New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-09
DECIDING ON SANDY HOOK.
SECRETARY FOSTER WANTS 1T FOR QUAR-
ANIME
THE CENTRAL RAILROAD OF NEw-JERsEY OFFERS
ITS ABANDONED TERMINAL SHEDS THERE

FOR THE USE OF DETAINED PASSENGERS.
The sheds at Sandy Hook formerly used by tlie
Central Railroad of Ncw-Jcrsey have been deii''e'
decided upon by Secretary Charles Foster as ph''e
Of detention for quamntned passengers on steamers
| from infected ports. All that now remains u oo
done Is to secure the consent OF the war Depaiue'
| to the Of the Sandy Hook lands ana 10 pre- pre-
pare the sheds for the accommodation OF people lhS
work be done In two days 1t is thongh', ana 'ee
to be little doubt that the War Department WI.
grant the request which Secretary Foster Haue hS'
! night by telegraph.
This plan was adopted last evening by secretary
Foster after a conference with Secretary tracy eA
Surgeon General Hamilton Dr. Lewis A. Sayre ana
Others all OF whom visited Quarantine and SANDY
Hook yesterday and made a thorough ihVeSuea'ion
with the view to selecting a proper place for the
landing OF detained steamship passengers. Hetoh
Officer Jenkins also is satisfied that this Is the pest
thing TO be done In the emergency.
Secretary Foster, last evening speahhg oi uhe
selection of sandy Hook, said "The Government
Is building a fort on the OutermOst point, and has
a proving ground, lighthouse ana hle-SNihs
station there. In all about 400 PeOple cOhllcceu
with these works. hvc On the point. The ASS'su"'
Secretary OF War hetatcd give his consent TO the
| Of Sandy HOOK on the slppostton that 'he
passengers were 10 be kept this point and he
answered my request with the question can't you
find some other place ?? and also mentioned the num-
| Der Of people already there. Dr. liainiltol' DE-
| GhOn. and DIR. Raucn, OF ILLINOIS,, WHO lS oh
sanitary business for his state. and by the way they
are much Interested affairs just now. for they
want to get ready for the Worlds Fhir. visited sandy
| Hook together with Dr. Jenkins Now on the Inner
ade Of the Hook distance back from the ptant,
are two slips with twelve feet Of water around them
and easily accessible. They formerly occupied
by the Central Railroad Of NewJersey,
but are now abandoned. The Government
owns all the point back to the narrow neck 1t pur-
chased 800 acres but there 900 acres. owing
TO the accretion from the 1t Is seven miles long,
The people all live on the point. There Is lagoon
that cuts of these piers from the point where the
people are The point Is accessible from II only over
| n narrow strip OF land which Is easily guarded. Tho
neck at tho end toward the mainland is also guarded
easily. The place where the piers are Is also almost
separated from the high ground, which, with 1t. Is
on from the rest OF the Hook This high
ground be used n needed
at proposed utilize these sheds for passengers
These are the sheds. with floor and roof and all they
need IS siding 70 make comfortable quarters. All
agree that this is the most excellent place for the
service The Fire Island suggestion Is impractcabe
The Government does net own II, and would nave 10
get possession 81 II I'm SHINE way. Then there Is no
harior there and am told 1t Is inaccessible In stormy
weather. Tie advantage Of Fire bland Is that there
Is hotel there for people to go TO- and they might
perhaps De more comfortable there thin we can make
them.
1.-THE bcncfac,ion OF j. Pierpont Morgan In getting
the Sioningon relieves the present situation, but
we have a number OF vessels coming that way ne
found In such a condition that many Of them VIII
have To- 10 detained. We have concluded to acquire
the sheds aid build barracks In addition. aud make
peoplc as comfortable a. possible there hoping thai
there may be no necessity Of using the sheds 10 any
great extent. Dr. Stcrnhcrger. the government
| barteriooest Professor Wech OF Johns Hopkins
University and Dr. sayrc all agree as TO Tho WISDOM
~ this course The secretary Of War has been tele-
| fnui nj
his consent 10 the temporary occupation OF the prop
| crty III, question In reply TO my first request
| | think was f)urdcd on a misapprclcnsion. nave
| now rtvcn 10 HIM all tho details Of the plan.
As TO the permanent provision for an abode for de-
alned passenger that Is 10 be determined III the
future and It Is - subject for Congress. am not
prepared To make any suggestion TO any future re
| mort I may make on the subject ! am learning
| something every day, and may change nv views.
| That see1ns to be good place for IA permanent
| station flough. Dr. Gihon says Providence prepared
| sandy Hook for that purpose. 1t Is douoie
peninsula with not tban 400 fee: to be guarded
| at any one place. Austin CorbiD will begin To-
marrow To prepare the sheds for occupation and
erect the barracks. lie says that he will do the
| first par. OF the work In two days. lie was
| ready TO begin to-day, but the Army officers at the
| Hook had no orders 10 allow Ii. ] think they VIII
| have by the time he Is ready to begin tomorrow.
| The Central Railroad OF NewJcrsey has offered To
not think II Is needed The station Is easily reached
| by boat.
"Crltlosms made few days ago ut the failure
| Of the Government TO inspect vessels entering the
harbor by Hell Gate. telesraphcd the secretary OF
War to have tug sent 10 Wlet's Point to stop them
Lieutenant Bell sent there yesterday ana to-day
stopped four vessels. enc from Europe and the rest
| from Canada There was health officer u Inspect
| them, and they are held. Dr. Jenhns however says
| hc Will have Office there to morrow . ,....
/ Il..t.p a.id
the city as soon rs he had met his wife and daughter
but ne thought the cholera might make II advisable
| for him 10 stay here few days longer.
OF the Government reservation at sandy Hook, said
e'epy paS,ensc @SG s' from ' Infected pSS to that
place: 81 have seen great deal n aoont om
Tho :" ngeat of The Hamburg Line called upon me
Yesterday aud conferred With me about me ieaSi,
blty of putting the passengers OF the NorTninhll
| ashore there There IS no water there except such
is obtained by surface dranago hal iS by Innng %
| INTO them. This furnishes fairly good water though
at times 1t gets little brachsh; but such supply
| out among people detained there. However can
not OF conIse. 20 deeply into the sansry aspsc'
| 81 understood from the agent that the Central
Railroad Of Ncw-Jersey had offered the use Of the
when lis railroad terminus was moved over to At
liant Highlands. The;e are open sheds but ! sup
necessary. But this was only IN informal talk, and
far have csSy rsvS% % War; No wf a o% S@ay my Hook is G
be used for the accommodatlon OF passengers from
infected ships. The difficulty OF keeping quarantincd
passengers the Hook after they were placed there
must b. considered The sandy spit is accessible two
| sides and Il would take guard. night and day on
| the alert 10 keep passengers there -
| III Wnm, second viceprr>i'lcnt and controller
NJ rho erru Railroad of NewJesey, Said 10 n Tribune
reportcr Yesterday The old buildings formerly used
b the Genital Railroad Of New Jersey at sandy Hook
| are stilJ standing and In fairly good condition.
| | bepyc npon the application OF the Hamburg Amer.
| lean Packet Company, have given them the use of
tho buildings there subject to the regulations OF the
| proper government officials. II will he II great con
yenionco ,o ali concerned II the passengers taken
there for The tracks Will be put In order for immediate
use conseouently the baggage OF passengers and other
| ooc,,, ,nn IA. forwarded by rail from there without
frc"king bulk. President Maxwell has teiegraPned
"a .ecrr,orv Foster ani Dr. Jenkins 10 this effect rh"
| Unnhurg. American Packet Company can make their