The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-08
A CAREFUL QUARANTINE.
The Danger from Disease Daily
Decreasing.
The New improvements at Quarantine
Commerce Encouraged - The
Merchants Satisfied
"THE CHAMPAGNE ISLANDS"

tine is managed contrasts with the state OF things
familiar to all merchants two Summers ago. The
rapidly with which business Ia despatched, the
guarantee which all shtp0wners or c0nsignees have
that their vessels not to be made the objects OF
outrageous extortion, are causes which assist In
restoring a once prosperous, but lately blighted
West India trade. 1t was fact capable Of the
clesrest demonstration that the briggs and
barks, IN which class OF vessels the West India
products mainly reached this country, had
almost entirely withdrawn from the Southern
trade during quarantine months. This season
there 10 more shipping than for several years past
and the evident intention OF the health officers to
DEAL FAIRLY WITH TIE MERCHANTS
has had wonderful effect in restoring confidence
The merchants report that the freights for the re-
mainder Of the season are all engaged. There are
to-day awaiting shipment at Matanzas alone Is, 600
hogsheads OF sugar or twenty vessel loads. The war
In Cuba, wei as the epidemic form OF yellow lever
now prevalent along the South American coast
detracts in no small measure from the great ratio
OF increase.
NO MORE JOBS.
As an extra precaution against any complaints
from the merchants, at the organization Of the
new STAT Dr.. Vanderpoel threw the tightening,
stevedorlng and cOopering open to the merchants
themselves They were permitted to engage their
own employees. which were forced to conform to
the rigid and memorable law OF Quarantine In that
they were not permitted to returned to their
homes until they had renamed eight
days away from the infected vessels. The
cholera and yellow fever were common enemies
alike to the health OF the merchant and shipowner
and they did not oppose the slightest objection to
that regulation. They have not been forced to pay
$1,250 for umigatiOn, in the case OF the steamer
Peruvian in July, 1866, or an almost equal sum In
the case OF the william F. Storer consigned to
Charles Ii. Marshall & Co. So much, then, for the
manner in which this difficulty, which has hereto
fore embarrassed the Quarantine has been dis
posed OF and the present system employed.
THE LOWER BAY.
There are now abouttwelve vessels detained In the
lower bay, and the sickness among the passengers
arriving does not seem to be abating. The work
on the upper or Hoffman Island on the West Bank
is very nearly completed. The buildings are all
enclosed The filling is completed. The contracts
for the interior work the buildings are all given
ont so that In the case of an emergency arising
three or four days would suffice to make the new
hospitals ready for immediate occupancy. The
hospitals on DIX Island are in the very best con.
Jition and their present management gives entire
satisfaction to the Health Oiicer, The
humber Of patients does not exceed previous
years. There Is very little smallpox encountered,
THE DECREASE IN SMALLPOX
DR.. Moshier advances the theory that from
vacclnated, smallpox, as an epidemic, is to
be unknown during this season. At present the
eases encountered ter VIII scarcely average one in
Quarantine are incased in a strong coffin and
buried on the Staten Island shore above tide
water and each grave distinctly marked, SO that
the remains may be removed by their Trends dur
ing the cold weather. Dr. Nanderpoel has also In
PRODUCED the custom OF placing in each colin
bottle. Theoretically sealed, In which is enclosed
piece OF paper containing the name, residence,
vessel and date OF death. 1t is certainly
enough to die in hospital ship, away from
home and friends, but out, such death is
migrant knows that he is to be consigned
to a nameess crave. For this Improvement
Even cmDalmed bodies, where the deaths have
been from contagious diseases, sent over in metallic
cases are required to be buried until the Fall. It
era panic is liable to be stirred up any day. and the
Quarantine oflcals desire to AVOID giving any pre-.
text therefor.
THE NEW BOARDING STATION
at Clifton is about ready Tor occupancy. It is
exactly two miles further down r the bay than
which the present Health Ofiicers houses stands
belongs to ex-Health officer swinburn, Mar !
sa paSs eavy taxes for iae same
and the requirement OF the. new property
new grounds are OF about eight acres in extent,
with ASH feet OF water front. Back from the water
on beautiful knoll stand the houses of Or. Van:
Thompson pier, ITO feet in length, will project
out into the water, from the ;urthest extremity OF
which breakwatcr will extend loo feet to the
south ward, forming behind 1t basin of sufficient
capacity 10 shelter the quarantine steamers from
the severcst storm or the strongest icefoe. The
pier will cost s1l 600 The State has already paid
100000 upon the new property.
THE WESTERN CHOLERA.
1t is strange fact recently demonstrated, after
careful search by DIR. Mosber that the cholera
which has recently appeared in the South and
West was OF spontaneous origin and Gid not
come nom foreign country, as has been so gen.
orally asserted The theory that the contagion was
brought TO New Orleans by Russian
bark was shown to be untrue by dupli-
cate copies OF the Custom House returns for
that port OF entry which the Deputy Health Onicer
obtained and carefully searched. This epidemic,
as IT has appeared this season, Is strictly Ameri-
can cholera, and, while II Is In every way as much
a cause OF anxiety, 1t would not appear to possess
the terribly contagious characteristics OF the Ash
attic cholera. The vigilance OF the Health officers
will not be relaxed at this port, however until the
LIST OF october.