New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-02

NEw-ORLEANs, Oct. IA dispatch from
Pensacola to The Picaylne reports thar iortyhye
cases OF yellow and tour deaths occurred there to-
day.
INJUSTICE OF THE COMPLAINTS AGAINST TIE
MARINE HOSPITAL SERVICE.
WAsuINGTOX. Oct. 1.-Telegraphic CORE
epondcns ID Pensacola have devoted much space since
the yellow fever made its appearance tIere TO attack
ing the Marine Hospital service and the National Board
of Health and editorials have appeared in
papers based upon the assumption that these attacks
were Just passing harsh criticism upon both of these
bodies. suTg,onGeneral Hamilton, o the Marine Hos
pital Service has made the following statement:
The position OF the Marine Hospital Service in gard
10 tue Pensacola epidemic has been msuluerstoOd ana
in come guDrers grossly msrepras aut,d. Tue state
Inant maj the Pens icOll Board Health WOlld
boen suppaned caused 70 resign IN ca'c the Marine
Hospital service took charge there, Is UNANIMOUSLY lai5e
The service plan supplementary to the work OF tnat
Uoy ~ Xati.,ai i<o,rd of Ueaitn wuIcu mad an auro
pration expressly aid OF local boards OF health Tor
mn :, - oT to me aud mad intefe if 80 requested
to dssue charge OF the inland quarantine and establish
caups near Oaklcl0, several miles rom Pensacola
am not therefore, aUle TO wha, grounds this
course would nave interfcred vii, Board heatd
at Pensacola. Ihc tact Is they wanted money, not IS
stancs or if stance were furnished, tAey wished
the government t.lIc sides with IN tueir quarrel
with Mayor. Iuls quarrel 10 + wen Known orr
mated because officer earln tAc season denounced
me Pensacola quarantine managed Dy the B0ard OI
Hciit as iueincient and the facts nave SINCE demon
strated the entire accuracy or the Mayors
statement. TIE responsibility for the Introduction OF
tue present epiueuic rests upon the local Board or
Health and VIII do well not to add to nat RESPONSE
plnty blocking EeaLtes lOr tnc prevention Oi tAe
spread TO OtLef districts Inc idct H.,
e egrapAed Governor on september 10 tds soon ~
yellow lever declared ep!deulcl without wdlnng Tor
formal request Offering assistance. lac Governor ac
ceUU-d 4 l6t, bat withdrew Tho acceptance On
tine following day, saying: Inc bOard OF ueBtn, COM
posed OF gentlemen familiar with In, treItincut OF yC-ow
fever do desire quarantine established around Pen
sacoa by the service. There l. already an en-
cient quarantine, and { Withdraw my Application Tor
quarantine 10 established by Tire Treasury Depart
nent but earnestly request that the Department give
TIE additional pecunary AID asked fOr In my Telegram
O1yesterday."
AIS speaks for itself and shows the animus Of the
local Boa OF Hcalt, who wel knew that Dr. Wnte, 81
tuis service, PcusdcOa, as fdInlAdr Win yellow
any pny sicIan the city. Ic fact was pun
HsAed in tnat could not mlsunuerstOOd tudJ
SlOO 900 special fund the suppression Of cp!dem
be dsDursed under the supervision OF the Oi
OF the Marine Hospital service. That Statement
made pubic at the same time tnat announce
meut made that tine treasury Department
had been chosen the custodian Of the
fund. Although necessarily knowing that the
Marine Hospital Bureau restricted certain lines
oi acuOn In eApendng tins money tue Pensacola Board
OF Health nave repeatedly asked allotment Of
cash while rejecting assIstance from the Treasury De-
partment IN tne only IN which II be rendered.
The responsibility 1Or nOu-actOn by the Department
res entirely within the state OF Florida
Ia Texas the state authorizes took action ana the
Marine Hospital Bureau 70 the fu1 limit OIL the
law atOrlng relief, ana wlln tna limit spared
neither labor.