New-York tribune., 1886-03-29
Rags AND TIE HEALTH OFFICE.

A SHARP CARD FROM DIR. SMITH, coNcrRNING THE
| ISLANDERS OF A vENAL NEWSPAPER.
To the Edttor Of me TrtOUHe.
! SIR: The Nclr- York Times in its issuc of the
9th inst publishes article headed out OF Greedy
Clutches" so replco with misrepresentation and false
statements as to surprise those who expect nothing
less than mss'atement- and abuse from that loIrnol
The article referred says: Two vesselsthe Potter
and Ruger-arriycd IN this port from Japan with about
1900 bales II rags" The rags clean and from
healthy ports" "Health officer Smith per
emptory forbade the to be landed until after they
had been steamed by the patent process -.
March l5 a messenger from Health Onicer Smith
arrived in Perth Amhoy He delivered TO Health Ocer
Kelly letter from DR.. Smith. in which the last named
official earnestly counsclcd the Perth Amboy doctor not
permit the 1900 bales Of to be landed as they
might Lee dangerous" Health on crr Smith did not
take the trouble 10 examine the ships named, but
ordered the rags TO he steamed without even reason
able suspicion that there anything the matter with
them"
The whoo article f. tissue OF misrepresentation and
fal.ahouds which the above quotations lIustra-
,i0us. The rags the j. G. Potter ana ThcO Kugcr
were consigned 20 Paul Hcmemaun, who 10 the
Health OHcer oi the Port before tncy shipped and
said: Cholera j. i'm japan my racs be dIsinfcctod
without delay arrival" And few weeks before their
arrival he asked that the ships might be allowed 10 come
to The dock discharge other mcrchaHt board and
that the ru-s might bo rAusipped t, another Port a
was allowed n the case oi the Lucy A. Nichols. TIL.
constituencies correspondent says the camo from
healthy ports" The reports OF United states Cousus
in Japan November i lr,t-ahout the time these
were -EupsI-,tats that; Forty five cDaAtcs, e.u-
brtiD- ares o' $500 uarc miles, Iepore ed h
,rr,ol ~..l cholera" Although great portion OF
Japan - uaoce~- D.. FOR purposes OF I'r! statistic
and tac system of vital s't -- IS sr im Zee, u those
that aIe acr--b To- our c1u!-, as io rem er prob
1D'c that but 'ua' port 1u u the da.ac oi CON
ta!iJus and in cetoU- character come uudcr their
nec yet m six months ~ l--5 they report i471 cases
and ll"l deaths 1.ou smallpox and OF other can-
tasioas J.,ca. IsoTortiouaja number
Tho INA. H,tctci ou tha T4co. Eu. er and J. c.
Pattor w,.. imported dom Uio;o n japan. and con-
,utl,,J siderable part o' tIs clrrocs ot those yes.
-r-. Tulrr pn arru'e"icnt "Ila 10 ay0! tac Gcton.
ou o. vc--.l-a Quarantine AID facilitate TIC d.scuar,e
of le guo ec.anaae portion ot tho CARGO vessel. chat
aave ruls,n'arcI i-s aaJ cc.egal merchandise have
been allowed P.o eeI TO tac HHryos OF tho city under
Clearance that excepted r-,." Attor the -,trse 81
.a .g.cr.! a ryA,lise ou tae-o yrsoi-, Paul u".ne
Manu. tEa C1u-i.lc' a'tomrted 70 take advantage OF tic
r1Jt:c.. which i,JHed ts vessels o tp tine dock
DISCHARGE the urr haud~e Other Uan r. a. auG cI4iIcL
TO tho health authorities %, Eew-York tha, the Gar,
should bo allowed TO ue discharged o. they were beyond
,ue Jurisdiction oi Gre lea.,u Oucer OF tAe port The
Nay-York Board oi Helh did not concur n tis WOW,
and refused U allow tao ca-j 90 DO discharged without
che consent OF the Heath O&cor; holding that they
nal 10, been released from tho supervision OF the
Quarantine authorities. Application then made
TO Healtn Odicer 10 ttanasnip the rags aud
land them AT Jersey Ci,y or Cculuun'paw This was
refused On the ground that tho jurisdiction OF the Health
OMcer extended all tho wlarvos and docks upon tho
bay q, Now YoiR and tH,J the sanitary supervision OK
the WORK Quarantine was designed aud eyI ected to
bc tIo Jeuodt not only oi all the communities ad-
ilceut tie port o. New York but well FOR the pro
lection Of those loc1.el along the ggcliA..-Hgy5 O.
B.. b. /. I. %
PrImI-sou however was given by the yew- York city
0HIcr- 10 allow The IA = e. Ua ttaL,snipIe proceed to
any o,lcr port tha maintained maritime 4u-flu.iue.
Inc hT declares ,nat 'Gssel oeiore Dr"a.ng bulk
shall the right q putting 20 sea in Preference u
being qu"Iautued" VITA the desire io excl. iso tho
greatest Lpery, these vessels wero allowed o. trans
snip tBor carE0o, after th, unoheron"nle portion o' 10
had been discharged provided tAgt they proceeded 90
port whore another quarantine officer "oAl4 assume the
supervision anI Ies!'n-oi.LJ, IHe I4'5 |ete tran
n Attn Oflc'f at tH"t 'ce ;or permit -' sun them 10
IeI sry city ComuunipaT, and - thls evasion land
them w...u tuo jurisdiction OF tho Now York Quar-
Wien the Health officer learned th3 he communicated
with tho ucA.,A Oh.-c' dJ I5l.A A-,o .Al IooA oc
submit these OF old rats % the Judgment Of the
VI landing tH'4 al "h'l''s "itt'I I43 ursdouon OF
this ths NcwA York; Quarantine " II these ra-5 had
sent mtJ tao Inferior for d,rhuou should not nago
The responsibility would haze been entirely his osn.
rut do with the intention aud sole purpose OF re-
ion the courtesy and huetaty extended % tho
New- York"
Tie olre,pondent knew very we'll if he knew anything
suod by Health Olce Smtu that the should not
tent IrOc8s5. 40 Ordor o' the kind issued. But
Permission % transs.ip tho rats 10 another maritime
quarantine was given by the Board OF H"ath under ad-
VICE Health officer. The stu,nt action of the
'ou.suce in attempting to land the RAGS AZ the Jersey
'ltv oI Comnnniphw docks by the farce OF entering
I4fn y f n
permit" 81 the Health Ourer of lha place, Justified
me Health officer OF the port in his renOnstrauce
ch act ON would return them 10 localities within his
Jurisdiction.
E.ey word md Of the Health Oncor Of the port by
which he seeks % secure the cleansing aui dis Infection
" filthy and dangerous class OF merchandise before
-hI mrut or ON arrival 1t this port is ms ,-"ucd by
the journal mentioned The convict on that o.d rags |
afford most favorable conditions po,- r for the -
poratiou OF the germs OF contagious disease bts long
been established IN the minds OF siuitar,ls and health
authorlu"s The testimony o THESE is grrrw ching
eorru- of disease and roWmuuicte 20 communities dI--
nt n"m G th9 pafc %ngte I1'I are ga,h,iet M saToI7
fatal nndpath~omo Of tho diseases To which the human
In June So the Health Onicer or this port undertook
the disnfccuon OF Egyptian rags before ship
porter Of Egyptian AT this port made tho task easy
ami satisfactory Moro than year ateI tuia, aud after
heated steam Di.lniecting Company INTO exist
The same. opportunity to disnfect before
mia tb,. sr4na of ii,,iTt"r % VIZ ts T Tfrectiai
them before shipment aud because m deaut OF this dis
Infection abroad required this port. they seek 10
smirch the Health officer 10y utmatoa- that he Is in
terctel IN the financial pIC,phouty OF the super Heated
steam Dsiuiectug Company.
II the rag importers would earnestly anl honestly
deayor aid the Health officer Ia us efforts cleanse
and aufcct this foueat Of foul MERCHANDISE Instead Of
putting every obstacle the way that their influence
ana their money secure their wits doyise not
only would be imported into the United States
from all danger of communicating disease, but the
OF disIuieCting would be reduced under the stimulus
which competition and their corporation would secure,
and which any ~ the several methods recognized by
all sanitary authorities efficient wound enable them to
adopt.
WILLIAM VI. SMITH, Health Oficer, Port OF New York.
Nes0 York, March y, ls-0.
STABBED ~ THE LEFT BREASE
In a fight at No. % James-St. late Saturday
night Joseph Ross stabbed Frank Arjenler, thirty