The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-18
TIE NEW QUARANTINE.

An act OF the Legislature passed the 2lst OF April
1885, constituted the Quarantine Commissioners and the
Mayors Of New York and Brooklyn, board 70 deter
mine q site for new Quarantine boarding and land
ing station for the port Of New York. This was really
important matter because from the presence OF
the dreaded vistor-cholsra--n Europe q the time,
and the uncertainty - to the period when 10
would make it, unwslcome presence In our
midst-probaby introduced, a. 1t Afterwards vas. on
board English emigrant steamsr-it was necessary
that fitting place should be prepared umedately
in isolated position for the reception Of the victims
Of theI dreaded scourge. Segunes Point. somewhat
isolated place shore or Staten Island, was 30.
ieced by the Board Of Health a. avery desirable To-
esity which erect temporary structures until .
suitable ste could be determined on. But the op
position and animosity Of the inhabitants Of
tho nsghborhood in particular, and Of the island
in general, to such . course was great
that after the the place and occupation by
force Of Msropotans, and the outlay Of money
there the attempt abandoned Still the necessity
OF providing suitable place with little delay pos.
sibe, urgent and Consy Island Barren Island and
few other places mentioned; but fresh difficulties
arising to prevent their occupation made it necessary
that the Board Of Quarantine Commissioners pro
should select spot where the Quarantine hospital
could be erected without fear that the
other legal document would render null their opera
SlOnS AT length, June, 1866 A. w. Craven and Jonn
" Rich, engineers and DR.. John swinburne, Health
Ohcer OF the port, went down TO West Bank, in the
lower bay and after careful survey and making the
structure could be erected on the West Bank shoals
mich would answer for qua rant hospital board
ings for the proposed buildings, and the for
their erection awarded to Mr.. Swift, of Brooklyn,
The examination made by Messrs Rich and Craven
showed the sand West Bank to be extremely hard;
and bearings taken from the wreck Of the ship william
Lindsay lost there years before, proved that
remained stationary It was determined to erect foun-
build the necessary structures The rs. crib was sunk
on the l4h Of January 1867 After that time the wea
CRIB was not lowered until the astS Of February
following This crib, not being securely fastened was
progressed slowly in conseou.nCe Of the Continued un
favorableness OF the weather.
Laterly the work has been going forward rapid
~, and the foundation has taken tangible form The
near approach OF the equnocta gales rendered II
s.ry tina. the Board should see for itself whether tho
ing to the contfact and the examining engineers also
desire to sec whether any changes or alterations
y yesterday, Mr. Cyrus Curtis, President Of the
Quarantine Commissioners, and DR.. Anderson, on
John W. Rich. constructing engiueer A. W. Craven,
DR. John swinburne and Mr.. Henry C. Johnson counsel
irisuds' among whom were s1.Hsyor K.iSaeisoh Of
Brooklyn Colonel Wood and Captain Goddard, en-
baked on the Quarantine tug A. Fletcher ct Quarantine
Landing, and proceeded to the lower bay examine
the foundation. The late hour of departure occa
II deemed n0ceG-
sary for thorough examination to inspect the place at
low water The day was favorable, and scarce ripple
hs the race s the party
and rough looking from the waves Calm and still -
the lower bay appeared yesterday. few could imagine
the difficulties encountered in laying the foundation,
At times when the southeast gale blew the made
clean breach over the whole concern. rfaa ~.
After efectiug landing on the southwest corner Of
the foundation and the display OF sundrY OF agility
BY several Of the party in jumping the piles Of tim
Dor winch lay IN their pash athoroush examination was
Although the plan the work has been fully described
before In the columns Of the HERALD brief sketch OF
will not be out Of place here. M
The cribs Of which the foundation is composed are
crossed and boiled firmly The interior Of these are
nlled with stone which sinks them and keeps them in
Be- in sections Of about eighty feet long but above
that level the workmen commenced to break joints and
The structure a;S now being built uniformly all round
acre, which is to be filled in With sand and this
structure is 6ss feet from point to point At M greatest
length, and 22S feet ct its greatest width, and lies
from the nearest point Of Staten Island IL is Of rrsg
uar form having six sidesthe two facing the southeast
:so S, crib. are
feet wide the base and twenty feet on the top Out
side them rip rap thirteen rses rde the D@so WI,
southeast than At any other point The opinion Of
the examining engineers was that the foundation could
and that II would answer admirably the purpose for
which il was designed. The non-scientinc members
pearance OF the work. 1t At the southwest end
I'VE feet high water mark, and win rise ten feet
feet Deep and the sand, which lies side, will
break in great measure the force Of the waves
better site could be had further in on West Bank, on
ridge which quite yesterday but the clause in
the OF legislation prohibiting the erection Of the
hospital within mile and half OF Staten Island
vented the occupation OF point 1t 10 within that
distance Of the prescribed boundary.
had the work completed on the LIST OF June as but the
time has been extended to the 18th OF May next the
severity Of the weather and other causes rendering the
extension necessary. II Is confidently expected that
now the most difficult part Of tho work completed,
the work will be finished At the time specified and that
farther extension will 30 unnecessary From thirty TO
forty men were At work Yesterday there but this
Dor will shortly be increased.
Ehps cannot approach nearer than from one mile and
khsf to two miles Of the proposed quarantine establish
@tn the invalds will have 70 be transferred 70 the
SS;; q .S: V:::. MI 4,
Having complsted their examination the party re-
embarked ON the Fletcher and during their return TO
this city disposed Of excellent collation. which had
been prepared for them by DR.. Swnburns and which
proper ahsntion TO- The eTcursiouss arrived At he
barge office at about p. N.
un n s.n 10 ns a.
boarding station at present. Will be offered for sale at
public auction, Tho principal OF delay in order
10 have some human remains which buried there
tsmoved 10 the Central Burying Ground. The United
States lovsrnmsn, u also in treaty for small strip Of
lishment there The minimum price ct which these
grounds are authorized TO be sold by public auction Is
o360 900. The Board undertook TO sell this land by
private SALE but could bid approaching the price
tt400 000 at which they we're authorized 10 sell IT, The
Mutual Lie Insurance Company had . mortgage Of
$500 900 this property which they refused 70 release
on separate lots and this had probably, effect in
preventing sale.
Arrival Of q Vessel with Cholera ON Board
sixteen Deaths ON the Voyage.
Yesterday the steamship Minnesota Of the williams
Guion line, arrived At this port after passage OF
shr'sen days and half from Liverpool On arriving at
Quarantine the health ofcer, boarding the vessel
found some Of the Storage passengers suffering from
disease Of rather equivocal character from which
there had been sixteen deaths during the voyage The
symptoms OF the disease vomiting. purging and
cramra slthonrh n far A DR.. Reed. the haalth