New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-12
DINNER TO DIR. JENKINS.
HIS FRIENDS SHOW THEIR OkAlIl' DE-
.PrFCHES ny SENATOR HILL, THE htN'I"
orr,crp rr,s7I.s WJN.N AND OTHERS.


OFFICER. rR\sTrS wINsN AID OTHERS
\ dinner AID reception were given 10 Dr. VII IAN
r JenhlLs Health officer Ct the Port Oh New "r"' Nv
b., friends ana political associates E'' 'yrh". ut
Jao.cr's F,ty-uinh Il. and Madi,ol-aV". mo I''S'
ian wa, flied by enthusiastic gathering 81 IAN"
many men as Is often seen. Trey came 10 NN''ra''
and aupmd the course OF the Health oii''r durlh3
me CHOLERA cplirEllc. They carried out 'H''r pr"
2ramme In the way lcy had planned.
rrl,,n, 7iman pi",'d,d. ON his right sat senator
David H. I'm and on lis left DIR. jenkins. "l,"'
two hours had been spent in eaing ana o'nN'"s '"'
sp,echmallng began. Tnc first speaker WAS DE- ""ors'
Tucker HARRISON Who sat al th" guests ilo''' ~
Harrison spoke briefly In praise OF DR.. hnhinS' p''
Harrison WAS followed hy Eras,u, WInan, who spoke
In part as follows:
Tonight II +, our happy p !ycgc 10 do honor 70 ano'
IIoratius to another defender of city greater t' 'o
from an enemy lnsdlou' than SeXtis from m
more destructive than The sieSe'D"i'aS'e'"s ''' ~
Uoratlus OF the New World i found In our own amy "
tho Hay Of Ncw.Yora battling against fearful ounr !"
tho shape OF disease concealed In the persons OF "
sand. which IL allowed 10 land VIII str'k' "'r'' "o
destructive confidence. attended by dre'V JOSS s
TO the county AZ large than II the city was bohoare '
tho rea..t navy of the world. Yet through the efforts
of our new IIoratius almost alone wthoht "Npp'''"'
without special training, with fart'S most n''cl"''''
with proparatlons through no fault Of Ms most III o'"
lo,, nor only were the cities Of NcwYoth ana BrooKNn
and the surrounding suburbs saved from TINS great pe
bu th. vas: country relieved from an apprehension moro
paalygiag more serious than ANYTHING OF 'he KIM &C.
cu,,inp since the dark days OF the wa
Tn, sllge Individual upon whom al uis NosS r.
s,,,v ,cstcd Il our guest Tonight. I" d. jenkins.
Health Oncer OF he Port OF Now.fork alone must oo
attributed one effective check wh'ch cho'ca he' III "
,pproach 20 these shores. srca' ana enoeu'e ser'oc
was last summer rendered to the whole community oS
~ ,ont,ns In the summer that succeeds great re-
snon.ibilty stn rests upon him. though happhy win
abundo, support from the great State mat Is ocmn'
him and the ample preparation yce OH Ms "''v"
nIor,, and his nrmncss may depend the health OF uc
on,r. nation while the success Of the greatest enV'
,r,o ~ rpodcrn times Is bound up on his successful
administration. ,,.
A, the end OF SIR. wiwan's remarks Dr. Jehhihs
responded In part follows:
ind myself quit, at loss for WORD. sut'oe 10 CIV
pr,s, nv gratitude and appreciation for the courtesy sou
h,vo .y,ended 20 ne I'm this reception this evening which
take 10 By acknowledgment on your part my earnest
cnteavor 10 discharge faithfully The ohcrohs anu re'
sponsibc duties that have been intru'ted TO me a. h'
Oalce OF the or, this great city OF Ncw.for aud
belief your part that thc'c uu'o' "''c Oo'" ''
dl.chsrgcd. -, .
Never in the history o. this continent was th'rc a
combination u circumstances 80 favorable if the III"
portatlon Of disease last summer The distinguished
committee which 70 advise with me h'n not lofe'
seen such a condition They visited Quarantine CURING
the 81 epidemic mnde report and reconmeAdaoh'' on'
never suggested the extensions Of facilities to meet such
am emergency. without special appropriation ana VITA
ce--l ln Keeping out Infection. IL was accomplish q
hv .erple.s vigilance heroic scfsacrhco ana n'e"h'h'
labor night and day the part Of the members OF my sa
have an abiding faith the people Of thi' city 'ta
and country that great pc't"nec has been
In H. onward march, not by theoretical obstruction but
by practical carried out without fear or iaVof
Tho eminent citizens who were dealei nave OF AL U"c'
had sympathy and honor and respect them Tor tAc
suffering they Loyc undergone Ia oled"nce IN putc a.
n,nd created " PROCLAMATION Of twenty days duaraa.
tine.
Had had the firm support Of two oil NV coIrague'
I'm the Ncw.Yoh Bolr Of Heath In resisting the most
Outrageous resolution proposed In these dav' OF al
,anccI sanitation namely placing t@ndaY cub1rco on
u ,r,u.,,l,ntc .hiip". which would practically lav,
eected bocka", without reference TO tne c'hd'hOh "'
the ship passenger, and merchandise thee "ouu ns''
been INV ri 800 vessels in the Lower bsy VIVA over
~ oO prr.o, on board THINK 4 The panic that "oui1
h., .ns,cd and Of th. effect upon commerce
DR. JenLin, went on to pIa>e his colleagues ana
condemned IN severe term, one Of has critics.
passenger on the Normannii.
Al The end Of Or. Jensins's remarks there We're III
erie, for :, nator l!l. The - nat2r then SpoAe ue
,endln: I'm most energetic manner The WORK OF Dr.
Ienkin, He denounced the proposed National Quar-
antiue states II not provided with sufficient quar-
antln- facilities might. b" said. BE- benefited by The
assistance of the General Government but he wa, op
p,,~I 20 unnecessary Interference with Tie rights OF
the state.
The other speakers. all of them speaking in tue
sam" strain, were HFahr sui; - ~" Ivon.
WILCOX Robert u. Roosevelt ana Dr f. N. g., LSo ih
There were several disappointment, ehrh IN IN"
evening Mayor David ~ bOud,, OF hroo avn, Con,
srr-,nIm ". BOurhc Cochran. Amos j. CimmihSs ana
lhc Rev. DR.. Ecclc,ton who were expected 10 pe
Al th. gir>t- table. -'i trlrgran> OF roget Am 'h1
The others n the guests table wcr" MiN,r tilW,
t;oyrrnor Wcrts senator Jacob y. cantor.
f. u. InGrbc!, pr. O.. 4. harrison, Dr. IL. W. VII
coz and Dr. y. y. Bell.
ana lied with rel white and hur uOhons a Tn" y.
represented u steamer, mast diSpmyin, the yellow
quarantine flag. over steel cnStavine of DR.. J"n
lin, the invitation was Engraved upon
.ai spread across me c"nirr Oh ,ae
card At the right Of the portrait was the
ro,lyn Bridge aud 10 TIE left TIA" Barthodi ota;;c
and the Jersey shore Al the bottom centre ana
o,hing : nth is a vigrcitc representing an incoming
ocean steamer with steam up, being boarded 10y me
health officers Tug. while III the distance i the
1unranticd fleet ut anchor In Tie Lower Bay during
the cho'cra stare" 1t Is the work " the il)mer
[ az EanlN Note I. lnpAnY.