The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-23
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Dr. Austin's Trip to Quarantine
Condition Of the Black Prince


September ~, 1879
To the Members Of the Board OF Health:
have the honor to report that on the nine
teenth instant proceed to the MISSISSIPPI
Quarantine Station. accompanied BY DR.. A N
and MI James Frsret, archiecs ior II IN e 81
pose Of making m inspection Of the sani ary
oondiio ion OF the station. as. required BY geo
ton Ion T. act Of auaranttne; and for the purpose
posed to be erected at the station for the accom-.
mediation OF passengers on vessels while under.
going detention at the station.
We first made IN examination Of the condi.
ton Of TING British bark Black FRINGE. which ~.
rived at the station on August ~. In ballast
low fever. one d which proved fatal one on the
passage from Havana. and three after the Of
rival OF the vessel at the station.
Health to be disinfected. fnmieated and thor. r.
ongnly eleansed Application having repeat.
adly been made BY the agent Df this vessel for
able to make. ia company with Dr.. Bell q per
sOnal inspection OF her sanltiiry condition be-
fore giving permission for her to come to the
Do ,tor thrust his knife into several places In
the sides OF the vessel. and said: she has q
great deal OF rotten wood in bar. and If you will
rotten wood thar they worked down the sides
" the vessel bstween the timbprs. The kselson
was completely closed np.. We had the ship
when we found 1t full If dirt and rotten wood.
all OF which we had removed. The ballaet
that was found piled In the hold we caused to be
scattered 50 as to render disintection and luml-
cation thorough and eff -ctual.
Upon entering the foTeeastla Of this vessel We
discovered numb,r Ct straw straw mattresses IL d, Do
was reported by he captain to have been under
those occupied by the yellow fsyer patients. the
top mattresses having been taken ashore.
gave Instructions to have the contents of the
mattresses destroyed. aud tbs ticking washed
in boiling water containing solution of zinc
and salt the forecastle afterwards to bb thor
oughly d,sinfectsd and fnmiEated.
There hns bee, no case of yellow fever ii the
hospital since the last death from the Black
Prince.
Among other suggestions made by the report
was that tho law should be ED amended as to
give the board the management Of the quaran-
tine hospital.
The report was adopted and no time deter
mined upon for the release Of the Black Prince.
COMMUNICATIONS.
A communication was read from G.. Conrad &
Co agents OF the New York, Havana and Mexi
the Governor does not meet the question pro-
pounded to them in regard TO quarantine, and
asking how the board considers, Vera Cruz.
TuXphn. Tampico and Bag0aG. aud II steamers
from these ports without sickness Will BE- per
mNtsa to come up.
The secretary was Instructed to inform /, he
contingent on the health Of the places whence
she came.
communication was received from Lucas E.
Moore & Co., stating that the Steamship HE.
diator," Of their regular line, had arrived yes
terfay at Pott Eads aud had discharged cargo
ut Bafbadoes, Trinidad. LaRnayara. etc. They
that the veesel he released as soon a.
possfhe. KAferrtd to the president, as the ap-
plicatton seemed to be covered by the Gov
sruor's proclamation.
A communication from P. & CT. Forwood ash
Ing that, the. Steamship hubens. from Rio
Janeiro. be allowed to come Up II no sickness
was discovered on board.
Mr.. MARKS moved to grant tho request under
5hese conditions. Yeas O. nays 2.
DR.. Austin. having the casting vote. decided
against 1t.
Mr.. Booth offered the following, which was
ie opted:
Resolped That the president Of the Board OF
Health be- requested to communicate with the
ure meeting \ hat arrangements can be made
is TO fixing tirne when said company may re-
commence laying their mains Ill tho streets Of
he city.
The board then adj burned.