The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-08-21


money. WoODwoRTH
OFFICE SUPERVISING SuRGEoN.GEN,
l. > Marine Hospital Service,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 1873,
Il Waldo Art Surgeon, NJ, II. s., Cairo. III.
DEAR SIs--Your letter of the nth inst,
in reference 10 establishing hospital for
yellow fever patients is at hand, The cr-
ronous opinions which obtain in reference
To Tie power OF this office in the matter are
owing TO misapprchcnsion Of the facts
Congress, ny imposing monthly tax upon
the wages Of the men employed upon the
! oceans lakes and river, has created trust
luna which is applied for the tenn
| porY relief the contributors when sick or
disabled. Obviously it cannot be divert.
cn from lis legitimate object or expended
! IaVlshIy. II congress had taken no such
aclioh the port cities would have been com
! peilcd 10 bear the expense Of the care of
| destitute scGmcn and river men. II is pre-
| sumcd that the prevailing motive for cs-
"blIshing quarantine hospital for Cairo
Will be 10 protect the city and the state Of
| limos, also that those vino are destitute
| and unable to pay for their care will be pro-
vldcd for the same as others if suffering from
! yellow fever The scamcn cannot be re-
quircd 20 share this expense. II is not
! the general government which is concerned
IN thS question; the government is simply
| applying the scamcns money which il has
r,,. -" mII,, ",s S'., 'co wiz pay IIlt
men entitled 10 relief from ,lc marine hn.
pital fund, who may be received into the
quarantine hospital H. established. lfnot
I ,n ,i'' you ,S'' "'' "'''''' W! lc'-
as .moll.poy ,ntirn,s arc corcornnd - ,Ia
city authorities Of Cairo have d smallpox
hospital ana any satisfactory arrangements
"a" w. "'"'' H"yl''E '''y Will receive our
BEFORE fine r.,al,li. hm.nt of no Sisters In.
pita recommended the building Of 4
marin" hospital at Cairo. Congress alone
''"' ''' power 10 au,a'or'|c H.
cr" n N ;,,,
Suro.on.i neral NJ II :
DIR. Waldo received tbi. Io,,or ~, Mo-.
day. tho day hc,,ol. III. t.pi,y =, p,J,c.J,
and left /, in ,hr hand. of C,n, Wr;ol,,
member q; ,lc hoard If Lcol,h 30 ,,ro.,o.
~ .Io I,c.,d ~ l.. ma, ,o.,;n,, r..
d,v IN IL. ,o,rr, ON Iroln..1a,. l.
f,,,d ,Lo .l,,,,. .J;.,.,,I 80, li.l.,' l
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stances than those oyi.,iro ,.or,d ,ho doo
,or ..v. b.yo 1,,,, con.fJ.rol lyo,J.;.on,
Inn, i, va. for,or,Iod - wa.hino.,r ,,;r,
Recommendation to, la, ooo.,,,,i ,.;l,
ia. ,olc,.,.cli,,, Eliza. ,,,.a.,..,,. ..,,,l
lac ,rr,,,I.i should !, H., ,,,,.l,.....,,,,,..
marine. ,yor. r,..or,ir,,. sol. ,,.;r. .I. f.,.,.
4. 10 ca,,.raIayi.b .,nord,,rr. g H., f,,od
undor tho cor,,,c,
Rv rc,din, Pine communicate, - =.
,urgcon.uopcrI fine doctor assert. ,b., ,r,
ri,,n,, ,,i,d,l ,,.,.,,. ,...,, .,, .h.. Ii.
dine, in ,I,i. wLolo r,.,,,rLa. L., ..,;.,.
ly,.it .bo,II have Loc, l,,,,,d 49,, -
i. Ia. I,,,s and ro,,,l,,ioo. .,,.,.;oI ,,ol.
ordinate officer. if womb b,v. I,cor f,Il,. ~
attcmpt ,o so aside Uo had mn hand :,
inducing civ authorize, for ,bc borcf, -,
the Marine hospital 10 establish aog,iro
ho.pital at thcroin, And ,horo i another
point "'"' shoNI" not be lost sight Of IN
'','' business VIZ what the Marine Hos
p''"' service j DONG or proposes to do in
reS'T" TO the care OF marine yellow fever
patents Is purc'ylhd No'cIyto accommodate
the ncOplc of Cairo and ia aid tLc,n in