New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-16
PROTECTION AGAINST DfsEASE.
CONDITION on THE NEWPORT QUARANTINE RsrA

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LIsH,IENT.
As the warm weather approaches consider
able attention is naturally turned TO the Gharanans
establishment and inquiries concerning its Dresntcon
dition and probable future efficiency are already being
made. A TRIBUNE reporter recently visited DR.. -
Mosher one OF Ie Health officers and obtained the 'O
| lowing facts concerning the New-YOrk Quarantine
establishment. Tbs authorities better prepared this
season than heresfre the reception and treatm ent
OF the diseases threatened and the artificial HOFFMAN
Island and It's buildings nearly ready for use Inc
Stand to be used exclusively for those passengers
Who' apparently In good bealth have yet been e1poSed
ON their voyage 20 dangerous disease, ana are
therefore liable 20 transIsit tho Infection ~ those
with whom they come in contact. The no" Island
homo 10 certainly great improvement on tho old
SYSTEM whereby such passengers detained on the
vessels In the lower bay anchored for that pur
pose The slaEd is nearly three acres In extent thus
afording considerable margin for a promenade and
recreation grounds the portion not covered ~ build
ngs. The work on the island advanced rapidly
throughout the Winter and the three buildings the
island will be completed during the present
indeed, is already finished, and the second only
lacks roof, which viii be added as soon possible
The two mentioned built OF brick and
provided with cellars and slate roofs The length Of
lE feet breadth. 81 feet The smaller building
will be % feet long by so feet width, and will also be
OF brick. The two larger buildings will DO used by the
passengers. and the smaller will be occupied
clusively by the officers and employees. All Of them
will DO furnished with every appliance which expert
suggest as conducive to health and comfort.
The quarters for the detention OF passengers will
accommodate 1000 persons, and larger number
be cared for without serious Inconvenience.
taken sick is removed TO the hospital ut
West Bank and detained the island longer
and the safety OF others absolutely de-
mands. IT. in case OF sudden emergency, the present
accommodations become insufficient, the vessels an
chored In the lower bay can be called into USE .
The need OF warehouses wherein injected merchandise
be stored Is stil unsupped. II Is true that its de-
tention IN vessels used for the purpose serves IN meas
TO disinfect such merchandise, but while stored in
vessels hold where the temperature always high and
where there Is no circulation Of air the seeds or an cpl
demic may for a very long time lie concealed in the
The system OF hghterace. that shifting the
feet it, but longer detention warehouses constructed
especially for the purpose would be more certain and
A short distance below Hoffman Island is the West
Bank, which the Quarantine hospitals are located.
buildings constructed Of wood, and consist Of eight
wards These wards are separate buildings but all are
connected by corridors Eacn ward Is about 80 feet IN
length in width and II feet high. Another structure
is connected with the hospital building by corridor,
Of which used kitchen and bakery while
nIoves Tbe Observation-Disclosures house engine house aun-
dry &C. all close hand The buildings heated
throughout by steam, and powerful engine with hose
and pump is ready In case OF nre Inc hospital az the
West Bank will accommodate 80 patients without
crowding. II used only for cholera yellow fever
and for only one OF these diseases at the same time
Smallpox patients taken Blackwes Island and
ship fever receive treatment at WARDS Island
should the four appear simultaneously, the old
ship Illinois, the lower bay, would furnish hospital
Tor the fourth disease
Tho vessels which have arrived thus FAR during the
present season have been In good condition. with pas
sengers and crews for the most part healthy. The
Quarantine officers have fear of trouble in the
treatment OF any disease which but very
watchful Tor OF yellow fever. Nearly all the ar
rivals from JaneirO. PernambucO and Bahia, since
January have experienced the disease either before
sailing or on the voyage. No cases have been dis
covered however the port Of NewYOrk, and should
tue disease gain foOthod here II would not probably
be before the months VI July OF August