The New York herald., 1870-02-02
9 U A r. A NJ TIN e.
and New Commissioners on
Tour Of Inspection

Ihe retiring Commissioners OF Quarantine are lcav-
ing, or endeav0rng 10 leave their official positions
gracefully and with eye sngly to the well wishes
Of the new Health Oficer DR.. J. M. Carnochan and
the Incoming Board. Commissioners Barton, Hunt
and Bell. One move-and that on important one In
this particular not devoid OF considerable diplo.
developed yesterday, the Old officials,
through the late Health Oncer. extended to the lat
ter invitation to visit the hospitals on the west
bank, to inspect the arrangement Of tho buildings
ana afterwards to indulge In ON interchange
OF fellowship and s0ciabllity commensurate with
the occasion. The programme was pleasantly carried
out At an early hour OF the morning tho Ouaran-
tine tug Andrew Fletcher left her dock at staten
Island and steamed to the city. where the majority
OF the guests duly embarked then called au the
dock adjoining the Fulton ferry. brooklyn, for
Mayor KaDneisch Of that city, who joined the party.
The corps OF inspection was now complete consist
Ing OF DR.. Carnochan, the new and old Commission
ers, with George B. Lincoln aud DR.. Stephen Smith,
OF the Board Of Health and two or three other men
more directly concerned about matters OF q per
s0nal nature than they even were or Will be about
the securities whic n Quarantine is supposed to
anord TINS and contiguous cities from infectious
A lovuer day for such an excursion never shone.
everything was 80 charming, the clear and brac-
Ing: the Oiiicials III good hum0r the boat speedy,
sU ~ slno W. sV Wine at the outset augdred happy DAY
ana an ENJOYABLE AFFAIR. Stopping at Quarantine TO
meet ex commissioner DIR. w. G. Anderson who re-
SIDES on Staten Island the objective point soon
reached by the tug Where. without tue least delay,
all dlsemDarked and proceeded, now the hrs.
problem OF the excursion had been sOlved-the ar
rival-to the Inspection OF The buildings. Arm
ln-arm the several gentlemen went from structure
10 structure, examining closely every portion OF
tneIn ana not unrequenty utterng words Of CON-
Meuuation. or lnuulgng III pleasant suggestions for
improvements where practiced and cultured eyes
detected omissions and incompleteness. In tins
view or the hospitals the new 0niclals seemed
thoroughly aroused to the consciousness or their
great duty as no more satisfactory proof was needed
Of this than the hearty, PROFESSIONAL complete man.
Inc tour ended the entire throng were invited to
an elegantly arranged collation.. which, after being
gotten through with In the style usual at such re-
unions and the cloth removed, Mayor Kabnelsch
VINO presided, In happy vein offered as the nrst
TOAST "Ihe ketirng Commissioners" !" which was re-
sp0nded to appropriately by Cyrus w. Curtiss.
Next came, amid round OF cheers, that OF ''The
New Ne Health Otlcer, which hardly subsidized when
very brief but pointed ana pertinent giving the city
and State OF New York the assurance Of such gov
ernment Of Quarantine as Will promote the best in-
terests OF all lie said that the responsibility
OF the position was q vast one, but
be such as to merit endorsement, and such sanitary
precautions should be used by him rs to protect the
ina heaan OF tne metropolis: more, ne would protect
VINO the wide world through advance the cause Of
humanity and peace.
was toasted, and IN speech OF considerable length
ne defended his acG;OnS during his term OF service.
UDJust Charges uau De0n made against MIN ire
quently and paradcd 70 the world as true as "iiOy
Writ" but they had no foundation W whatever and his
career had been one Of justice excellent admnlstra-
ton ana good lallh. He also defended the Odlcial
action OF the superintendent oi Hospitals' assur-
ing ms hearers that he had done his duty well.
Dr. Bell then, In response to many calls, referred
In eloquent terms to the buildings just before IN
spected, and thought them appropriate and sutfici-
ent Tor al the purposes OF quarantine. Dr. Bell
went further, suggesting that the island should
be so improved by the construction OF wet docks
and the erection or warehouses to stow Infected
cargOes when circumstances called Tor this precau.
ti0nary measure would In reality make 1t p;acc
OF security" In the bay again5. disease and pes
thence
Other speeches were made during the season or
good humor, but they were or little Importance. At
On early hour the tug returned to tho city and the
guests separated. To some Of the gentlemen 1t was
OF instructive interest this seeing "the Old Commits
sloners out and tile new In, but to others 1t
was naught else than o Dllssful, unapproachabe
season OF lelsure-a good dinner and ''dll that"
INSTALLATION OF THE NEW HEALTH OFFICER.
Dr. CarnOchan, IN obedience to the law in such
cases provided, appeared before Judge Sutherland,
or the Supreme Court, yesterday, and took the
Oflcer OF the port OF New York. The doctor will IN
Two or three days, 80 soon as the late incumbent
moves 60 to Quarantine at once to assume the
OF administration.
THE NEW BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.
The new Board OF commissioners will meet at the
Office No. 1853 Broadway, ON Saturday next for the
purpose OF OrganiZatlOn and the appointment OF
several officers. Commissioners Barton Hunt and
Bell Will retain the present office OF the Old board
until May next, when they Will remove to more
convenient and suitable quarters.