New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-01
QUARANTINE OUTRAGES.

GOV. HOFFMAN AS TIE APOLOGIST OF HEALTH
OFFICER CARNOCHAN-IIE CANNOT RLNoNE
HIM FOR HIS ALLEGED FRAUDS
Messrs Charles II. Marshall s. Co., merchants
Of this city, lately laid before Coy Hoffman their COM
points against DR.. Carnochan for cXacticns in hill
against them for quarantinDg one OF their ships Tie
Governor after considerable delay yesterday forwarded
the following very unsatisfactory reply which Will be
accented at once sustaining Carnochan in the face of
the full and explicit assertions and proofs Of his guilt
ALBANY, Aug. 81, ls71
GENTLEMEN: Since my letter Of last week, acnowl-
edang the receipt Of your complaint against Dr. Car
nochan the Health Officer OF the port OF Nfw-1orE'
W the shin W + storer the Health Officer has called in
person at the Executive Chamber at my requeet' ana
The bills against your ship copies of which yop in
Department amounting to s?47 and one from the Quar-,
alne Department amounting to sS Gs Tue I ,aH
Ocer represents to me That he has no interest IN tnFse
S SIss & s1's sRs7-i. being for the f"@satSR
ria expenses of the dead the vaccination OF 28S
passengers and crew., The charges for these ne claims
are lust and proper and not excessive that me- never
theess some time ago. informed the President OK me
Quarantine Commission that # you were Dissatisfied
ton as they should think h to make. The charges for
and tor burial T he sG9 IN s p
on or by their predecessors He Representa- that IN the
H ro that the amount goes to the Quarantine
missoners and not to him. and IS Tor the medical treat
and goes TO make up what called the hospital fund
The DEPUTY Health Officer reports officially that the
"a seerage deaths had occurred Oh
voyage and there were several cases OF on
the hospital there occurred IN all - other
cases. also removed, aud provided with medical treat;
The vessel detained until no more new cases
appeared and released as soon as the disease was
eradieated and the risk Of injecting the city from this
ship end. The smallpox he states was o. the
proportion among the cases from this ship than from
other vessels He further reports that the charges Tor
the carriage Of the and the burial OF the dead ana
the umigation of the vessel were the essblshed rates
and the rates for carrying were the same when had oeen
paid to other tugs when hired to do the same service ~
tunes when the Quarantine tugs were being repaired
He reports that he give no Information concerning
the hospital expensesthe bill Of fl0J-as they DO not
belong 10 the Health Officers Department. :,
Having received this answer to your complaint, sha
refer the whole matter 10 the Quarantine Commission
composed OF Messrs. Richard schell, Samuel barton
aud ID: A. n. Bell. The law makes them Board OF
Appeal from any action OF the Health Officer any In
Justice or wrong has been done in this instance they
have the power 10 remedy II, and WILL confident
do 30 promptly and cheerfuy.
avail myself OF this correspondence to make some
suggestions In reference Quarantine and its alleged
apuse Ihere Is very general impression that me
ce s to aspend OF t
s esa Uncer is an appointee Of the Governor and
e the Sa ny Tue Oh '
rms question OF power carefully examined, and upon
Sn, fs ZIP 81 your recent letter EMPLOYING complaint
Attorney and Of the Hon. Amasa Parker upor
the Question They have sent to me their separate
have no power to suspend TO remove TO conduc,
any enforced or compulsory examination; that have
the right 70 obtain IN the way information
~ ane state OF aarsat Quarantine The Senate ia not
III session and Will not he until January next so thai
TIE Health Officer could not until then he ever
case I0r removal were established. cannot con
public ofhcor through the columns OF the news
on ss CALLED asIs a. is rs H HRy Ss
1Ansu@ d tee evicpce 70 DO sdduced Any complaint