The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27

DIR. CarnOcham Sustained and
Approved.
Testimony Of Steamship Companies Officers
Drs Ceccarini and Moshier's Evidence
More About the Black BAH Line and It's
Healthy" Vessels-Adj adjournment
ofths Investigation to Albany.

ofths Investigation to Albany.
The Sub Committee OF Commerce and Navigation
met yesterday morning, az ten O'Clock, IN the st.
Nicholas Hotel, and examined q number OF wit
nesses concerning their knowledge Of the manage
ment or Quarantine at this port. The testimony, 1t
Will be seen utterly refutes that o; previous VIII
nesses who 80 eagerly pressed forward to testify
against the administration OF the present Health
Onicer
Mr.. George W. Quinrard, President OF the New
York and Charleston line OF steamers, testified
Have been connected with the company for i've
years; there are four steamers on the line; they
were detained at Quarantine last summer during
the prevalence OF yellow fever ct Charleston; they
were detained about twenty-lour hours each; they
have never been detained when there was no sick
NO FAULT WHATEVER TO FIND
with the Quarantine officials; have had vessels dis
charged at Quarantine; my steamers were always
fumigated when required. and / have no fault TO
find with the prices charged.
+. r. Baby, agent OF the Pacific Mail Steam ship
Company, tesuhed-I don't know how many
steamers we own: great many OF them run be-
tween san Francisco and CHINA, and have not come
anime, because there has not been any contagious
diseases at the ports we have sailed from:
Frederick Kassner, or Staten Island, testifed--I
am boarding officer at Staten Island Tor the Com
mssl0ners OF Emigration; 1t Is my duty to board all
vessels bringing emgrants ana 70 report tne condl-
ton Of the passengers 10 the Commissioners; have
been ave years at my present occupation; oelleVe
NECESSARY TO HAVE TWO STEAMERS
a. Quarantlne; don't think tnat 1t Is humane to
send panehts from the pay up to Backwells
Ball line detained for the purpose of cleans
Ing before they could get clearance; Steam
sana are yesses because tney are Generally MOI 50
dirty nor the passages so long; during the last
year there were 100000 emlgrans arrived by
OF nd mi
steamers carry from 600 to 400 passengers each;
l never knew OF vessels being unnecessarily de.
are personally G ahmed by the Health Otfcer: 1t
takes about an hour and q half; no man or set OF
men could examine 124 vessels in one day and do 1t
properly: Dr.. Walser never pers )naly examined
passengers; knew Of his allowing several injected
10 com come up ps 10 Sew a0rk
WE NEVER HAD REASON no COMPLAIN
IN any way snane or manner OF DR.. Carnocnan or
the officers under him; Dr. Carnocnan Ives az QUAR-
anime ali the Time ana Is constantly on duty; never
heard OF any cause oil complaint from steamers OF
Francis Macdonald, agent for the Anchor line OF
steamships testihed-Tnere are tnrty-slX steamers
cargo; have nofaut to lind with the management
OF Quarantine, have been agent Tor the line at
Que steamer; we now run twenty-eight steamers to
this port: our vessels have never been detained at
Quarantine unless they mad smallpox on board; we
have
to any person connected with Quarantine other
vessels are boarded IN the Upper or Lower Bay;
there IS no liner anchorage anywhere In the world
DR.. Jacob Ii. Mosner examinel-Am Deputy
Health Onicer; most OF the sickness came TO the
does the vaccination; about seventy thousand were
vaccinaLed last year; either myself or Or. Read
boards the vessels; we are paid by or. Carnocnan;
have been practising as surgeon ana physician since
1865; both the steamers now IN use are needed i0r
quarantine WORK;
If THE BOARDING STATION
was at the Lower Bay would Still be necessary TO
have station ONCE ana dock, &c, on the island;
floating boarding station could not be kept IN the
Lower Bay during the year ON account of the ice; 1t
Is not possible TO board vessels AT all times with
small boats: within two W, .ks vessel was sunk by
the ice III the Upper Bay; large steamer had to
leave quarantine LAST year Oh account OF the Ice; u
vessels, that would he good way OF getting rid OF
the necessity OF sending any to Blackwel's Island
Hospital. There have been more cases on board
THE BLACK BALL LINE
than others; they had 500 cases OF smallpox IN
their vessels in one year, the passengers were gen.
orally III debilltateu condition; steamer with
1000 passengers could not be examined In twenty
way known to science; II would be dangerous to
allow the stevedores to come to the city;
the steamers Andrew Fletcher aud Fenton have
done no towing under DR.. Carnoc..n administra.
ton; C would not oe practicable to board vessels
In the Lower Bay; notify tne Captains OF ships
That nave to go into Quarantine verbally OF my de.
cislOn; understand that the steveuOres remain IN
the bay; the Franklin had seven Cases OF cholera on
board; lew days later there were forty; there
were number Oh deaths IN Hallax from cholera
brought tnere by the Franklin; II Is necessary that
The Quarantine here should be strlcter at any
other port; we nave 1000 arrivals yearly; and
then we are so near the West indies; II these YES
sells had been allowed 10 come up to the City, the
result would have been very disastrous; never knew
Of any vessel beng detained except on account OF
disease.
HAD THE QUARANTINE LAWS
not been strictly applied WITHIN the last two years
the result would have heen worse 10 the commerce
OF New York tnan any loss from the detention OF
vessels could have been; Dr. Carnochan Is careful
and efficient Olicer; his orders nave been carefully
carried out; his reputation Is very high.
Dr. Read here stated that ne would like to make
an explanation why certain charges against the
present administration OF quarantine were brought,
and To make a statement oil factS concerning the
rates OF reigntage, &c, which the testimony aid
not show. Mr.. Aioerger declined the request Of the
DOCTOR
VALUABLE TESTIMONY.
DR.. Ceccarlni, Chairman OF the Sanitary Com
mlttse OF the Board OF Health, was then exam
lned:-Dr. Carnocnan has consulted with Tie Board
oil Health; tue Board always endorse the action OF
Dir. CarnOcnan. copy OF resolutions passed by tile
Board OF Health, June Is, 1870, expressing conf
dence In the judgment and prudence displayed by
Dr. Carnocnan In the discharge OF his duties, was
read and entered as evidence.)
Mr.. Boyd read letter from Dr. Moreau Morris, OF
the Board OF Health, In reference 10 the detention
OF vessels. The letter stated that vessels arriving
to the wnarves OF this city Without having under
gone rigid quarantine. This letter was ordered
To be written by DR.. Morris, by the sanitary Com-
mittee.
DIR. CECCAR1NI'S OPINION OF THE HEALTH OFFICER.
DIR. Carnochan stands eminently In the proles
sion. During his administration the City has been
free from CHOLERA ana yellow fever. But Tor his
vigilance and skill the cholera and yellow fever
would have come up. Inc result would DO dis
astrOus to the city and to Its commerce,
The committee then adjourned to Albany.
THE JUDICIARY INVESTIGATION.