New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-01
JENKINS'S SYSTEM SCORED.
ACTION BY THE ACADEMY OF MEDICINE.
NATIONAL QUARANTINE FAvoRED-A COM,

The Tammany Han system OF quarantine rs
practsed in New York received singing rebuke last
| evening from the New. York Academy OF Medicine.
\ special meeting OF the academy held in the
academy building. I'm West Forty third St. to receive
end act upon report Of special quarantine COM
mittce consisting Of Drs. stephen Smith, A. L. LOOMS,
A. Jacob f.. q. Jancvay. T.. II. Derby T. VI.
| Irudden and Allan McLane Hamilton. Or. ID. b. st.
John Rosa, president OF the academy, presided Dr.
Rosa explained the object Of the meeting, and DR..
jacob responded for the special quarantine committee
DR.. X. II. Derby, secretary OF the committee. then
read part OF the first supplementary report OF the
committee. which was presented to the special com
mittcc OF the Chamber Of Commerce in October Then
DIR. Derby read the report prepared for the Academy
| OF Medicine, which In part follows:
The committee has been enabled mainly owing to
It's association advisory capacity with the Quar-
Committee OF the New York Chamber OF Com.
merce to personally examine into the New York Quar-
antnc establishment and Its management during trying
period last autumn. Certain OF the details OF our
Investigation you have just heard.
found quarantine establishment at this port
utterly insufficient for dealing with any emergency IN
which than a single large emierlnt passenger
shin infected with cholera should present Itself. We
found that the facilities which did exist or were en-
temporizcd not administered in such way as 10
inspire confidence. In spite of the suffering incon'
| yenience loss which inflicted upon citizens
and others entering this port cholera made its APP
| pearancc several places in New York City, but
spread through the city and country was
prevented by the effective measures cWphycu ny 'he
| Health Department.
We felt il our duty. result OF observations
Inquiries. express those whom we were called
upon b. advise tc grave with which we looked
forward the coming and the probable repetition Of
personal suffering and commercial losses OF the
Immediate past II radical change not at once
Instituted in scope and management Of the quarantine
| establishment the Port OF NcwYork. The interests
which centre In this port not s5y are not largely
local but National. and believe that the quarantine
here be y mldc humanc prompt and ecacous
| by the establishment Of National system"
The Importance TO the country at large OF the conol
Of quarantine by the Federal Government evident and
the advantages OF such National control are many
sided and have been recently much considered that
IL does not your committee to rrhenrse
| them In detail this day.
In belief IN the Importance OF the immediate estab'
,hnent Of a National quarantine system We think ply
cian- and sanitarons In this country practically
| unanimous. These considerations taken together with
those omentabc deficiencies, both material and personal
In the important quarantine establishment at the Port OF
NewYork which led directly apprehension and
suffering last seemed to give the assurance that
representatives. o. States Washington would not
fall their assembling speedily enact such laws
promise the largest OF relief from the grave
danger threatening not the srhoafd alone hut the health
commercial Of all the States. The necessity
for ecis,eton seemed obvious and the way by
which alone efficiency could be sccurd 80 clear that we
have not hitherto felt committee that report TO the
Of Medicine Of observations and conclusions
was , matter Of urgency.
But the accounts when come ~ Us t'gaf1lng Tue
atl,e cnlra,ors Washington in the matter OF quaran
tine regulation cNce our gravcs apprehension for the
The country large aud OF our own city aud
| neghborhood.
In expressing 10 Won our conviction OF the importance
~ Immediate establishment u National quarantine
We wish therefore great upon the Necessity
for legislation shall secure protective system Tor
this country placed immediately aud completely uhdef
| Federal control.
We wish to express convictions conviction founded
not upon hclr.ay but upon searching and prolonged pep
,onal obry 10 place serious reliance upon 'ne
DR. -nt quarantine at the Port Of New.IotF OF upon
any c-iab ~hncnt which this late day the state under
sting condition, would BE- likely to create. or upon any
establishment whatsoever witch relies for ia sdmihSra-
ton upon any men not known to Or po's''eu .,
large Np.rcnce. judgment. executive ability ana
wie knowledge Of modern sanation Is simply to n'No
disaster.
The New.York quarantine establishment Is touay' a.
10 was In August aud september Of ls9- utterly
q, arorl reasonable security against the invasion OF
,sla,ic cholera in the coming year. The tr'po"'o''y
a, this time that rests upon the medical pi0c Nioh Oh
| this great city cannot BE- cNaggeiod Inc d'"'h o'
our citizens Of the Inhabitants OF our 'anu u ''
and cannot BE- adequately prot cted by '\'uhg q"'''
t,rlltles W. urge the appointment by the acadfny ot
ri,,co ~ II. uenl. r. with power tax" such acton
A. they nav deem necessary such legislation a.
will effectively protect this clty anu inc 'ou'' d"
| large from the threatened invasion OF cholera
| The Report which was signed by DIS A. 'acoo''
steuhen smith, +. VI. Prudden. F.. o. Janew"y' A. L'
| Ioomis A. Mel. Hamilton. and Richard ii. Derby
was adopted without a dissenting |"'e' 49,
| Dr. r. Co. Thomas offered the following "n'on
was also unanimously adopted:
R,.olyed That president OF the NewfolK Acieefy
q, Medicine he hereby directed 70 appoint committee 81
| tventyone COMPOSED OF members Of rls BODY 20 Us
knosn as the National QuaYpe Committee oil the New,
York Academy OF Medicine That shall be the ou'F "
MIs committee to 90 70 Washington at a. early uhy ~
| ,o.sille and 10 oner the United states senate
formal protest I'm Of the Academy OF N'd'c'"c
,o,int t. r,s.,ge OF tho socaled National VuaiShe
nm uo udlng before that body. And IL SHAH De uie "r
thor duty Of mi, committee draft or amend anu support
such a National quarantine bill a. shall pace 'e qua'a"
tine Of this country unquahedly In the hahus VI o
| National Government aud which snail III 'h''' '''.
moo, tho ,nprola OF the medical profession IN an he
States and best protect the health OF the PopIo u uo
| whole country. Aud DE II further .
Resolved That the president OF the Academy W VI
,o,d a, onco IN secure appointment OF similar
committee from the medical profession OF the ces u
| poson PHILADELPHIA Baltimore and chicago 10 "et WIN
rho ouarantne committee Of tho Academy OF Nedeihe I'D
| attaining the objects for which IL Is created
| The following were appointed members OF the COM
mItt.e besides ID. Roosa, who was elected member
| hrs r g.; Thomas a. Jacob, stephen Sinltl, l. W.
| ibndd.n r. &, Janeway. X. III. Derby l.. A. Shyre'
| (, e. Lee Lawrence Johnson. \. III. smith. D. L.wIs,
g. l. Dam j. IT, Glrdner. ". i. Lush. I, y hi,e'
| r. NJ Markoe VI. Allan star, :. H. Nard' u Mo-
| inrncv David Webster and l.. u. Bronson