New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-20
IONS from injured sbip-owncrs

they foresaw ltigaons from injured shipowncrs
attempt put the stock upon the market proving
IN utter failure and Dr. Carnochans demands TOT an
arrangement daily becoming more imperative, new
man taken into the ring" who az once IN
fused life into visionary project. leading com
mission merchant took up the enterprise, threw over
board all the inactive members OF the DETERMINATION
foTmed nrssdenI opened an Once at No 10 Broad
way, furnished II on credlt, raised szyOo, ana
with IL bribed Dr. Carnochan, and began operations
The $40 600 having been raised II was paid over IN
person TO Martin Wiener agent Of Or Carhoehal; ins
lawyer 1t was aso arranged that $3.50 per week was
to be paid during the four quarantine I n ~ M o,
to be delivered in bills at staten island pd 70 saw
every Saturday. Wiener has since been heu ~ na1
that he was permitted to retain 50 Oo OF Tic aoN Pun
him for bribing the Health officer. . it, -,
This $4,000 was paid ostensiby for the privilege OF
flying the yellow quarantine flag on all the ansny
tugs lighters and barges employed by lhe oE,I11
This flag is the sole property OF the Qaaran'le' 1
according to the rules and regulations no Dosa @ n
tine without written permit from the Health once.;
speedily speedily made " mp. The Company immediately
opened fine office at Nos. II and 10 Broadway,
opened Great efforts made TO force the STOCK upon
the market, but all to no effect portion Oh VIC
was subsequently, offered II. r. Miller wholesale
grocer with the assurance that the SOoUo were @
all subscribed. He agreed 20 take sOVO OF IL nc snV
he prvile ged sell it, This being agreed to- he PAID
81 per cent $4,000 worth OF stock ana IL was
sold 10 Lowell Sinclair No. 10 C0enties slip he never &c
tually possessing IT, by energetlcaiy onerihg u a 49,.
lac in getting $4,000 more subscribed anu was
with AIRY Of 5000 the four Quarantine mouths
He then invited all the prominent OF tue cry,
dOring II they would pay his COmpany-then calleu le
" New-YOrk Harbor Tightening and stevedoflng oo1-
pany2j per cent OF their earnings and II they would
in addition, subscribe for $1,000 worth OF
the stock Most OF the hrms T hTf S couS ane
mise effected with Lowell sinclair thrCuen WHICH,
by paying $500 down o per cent OF ane sy b
agreeing TO pay IN addition rs per cent OF the sOss
INA f,rth tObt Grim vi De-
enough boats TO do the entire business Ihey ook sV
worth OF stock paying 10 per cent CONN anu 70 be COM
pany Henry McComikaky contracted TO DO the cooper
ing on the same .eIlS such was Tue Orislh Va c
licensed to ia the lower and upper bays ana pun
der commerce ~ boldly rs any rebel cruiser.
THE RATES OF EXToRTIoN.
The accounts OF - merchants and yeselOwncrs OF this
city. taken from the Companys books, lately IN the
possession OF THE Manufacturing the quarantine
season. show outrageous extorton TO the extent Vi
s68396 81. Saying nothing OF the imposition prae-
tced in forcing vessels to discharge in the Bay LABOR
could have been performed las ascertained arter caIeiu
colcuaOn) for s22l52 22-maBing absolute eAtorJiOn
In four months, from only Is firms, OF s44 200 Sd
The entire shipping eormunity OF rhe Guy aya
Quarantine Commissioners appointed py the Iainbahy
Ring lacked the courage 70 Gonn rrd oSe
the work these ordered by the Commissioners,
were in every case insisted upon.
The outrages committed upon passengers were less IN
rs those upon merchants Every passenger brought up
from OF taken down to Quarantine wa- compelled TO pay
Increased the PASSENGER rec, IA soe tf az ~
In where passengers refused to pay the ohares
coming Every captain ana mate were aiso compelled 10
ray the 81 50 Quarantine. The captains soon
Learned to call the tug-bOas "Quaranthe fI"tt' anu
feared them they did fire on their ships.
The Present FRAUDS.
Abour sent 15 1870 the New-York Harbor LishteIing
and stevedorng Company finding itself involved IN Law"
suits and compelled to pay the largest part OF its profits
10 the Health Officers of the port, became unable to pay
s veelIv nsfallment to Dr. Carnochau and thence
forth forbidden TO board the Quarantine boats IN the
Lower Bay. The publicly assigned for tie dlscon
tnuance that the Company had one OF pr
orners SIM rS aithnt any nermedate
help. Offers OF 2 and 80 per cent OF me er9s
Onicer took control OF the entire business making ns
warehouses Henceiorth the same - id 80,
hlgh those of private conpanes-~ere Iorceu upon
the shipping merchants by DR.. Carnochan himself.
When YES sci now arrives from unlnfected port she
uuarantincd, sub TO the order OF the hedtH once
Dr. Reide boards her, ascertalns the sate OF heaun
among the Dasseu and and reports to his chic
Dr. Carnochan The captain then taken on board on inc
Illinois and detained according 10 CarnOcna uiscIlOl
He is flowed 90 aboard his own ship, but his deel-
ton in Quarantine rests on Carnoehals caprice; hs
rhip ordered to be fqneated This Is DONE ana from
Vessel, were charged fumgatlon where the cargOes
opened; yet the fees bad 10 be paid. BY taking
Que OF lis vessels Of this port Last year after she
Carnochan, seeing that this must be stopped or his
pocket would suffer, went TO Washington aud obtained a
decision prohibiting the or vessels from doing
the in the future
After the vessel has been fumieated and inspected DR..
Carnochan generally allows her to 10 Upper quar-
antne and discharge she IL sent to the wlarve OF the
storehouses belonging to the Quarantine Ring, TO he
unoaded their exOrbitant prices Owners seldom
accorded the privilege Of going to Their own wharyes
III the Health Office make out Of the vessel and
cargo by sending them to Upper Quarantine 10 be dis
charged she goes there forthwith. The vessels OF all
contunHcious detained as long as DR.. Car
nochan elects OF can legally keep them. Tie expense
incurred upon hOsbead " by transfer of cargo
al Quarantine 10 s. Co. The loss Oh moasses is
much greater. . ~,
Numerous letters from abroad have been shown TO THE
TRIBUNE reporter in which merchants refuse to ship
goods to our port on account Of the excessive
charges. That the exOrbltant charges prevailed
under the sway the Quarantine Ring i'll 1871 as under
the rule Of the bogus Company OF 1870 IL proved Dy
the bill recently rendered to e. H. Marshall & Co. for
quarantine charges the snip William i. stOrer, IN
which the owners having appealed TO the Governor the
hill Of Dr. CarnOehan for $500 was reduced by the
Commissioners OF Quarantine 10 1880.
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