The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-20
QUARANTINE AFFAIRS.
One or More Particulars.

Any one who tries viii nnd 1t long ana tedious
process getting half way towards the bottom OF all
the curious ana corrupt practices that prevail In the
institution OF Quarantine. There Is such super
abundance and variety that II becomes bewildering
to make any such selection as viii represent the
whole. In fact the undertaking would be almost as
confused rs seeking to show the immortality OF New
calendar. St these three or four may give somo
slight indication of the general moral health Of the
community but then IL takes the full statistics TO ex
hiblt the naked condition.
1t has been already stated with what religious care
the Health Ocer mas endeavored 10 keep everybody
but some connected with the Quarantine domain d.
recty or indirectly from visiting any OF those favored
vessels lnt hailed rom Ine antiies OF tie rum anu
molasses Islands further south in the region Of the
West Indies.
A captain of vessel, utterly dislnfected once
upon time not very long ago employed q boatman,
whose sole means OF living was derived from just
such sources, to him out to his vessel IN the
Upper Quarantine. 1t was done. The captain and
permit of the Custom House officers was thrown
into the boat TO be taken to the CITY, In The mean
| time the doctors deputy came alongside,
in her, conhscatea the pair, sent the boy down to
the Quarantine boarding station. This might appear
at first slght the proper thing for the Health Oncer
to do but It must be borne in mind that the vessel In
question had been already declared entirely free
from taint OF infection and was about to take her
departure for the city, Here Is where the profit
comes in. by drawing no line OF distinction and
placing every vessel that enters the harbor in one
category Of infections 1t is easy to perceive what
linitless field Of operations bearing very sinister
character Is at the command OF the Health Of1cer.
Well to return TO the story:-The boy was kept ten
days the hospital ship. lie had good constitu-
ton and survived his incarceration. AT the end Of
| his term he was put on board the sloop Four
Brothers, to be taken to the city. She started late
| In the evening, and somewhere about midnight put
in ct Red Hook, in small retired cove, directly at
the back door OF certain notorious official at the
Lower Quarantine
The captive youth on board had every opportunity
OF seeing cigars, brandy, sugar, moasses, rum and
bananas go ashore, and made note in his mind OF
the circumstance. The -Four Brothers came
mp to the city, the boy was restored to
liberty, the unfortunate owner OF the boat
(Which had been declared q trespasser) lost her
profitable services for ten days and was threatened
with forty days on the hospital ship II lie made him
self visible In the waters OF tho Upper Quarantine
been IN the habit OF going there on just such busl-
ness as had brought him into trouble under the
present peculiar management. The Four Br0thers
than smuggler. Red Hook was her favorlte anchor.
age. A deputy OF Quarantine who lives there could
take box OF cigars In his hand almost or her deck
In through his back room window. Her visits were
nocturnal. Her career must nave been wonderfully
successful. At last she was bounced upon by the
revenue detectives, held for brief PERIOD and for
to the Quarantine officials. The Health Officer dis
charged the captain and mate, "a II to give the I'm
| preston that, having been awakened to know.
ledge OF their secret criminay. he determined In O
virtuous fit TO make an example OF both. Singular
TO relate, this pair OF discarded Mariners who were
supposed to be the chief and only Offenders, were
now they operate This government sioop paid for
out OF the peoples money I'm earring dead horses for
certain patent oil man to an island In the East
river.
why did DR.. swinburne engage these men again
II he believed they were the culprits In the snug
cling operation that revenue cutter discovered anu
about the doctor and his deputies that 1t was unsafe
to let them 60 at larger That Is the question.