Smyrna times., 1893-02-01
Obiections to the Quarantine

p. unanimously adopted by the Board of
l. Health, of this town, January 2ith.
; 1898, all the members being present
q WHEREAS, 1t is a matter of public
: notOriety that an effort is about to be
a made to secure the Legislative sane
v ton of this state for the location of a
h LazarettO at Bombay Hook
n ResoLUed, 1St, That this board cannot
disregard the duty especially incum-
bent upon them, of pointing out the
+ serious menace to the safety of this
entire community and all neighboring
, communities, involved in such IL prop.
' osition. As it is well known, the prox-
; unity of any single case of contagious
z disease is dangerous to greater or
I less extent at any time, and with the
. most careful guardian ship; but when
: IN the form proposed, viz: All estab-
, llshment under the Jurisdiction and
management of OfanOther state, it is clear
that the incentives to strict vigilance
against desertiOn will be weekend to
such an extent as to be absolutely un-
reliable. Upon frontier of eight |
miles this difficulty is magnified into |
the most serious Importance. Bombay |
Hook is absolutely destitute of anv
sufficient natural barrier, is easilv ford |
able above the northern stopping. is
readily passable anywhere by the aid
OF plank or log, or by swimming a
lew feet, is crossed by two solid earth
causeways, constituting two legally
established public. roads, one of which
is IN constant use; is backed by marsh
which Is frozen solid in winter and
readily crossed at any period Of the
year by sportsmen. The location. sup
PIies positively nothing that can be
] nOpman | ,
| escapes along its entire frontier. bv
! persons diseased or wearing infected
| clothing. From such deserters tho
dangers are twofold: Ist that tb4v
| will reach the homes of unsusnecting
and h0spitable farmers, infect their ,
families and through them convey in. 5
lection to adjacent towns; I'd. that
they will readily find their wav to
some of the many railroad stations |
within easy walking distance. and not d
only endanger passengers on the train t
Dut, stopping anywhere, north or G
south, scatter infection in the centres $
OF population. In direct line Rom.
pay Hook frontier is distant from Lein. c
SIC ana Little Creek only five miles. t
from n smyrna Landing, 6 miles: from il
clayton, CheswOld, Brenford and
black Dlrd, g miles, from Fieldsboro
ana Dover, miles; from Townsend
ana Ooessa, 10 miles; and from Mid. y Y
uieCo"h 10 miles. 1t is to be remain :
Oered That all these town are init. ;,
maVeiy connected by unceasing inter u
ommunlcatlOn and that the ;nsbore a.
boundary of Bombay Hook is skirted d
Dy public roads branching in every di.
IecIloh 10 the nearby towns, and that IL
these roads are thickly lined bv farm pa
houses, forming direct and tbraSterina u;
lines Oh communication to all these eC
populOuB centres. All our towns
therefore, have a common interoet b
against this invasion of disease vii. ~
mIngton and New Castle not excen,ed IN
because the inland danger TO iben AZ
VIII be greater than that from naviga- Vo
ION mas ever been found to be Againet Oy
me latter little care can efficiently Ire
guard, but against the former tbey
Will nave no remedy whatever. A raw
Instances, fresh in memory. remind ns .o
nat thls danger from deserters il not -
numerical. Last summer. in snita ~ 20
ne resources and vigilance of New ~,
ork' very many are known to have
hIered that city surreptitiously from 81
ue Quarantine grounds. Recently I =
smallpox patient escaped from tbe 90:
ospltal lew miles away. entered tho -,
lty OF Elizabeth, N. j., spreading can. a. Az
Iefhation aud disease, and still loter 80
&actIv the same accident Occurred .t
uf own hospital at Farnhurst From =
uf own almshOuses, ESCAPES are fre. a.,
ueht' ana what may be expected from 60
le management of another state viii 80.
extraordinary inducement for the 20
I Inremltting care and vigilance demand
Oy such risk. The safety ofonr mo-
0op'e VIII Oe stlll further imDeriIled bai
an unavoidable communication 90
lrOugh the medium of the emplovees ond
lu messengers OF the LazarettO and A.
'ue passage OF convalescents with nor
perfectly dIsntected effects, and aII s5ol
- "'her numerous occasions for CON Nr
- - 'hseparaOle from such an estab. Coo
,nlleuI; nn "hlch have sometimes in to r
iceu Boards of Health of adjacent of a
w; "ns 10 atlempt to establish quar- Har
lune against the quarantine officers NJ
oi ming necessity for such sac the
,os ioo >. 1he comfort and safety of Del. No
onle To snhien, ,h 'nuuce generous ed II
Gp'o W suoJect themselves to such a p,
,e otLar t,,,o ~ sucn necessity exists. Eco
s'1,eS interested com Anne
'ul ineIc'aliY ana otherwise, infinitely New
o,,.;ILI NiO' pOSSeSseu plenty corn
available territory, quite as easiIy nor nor :
arded and with the shin channel c. Co.
arer the shore. The authorize of >'O"i
ilauelphia were only checked in
,lr arrangements for protection nnon H,
h,nSylVanis's own soil, by the hon" acts
shifting the Lazaretto upon Deipa. Law,
re- and that prospect being LOSE of fir
Gld undoubtedly at once proceeS Jacol
Il their former plan. To further rho Geo.
nPietion of Job" in the snle "f auth,
AoaY Hook Lands, and to sbonIao, asses
necessarily the burden of which ion h
inhabitants of another state so v;@-
usly seek to rid themselves. are n6,
sG'S winch seem worthy to induce So
Legislators to subject any portion aheat
her constituents aud fellow citizens what
annoyance, danger and depreciat;on Am
property values. ''''''o' siderC
esotced, I'd, That copv of tboso bill tC
buttons be laid before the LeoislsI for th
now IN session, and that conv of duce
sc resolutions be furnished To iba Att
'rna TINES for publication ''' sent /
- WIN. AsHORAFT, President lnatiO
e. sToCKLY, Secretary. '"'' by ex
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