The New York herald., 1870-09-19
THE LOWER BAY HORROR.

The Brig ii. G.. Berry ut Quaraniime-Addi-
tiOnnI Proof Of the Revenue Detcctive,s
Discovery and the Health OMccr's Action
in the Matter.
The startling discovery made Friday last by a
special Inspector or the Treasury Department on
board the brig FL. G. Berry, consigned to James Il.
Ward Co., of New York. then lying in the Horse
Shoe near Sandy Hook, with the intention OF eval-
Ing the quarantine laws OF the port by proceeding
to Perth Amboy. as fully given IN yesterdays
HERALD, has produced profound sensation In the
city. When the public, In the quletude Of the Sab
BATH were apprised that there were men living so
base as to secrete the body OF q man dead with
that oathsome disease, cholera, In a cargo or sugar
designed for consumption by II, and allow
its putrid remains for DAYS to infect the
vessel and cargo. they were struck dumb
with astOnishment. Few with the positive
evidence Of the officers affidavit and the incontro-
vertible testimony and minuteness OF detail before
them, felt if the story were too horrible 70 he
true; and of these gentlemen score visited
Quarantine yesterday morning and afternoon to an
certain, by personal interviews with the Health OH
Ger, If the facts detailed were true. score or
more Of such, and among them prominent represent
atives Of the mercantile community, when told that
such the case and that 1t prOvidentlal that
the discovery was made ut the lmc departed, feel.
ing that the day had arrived when public sentiment
IN It's righteous Indignation should help the Quar-.
antne authorities that hereafter neither Perth Am
boy, It's fOgy officials, the inventive genius OF
lew INSCRIPTIONS men OF New York should again
have the power or ballilng the constituted authOri
ties in the discharge OF sworn duies-dutics OF no
less magnitude than the protection OF an entire
city's healtn and lis consequent prosperity and well
being
Popular Indignation had already assumed another
phase. IL rs that III view Ol such vianies in the
way OF the now known smuggling prOclivites OF the
captains and Others connected with the vessels that
sought Perth Amboy 10 discharge their cargoes
reyenuc amthorites at WashSrdon haG NOT a oe me
ago adopted such means us would have ehectualy
stopped the nearious business. They hold, with
great reason, that vacllating policy no longer can
be maintained by them but such measures ut once
embraced that will hereafter reduce the supply OI
choice liquors and cigars in the quaint Old Village
of Perth Amboy, II It's officials and its citizens
are hereafter confined 10 the Cohnecticu. cabbage
leaf and the applelack that "kiis at forty rods"
The brig H. Il. Berry on saturday morning aDan-
dOned the intention OF going to Perth AmDoy
70 U9,,,ain discharge ITS cargo SIMPLY because its
and came up the lower bay into the Quar-
antine anchorage She Immediately
examined, and the facts as stated found TO be cor
rect. AT once the precautionary measures usual In
such desperate cases were res0rtcd to. The body Of
the late captain, dead with cholera, previously
scribed, was taken In a small boat and buried at Se
gunes Point by the side OF hundreds of yellow fever
aud cholera victims. Up TO tins tine balance Of
the crew have continued we'll
In eXtenuatiOn OF their conduct the acting CAP
tain alleged tnat The body mad gone through q pro-
cess OF embalming at Havana, and that tile metallic
tiOn when 1t left that port But whatever precau-
ton may have been taken In the process OF embalm-
ing, the heat generated by the cargo OF sugar had
evidently induced such rapid decomposition that
the gases engendered had forced open the lids and
sides the cases and allowed the putrd matter to
Ooze through these intersticeS ana saturatc the
sugar with which 1t was In contact.
Under these circumstances 1t is the purpose of the
Health Officer TO adopt such means as will nccessi-
tate tie destroying Of that portion Of the vessels
cargo that came In contact with the dccomposing
corpse. and thoroughly cleanse and fumigate the
hoped that the horrible designs or those connected
with the II. g. Berry will be frustrated, ana that in
this instance New York be spared an epidemic
attempted to be thrust upon 1t by unprncipled men.
Another source Of satisfaction TO the public may be
that this vessel and cargo VIII oe Kept rom the city
neither owners OF vessels cargo will preach and
harangue the cry of injustice with any degree of
success In modifying this desisi0u OF the Health
OfflCer.