Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-13

shore is the terminal of tho Southern
New Jersey railroad, from whence there
are daily trains to New York.
AT Clayton, Del, II miles west, con.
nection is had with the Pennsylvania
railroad system,
QUARANTINE ADVANTAGES.
The length of tho island, which is
seven miles, and average width half
mile, affords opportunity for complete
isolation and the establishment of
separate buildings for passengers taken
from ships held in quarantine in groups
of healthy, suspected and actual pa
tients.
THE RoADsTEAD.
The bay at this point is Al miles wide
The water depth ranges from Il to 80
feet, which will allow vessels to be
boarded at any season of the year with
perfect safety.
Bombay Hook is located about mid
way between Delaware Breakwater and
the city Of Philadelphia. 1t is below
all centres of population along either
the New Jersey or Delaware coast. In
addition there is no physical possibility
for any dwellings or towns to be located
llltlb ny lllt NllllluupuS anu tAlCISlNC
bodies of marsh bordering the bay along
the coast line.
With the extent of the island there is
every opportunity of quarantined vessels
discharging their cargoes, being disin-
fected and being released when quaran.
tine is over. If held supplies can be
furnished the ships by rail at short
notice Telegraph facilities can be cs-
tablished a. very slight expense.
Wells of the purest drinking water
exist on the island and an adequate
supply can be had at very light ex-
pense. AT the New York and Boston
quarantine supplies of water have to be
sent by water boat from the city.
The property owners arc as follows:
AT the north end, James Smith, LOO
acres; estate of William Reybold, 100
acres; Lewis Campbell, 1000; same, 400
J. +. Hendrickson, Philadelphia, 1000.
THURSDAYS VISIT.
On Thursday last some 30 persons
boarded the yacht Invicta at Chester,
accompanying the quarantine commits
sion party Bombay Hook was not
reached until after O'Clock and it took
another half hour or so before the party
all landed.
The lnvicta grounded II miles out
side Bombay Hook 1t was low water
and she could get no nearer The yacht
draws z feet of water, and as there is
but between and 8 feet depth on the
bar at low tide the party had to be
rowcd to the shore.
Immediately the landing was effected
the visitors were met by party of resi-
dents from Smyrna and the neighbor-
hood who Immediately let the commits
sioners know that their business was to
make strong protest against the location
Of u la2aretto at the Hook.
Among the Smyrna protectors, John
G. Stokely, president Of the board of
health, Smyrna; r. A. Hoffecker, SMYRNA
Times; A. L. Hudom, Il. H. Beck, L. A.
Hazel, DR.. j. w. Clifton, William Il.
Hall, George I. Thompson, w. NJ. Lewis,
John +. Goldsborough, James Startling,
II. b. Greaves of Smyrna, II. Y. Wallen
Clayton and numbers of others.
Mr.. Stokely acted as spokesman and
Immediately addressed the commits
sioners. He said
"rhere are not 90 men in Kent county
who would not be ready to go before
the legislature and object to this move
ment
"There is positively no stream that
separates the island from the mainland.
bombay Hook is in reality no island.
Any one could make across the stream.
"Knowing as | do" continued Mr..
Stokely, addressing his remarks
specially to Commissioner Dir. Ice, "the
intimate connection between the resi-
dents here and the people of Smyrna, l
must most emphatically say, that it
would leave our people under constant
fear and feeling Of insecurity"
Dir. Lec-"lf the two roadway outlets
were properly guarded would you still
consider that there was danger of people
escapingY"
Mr. stoScly-"oh, they could escape
all along the line. There is almost an
unbroken succession of buildings from
here to Smyrna, all along the public
road, that is of farm buildings.
"IhCre are three families on the
Cochran property alone.
"Ihen you can see for yourself in
your experience just now, how you had
to anchor l! miles out from shore. Just
imagine having to disembark and row
sick people one and half miles through
rough water."
DIR. Lee-"That is a serious objection"
VINO DIR, LEE rs.
The above was a conversation carried
as the party walked from the beach to
the Woodland Beach hotel.
II might be added here that DIR. BEN
iamin Lee, secretary of the Pennsyl-
yania State Board of Health, who is one
of the quarantine commissioners ap.
pointed BY the governor of Pennsylya-
MIA, is the son Of the late Bishop Lee of
this diocese.
He is looked apon as the leading ax-
ecutive official Of Pennsylvania in this
movement. lc has the highest respect
Of everyone officially and unOificially
connected and interested in the present
investigation. His presence is always
looked upon as a guarantee Of an up
right and thoroughly reliable conduct of
all business done.
OF course he is well known in Della
ware and especially in this city, where
any action he may take will be accepted
without criticism and looked upon as
the most iudicious and also just course
to be pursued IN the interstate ques-
ton.
\ CROWDED MEETING.
Arriving at the hotel, a large and in
tensely interested gathering OF residents
was met. There was hardly standing
room in the hotel parlor.
For some time there was continued
war of words, back and forth, between
those in favor of the lazaretto at Bonn
bay Hook and its opponents.