounds and the means also by which they
may be protected only from assault but also from ncen
darism announcement which have no doubt will be
cOns0ng Grayesend and also TO the Kings County courts
CRUISE IN THE LOWER BAY.
Yesterday afternoon party of gentlemen composed 10 part
Emigration and Board of Health made an excursion to
tie Lower Bay for the purpose of examining the shores ana
establishment of permanent Quarantine and boarding sta
ton ID that vicinity The United States steam Revenue cutter
posa Of Mr. Schultz President Of the Board Health The
following among the excursonists Cyrus Cnts Pres
burne Harris and Dalton of the Board of Heath A. era
OF the Croon Aquedne Department. seth u hawies
dcrson Mr. Cobb and James Pagan of the Commissioner OF
Emigration Dr. Bell George Hope j. B. Cunning 81, I nj;
moorings and steamed off down the bay.
At Quarantine Landing Staten Island lot Of stores CON
were taken on board and again the head
turned toward the Atlantic Rapidly and ny:terousy :Se
anahemas neighbor the bay to escape its OBJ
sevaton Coney Island left away behind and stu she
the planet than Judge Lofts nunctions to the oard
of Health.
The shining brightly and the sea foam gstened IN
beams she sped further and further from the Graysend
eaten while bumpers Of wine were drunk the health Oh e
island the left The steamer was nearing Segqns
Point Here she landed and the party disemesrked Long
ago this spot used for quarantine purposes put ne
OF the ncendiary spread desoaton over the grounds
% De ~ & Point ss eae
the buildings owned by MI Johnston and recently oc
the distance was Invaded Gents@en shook heads and
whsperngs took place bat unfortunately Tor the
reader, not overheard.
Any casual observer might have known however that there
serious objections to that point True there nve iee'
ton Of % feet to the dock would find that great depth OF
water The buildings however are almost useless and De-
side they ill cost s 600 True also that the state owns %
60 Of land in the immediate vicinity but how many
Guaranteed there be prevented from ana
roaming at will all Richmond County How may the
buildings be preserved against the violence OF the mob that
eight ago as S onds %ea
obtained TO protect the property There seemed no answer 10
these questions and the party wended its way slowly and pen
siyely back to the cutter.
THE TSyEcTxD VESSELS AND HOSPITAL snip.
After leaving Seguins Point the Uno visited the Infection
in the Lower Bay Six vessels within hang distance OF
each other ve OF them in line aud onetbe Bertha with her
yeowieyer patients-ar in the rear lie anchored midway
between the two shores five miles below the Narrows In
the center is the Hospital ship Falcon ,
On the left steamed the Bay lay the Peruvian and
Union the former crowded with who have re-
all while upon infected decks On the right
were the Portsmouth and Saratoga This Is the lower
quarantine, and gloomy enough is Inc hospitn sup
looked clean and the nurse. and attendants were cheerful
feeling from the hope that part Of the dis
comfort they feel will soon have ceased forever
cONEY ISLAND.
The shr scream % the whistle sounded like the opening
battle The head OF the vessel turned directly
Coney Island and she walked the water as II she
haven OF Quarantine hunters. 1t
without vegetation Of kind the long ank grass
grew in tufts and without habitation unless an Old
and ruined building, called the Pavilion Hotel may DC
called by The dilapidated In the ex
aud the dock has fallen pieces from and apparent
se This the place for Quarantine the unanimous
verdict Of the entire party squad OF men patroog the
one of these kind enough 10 inform MI Schultz
Judge Lott had issued injunction 10 prevent him from
akng possession of the Island We suggested that the IN
would be served when Mr. Schultz was FOUND ana
looked chasrined and the other Coney Islanders
smiled grimly.
HOMEwARD.
cruisers departed apparently contented. Night nad
begun shroud the earth aud heavy fog shut out the Mar
Still the little vessel kept steaming on until land no
suddenly the motion What land is that asked
the commander Of pOtyesel we had taken
IN tow Grayesend Bay the reply By the AID Of chart
compass the officers at last passed Forts Hamilton ana
Tompkins. reached the Quarantine landing
Tho debris OF the collation. consisting principally OF empty
bottles bones put ashore and at l0 o'clock
p the party disembarked at the Battery place Tor
purposes found aud assure our readers
before night will be occupied the wen per
IONS in the Lower Bay will be on land and
will longer be abOring uuder the disgrace that
has been hers for nearly eight years.