The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-31
The Case OF Christian Anderson.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

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The report In your Of this date relative TO the in
quest held at Wards Island the body Of Christian An
derson who recently arrived In this port on the shin
John Bright 10 calculated 10 convey the impression
that the quarantine authorities responsible for the
manner in which be was treated. As made the exam.
OF the patient TO Wards Island Il s proper that should
state few facts in order that the public may Judge
The Quarantine now in force provides that ..un,d
permanent provision shall be otherwise made by law''
ported Wards Island The statute Is sen, a. S1a % s1 n
they shall be sent thcre II gives tho Health Oflcer
power 70 direct IL TO be DONE and seems to contemplate
that tho direction will be carried by the master Of
the vessel In which the patient arrives But not one
vessel In hundred the proper facilities nor
Omccr s obliged 10 provide such facilities AZ he NAV he
able at the expense Of the vessel as the emergency
summer could not be kept in readnesa for snch ec
Sssona use 10 winter except at an expense which would
and conseness q vesses He therefor. 49,. h hr
means IN ns power for executing the law whenever such
The steamboat Rather. which transferred s,s NATHAN,
ron the John Bright must DO confessed did not pre-
sent the best accommodations that could b desired FOR
procured Al that time except BY ncurrnr an crncpsc
which would have formed very Just ground Of Complaint
On ne part o. the master Of The vessel And they were
have referred. The man. whom he left Quarantine was
not PLACED on deck IN an exposed condition. but WAS
deck y the whcclhouse the side and by glass door
lore and af the room being heated by the stcam below
Inc patient could not In my Judgment have died from
exposure he was In the last stages OF the disease when
removed from the vessel, and think died from that
From the above facts think will bc aeon ma, ~
plane rests anywhere In this is with the Lcasls
ture In not providing proper facilities for sxecutine ina
avn Until the permanent provision 10 made which
clearly contemplated In the act OF 1859 n ipps.,hs
70 administer our quarantine system with thai dsr ~
emoicncy which demanded both bv consderafions ~
humanity and public safety - y"
~ puDlishing the above you will obre vours v~ser
'1'" InEopOkk WISER, Deputy Healih 0fncer.
Mvmrmors MunpEns At ssA-A few days since We re- |
East hachias on 81 Johns bar Florida the mnrsr ~
ner commander Captain Talbot and several other mur
GERS out the statements were 10 mysterious that vs
could mot say whether any one had been murdered ~
all Later edvicee are not more satirfactorv Tbs va
had pilot on board and while attempting 70 cros.
the par, inward bound, was wrecked and an hut |
,ne second mate and two who took 10 the boat and
nndec persisted. subsequently the body OF Csptxn
IAioot onted ashore, and found sashed Win |
wouns me oody o. the pilot had MARKS Of violence
On the head and the body OF q woman supposed IN |
have been . passenger was picked nm a. X 800 70
place. and al three were Inferred near Ina shors |
me second mate has been Arrested and sent |
10 bavnnnah FOR examination By sII tbs srcounss |
Ne nave sren We cannot conceive what motive be sur
vvofs conAa nave had 10 murder the pilot who ynust
ave Dscn srnnger 20 them IN there any rrssou |
vny they should have killed the captain lust e. the ves
~ wn entering port where detection was almost GER
am mere may have been q about obtanins posL
caion OF The BRAT when the vessel srsnded ard this ia
nc only theory We an conceive for violence under tho
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