Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-10
CITY NEW S.


PRoMPT SANITARY REGULATIONS URGED-In the
First Branch ofthe City Council last evening a com
munication was received from the Health Commits
sioner DR.. G. E. Morgan, in which he SAYS that in A
previous communication, in reply to resolution of
inquiry the Board of Health stated what they con-
eelyed to be the most efficient. needed and economi-
cal method of accomplishing the desirable object Of
placing the city in thorough sanitary condition
Thorough cleanliness of person and premises was
urged of the chiefest Importance in any plan to
avert visitation of epidemic diseases especially
cholera. Since the date of that communications they
I'VE have received reports of the action of the
Health Boards of several Cities in all of which the
same idea is the basis of action. The same general
plan of attaining this desirable condition suggested,
and in nearly all is in process of successful
operation, An experience of more than four years
in the health department of this city has con-
vipced US that, at least, one-fourth of the in
habitants of Baltimore need the assistance or
compusion of the law, to keep their property clean
This portion of the property, unfortunately for the
other threeiOurths is not confined to one locality but
is everywhere to be found. With as clean fronts as
any, the cellars and yards the receptacle of every
species Of abominatiOn.
We have examined cellars within the last week
that have not been cleaned since the houses somo of
them known first class to which they belong were
erected. Frequent change of tenants viii, in a few
instances account for this That all should be made
equal in this matter, particularly urge a system
of weekly house inspection; that we not singular
original in this matter we will state his was prac
tised in Philadelphia early September s65 and
recommended by DR.. Shaw of Providence last fall
was adopted by the Council Of Hygiene and Public
Health of the Citizens Association of New York,
drom which association the present efficient Health
Board of New York orignated,) and at Joint meet
ing of the medical officers of Health in London with
the Sanitary section of the Social Sciences &C., &c
in August last, the following statement was offered
as the basis of action in that city:
The primary protective measures suggested by
previous experience, are house to house oxamina-
ton of the houses and courts, alleys streets and
habitations whence foul air diseases do now arise"
ITO make effective the proposed plan of examina-
tiops Chat oughtnow to be in progress) we applied
to the Board OF Police; the accompanying correspond
ence will show their answer. The best safeguard
against panic is thorough preparation; if we can
secure the confidence of the community, we have
achieved half the victory, and in way can we bet
ter succeed than by earnest, intelligent effort That
we prevent disase from appearing in our city we
have a doubt; but we have no time to lose.
Its cost cannot be estimated by the money
spent to prevent its appearance for the necessities
its presence will develop. Valuable lives will be lost
widows and orphans will of necessity become public
benefciares, some of them for life. Trade will be
seriously disturbed DR.. Harris of Now York, says
the full extent of the pecunary cost of another epi
demie of cholera in this city New York; cannot be
easily computed. The ransom would be cheapIy paid
at SlO00OO000, were all the elements and totals CT
such costs to be counted"
The correspondence with the Board of Police Com
mssioners, above referred to- develops the fact thai
the present police force cannot be depended upon for
the work of making the necessary examinations OF
every house, yard, cellar, &c, weekly The Police
Board say they aid in the enforcement of health regu
lations but their force is inadequate to the task pro
posed to be imposed. The communication of the
Health Commissioner referred to the appropriate
committee.
ARREST OF MAN CHARGED WITH MURpER.-It
may be remembered that account was given some
time since If the accidental drowning of CAPTAIN
James 7. Prtchett, while on passage down the bay
since which further particulars of the occurrence
have been learned leading to the supposition that
the captain was murdered and for which party has
been arrested. 1t seems. from information received
from Deputy Marshal Manly, that Henry Dickinson
and another party accompanied Captain Pritchett
about the 18th of January last, down the bay in the
schooner Charles Samueis, the captain intending tc
go to point on the Rappahannock river but which
he never reached, the schooner having been taken
by Dickinson and his accomplice to point il
Somerset county. where tho captain resided. and
in an interview with his wife, stated that her
Thus matters stood for some time but as is geDer
orally the case, murder will out" Sufficient in.
formation was received by parties in Somerset coun
y to lead to the conclusion that the captain had been
murdered instead of drowned. Search was instituted
Tor the two parties who were in the schooner with
the captain, and one Of them, Dckenson, few days
ago was arrested by Lieut.. George French, Provost
Marshal He was taken into custody at place
called Onancock. in Accomac county, Va, and
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ty. Information Of the arrest was communicated to
Marshal Carmichael, who has been for some time
past in telegraphic communication with the authori-
ties of AccOmac county reference to the arrest Of the
parties charged with having perpetrated the murder
deputy marshal Manly and detective Houck proceeded
to Drummondtown and brought theaccused to this city
on Friday last lodging him in the central police sta
ton, since which time he has been committed to jail
by Sheriff Thompson. 1t is stated that Dickinson,
previous to going on board the schooner, accOmpa-
MED Captain Pritchett to a bank in this CITY, where
the captain drew the sum of $22i0, and for which
money it is supposed he murdered. The partic-
ular5 of the affair will shortly illegally investigated
REPORT OF THE HEALTH CoMSussIoNER.-The re-
port Of the Health Commissioner, DR.. Morgan. shows
that 9 deaths occurred in this city for the week end
ing yesterday morning. Is of which was caused by
consumption; by Group; 3 each BY commissions
dropsy scarlet fever, inflammation of the BRAIN old
and organic disease of the heart each by casu-
atty cholic, dropsy in the head diptheria catarrhal
fever, typhoid fever and whooping cough; and each
by apoplexy. asthma, child-bed congestion of the
brain. debility. drowned dysenery. erysipeas, hir
disease, Inflammation OF the bowels Inflammation Of
the kidneys. inflammation Of the lungs, measles
palsy, smallpox, suicide and teething. Unknown
adult, 9; unknown infante, H. still-births T. the
deceased 81 males and As females; 10 of the
whole number being coored persons. Nineteen
,g,foY Ytg ,Irr1 80, q
and years between and 10 years; between 10
and 20 years. 10 between 20 and 40 years. 10 between
40 and 80 years Is between 60 and 50 years. between
so and go years. None lived over 80 years. There
were II deaths more than in the corresponding week
OF last year; 39 less than in the same week of 1864
and less than in the corresponding week of 1863.
OBsTRUoTINa THE SIDEwALK.--Fifteen negroes.
named William Jones' Ambrose Brooks, Geo. Robin
son, VIM. II. Sadler, VIM. L. Taylor, Edw. I. Crew,
John Thomas, Cornelius Brackhold, Daniel Moore.
Samuel Carroll, Walter w. Cassidy Geo. Williams
Reuben Thomas, Robert II. Thomas, Samuel V Car
roll, were arrested yesterday by policemen Morgan
Biddleman, Magruder McCauley Henry, Clara.
and Blairage, charged with Obstructng the sidewak
and leaving their drays stand unattended on tn.
street. IN violation of the ordinances of the city ru-
guiating the same. They were taken to the middle
district station house. and after hearing before JUS
tlee Spicer,-Brooks. Moore, 5. Carroll, R. Thomas
and Samuel V. Carroll were discharged, and tn
others each fined 81 and costs. An appeal from tic
Justices decision has been taken by the accused. 1t
was stated that the negroes are in habit of leaving
their drays stand upon Pratt street, where the ac
cused arrested and cOngregate upon an adjacent
corner thereby obstructing the way OF passers BY
SUDDEN DEATH OF POLICE Observation-Disclosures eight
o'clock on Sunday evening, officer Samuel Boone, OF
the eastern district while passing up Caroline street
near the corner of Jefferson was taken suddenly i'll
Mr.. John Gray, residing Jefferson street near Cen
tra avenue passing the vicinity at the time, assisted
the officer to the residence of the former. and upon
Lieutenant Waltham being notified, immediately had
Dr. Andrews summoned, but whose services proved
of no avail as the patient grew worse until about half
past eleven o'clock, when he expired The cause of
his death was attributed by the physician to a55
plexy. Captain Lynch had the body of the deceased
removed 70 his late residence, No. l2S south Central
avenue. Mr. Boone was about 43 years of age. and
leaves four children. He had been EMPLOYED on the
police force for nearly FIVE years,