New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-08
THE LANDING OF CROKER.
ACTING SECRETARY wIKE KNsws Of no REA-
SON WHY AN EXCEPTION SHOULD HAVE
urES MADE ~ Hls FAVOR.


SON WHY AN EXCEPTION SHOULD HAVE
BEEN MADE ~ His FAVOR
Washington. July 7-Acting Secretary Wike to-day
mad. the following statement IN reference 70 the
rccen. landing ~ Mr. Croker and his two AZ
Quarantine. and the refusal 70 permit Or Jenkins
% take them from the steamer Majestic before
arrival AT port:
The statement BY Dr. jenkins that NJ reply 20
his dispatches had been received surprise
70 me- as prompt reply had been gwen 20 his
requcs; through surgeon-General Wyman. In an
swer % a dispatch from him. o; which the follow
ing Is n copy:
"To tho Secretary Of the Treasury: Foi'9wlng
from Or. jenkins, Health phcer az Ne"- DIX.
viii you give me permission 20 take MT 'r"hrr
and his two boys on steamer Majestic at Qnaran-
NO sanitary reason why this should not DE
permitted. but believe action should be taken
'''' WAITER WYMAN Surgeon Genera.
The receipt Of this dispatch at about O'Clock
on the afternoon OF July ,. was the first inforna-
ton I had Of this request. which dispatch was
promptly answered by wire 70 the SUPERINTENDENT
and which supposed would DE at once forwarded
bv him 10 Dr. jenkins. As VIII be readily seen
from the above telegram the Inference Is clear that
the request had been made directly or through Di.
Wyman. Tho following day n dispatch was re-
cclvcd nj the department from Jenkins asking
an answer n telegram OF the previous aAy' re-.
latng to the subject In question ana surprising 'hat
promptly forwarded 10 Ncw-York. 1t was thought
no further answer was necessary go -
at turns out. however that the first dispatch or
DR. Jenkins had been addressed - the secretary
Of the Treasury. and not to Or. Wyman. as was
supposed. and had b-en Improperly transmittei 10y
som. subordinate go the Surgeon f'neTal without
my knowledge. and that the surgeon Genera as
pltch 10 me was prrdicated upon that reference
br Wyman, enormously supposng that the Acting
Secretary had taken cognZance or the iiSp'1Ch -
transmitted TO him, did not understand that tne
Secretary relied upon him 10 forward ms answer
to Or jenkins. thinking II was mercy TOT ms own
Information. This explains why or Jenkins re-
ceved no reply to his dispatches Certainly, II can
NOT be Inferred that any discOurtesy was intended
on my part either to Or. Jenkins or 10 MI Cr'kri.
THE reason that the privilege or ieaVlhS tne
steamer at Quarantine was not accorceu 10 MI
Croker and his two sons Is that there was no
jrnkins's request embodied in Surgeon-General Wy
mans dispatch to me, why the unusual exceptions
should be made IN the case. Or. JenkinsS state
ment that II is not unusual TO grant similar priv
leges IN not accurate they are accorded only III
r1re cases and the precedent he gives OF similar
Instance having occurred recently; "heh '''se
Phe,ps's daughter was taken from the steamer 20
hlrnba. I'm order 10 70 10 the bcdsld" OF hvf dying
father is not at al In point. Judge iheiiS VIZ
a member OF the highest court IN NeW-Jtl,cS'
lie had been Minister Of the United states 10 Ger
many and ne was then dying. " would nave oeei
jnhuman to have refused 10 expedite IN" LANDING 81
The daughter under such CIRCUMSTANCES. No SIch
reason in the of Mr.. Croker existed h,i. III
fact none whatever stated IN Ut. JrhhIHNs
applcation II did not occur 10 mo at tIr, tlnr
that there was be a celebration OF the f0uIln
Of Juy by the Tammany Organizatlon l dld nor
even know that Mr. Croker was JenkinSS Dro'he'-
80 that upon the whole. It does not appear
sotisfactory 10 my mind that would nave Deeh
justified In granting the exception.