New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-03

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SUGGESTIONS ABOUT DISTINCTION.
The disinfecupg plsut should be located in separate
building near tho waters edge The plant should
consist Of large irsn chambers lined with steam
pipes connected with super heater %
least y20 degrees could DO easily obtained should
DO arranged 90 moist steam under fifteen or twenty
pounds pressure introduced The In which the
chambers placed should DO divided by men absorbent
PARTITION and tho materials to DO dsnscted should DO sop
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ENGINEER OWEN THROWS OUT FEW HINTS
Civil and Sanitary Engineer Frederick N. Owen
also made report on the general condition OF the
station at the suggestion of the committee. He
makes Q number of recommendations concerning
the arrangement of the Quarantine station, He
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extending far enough into the bay to allow the
Quarantine boat TO reach 1t from the main ship
channel at ell tides The pier, be SUGGESTS, be con-
structed Of iron and capable Of allowing steamships
of great draught to approach Ii without danger.
The Island Is artificial. having been made by q
heavy rip-rap breakwatcr a shOal In the 10 wer
Bay. The inner side Of the crbwork has been faced
with sheet ping to prevent the washing out OF the
washing away and in time Engineer Owen believes
that he island Will entirely disappear. Az attempt
was made to arrest the movement OF the sand by
building a concrete wall just within the sheet
pilng, More than half the circumference OF he
island Is without protection and the unprotected
part Is rapidly being tapped away by the sea
The timber walk on the present landing pier IS
breaking away and walking Is dangerous and difh-
cut 49,, . ;.,. - had
Gently fallen through of these breaks and sus-
tanned injuries about the legs" adds the Engineer.
The sea washes with full force against the crib
work and In time this will have 20 be renewed;
Engineer Owen states that the cobbiIng OF old
hospital buildings is expensive and the results
small as rule. He thinks it cheaper TO construct
entirely new buildings than to remodel the old
to conform with mo lern ideas of hospital ar
rangement. He reports the hospital buildings gen
orally III bad order The sewage, water closets
and lavatOrIes all in baI order. The system
of disinfection at present IL door: contaminated
and disInfected articles are stored in the same
room. A similar statement is made concerning
Swanburne Island. In closing Engineer owen
says:
The question Of administration being without the province
Of the gneer will not be tsuched H. however the
gesons Should DO carried out feel convinced that tho
station would 10 be II disSface
to the State OF New YORK.
THE MAYOR WRITES TO GOVERNOR HILL.
Mayor Hewitt has sent to the Governor the fol-
lowing letter on the Quarantine report:
MAYORS OFFICE,
NHw-lORK Dec. 81. lSS7.}
SIR A. yon are aware during the last fall,
several ships arrived in this port from tho Kngom OF lay
which found 10 exist Naturally very
gre OF danger was excited in the public mind
subject much anxiey and some examination cohInlt
careful investigation Of the provisions under the eonoI
of the Commissioners OF Quarantine ior preventing T,
seSor. 'pesad this eo on
to ask the Board Of Health OF
mee Of the Academy of Meicine to maze thor.
oIgh examination of the Quarantine estaplshhent' inns
duty has been performed by DIS g Aguew =; %. Jane
way. stephen Smith, A. Jacob Mitchell Pruadtn; ner,
Biggs and Richard H. Derby, ply scans well Knewn
in and some OF them specialists OF great us
tncton. ,., A., $1,000, -,
have now the honor transmit herewith the report oil
committee, with the accompanying document ~ uis.
ac,iyn Of Inc legislature evident that neither This city
nor State any other portions, oil me Union
diseases unless establishment at his port
the control of the state At once "a
and recsnstructed Ihe danger o. ueay .o' ,ho
admit OF any postponement whatever have. therefore, inc
report to the Legislature and recon-
will secure ADEQUATE provision against
the dangers OF CONTAGIOUS which will 10 liable 10
break out as warm weather approached L ,
the mode of procedure tho state to take In ref
erence to this pressing demand Tor the rcmoyA OF
the aL saisane our Commission Shall be
Teoud the establishment so as TO bring up 70 the
OF the cooperation Oh the cy snu
particularly the medical profession. who nave shown them.
selves uls alive to the dangers OF the SITUATION ~hlch
cannot be exaggerated .,, ,,r o,a,,.,t
have the honor 10 be- very Respectfully yonr %Geurh'
servant, AbhAh hI"ii'' 'i~S"''