Smyrna times., 1892-10-12

f. mainland by two solid earthen cause
+ ways, the northern one-above which
q the sluggish and narrow creek had 80
q filled up as to be now readily fordable
a being regularly maintained as a
county road, and in constant use. The
marsh beyond the creek was stated to
be by no means impracticable but easily
passable by any one who like rough
immigrants, did not fear mud and
water. He proceeded to explain further
] that not less than one and half to two
miles of water, frequently too Rough for
small craft, must epassed over to reach
5 eight feet water at low tide, while the
= ship channel lay still further toward
: the Jersey shore-about three miles out
which would impose much discom.
, Istort upon sick persons who were to be
removed and great delay in the dis
} charge Of cargoes from large vessels.
In reply to one question he replied
that even if the two county roads over
the causeWays were kept guarded,
escapes from quarantine would be
easily practicable over the creek and
marsh at very many other points. To
another he answered that deep water
point, upon the New Jersey coast, not
TAR above Bombay Hook, afforded
much deeper water near the shore than
TINS location, while isolation could be
! as readily secured there as here. He
called attention to the peculiar dan
ger from the entrance of escaped inva.
| lids into the homes of farmers unaccus-
toned to strict sanitary precautions
| of whose dwellings an uninterruDted
line along the public roads, formed a
| threatening chain of communication
not only with Smyrna but all the
neighbOring towns, Dover, Odessa, Mid.
! dletown, and that after once reaching
one of the many railroad stations
within easy walking distance stoDs
spreading contagiOn might be made any
where north or south, reaching to the
border of the Chesapeake. This dan
ger was entailed by the long border
line (seven miles, necessary to be
| guarded and the imprObability that
that would be effectually done. AS
| these facts indicated nothing to relieve
a LazarettO located here from any of
the features which rendered it obiec.
tlonable to the residents near its pres
ent location, while offering navigation
far less desirable, he thought it not |
strange that our people saw no rea.
son for their consent to the proposed |
change to this point.
Mr.. J. I. Budd, one of Delaware,s |
Commissioners, then responded. Civ |
ing history of Bombay Hook and of |
his efforts for many years to dispose of |
its lands. He insisted that it was still |
an island, and that isolation could be
maintained. He described its size and
railroad connections, the facilities
there, In consequence of the great ex-
tent of its water front, for disDOsinp
of passengers in separate groups Of
sick, suspected and well. and claimed |
there would be an opportunity for
rapid discharge of ships cargoes He
knew every foot of the ground. he
thought, had inspected carefully all
the sites proposed and found all inferior
to Bombay Hook. He was understood
by some OF the Reporters to describe
the water as being from II to 80 feet
deep. Possibly, after their experience
IN reaching shore, the visitors supposed
he meant II inches to 80 feet. He
spoke also Of Collins Beach and lis
toms Point, as being too near centres Of
population. But as they are both more
remote from Odessa and MiddIetown
or any other large town than is Bonn
bay Hook from Smyrna, he seems
from this remark, TO apprebend there
may be, after all, some danger from the
proximity of the quarantine station.
A motion was then carried for adj
J0uTnme1t for supper opposed by Mr..
"eiuOn because persons from our town |
were anxious to return home.
After supper the discussion was re-
sumed. Mr. B. A. Hazel objected to
the attitude of some of our Commits
sloners who in contrast TO the appar-
ent position of the Commissioners from
the other States; seemed to be urging
for reasons Ofpersonali interest, the selec-
tion of site within their own state. :
They reminded him of an acquaintance I
whom he once found to his surprise in
prison in Alabama. Upon inguiring |
what the matter was, he was told that |
he had violated the law of Alabama '
which forbade the selling of an article q
by an agent to himself.
Mr.. b. V. Weldon insisted that Bonn c
bay Hook was not now an island, and t
that the people would resist before the !
Legislature the sanction of such a a
change of the Lazaretto as was con- O
I
Mr.. Osborne, of the Pennsylvania
commissioners, declared that he was {
Delawarean, that no inius- d
lice toward this State was intended or
would be cOuntenanced by him or the
CommissiOn-that their only duty. s.
which would be fairly discharged, was a
20 report to their Legislature upon the !.
iiherent points examined and the Leg. N
slatures of each State, must then take II
.ction spon the subject before anything "
could be done. h
Mr.. Bliss, a member, or prospective e
member of the Legislature of Pennsyl- 81
'ania, then remarked that he thought 81
hat Mr.. Stockly would not upon sec. N
md thought, insist that Chester had y
10 cause to object to the proximity of u
he LazarettO which would not equally az
'btain in the vicinity of Smyrna. He al
explained that the intention was to o.
purchase the entire extent of Bombay o'
Hook and so get rid of the farm houses I'll
lpOn it, that a canal could be cut W
round the proposed site to isolate it, pi
nd finally that Chester's drinking Ia
Vater was obtained from the Delaware
iver and thereby exposed to contagion tr
rom the quarantine station. He also ma
bought that this was really not the WI
lace for this discussion, as a more ap- M
rOpriate opportunity would occur be.
)re the Legislature of Delaware. ~
Mr.. Stockly responded that the visit Se Se
our citizens upon this occasion was nc nc
aused by the public statements made ~ ~
lat our community had no objection r. r.
} the removal of the Lazaretto to this Vi
icinity, representation which it was
npOrtant to correct at once, that the Nr
commission might be informed not W T'
nly of the opposition of our popula- ao'
on, but of the reasons for it. He con-
nued by saying that his statement q,
lat Bomsay Hook was not now an Dn'
land, THAT name aud the practi. sn'
II beneht to be expected from an o'c
land being both actually lost by the rec
opplng and consequent partial fiuino the
p OF the creek could be easily corrobs up.
rated, he considered that The nro. the
Osed purchase of Bombay gooL wa
ltire did not relieve the situstioa h,t tiol
,ally embarrassed it by extendina tha Lin
order necessary to be guardaS ~ nea
ven miles. He added that q ca,ei wai
,uld be cut, or an iron barrier arsataa
was true, but that both could also ~ n
,ne at It's present site, or other polntS At