New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-03-20
HOLERt

REPORT oF INF SANITARY COMMITTEE or Tir b"NiD
OF HEuTlf--A QUAntNHSE STATION CALLED
FOR
NJ rzlssEAPH raz TRiBcyf
ALBANY. March i9.-Thc following communication
from the Metropolitan Board Of Health hos been laid be-
fore the Senate:
Alta regular mceting 81 the Board Of Health. hch ct
It's office in NcN York. March H. i'e. the sanitary ON
Inittcc submitted report the dangers ~ epidemic
cholera. aud the necessity OF guarding against s INTRO
ducon ly selecting ,Nilanl. gnasanIlnv s,aoaon , "n
il to be- their duty To inform the Board OF Health that
there ], ll'l reason 10 psne'e t' putI ~ Mv
or June next. Whether tho disease Nilth
existed last year has left germs enough Dchlht 10
generate n fresh pcstcnce this Spring. Is question That
no one can Tile rain, SHOWS ana iro-ts OF the
Winter NAV II is hoped have destroyed them; but on
The -upnsition that such may he the fact stu
exposed 90 constant impolthtiohs OF me chioth ioh
Turope Cholera Il not extinct IN Europe. aud accounts
have lust reached OF It's prevalence IN me island Oh
GUERNSEY and it almost certain that II WIN be Drought
n Was noticeable that cholera appeared la, year until
after the arrival Of vessels IN port Win the disease on
board. Last year we decided to hct upon the iheoIy
that cholera communicable through tho eyncuations
Of the patients. ana II they by any means wcte
10 the land whether through 1ou ,l1'ihs w ~ 'i
bodies OF the immigrants, We should have lt.ueh,ei
let II we could wash the passengers ana dlslctl ine
clothing pcslcnCe would DO avoided Experience mas
confirmed this belief
neni existed then in New York nor does QUO now eNl,t
Patients transferred 10 the floating hospitals or de-
arrived; thorough arrangements were sadc, or couu
b. made for bathing Tor dlocting Their baggage IL
FROM the city aud country 10 select some place or shore
with proper cOnycncnces for puriic1uol Whcrr AFTER
short detention, immigrants might Dc allowed 70 .htl
The country without carving disease In Their
persons OF baggage. The commissioner, oi
Quarantine, Emigration, and Health were OF
ono mind on this subject aud acted IN concert
The General Government were appneu 20 Ior ,e use Va
Sandy Hook and then of BediOos Island h me request
yras rctsed Barren Island was examined but found I'M
suitable for the purpose ON account OF ts benz uaeu
recc paCe for dead animals. tOney lslhu was sullH
hle but could not be Thought Of being leased To Graves
end with the condition should not be used for Quara
hnfi
polni hut a decision Of the court forced p To relnqu
our possession our efforts frustrated az every point
we at last Turned our attention To nShtlhE the rs
case wherever it appeared and with WHAT
success has become IA matter OF history;
n ~ the honest opinion OF the Board that much II not All
ib cholera might have been prevented, II they had not
been incrfered with As ships continued 10 CONF III win
cholera tho huk were not numerous enough l9 accom-
mediate the passengers and they were detained on he
esscls I'm which they arrived The well We're mus eN-
posed 10 the Infection, and many died On one OCCASION
when the weather tenpcstuOus the dead eohlu not
he transferred 10 the land Tor burial aud the community
were outraged ut the spectacle OF the wen, SICK,
aud dead all crowded IN narrow siae' Ma,n,s,
slght OF the shore, without the power OF escaping
from the death which constantly thithtchtu tneul.
The public cried out in indignant tones that something
should be done FOR their rescue anu the oat vl
w,s qsct by anxious friends who begged at they might
Inc sci on shore In instance the President ~ the
Board was offered the whole private fortune OF laleT
N Inc would berate his only children, son hnd daugh
ter who although In perfect health, we're thus ueahel
ON board OF infected ship. The Board OF Iloalth Is
poweress The whole matter has been relcrft 10 tue N
saturr alone must he held responsible Tor the eVS
follow from indifference or iueictht action
aud manageable as II was last year IL II should como u
violent FORM the trade aud commerce oI NeW oIh VIZ
BE- ruined; strangers will flee the ineottdcy anu cAeh
will follow IN countless numbers.
The document concludes: our duty - now done hnt
We would IN Conclusion invite ana urge the cless Z.
stimulate TIE Legislature 20 wise action ana not 10 deR!
) district Aud country from pesti'ncG' - ,....r
| dOin y. 9IOSL, NtLLAAD PARA.D' ana yAAAa Vi,S!-'