New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-15
THE QUARANTINE INVESTIGATION.

VISIT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE TO DIX AND
HOFFMAN, ISLANDS, THE HOSPITAL SHIP ILL
NOIs, AND TO sEGUIN's POINT.
The Quarantine steamer, Nelson X. hopkins,
yesterday carried the Legislative Committee which Is In
vestgatng the affairs Of the Quarantine and Emigration
Commissions tour Of inspection OF the Quarantine es
Establishments in the Lower Bay. including Dix and Hon
man Islands, the hospital ship Illinois, the burying-
ground at seguin's Point, and the boarding
station on Staten Island The members of the commit
tee with the exception of F. W. Vosburgh, who was al
Saratoga, were all present. and the trip was under
control the Quarantine Commissioners and the Health
Officer Dr. vanderpoe who explained the design OF each
building and its surroundings Among the visitors were
Messrs. Campbell, Hess, and Dessar of the Committee
for the investigation of crime in New-lork. George A.
Burtiss, l. d. Stephens. James DAILY, Hiram Calkins,
Gen. Jacob Sharp James Davies, James l!nch, Ut.
Mosher, NJ. Kane, Dr. Hull, and r. N. Gray.
At Hoffman Island Dr. Vanderpocl explained to the
Committee that the buildings there were not LOT
hospitals places for the detention OF passengers
who had been exposed TO contagious diseases Tie es
Establishment on Dix Island is hospital in which eases OF
cholera or yellow fever will be received hut when one Of
these diseases is under treatment there the
ship Illinois will receive persons suffering from
the other In this way person ATTACKED WIN
cholera will never. be exposed to yellow feNer'
The buildings Hoffman Island arc not furnished eS-
cept with cooking apparatus Cots and other necessary
notice Nelson X. Hopkins then steamed to seguins
Point and passed the sand bank at Great Kills. winch IL
Is proposed TO buy for graveyard as It's cohVeh
ent approach all times of the day ana al all cohd
tons OF the tide collation. was served on board 'he
steamer as the party returning TO the Illinois, which
they inspected. Then the buildings on DIX Island were
thrown open 10 the Committee and examined The III
ercst of the investigation lost in the result OF the
College races. dispatch sent to Ncwfork, asking
who was the victor, and Mr. Schuyler and speaker NC
CURE who trustees Of Cornell, led the company III
loud hurrahs The boat next stopped at staten Ishu'
and the company visited the house Of Dr. Nanderpoe
eThe Committee will begin to take testimony at Castle
Garden this morning. Speaker Mcclure, Chairman OF
the Committee said yesterday that the method OF invest
igang would be determined the investigation pro-
ceeded The officials in the Departments Vi
Quarantine and Emigration will be examined
TO learn the details OF their management
and then commercial will be listened
to- and their suggestions he weighed by the Committee
The objects If the investigation said Mr.. Mcclure, are
the discovery of evils in the present OF past adinisla
tons. and te development of system OF quarantine
which shall Dc both convenient and effective in future
There nothing established in the present system me
or cupidty of the Health officer, and the authority
which he can exercise over all the commerce OF Ne %
York Is most powerful means OF backiiLiil IL tne
hands of an unprncipled man. Inc So,iiiIas
Onss .oS o d GOO during i@e pa fe Winter by mort"
agg the property under their CONTROL and the cost OF
system or quarantine Is VI
among merchants Speaker Mcclure declared that his
theory of investigation is not the mere tracing OF money
already lost but rather searching out and blocking O
the ways in which population possible He did not TANK
thai the state will be more wealthy II IL discovers VINO
holds si7S 600 which III senator Woods report are
declared TO uuaccOuned for. The state VIII he me
better for pelfect system of quarantine If That Gamble
developed. Mr.. Mcclure added that his opposition 10
Sow Tildon the question OF the canal frauds last
Winter arose from a difference i'll their theories oil III
vestigatiOn.
Quaran Commissioner Judd, in speaking Of the in
yertgatiOn, said that he had nothing to fear from IT,
although he had handled all the money of the quarantine
Commission and had in bis possession al that had
been stolen during his term OF Office. When
the investigation was moved in Albany the Incr-
chants of New-York proposed TO hold meet
ing indoTse the Commissioners, but had gi'ch
il up in compliance with the wish OF the Commissioners,
who did not want shield themselves in that way. The
appropriations for this smaller than for previous
years as also the receipts The falling Oh OF mmra.
ton could traced in the decrease of the amount OF
missioncrs In 1873 the head-money for May
amounted 10 $52 107; for Nav 1874, ii was T27,63s,
ana for May, 1875, $ls209. Mr. Judd added that the
Commissioners have only request 10 make OF the
public in regard TO this investigation and that is 10 bear
In mind that the $500 OOO which is being searched for,
was lost before this Board Of Commissioners into
Office and that matter does not affect their honesty