The New York herald., 1869-06-24
yellow JACK"
The Yellow Fever In the Lower Bay-Ifs
Ravnges-Necessity for ProcauttOns-Dr.

The Yellow Fever In the Lower Bay-Its
Ravages-Necessity for ProcautiOns-Dr.
swinburne's Quarantine Fleet.
Eight miles below this city, in the lower quaran.
tine waters the dread marauder OF the terra cdLt-
ente the Yellow Jack. imported directly from the
sugar coast OF Cuba Is holding high revel on board
the hospital ship Illinois. or course this unwel-
come and deadly vlsitant came as usual like the
thief in the night without herald or his approach.
without warning and certainly, without pity. The
place where he is now feasting in grim luxurance
ia ,st below the easterly end of Staten Island. In
the lower harbOr, near the newly erected hospital
quarters on the West Bank strip OF several acres.
where a large building has recently been COM
pleted to receive patients from the plague ships
of quarantine Accommodation IL provided for
about thousand patients, but If only small num-
her say fifty or an hundred, are on hand, they arc
To he removed to the Illinois hospital ship and the
passengers II there be any in q state OF sound
health are transferred from the vessel In which they
come to the West Bank(cOncern, where they remain
until all danger Is supposed to have passed away.
until their nOating conveyance is pronOuncedeout OF
danger and gone through the ordeal OF fumgation.
and until Captain O'ROurke head DOCTOR cook, car
penter, &C.. OF lower quarantine, deems the un-
happy emigrants sailors, or whatever else
they may be- to have thoroughly expiated their
no such motive In view as seeking to create
alarm at the thought OF yellow fever being
within 80 short distance OF the city and all the
elements of heat filth and densely packed tene
ment houses here in our midst. prepared with open
arms to welcome any such visitor. but there is no
one who can question the propriety OF this paper
arousing from time to time the people OF this per-
iiousy crowded city to the necessity OF using
every precautiOn to save themselves rom tho
fate that other communities more fav0rably Or
cumstanced suffered In former times from q mere
overweening sense Of security. The United Stat es
steamer Saratoga was the first, as it should
have been the last, to introduce the yellow fever
to our narbor this season. Cuba furns he'd the seeds
OF the disease and the unhappy result far has been
the death OF seven gallant seamen and the illness
of as many more, with the likelihood OF
others in the progress OF the war m weather
developing symptoms Of the epidemic. The bark
Maggie V. Hugg Of Baltimore, ten days from Matan-
zas, with sugar, had two cases OF fever on board.
Samuel Brown seaman, was removed to hospital,
dangerously afiicted; but the other case, by quick
and skilfu treatment in the beginning Is now In
state Of convaescence Yesterday the United States
steamer Penobscot from Havana, steamed up the
harbor, but though there were no fever cases de.
veloped on board the Health Ocer's boat thought
Just as well to hold OF the manOfwar and bring
her back to realize the delights or quarantine.
or those who died belonging to the Saratoga since
Saturday last were John Henry, OF England Samuel
New YORK OF those who fingered up to yesterday
were William watson, of Boston. Mass; James 3.
Of sS e 9 on he 81 a
former, with their companions who went before
them sleep their last sleep IN the Quarantine GENE
York from Matanzas, on coming into the lover bay
was found to have two cases of yellow fever; but
course OF treatment soon put them in a condition
Of convalescence. These vessels are detained 9si
COT course Of Dr. sWn6urne to
pursue is known only to himself: Let nun
please observe that no real case OF yeow iexer e
can arise from keeping crew OF sailors or load 0!
immigrants in close proximity 10 reekng nospitA
ship under a blazing sun, in condition Of inertia
and with every predispOsiti0n to contag0n from the
| circumstances surrounding them.
The Health Oicer's flag now waves IN all us glory
of dismaiy suggestive yellow in the lower quaran-
| tine bay. Upper quarantine Is oeseIteo. Tas Tae
placer at present es 1oSr e yesse aoshD
and general prowler and privateer mas JUST Oeen au
ded, in connection with that precious craft craft
the the hss lssser wss sowea the lower bay
Yesterday. looking as demure and dord innocent Hnn
| ut dead OF night and the lantern dimly burning.
10000 thousand cigars or thereabodts from some
To- TO draw W a distinction as to which Is the most
profitable between the Fletcher and the Four
| Brothers would be difficult. The latter IN the ca
pacity OF smuggler could net no nconsiderable for
tune In q year, and the other In the character OF
universal tow ana passenger DOat LOT the WnOie mar
| Dor might easily ralse an income to make poor
man proud. Throw In the Governor Fent0n tugb0at,
and the trio combined can beat all the other tugs In
| the port on the question OF making money. THIS
| will be a poor season for the commerce OF New
York Merchants Will have their cargoes con.
| signed anywhere else rather than submit longer to
the enormous exactlons OF quarantine officials. The
absurd imposition OF allowing no tug but the Health
Ofcer's TO tow vessel from quarantine 10 the city
is grevously felt; but that OF compelling vessel TO
hire lighters nOtOriousy In the interest OF the qua
rantine managers to discharge their cargoes In the
| hart ba mr.
cargo put board the lighters Is delivered az the
| wharf In New York just as II would be II
| the vessel itself were to 60 up to
| her pier. and yet the only plea Onered
| for putting vessel to the immense expense OF em-
poying lighters Is tnat Infection may lurk in the
cargo and IL would therefore be dangerous for the
ship herself to turn 1t out on the city piers. Where
| Is the dnerence9 None OF course; but the motive
Tor this curious arrangement Is found In the Health
Onicer's oft-repeaed declaration that he took the
position he now holds to make money, and that he'd
| be id II he didn't, having no professional reputa-
ton to lose. Perhaps the Board OF Health has some
reputation at stake, and will show In the next &C.
ton it takes what opinion II holds OF DIR. Swin-
burnes precautions TO preserve the health OF tnla
metropolis from foreign epidemics.
A LEGAL JOUST.