New-York tribune., 1870-10-12

terday the following communication was received llVm
MliOrGen. Mcdowell, commanding the Department of
the East
HE,DOuSRrrs' Dyr,uTrrsr cE THE E,sr;
% y ot Board Of siil sT' % s t #'iS ff ~ Dra" Of
- NJ. q No lotNR: have the honor to 2eknowedse ne ne re r.
Tnon q Toe BOsf Of Health and oi he rclo q Special Com
ss f IyS oon SS he e GIsiis D @ sc pcpsT % the
cause entire evseqson Of Governors Island Of all rs
and O'6s s'0 IT, ;e a.. SyssoS SS oSA Of property s
''SS s, al clothing nov o, SS,n % p is . sII m become
ttd SSca4 be eii upOn Il and S5se0 pf & Camp womeas
.rer an. the Row situated South Baery he torn GosR own
I'D Son The S'sme9t, cellars pGSer ts'b s s sS az i S garrison
for troops 'nd under sir ql9rs9inr % Niar1 Deianenl
e pubic bealh will not be endangered By the "
GGonme Of the Bosri Health OO Carnoe9a3 MGs % ,S S
S.:59 & S' l .5 :, ny Sr,1s ae1S I.t s GoaefSS
sssS The medical PgssPa Des Saver @.a 0'D III
sc9 'o 5,y S Sis e. ,sps,e9 9'f 70 iS Sas1s6tne Hospital
% Bsol 81, he h1S S % i si PsI' o recnS Organizing snd
us9ts men just Sn7s h' I.y cIr p limited Itsn, under nv
vardcd 70 AZ IaT's o. 's ,s % and police; bot the
war Ia S' Tsod & the & gSse5 Of 70 % s's ' pua Ps to 70
be not admitting Of o & ana Ig f 70 and % s tSe request
~a not or praceab reasonable Immediately took upon
,s E ,o 70 , % e to iSe serydS TO transfer the c to
'qr a'ra9ne g ana 70 P nt s si socr, s should receive
every slsenton that should be suffered 10 send medical Geer 70
UsSeT tbs management occurring Governors Island
ouarsntSs-kegta at Gcernors Island he purpose on the
% ss & zoe had Sec .eni BY the Tatcd states West
been allowed e ' 'ee' Of the building 70 be Bo. s.
S 3 4 % sss G m, from % % III S 2 ss 81 sS Sa ts
St hesA hars On the az & S gt m M any stoves
bt be ncceary Tor The sche transfer wa resumed
sD has continued as long as there were en- cases % & notsSe
feo Of ben as understand S S" nm fe & PGI n them @ Ttared to
az which cli9g so What supposed d. 70 Sf sf sn @
q he BGa' "a Is 81 ns 9sT @ S s the n Ud Ga Se '. %
Injected called keep the island in qarsntne bat
them to be presumed have already become IN IN
brought to the city, shan they be sent the audi What SomG
no eT place know they could be sent where they would be
could ISOLATED where they are The Committee report r.
saous p they to but one eo1eluson
sos ye they only Camp Women. Hsaaqoer rs
Hospital where have been treated and the bar
- T5o not 1eston the ef5cacy OF the plan. destroy
o % r,r % ., & leripg IL But sm infornei it
@ t S S wsy @1cepg in savage Hf am present
Of chemical knowledge equal to me dsne ns o. no anu anu
o not the practice New Orleans Mobile to destroy the houses
96 'ncs sS'S We Ss SsJ n'' soo o6 hope ior% for t, m the disease
.he s, ,s oSssTO' Saa oTenOP Island including the Camp
womeu Qns-s and e Row !; ana have esen S exc & u, % y S
The srssc. on % the m i'sS @ 5 1s,' be1e % h not cass
a reported to tes sure suseO1 n, that S S Il S at oobsG % lpGa. f
early this Monda morning % the north e . G 'ns and i'a1 ba
D, VOLTS on m T , ,o rrpe on lie island and Of this
Il sck The heslai and p Sek n Their quarter R ise
stated DO not conceive my'eh JUSTIFIED assuming to carry
sny recommended By the BoaT except such a.
@ be with allowing The inhabitants and the PuOhe
b,Ts e honor 10 be- yery m ecv your obedent servant,
IRwlN McDowELI, H. MaJcrGeneaL
President BOswOrth regretted that in view OF the fact OF
theexsence Of yellow fever New York and Brook
m Governors Island and the danger OF its spread
ing to those two cities there should have been an inter
tnptOn of the courtesy shown by the distinguished
kaorGeneral commanding the Department of the East
b the Health Board of this city 1t was only after the
visit Mott Governors Island, September %
the request Of the Health Board that the medi
pal officers OF the island would acknowledge thai
tho disease was yellow fever although it haC
Existed there since August IA. There was mucl
msapIrehensiOn with reference to the powers pos
Iessed by the Board of Health Unlike the Meropoita
Board of Health. this Board only had jurisdiction in th
py Committee could only visit Governors islam
by permission Of the military authorities. 1t was onl
after yellow had occurred in this city TIM
the existence OF yellow fever at Governors Island wa
suspected and the island visited With reference to th
complaint that the Board had not suggested pac
Tor the removal of the persons Governors Island tn
Board had omitted to do through courtesy TO the mil
larry authorities knowing that there sufficient hos
ptal accommodations Dayid's Island, where the ell
nate milder than Governors Island, it was take
Tor granted that that would be the place sc
ected. The objection was made by some o
Me Trustees Of the West Bank Hospital that putting NJ
ItOves would nyalidate the insurance, but on prope
representations being made by the medical officers il
tharge peremptory order issued to at put
lhe stoves. and this complied with. He thought il
angular that the visits Of medical gentlemen. such
composed the Committee OF the Board of Health, should
Do complained Of The medical officers on Govern
Island were unable 70 tell what disease were
carrying OF many of those under their care
and when IL made It's appearance in thu
ty by OF persons coming from the island ere
was deemed necessary to invest gate the matter. II
ihe disease brought into TINS city by the Com
Bittee Of the Board of Health as Gen Mcdowell would
infer, II has been in consequence OF the neglect or failure
If the officers Governors Island 70 communicate u
he Board OF Health he character Of the disease prevail
roierred 10 the Sanitary Committee.
COMMISSIONERS OF QUARANTINE.
The Commissioners of Quarantine met yeStcr-
fay Room No. H. Exchange-couTt. Messrs. Bel. BAR
Ton, Commissioners, and Dr. J. II. Carnochan, Health
Omcor. present. The following report from Health
as,irn oiTcas. DEIisTSFsr QrAnyrryE,s l. Oct Il 1870.
The following vessels IRON injected ports have arrived at Lover
r. Ss"pT =. da1s ioi Ee~.oeans arrived Oct ;: hsd one
% "a me pass'ge ron Yellow eri m arr'al one Of the ere" sick
steamship Leo a da,s from Havana. frrir-. Oct
sssnssD ea Meade dsy. from NegoTs arrived Oct, 10 HIS.
us oase Of yg.os E, eT on the pss@ge to Z port
>te,m,h City days Prince arrived
steamship CITY Of Mexico % days from Vera Cruz via s and H,-
Brig Crnfr-so, arrived Il. Had case.
nthc c vita leou erai Hrluesos Of whom died aud
report ony ow fever had been received
Quarantine Three Of the steamship SOty
bad been admitted West Bant Hospital with yellow fever
'chag-l Tbs morning The remaining patients eOnysescng No
sa, 3 A. iI charge Of he patent. from Governor.
iT,t-i y f I s Fte m % of @ - pins I "a | a %
ri7ed are nov oouyassesat Yoar' veJy respectfully,
DR. Carnochan declared that although there had been
three Of yellow fever Governors Island sun
fay there were none SINCE and he had reason 10 believe
h had been suggested that the healthy troops Gov
rrnors Island should be removed 10 David Island
other healthy island IN the vicinity Of the city and
whatever persons island 10 which the Others