The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-03
QUARANTINE MATTERS,

In another place we print letter from Gov
Nichols to DR. Darlington, resident physI-
clan at the Mississippi Station, directing him
emphaticalIy to rigidy enforce the quaran-
tine proclamation. In the Same connection
we also print q letter from DR., Chopin,
president OF the Board of Health, officially in
forming Mr.. MachCCa. who cndeavOred IT,
break up the quarantine by an Injunction. of
the action of the Governor.
The Governor has very promptly and
correctly squeIChed IF we may use that sig
uificant though not very elegant term n very
injudiCous move to interfere with the quar-
antine regulations. The very eminent physi-
clan who presides over the Board of Health
and his abIo and experienced associates in
| that body, are tasting the efficacy Of quAran-
tine TO protect this city from yellow fever
This is an experiment of tho very highest
| Importance to our people; and the fact that
the members Of the Board Of Health are con
viuCed Of the efficacy of quarantine, and that
many of the most eminent physicians Of this
and other countries believe implicitly In it,
should prompt every citizen to give his cor
dial support to the board, Last year u num-
Der of vessels brought yellow fever to the
Quarantine station; but the prompt and thor
Ough enforcement Of the regulations checked
it there, and the city WAS never healthier
There were five cases OF sickness on the Bo-
russia. which arrived at thes station last month
These were taken charge Of, the vessel thor
Oughly fumigatcd and detained in quarantine
until the period of incubation had elapsed
She then came up to the city her crew and
passengers in excellent health, and the ship
herself perfectly pure.
Thus it will be seen that the board Is doing
service Of inestmabIo value to the commu-
nifty. and 1t would seem that 1t ought to have
the support of the whole people. An evening
contemporary, however. which is angry
with the board has taken occasion to assall
and misrepresent It's action. Saturday even
ing it printed very sensational account Of
the detention Of the BOrussa at quarantine, |
headed Barbarous Quarantine" 1t is I'M !
necessary to recount the horrors related by |
that enterprlsing but disgruutled journal. !
1t is only necessary to repeat what |
we have stated above that when the vessel
arrived at quarantine she had sickness aboard |
md it would simply have been an unpardon-
able crime had she been allowed to como UP
TO the city The list of horrors arc
vastly exaggerated. The ship is a fine
roomy vessel she was lying in the open
river in sweeping breeze with her
BROAD decks fully protected from the sun
~ awnings. No unnecessary restrictions
we're placed on the ship or her crew and pas
'cngers. When it was deemed safe to allow
Ter to come up to the city DR., Chopin visited
he station himself, gave her thorough in
pect0n, and mustered every human being on
BOARD to satisfy himself that there was no
Ck and she was then released
If we are to have any protection against
yossels from infected points. it is impossible
o see how the Board Of Health and the quar-
Lntne officials could have pursued different
u loss rigid COMrsN in tho cAsn OF thiS shin.