The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-22
A Quarantine Station TO be Estab~
Iished There by the Ma
tisnal Board or Health.
Visit to the Island by Members of the
National Board Location of
the site of the Station.
The Oommeroisl Advantages Of The New
Arrangement Moonlight on the Sound
A Government Engineer as
Sign H the Zodiac,

Learning that DIR. Bno. 8. Billings vies presi-
dent OF the National board Of HEALTH and Dr.
| y. M Bemiss u member Of the same body. pro-
posed leaving the city on the Monday evening
train. on the Mobile road. bound for Ship Is-
! land via Biloxi FOR the purpose OF selecting
| site for quarantine station mt the fermsr
| place representative of the DHMgeRAY was
| dispatched to accompany the party.
The trip to Biloxi was uneventful and lust n
little too dusty to be agreeable yet sitter piep-
| tiful use of soap and water for the outer man
| and hastily gotten up but thoroughly enjoy
| able fish and oyster supper for the Inner. we
puffed AWAY at our weeds and admired without
stint the beautiful play of the moonlight on
the almost slumberlng waters Of ths sound,
| Doctors Bsmlss aud Billings wandered off oo-
easlonallv Into abstruse calculations on
SANITARY STATISTICS
which would have made q first Of September
edition of the DEMOCRAT green with envy The
| reporter feared he was endeavoring to take In
| too many facts and figures. and the SEQUEL
proved his fears we'll grounded Ali through
| the night columns Of figures marched In fans-
real PROFESSIONS through hla dreams. One
| vision particularly he reeollects: Il Was
of figure which had been cast away
on desert Island in Mississippi Sound and
after suff4r risg untold hardshIps during which
Its eorporosiiy had dwiuded so that it
resambled a figure |, with inst the
| least bnmp at its neither extremity II had
been rescued by boat with land Il pulling
and ~ steering. and on reaching Biloxi had
be on recognized by Mr.. Montross ne a long.lost
| brother. He had gotten thus far along when
| his eyes opened and he found the worthy host
| Of the Monross House requesting his presence
| ht breakfast. whittier Doctors -. and d. had
preceded him, and who on his arrival were
| discussing the merits OF n couriJ 5euiJtion Mr..
Rhodenstetn tho assistant of Major A N. Dam@
| roll. Of the engineer corps. had arrived on the
carly morning train IRON Mobile, FOR the pur-
pose Of eseorting the expedition and of assist.
/ Ing the members Of the board In selecting site
for q station. Major Damrsll's construction
boat. the Aroturus. lay at anchor OF the Mon
troRg wharf and we proceeded on board short
! ly after breakfast. With many mlssivings, aow@
ever about reaching our destination, as searee-
ly Ripple furrowed the face Of the Sound and
what few eats paws glanced across tho shim-
mering waters weres 10 sailor psrnnoe. dead
ahead
SION or THE ZODIAC,
Wa had procured couple of flshlng lines and
some small Nah for bait, and trisd to while
away some OF the oaln hours, and also TO pro-
cure supply of flsh for nin0er, but iH vain;
and although Doctors Bemlss aud Billings both
entetaa into tue sport an1 used oil their peg
suHsiys poTsra w. the sh utterly refused e come
getting Il crab entangled md landed him on the
| deck. md begged that Df. Billings as umpire
would record first blood for him. Fgnrativeiv
he was eorrscc. but Mr.. Rh odsnsen. In picking
up That crab and In showing how familiar he
| stuck his forefpgsr too far forward and like u
bull tor lers Jaws, the claw Of the crab closed
Of the fret Joint, .We now made on attempt 10
boat ont from behind the reef. but failed to face
successfully both wind and tide and came to an
anchor. Several starts were made and finally
were in open water.
suIP IsLAED
Is distant from Biloxi about twelve miles, and
before We succeeded In coming % anchor under
ita shores the daylight had faded, but the moon
was shining brightly; ths lighthouse. with Ito
red beacon. the dim old tort In the distance the
sboowy hoTy XII aRp rg esbsr Vim aha e me
fringe Of sparkling water, constitutes q land
,cape worthy Of u dextrons pencil. We got iato
The yaWl. and were rowsd to t. o lighthouse and
from thence stroled by moonlieht over the ISL
and, taking In the situation, Proceeding to-
Is the famous headquarters Of tho redoubtable
Ben Bnller. 1t has falen greatly 70 decay. and
on account Of the props of the gallery having
Dad t'i likeness Of old strablsmasS hlmseIi
From 1t IN a westerly dir, elon stretch the
MAN avenue, which. In teiIa@s days. with its
substantial plank walk down the centre. and Its
rows Of neat quarters on zach side. must
have D, esented quite an imposing appearance,
SeaWard the stoekade and quarters for
prisoners. and many poor fellow who wore
the gray either lives to remember Ship Island
! shifing sands The quarters are In ailapi-
: dated condition. Many Of the buildings have
fallen down on account OF the sand drifting
away and leaving them without foundation and
immense bodies Of shifting sand piling sgainst
: their sides. The avenue IL also torn ND by the
winds. tho plankiDg Is scattered far and wide,
and the face o. the ground Is like the waves Of
thes sea. A point about 1--WE huDdi cd yards west
of the light was chosen as site for the pro-
posed
WHARF AND DIsTNFECTrNo WAREHOUSE.
xt.-lk
I reached by wharf Mt over 25O feet long, and
an injected ship has but short distance 10 20
after crossing the m har 70 reach this point. A
tary OF War. will be used as an inspecting sta
ton. Here will be stationed competent In
spector and boats crew.
THE METHODS TO BE PURSUED.
II II ls determined to unload vessel. she will
: 90 to the wharf. and. after Che sick have been
| removed 70 the sick quarters. oh viii be
: directly In a substantial rot thoroughly ven-
Q tilated warehouse. which will BE-. Of course,
= updsr the control OF the customs officers. The
ship will be first thoroughly cleaasrd and,then
Q fumiRated or disinfecte5. and thsn be well ven-
2 tilated The bedding and clothes will also un-
u dsrgo a thorough cp.9se Of treatment. It La
Il generally conceded taat the or 1inary eargoes OF
: ships do not. as q general thing harb9r conta-
= airing which the5 will - eivs In the IN,
loading la the, warehouse and In the
against their becoming bearers OF disease. We
n then walked 70 the easssrn part OF the island
l. 70 look at the proposed site for the quarters
n and here little doubt seemed TO ARISE There
e We're two sites though Of: one Is about six o.
! seven hundred yards to the eastward OF ths
" Wafle the other l., near ifs eastern extremity
and has In g favor some timbered land and
lagoon. the lat er of which. 1t Is thought. would
vs. act rs dislnfecatDg line between the quarter
A. q the sick and those who have not contracted
X disease The principal objection TO this point \
- Its remotehes5 five milesj from the tnspectinl
station. but as the great danger In shifting
the sick Is simply while they. are In transi
:, from the vessel to the boat or from the boat .
Is the shore a journey of four or five miles is no
estimated as a really insurmoHntable obIec