The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-19
QUARANTINE COMMISSION.

The Quarantine Commissioners met In their rooms
| Exchange place, yesterday. at two O'clock +. nj.
Messrs- Scheil. Bell ana carton ana Dr. Carnoclan
Health 0aicer. present.
Mr. s. G. Wheeler, President OF the Atlantic Mai
Steamsnlp Company, appeared before the Coninlls
sIoners with Mr.. Pond ana one other merchant ant
asked thnt the steamer Missouri might be allowed t
come up TO the wharf without any delay.
DR.. cARSocuAS stated that the Missouri came int
port only on Moaday, and as she came from an In
fccted port he could not allow her to come up hi
wnari without such detention as would insure thai
no disease couid be lntroduceu BY her In the port
Mr. PosD-gne Missouri Is advertised to SAL on
Thursday.
Or. CAaNocHAN, after listening to long trade on
the subject OF days Of sailing the interests OF ship
owners, the amount or money Invested IN SHIPS by
the merchants or this and other cities. nnaiy sad-
| Gentlemen you want your vessel to come up because
Thursday, ana you care nothing Tor the risk that
would accrue 70 the public nothing ior anytnihg
Mr. poSDYNo, sir; we do not say this.
| The HEALTH OlFlCER-Bnt you say so In one SEN
| tence and couiradict IL IN the next.
Commissioner BELL-|rhe Doctor has repeatedly
declared lie detanS your vessels because they come
IRON an infected port and that as soon az Il win
be IN any measure saIe to 40 so no VIII pass them
up. what more do you wants
III. CAnNocHAN--G cntemen, you talk great deal
bear iigntessce nor 40 wish to lighter your ship.
intend TO take care OF the public health, and
cannot honestly pass your vessel. 1t has been an
been brought TO the verge OF the city. went down
to Lower Quarantine 10 order up vessel on the 18th
or september and now in October there are seventy
i've cases OF yellow fever in the bay. However,
wish u distinctly understood that am not broker.
but the Health Ocer, and should hard frost come
your ship Will he allowed to discharge forthwith;
OtllerwiseI shall keep her such reasonable time
as VIII allow the danger to pass.
The Following report was submitted TO the Com
mlsSl0nerS:--
HEALTH orrrcr.'s DErArrxxsra
QUARAsTIsY, ). l., Oct. Is, 1870 (
RICHARD SCHELI, President Commissioners OF Quaran-
rhs following vessels from infected por,s have ar
rived 1t Lower Quarantine since report Of the llth
Brig Jenny, fourteen dsyx from Araceno r. R. arrived
October A. Had one death from yellow ieyer the pas
Bark Crcassan stxiyve DAYS from Santos arrived Octo
Der ID Had two OF the sick with yellow fever before
Big Maria, nineteen days from Havana arrived oc-
scssr ~ Was thirty EIGHT days "a port during which time
Brig rroeu nineteen days IRON Havana arrived October
L. Inc captain and six Of the hospital Ha
Bark Pscssina days from Havana arrived Octo-
asr M hs 9ns man y l.sP a. ~ HAD Deen ~
and two others were IN hospital ut Key West
Der R Tho captain his wife tbs mat. and shrce of the
crew had yellow fever At Havana. The Isaac H. Tit
steamship Missouri. Eve days from Havana, arrived
Brig Q; T. Kennedy, days Maauzss arrived
steamship George Cromwell, nine days New Orleans
steamship Crescent City days from New Orleans
arrived October ~ Had two deaths from yec~ fever
Since nv patients Governors Island
have ded Of yellow fever At West Bank Hospital and
returned the island last week, and number o.
others viii DO ready 10 leave the OF lew days
thry-ssvsn including those from vessels al Quarantine
Two OF the patients from the Orleans
's''''s j. NJ n. CAgSoCnxs, Health or.cer.