The New York herald., 1867-04-25
lHE NEW QUARANTINE.

Trip Down the Lower Bay-PrOposcd and
Projected sites of the New Buildings, sc.
Yesterday morning the Quarantine Commissioners
ambulance boat Governor Fenton proceeded trip to
the bay for the purpose OF inspecting the sites Of
the new quarantine hospitals and proposed .boarding
place. for inward bound coastng vessels The party
board the propeller comprised Dr. swinbune, Health
Officer OF the Port Of New York; Dr. Bissell Deputy
Health Oicer James ORourke, Superintendent Of Hos.
piial Ships and Mrs DR.. Swinburne and Miss Hottie
Lyon.
The boat left the Quarantine landing Staten Island at
nine O'Clock, and proceeded to the West Bank, the
proposed site OF the space Of detention for passen-
gers not affected with any contagious or epidemic dis
ease but who have been infected and the Yellow Fever
and cholera Hospital The location these structures
will be few hundred yards west Of an imaginary line
drawn from Fort Richmond (Tompkins to the Never
sink Highland and ms to be an admirably convenient
selection lying, II does contiguous to the main
ship channel The water on the West Bank Is from
bottom, and, IN order 70 obtain a foundation,
cribs will be sunk aud piers constructed upon which
the buildings are 70 be erected seven q me eleven
cholera hospital have been sunk during the past winter
and three Others, now almost ready 10 be submerged
are lying nj the government dock, Fort Tompkins
The form Of the pier bu.tress will bo that OF eonga
ted hexagon with its extremities lying northwest and
This direction will render the whole st.uc
liable TO resistance from the ebb and flow tides
any other position The hospital will be situated
about three miles and half due south Of Fort Wads
WORTH miles Of the Staten Island shore
New Creek. All the buildings will be constructed OF
wood as II is not at all impossible that owing 10 the
foundations being submarine sandbank the struc-
lures settle TO some extent. The Legislature has
appropriated S400 900 for the completion OF this work.
and is anticipated that the hospital will be ready for
occupancy year from the present date About
q mile north Of the latter building, will be erected, as
passengers who been infected with contagion
nave recovered tberefrom. This portion Of the quaran
but as yet no actual steps have been taken to
ward the commencement Of the work. The ground
plan OF the piers upon which these buildings wili WI
cholera and yellow fever hospital but it's lateral direc
will be almost due north and south. An appro-
priation Of the merely nominal sum Of $4,000 has
been made for this purpose but OF this amount
Is hardly fraction OF the total amount required 70
complete the work. About three-quarters OF q mile
south OF the hospital, the locality
pied and encountered by the wrecked hull OF the ship
Lindsay and near the Ta Of the Bank il s the in
tenon OF the government TO erect storehouscs for the
keeping Of infected goods clothing, bedding &C. taken
from vessels II is than probable that where The
tides OF four years, az the Lindsay has already
done, piers and other necessary buildings
may be constructed with entire safety bat the scec
tions Of these sites have been judcousy made is be-
yond question, more convenient location could be
desired from which 70 board the numerous vessels
countries. The locality urged by the members from
Kings county, before the LEGISLATURE as boarding place
and quarantine, g., SegHnes Point, ~ about ten miles
due OF the main ship swash channel and would,
for this reason be very Questionable, while their sub
sequent choice, the s.0ld Orchard Shoals the
Great Kills would be six and half miles from the
channel Tho difficulty Of running boat either Of these
distances for tho purpose OF boarding passing ship
q continually the lookout the tail' Of
the west bank would be task OF no ordinary nature.
After viewing these localities the Fenton was then
headed the Bay, due east, 10 the westerly
tremi,y OF Coney Island Here some difnculty
landing Ia, snfyered severely from the ice Soes
during the past winter and Is consequently In most
dapdated condition. small boat was, however pro-
Of Fort Hamilton, and the whole party then
landed the white sandy beach Of Conev Island Here
IL admirably adapted, also lies immediately along.
side the ship channel, and within easy distance Of
suitable residences FOR the health oce and deputies,
quarantine police, emigrant boarding ofcers and most
probably The shipping news agents. e vessels are no.
and the port The bargemsu and boat hands in tho
service Of the Commissioner will also be quartered
Island by the provisions Of the act OF the Lesisis
ture made subject the dsclson Of the Mayor Of New
q and s
bodies have not yet decided upon any particular por
tion Of the Island, but the western extremity win BE-
best adapted 70 their requirements The tract which
is anticipated will be chosen Il shout . mile
IN length, and embraces the whole western
comprise the ground occupied BY the Pavilion Hotel and
the Beach House. The propricty Of the taking by tho
il obvious from ths fact thal IL win prevent undue
croachnsnt win BE- proper from sanitary considerations
and BE- procured - . much cheaper rate than
years hesce, whom is value may be greatly enhanced
excellent dock Or stsa mboat landing be erected
on the northwest corner of the island and will afford
sufficient drausht Of watsr tor all vessels that win have
occasion 70 touch ~ The Quarantine. The burial Of
At segune's Point, though there sanitary
or other reasons why the bodies deceased patients
should not Be inferred on Concy Island, and thus save
trouble Of conveying the remains distance Of twelve
miles for seputure at the former place. Until the
"pace Of detention" at the northern extremity Of the
West Bank compsstsd u 10 proposed 10 establish sort
OF temporary depot of this character 1t the east
end Of Barren Isand This matter also viii be sub.
ject the Judgment Of the Mayors OF New York and
brooklyn and ths Boards Of Health and Quarantine Com:
missiones.
The steamer Governor Fsn.cn returned 70 her moor