The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-09-12
TEE TWO GUARANTEES.

City-The Position at Staten Island
A Day at tho Perth-south Am
boy Warehouses Destitute Of
Foreign Merchandise
For months past, as the readers or the HERALD
are aware an almost continuous conflict has been IN
progress between the officials Of the Quarantine
Commission and party OF merchants in this city
on the subject OF the health regulations Of the har
Dor. 1t began with series of charges from .'com-
| mittee" OF merchants against the Health Oficer Of
New York, in which 1t sought to be proved that
DR.. CarnOchan had imposed upon certain Importers
and consignees, represented by the committee, ex-
cessive rates for nghterage, its progress there
were advanced other charges, stating that vessels
were detained in the lower bay. the captains Of
which were prepared to show clean bills OF health
from the authorities al their port OF departure The
| late developments OF this quarantine war were the
passage OF vessels consigned to this port through
the waters Of the lower bay, their entry at Perth
Amboy, hamlet on the Jersey shore. and their
subsequent passage through the Kill Kull &c
this city, piece OF strategy on the part OF the
signees over which they were particularly jubilant.
When this idea first sprung to life in the minds OF
the merchants committee visited.S South AmbOy, at
the suggestion and upon the invitation OF the
authorities OF the Camden and Amboy Railroad
Company, and examined the warehouses and dock
ing at that point. which Is terminus OF the road.
This visit and the universal jubilee Of the inhabl
tants OF that town and the Perth over their antic
| pated future maritime greatness was duly chron-
| cled in the HERALD at the time. One vessel, the
Lord Baltimore, was then anchored there and sub
sequently discharged her cargo. but with that leet
| ing vision the dreams of the Inhabitants ended.
| The sails which were to whiten the waters Of
Raritan Bay never hove in sight The magnificent
| M Nvh war oradi in,
the imagination Of the rustics for miles around and
over the vast business OF which each felt himself
called to preside by manifest destiny faded away as
the baseless fabric of vision Even the memory OF
that solitary bark which had been moored at their
| docks somehow became "mixedn with the legends
Of the "Flytng Dutchman" and the 'PhantOm Ship,u
| and many who had cheered loudly at her coming
| assumed look Of Knowing Incredibly when her
name was subsequently mentioned Wnile however,
the
HOPES AND ASPIRATIONS OF SOUTH AMBoY
were thus ruthlessly and utterly disspated new life
and activity sprung up at the Perth. Eacn succeed
ing morning swollen eyelids laboriously opened
and expectant and dirty faces peered from
the windows Of the dilapdated structures
arrival Of the tabled :furriner" At last The longed
for sight dawned upon them, and in one day four
stream within the grasp OF their hungry Vision.
few days after and these vessels had passed up to
New YORK or having lighlered their cargoes, again
sailed out to sea, without giving the people shore
an opportunity to pace their decks or even to sell
them pipe of tobacco or basket Of garden stufr
Still other vessels came sngly and at long intervals
and the natives sang to themselves as sort OF u
ksy; wt s,' . Se Hs iS,gh sr.. hops.
In the meantime the merchants continued to view
imposed upon ana the Health oce
ported by the Quarantine Commissioners said
o e eonsaous hS ao% that Se
troubles OF the merchants were incidental to COM
merce and could not be remedied at the expense Of
the peoples health, in the great, swarming city
where tenement houses and filth would eagerly &C
commodate the yellow guest whom the merchants
=. AS during the entire struggle the popular side of
the question was entirely out Of sight, or so COW
cognzabe, 1t was determined to relieve the subject
Of some OF It's superduous wrappings, and few days
GUS guarantees 70 yet whatever facts there might
be of real public interest. Calling upon DR.. Reid,
from the Official records Of the boarding Oflcer Of
the health Of the vessels which entered
THE PORTS OF SOUTH AND PERTH AMBOY:-
The bark Lord Baltimore, con signed to Pendegast
Brothers Co., arrived on the 18th OF June from
Rio Janeiro where yellow fever was at the time cpl
and the captains son died Of the fever on the pas
sage here Her cargo was coffee
The brig Henry and Louise consigned to Funch,
Edge Co., from Port au Prince via st. Marks,
Hayti, arrived at Sandy Hook on the Sth, and at
two Of the crew were sick with yellow FEVER The
Henry and Louise brought mixed cargo, consisting
20 he wOaS s and
coffee In the stream and remain with the lOgwOOd
on board for five days In Quarantine II no infectious
disease broke out at the expiration OF that time he
might run up to the city and discharge tae balance
of the cargo.
from Rio Janeiro arrived Julys Four OF the crew
were reported sick with yellow fever at Rio and
Brig Typhoon, consigned to Funch. Edge Il Co.,
from Rio Janeiro, arrived on the 9Th Of July, bring
stating that no disease Of contagious nature was
suspected in the port at the time OF sailing. One
OF the died Of yellow fever on the passage to
| this port.
Brig Calson stetson, consigned to Funch. Edge h
Co.. arrived on the sth Of July, from Rio Janeiro:
| fever and were left in hospital there.
Brig Dauntless, CONSIGNED to Weston Gray from
Rio JanelrO, arrived on the 8th OF July, brinning
clean bill OF health from the authorities. They left
one man sick with yellow fever in the hospital at
| Rio, and one died from the same disease on the
Bark Contest consigned to Pendegrast Bros. h Co.,
from Rio Janiero, arrived July II. She left five Of
the crew in The hospital sick with yellow fever, one
of whom died before she left the port. While at
sea and her passage to this port the captain and
one of the seamen were attacked by the fever and
Bark Signal, arrived from Rio Janlero July 10. She
left three OF her hospital at Rio with yellow
fever The rest OF the crew deserted and she shipped
| fresh men.
The bark Cairo, from Havana, where contagious
disease was raging, passed through the lower chan
mel TO Perth Amboy without coming up to quaran-
| tine.
The r. X. Weldon from Cardenas, port from
which vessels not detained, the health OF the
place Is good, also passed through the lower chan
mel and ghtered her cargo through the KILL This
was by order OF the consgnee. and she might have
passed through New York Quarantine directly up to
the DOCKS
Bark Wavelet, arrived August /, from Rio Janlero.
The captain stated that the were all well on the
passage. She had the bill OF health as the Ty
phoOn and the Dauntless but, like them brought no
consu's certificate. the brig Nancy arrived the
same day with the Wavelet and went into quaran-
finn ain 1.nYtt fnsr lln
were III hospital at Rio with yellow fever. although
he brought the same sort of bill OF health as that
brought by the captain OF the bark.
The above vessels constitute the feet which was
TO bring
| Power and pride to the Jersey side,
to say nothing about the men who died OF the yel-
low fever. 49,
In defiance OF the above facts from the logs OF the
vessels ana the lips OF their officers the merchants
sill nerstst in DENYING that Rio or Havana IS In