New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-16
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
CHOLERA AND YELLOW FEvER-vIEws OF THE
DoCroRs-oUARANTINE REGULATIONS.

cuorppl AND YELLOW FEvER-YTEWS OF THE
DOCroRs-QUARANTINE REGULATIONS.
The Board of Health met, pursuant to adj
Journment, yesterday afternoon at o'clock. Eight
members were present After the minutes OF the last
meeting had been read and some business connected
Win tho Cleaning Department, left at the
Last eeting disposed Of the question Of the steamship
Conha was taken up Dr. Swinburne said, In this case,
there seemed 10 have bean some remssness on the part
q, soebodv at headquarters. He Health officer had
given to the officers Of the Columbia the usual
quarantine certificate This they claimed 'ney
had presented to Dr. Harris IN person.
on tbe 9Th OF July and he put them of saying Come
,o,norrour when some OF tho Commissioners viii be
here" They went next day and were stu put on qhs d
later hour Dr. Harris had declared DSOro 1he ar
Harris replied that far he could recoec ne nearu
the first Of this application for p t issuS on permIt IN
the afternoon and endeayOred to see some OF inc Oo
sOos but could rot n9 them oa IN the he SSye such
permit as he considered the law authorized MN 70 ;
lie gave the ship nm The 70 pier He had been
informed that the ship was az sr nsr rA aid
Sunday, tho tth OF J 5rn vbat DR. Harris said at
the last meeting OF the Board that nc had more mat
Cholera than mo- OF c yeow az Havana Was Of
cholera that made the Sanitary ht the
GGGmS G5 SP h SnS hm
OF the danger of yellow fever that the Vessei was
Connected with the cholera seemed to
the necessity Of the precauon Dr. Crane re-
miIed ND. This ship was said to have gore to her
pier on tho lth Of July. when her C stS ~
IA DR. Harris claimed, tho 9th. Dr. Stone asked the
Superintendent these vessels were In the habit o,
coming IRON Hnr. rerSted to be compelled say
that such had been the custom VITA snt Eesso ,hpc
for the Columbia have been at the pier ON sunday ne
knew did not leave that Day s hheFS suS
day but was told by people about the dock mat she was
there Dr. swnburne SAID the man who TOOK the aRP n
day was very confident that no saw Dyr
Harris Dr. Harris said he had a n Te .@c5 @a
on Monday The report OF the Sanitary Committee. 70
whom the matter was referred at the last meeting %as
then offered to the following effect: That u was nor
advisable TO rescnd their resolution passed al the s
meeting declaring the ports OF Havana ana Matz d h
referred 10 the Quarantine Commissioners. me C0m.
mittee further recommended that the m
be infected with yellow fever or cholera AFTER Deing
satisfied that there was no reasonable danger 70 be
sPa Brooklyn Dr. swinburne moved the adoption
OF this report boroD pr Se SacDs the
bnity upon the Sanitary superintendent IL was
IN ns TsG Of the the Sy Dr. swnbur1o offered eso
ton requiring Dr. Harris TO prepare In wriung MS Iea
sons tor as sVS The aneson was called for on
the adoption OF tho report The vote resulted M olo"b
EsS PT G9p S Says %ssr Smith,
nierro, and DIR. Swinburne-a tie The resolution
ton OF the Sanitary superintendent as 10 MS
reasons for ordering the Columbia into the stream be
fore the vote was taken, Dr. Harris remarked that ne
would make tho statement with pleasure. He wonld
stata verbally things which Influenced him, ana
nner Inc ciycnmstances and he believed tho Health
officer would have done as he did On Saturday man
was taken sick pryy this dock and died at the
New-York Hospital In about II hours with what some or
tho most eminent physicians pronounced the most papa
bic case OF true Asatc cholera. The Doctor had some
OF the rice water discharged from tho patient In bottle
which he would DO happy 20 exhibit to the inereduous
IL was well known that cholera OF the most pre-
vailed IN some OF the Of Cuba and. with these
alarming facts before him. he felt he was only doing his
duty 70 the city taking the course he did II the people
knew all he knew, they would sustain him. He would
NOT have made this OF cholera public II oircum-
stances had not compelled him 10 do So Dr. Swinburne
said: Unfortunately for DIR. Harrss theory no vessel
was ever known In the past TO bring cholera 10 New
York He would stake his reputation "a physician that
the case OF cholera referred 10 by Dr. Harris never came
from Havana, and the disease never eame from the
Columbia DR. Stone took sides with the Superlntend-
ent as TO the possibility OF ships conveying cholera
The captain and one OF the proprietors OF tho brig
EudAlla from Hayhna-now at quarantlne-presented
their complaints In person 10 the Board They had con-
piled with quarantine regulations and desired 70 come TO
the dock for the purpose OF taking on freight On motion
OF Dr. Smith, DR. Harris instructed, TX there was no
apparent danger give permit soon as tho parties
brought their certificate from the Health officer Judge
verbal changes In the report OF the
Committee, without modifying its import. and In this
passed This leaves IL with the Sanitary Supern-
tendant STILL 20 Say whether there Is danger In vessel
coming 20 shore or not. Adjourned