New-York tribune., 1867-04-30
QUARANTINE.

.,..,.. .v,,,,cr or TIE QUARANTINE CoH|lssloHfhS'
In accordance With a previous resolution 'holo
,tio,,,p who have been appointed, aHu WHO "'e' -
ofrcio. Commissioners Of Quarantine n'V y0',.'"'
1T noon for the purpose OF proceeding down u,e h'S "
view tie various spots upon when IL Is pioosco " e'
the several buildings required for quarantine purposes
re u IN Inc reoured buildings both for the sick ana lor
the well-that IT, when ship, suspected OF haiDorhg h
co0tagous disease arrives in port 1t will become lhe
dWtv of fle Health Officers 10 Immediately separate
thoSe uersons on board her as vet untautcd ny uees
from those who are uvaae, and then TO at once remove
the latter to proper hospitals, where they WI rettno
every possible care and attention IRON sIled py a
who II modern scientific curative measures can avn m
aueht will send them fotn conyalescent as speea -
removed from the tanned ships and also rom t coz, ~
pamonship Of their unfortunate SICK ivhus Sye op op
for such other time may suffice 10 assure INC
physician that na possible danger can come w. % tbc, 5
irnuity at large from the turning loose among t VI
the newly arrived but thoroughly puIlIieo ii s Ss
recent actof our state Legislature lHOnis cp tbg
erection Of permaucnt Quarantine huspt"!S oi tu'
dangerous b0al in the Lower Bay known ah Ie & w 81
1"ney Ird of other permanent buildings for the gcp.
tiOn ana det ltion, for proper lcIlou ol hio Va
such persons may be declared iee oi uScase hen,
selves though arriving in port III injected NeSes or
from foreign ports known or suspected TO pe su9ect
pgmery TO quarantine; and the tnfd anu St & pr9DlsU
81 the ac authorizes the temporary 0CeuPauh Oh loI
lion Of Barren Island. which should be pnt Up tempo
wherein they slra abide until legally released from Gir
respective periods of quarantine GoiunsS,c, 6
m public fc ana have been nOnored by the people VIM
!
| and BrootlSn was appointed by the Governor to
| see the several provisions of the Legislative act
Tho voyage of discovery was undertaken yesterday after
noon nearly all the members Of thc COIseloH "N WV
as number of other gentle men beE Ilttll'
N had at first been intended To make the trip ON me DOt
bclOng.ng7o the Metropolitan llarb0r IoiSc NC IscI M
very snoment was wanted most II was f0unu necessary
70 charter anGheF s,eamPS2 mt InT s'uS1e "r Both Of
! BrOOklyl cX-NayOr Cunthcr of NcW-l ofh, III, NNl
! bnTnS Health officer; Mr.. cyrus Cmtiss Mr.. VIM A
] a.
Quarantine Henry w. Jackson esq Ccuu'ci 10 Q!ti"l
tine Commissioners James O'Houke, superntGndent oi
Quarantine Hospital ships Jackson :. schultz Ircsdeut
| board of Health: Dr. Crane, Hcalih Commissioners
o%as C. AID AfO4 ca& f GGS R benjamin
| 7. 3lMcrc, Health Commissioner and Police Connis,,
O. Craven esd chief Engiucer. Croton Beard; A. Ritch
esq architect Of hospital buildings and docks on Ne,t
Bank G. NOlthCu, osq Engineer Of Board of Health ana
! Police Board cX-Ademan Bradley, esq ana seNeIaI
The expedition started at noon ard, stopping for an
instant at Quarantine and then again at the RECEIVING
steamer Illinois proceeded at once TO Cohcy lsaHd A-
deck of the steamer the boat went over to the West s
Whele Gl'9s 9IS are yeE sT di,l % @ VIM are there "a
atOhs lald Tor Inc hOSIlla uu,ilu, Nl' td q t,,d -
/ rise ont Of the sea. The Commissioners had hoptu ~
witness the sinking OF some Of tie CRIBS; my INC sea
was 50 rOuch that those marine lOgcabns could not hc
laid down. but tuWed back To quiet haven Tor hc
about and remained In the immediate vicinity Of the
West Bank until the engineers and architects on board
be erected and pointed out The difficulty and importance
| of the sub9Queous work already performed w.. r.
From this point the boat steamed down 10 Barren Is
land, whose shores il has been suggested hat tempo
rary quarantine buildings for certain temp Oraly purposes
be erected. The gale violent, and the swell 80
heavy and there being 10 wharyes or doc II" IaIns
could be- effected with row boats ana two oi these
being lowered instantly sWanped ana Iilcd WIN
water, 80 no more were tried
The unanimous opinion Of the Commissions of EN"nl-
nation seemed be, that Barren Island is completely IN
practicable for shc purpose mentioned IN the LcgisaNe
act In such that yesterday seemed 10 not be
even possible TO transfer passengers from s TO Soie IL
/ small boats, no matter low desperate the Ut-
gency. In order, however, that tie matter may
/ have every proper attention. a tuecohhlIl'c
/ of five commissioners appointed 10 visit
the proposed sites more, and report to nc Com
mission at length. These gentlemen alc Mayor HOFFMAN
] Of New-YoTB Mayor Booth Of Brooklyn. jackson :.
schultz esq, Dr. Crane, and Cyrus turtss, esd IhtE
viii probably make their Visit next saturday ana iHtI
report the full Board OF COlumis toner's immediately
afcIward That the west end Of Coucy Island VIII be
/ the future Quarantine Ground, with some auNIhaiy
/ buildings on the West Bank, appear probable.
The company yesterday despite the Tact thdt 80 kur-
Slaughtered the serenity of several enjoyed thems'yes
hugely being assisted thereto 10y fine collation. served
/ up under tho orders Of Dr. SWluturhc.