The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-31
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The Detention OF Passengers aud Vessels.
Some days since tho action OF the Custom House
officials in seizns the boat OF the Health Oicer for
alleged interference with tho trade and commerce Of
the port opened up the question whether the modo OF
doing busnoss at Quarantine was was no; injurious
to the commercial interests OF the CITY. Complaints
had been made by merchants aud shipowners TO the
effect that the alleged unnecessary detention Quaau-
tine OF vessels arriving from foreign ports in
terfored materially with their business; that
vessels arriving in this hsrbor not allowed
either to come up TO the piers and discharge cargo
to land their passengers until they had undergone such
delays caused the isnecs great loss, and that
the detention OF passengers said TO he unnecessary
point OF time, was interfering TO very great extent
with ocean travel The matter attracted public atten-
burne Sas severely eensnred An investigation OF tue
subject enables The hsRALn to present me other side VI
the qgcs' ion
Ihe principal complaint tho detention OF passeu.
gers ariivng IN steamers and other vessels
whereby the travellers we're subjected TO great
nence and The shipownes TO an unnecessary expense
II would appear from statements made oy those in
charge Of the Quarantine that the detention is ing
the pursued By Custom House authorities N
what no doubt they consider their vested rights Up TO
this year had tho rule deputze four revenue
Inspector TO board inward bound vessels az the lower
bay station, aud after the ggage e passengers had
been duly examined in the iueres. o. tho revenue to
grant permits for landing, provided the which
gers Themselves had undergone doe sanitary ms ecton
fhis year however, toe reyonuc officers were
customs exam nation was commenced only when the
vessels hal entered the stream - he Heath oncer
10 not bound 20 wa.ch the Custom Holse interests an
excellent opportunity was presented for anu gghng
on large scdle. Formerly 70 sual The
authorizes 70 sen asenser permits IN advance, 50 tina,
Whenever the necessary sanitary precautions bad been
taken by Tie Health oGcer delay occurred In the
landing OF Passengers forthwith. Under Tho ru,e
the Custom House refuses 10 grant permits un the
Health Oncsrs cert hcse voucbes Tor tue good sanitary
condition o. me newly arrived ,ossei and
be Transmitted from QlGrantine 70 the Custom.
House. and the permits mot signed In advance AMI
granted rs heteIoior sent thence to the vessel
Oiten the health Certificate reaches New York;
ciay q, the o. ycsels shat arrive IN the afternoon
when the Custom House business hours ended, aud
permits based such certificate can be granted Until
those hours begin on the following day Then there
trip OF fourteen miles to be taken before sacn permits
reach the parties for whom they are Intended lying
in Quarsniine THIS adds 10 the detention, and ofton
DELAY Of fully twcntyfour hours occurs, winch time
could be saved TO the passengers were the old boarding
system ard the custom OF advance permits It'll In vogue
Tho detention of vessels aud csrgoes, far as the
Health Office s concerned IN the case OF vessels show ng
clean bill Of health and coming from non sickly pors,
varies from to 1--WE days, which time "a considered
by the medical profession ss beng short for
making the proper sanitary examination BY the terms
Of tho health law tho time Of detention made deere
tonary With the officer al Quarantine. There are many
eases 81 arrivals from pcrts the beautiful condition OF
which "a dolrbtfu where fully i've days time requisite
an adequate determination to whether there be or
he not tho germs 81 dsese OF infection IA the hold OF
non-accnis sievedores at work the unlading OF
tue show no Signs Of sickness II Is then con-
sldeIed 10 allow come INTO Inc
Ihs includes tho time taken up IN the process o. fum
CATION Gcrerally not more than three days detention
occurs where vessels come from well known heaithi1l
ports
The hole dflculty nov complained ~ ~ TO the do.
,euon Of csrsoes might be obva'ed were proper ware
houses built for their storage wbo under inspection AZ
Robbins Reef. which bepv ana half miles from
shore would fully answer The requirements Of the re,s'
que law
TnE vprcgrp QUARANTINE srs,nvf
The quarantine steamer Andrew fletcher Which wac
.say blurred BY beng iun npows rocs on ffasy h'su
VINO The Board of Health AMI The tvaran ne cmis
sonfFs ~ore board, ni a1soD0i o. which vas zen
~ saturdays lst1fr, 10 nuw ufs.ssNNnr rcsAft sac
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