The New York herald., 1866-07-09
THE CHOLERA AT QUARANTINE.

Piete History OF the Trouble, 80.
20 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
The decision Of Judge Barnard continuing the nunc-
tiou against the Of seguines Point by tho Commits
sones of Quarantine is likely to lead TO much embar
rassmsnt and difficulty Its effect and the consequences
likely to flow from it, should there be further influx Of
cholem seems to be little understood by the public II
Is due therefore, to the Commissioners that pub
lcty should be given the action which has been taken
by them TO provide efficient and protective quaran-
tine dnng the present season. in order that the repon
sbils Of failure may rest where 1t properly belongs
In their last annual report tho Commissioners called
the attention Of the Legislature 10 the necessity for
immediate provision for the OF the large number
hoIen patients who were likely soon to arrive In port
and 10 the great OF suitable place
tenon OF those under quarantine who had exposed
to diseases but were not actually sick. They also sub
mitted that was the duty OF the national gov ernment
TO aid the state IN providing for carrying Its
quarantine laws Soon after tho opening OF the Legsa-
aro hoy sent their counsel TO Albany 10 assist in matur
ing such measures might be necessary TO secure
prompt legislation by the State, and also II possible
some AID from the general government This resulted
IN the immediate passage OF concurrent resolutions by
the senate and Assembly, asking Congress TO aid the
State by placing hulks and vessels grntuously at the
dispoai or the Commissioners Quarantine also
assist the Safe in the erection OF hospitals ware.
houses In the lower bay for quarantine purposes The
commissioners then despatched their counsel TO Wash
lngon where he prepared and secured the passage
the following joint resolution OF Congress the oath OF
March. 1865, 10 witt
ss S ns Senate 81 S House %
bed that the Secretary Of War and the Secretary Of
discretion place sratnonsy the disposal the Com
OF e used By
s nr fS purposes such o, Or hnas belong
the national governments subject 70 such restrictions and
nssy sIa for the pya
passage
he also prepared bill tn provide for the erection OF
warehouses; in the lower bay for the reception Of in
Iected goods, which was introduced into the Houseof
Representatives and referred to the appropriate commit
tee but which has not yet become law AT the Same
tme hc renewed tho application which had previously
boon made by the Commissioners to the proper authors
ties for the temporary of sandy Hook plac3 for
the detention of well passengers under quarantine But
this application was denied on the ground that New
Jersey would not TO its for any such pur.
pose and that the United States could not grant its
for such purpose without her consent.
Soon after the passage Of the above resolution the
Commissioners applied TO the Secretaries OF War and the
Navy for the use Of vessels which to place those who
were sick with Tor had been exposcd 10 cholera The
former promptly responded by pincing the Illinois and
the latter by placing the Saratoga and Portsmouth at
their disposal BY the means thus furnished thcm In ad
dion TO the hospital ship owned by the State they hoped
TO be able to take all who might be committed TO
their charge. But fresh arrivals OF cholera
vinced them that further OF protection against tho
disease required and especially that place
land should be provided for tho we'll would rap
idly multiply among them while detained upon crowded
vesses DR. Anderson one of the Commissioners, ac-
cordingly proceeded TO Washington, hoping that owing
10 the great emergency existing he might be able 10
suade the general government to reconsider Its deermi
nation in reference to Sandy Hook but in this he was
unsuccessful Learning, however that the steamer Em
pire City, which would accommodate large number OF
passengers not then in use he applied to the Secre
tary Of War TO have her turned to the Commission
this application they ator received the following
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ps.s.ncs esesra n our SaSars
and l a ct o ,1
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would 3 S.sss s.sa,sss:y NJ s'.ss:sl y 81; ;ss
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No reply has ever been received by the Commissioners
70 this letter, but IN personal Interview which their
counsel subsequently, had with the Secretary Of War the
latter expressed his un~ngncss 10 furnish any more
vessels gratuitonsiy for use by the commissioners
In tins dilemma and IN the absence OF sufficient ap
propraiion enable them 10 charter all the vessels
which they conceived might become necessary In the
course OF The season. the Commissioners determine 20
make further and nna effort To secure some locality ou
land where the we passengers under quarantine mght
20 this by another consideration, and that was,
that experience had demonstrated that well
passengers could not as speedily and thorough,
" be freed from infection and fitted TO proceed
upon their journey while detained vessels AZ on land
They therefore instituted
examinations location could not be pro-
cured within tho limits Of the state for that purpose
But three points seemed at a adapted 70 the purpose
One was Coney Island another Barren Island, and the
other was Seguines Point rho nrst was 10 every
spcct precisely the locality desired, but u could not be
procured for ove money, aud the bare suggestion
that ought 10 be taken for the purpose sufficient 70
procure injunction 70 prevent It's seizure The second
was found upon examination y be open 70 serious oo
jecons upon sanitary grounds and TO posss's every
facility propagatng rather than supprcssing cholera
Ths third seemed free from every objection y
was isolated point, and the state owned
a part OF the land required, while was
ascsrained that tho residue could be leased from tho
owner Some doubt seemed 10 exist whether the Com
nsoners possessed the power appropr ats the lands
such use, but eminent counsel advised that the
Board OF Health might lawfully possession OF and
at them MP for the Of the Health Oocr and that In
tho event Of his sending Passengers under quarantine
there be taken of II would become the duty OF
the Commissioners Of Quarantine ~ provide for their
support Acting upon this advice the Board Of Health
took possession of tho State lands and earad Of
the adjoining lands and proceeded 20 M them for the
purposes required The Commissioners of Quarantine
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