New-York tribune., 1896-05-26

THE HEALTH OFFICER OF OYSTER BAY
STANDS on HIS RIGHTS"
HE TREATS AS AN INVASION THE ATTEMPT OF
THE NEW-YORK HEALTH BOARD TO RE
MOVE TO WILLARD PARKER HOSPITAL
A SERVANT OF L. r. LADEw. WHO
is ILL WITH DIPHTHERIl

L. H..
is ILL WITH DIPHTHERIA.
An unexpected and remarkable conflict be-
tween the Health Board of this city and the
Health Board of oyster Bay Long Island. arose
yesterday when attempt to remove diph-
theria patient from the country seat of Edward
r. Ladew was resisted. An act which might
have been regarded a favor by the sanitary
officials Of oyster Bay was resented at
tack on the local authority. and the interfer-
ence of the State Board of Health may be needed
to settle the controversy.
Elsnore, the country home Of Mr.. Ladew. Is
known TO many fashionable people. also is
Mr.. I.adews city home. at No. East Sixty
seventh-st Mr.. Iadew is in the leather busi-
ness at No 80 Spruce-st.. and No. 240 Eldridge-
St He is member Of the NewYork Yacht
Club and owns the yacht Orienta. which is now
anchored at Glen Cove.
on May ) young Irishwoman. who n
friend Of one of Mr.. Ladews servants. landed
in the city. and Mrs. Ladew engaged her-rhe
young woman WAS sent with a numbe- OF Other
servants to Elsinore to get the place read for
Mr. Ladew his wife and two children to move
in. The new servant was taken III a week ago
and DR. Zabriskie a local physician. was called
10 see her He said she had diphtheria. To
make sure that the disease should be kept from
spreading MIR Ladew went to see DR. George
B. Fowler Health Commissioner o: this city.
who with DR. Charles s. Benedict. Of the Bureau
OF Contagious Diseases. was engaged To So" the
patient and take charge Of the disinfectine
The patient was moved to one OF the cottages
800 yards away from the country house n
trained nurse from this city was hired 10 watch
her and wait on her wants. Jhe lt'al heal'h
authorities were diligent. and the cottage was
ouarsntned. sign was put up warning the
public against approach and 1t could pe seen
a mile away.
on sunday Mr. Iadew was at Elsnore and
decided that 1t would be best TO move the pa
tent to the Willard Parker Hospital 1T
Fowler gave his consent, agreeing To- send th'
Health Department boat the Franklin Edson'
for the patient yesterday
OYSTER BAYS RIGHTS"
When the Franklin Edison started for Glen
Cove Yesterday the captain and crew Of I'VE ana
the Health Inspector aboard never dreamed OF
trouble At the pier. however. they were met
nv Health Officer Frederick a. Wright. OF oyster
Bay. who had heard OF the coming oi 'ne IIe liz
vaders and was prepared for resistance re
had with him help which had been sworn In for
the occasion. with powers to use rorce II "e'e7
sary. 49,, .,o,, ana Zoo, e" he
Is quoted aG saying. "New-fork may pe 's
city but oyster Bay Will STAND py nS' rtiin rs I'd
Arguing avaied nothing and the ahk,ln ,,l, I-u,
son returned empty handed. Great eXCiteintHl
prevailed among some " the cltiZens OF oS stsI ~
iocLs off the ouarantined cottage ana put
on new locks so that the local authorities woulo
literally hold the key TO the sItuatioh' MI, d
deWS FuDeTl1leHutIt, N' w.
the deputy sheriff that the cottage was prlVate
nronerty and could OF be disturbed. IL was ieit
alone Mr.. Ladew will go TO Glen Cove ''i"
afternoon to see what else can be done .
"I cannot see why DR.. Wright opJects 10 'ne
casa hene moved" he said. unless IL is Simply
70 show his authority because did not happen
20 consult him ! thought a Board or Health or
anv c,ty would always be glad TO get ria OF d
90 If contagious disease. ! was having TINS
one attended 10 at my own txpense' anu !
thought II would be safer for the people or Glen
Gnwn - have the case away than keep IT there
II NAV however be case or Joss OF Iecs ior
The health officer II there is TO be any f1ghtins'
bave a nretty good force Of employees there.
DIR FOwLERs POSITION.
1Iao,,b Commissioner Fowler said in his home.
., No 1S East Fifty -elghth-st, last night: i
os,ared to take the case off Glen Cove's hands
can't = message TO DR. Wright asking his consent
Il G, ems that he aid not get the message "heh
,h, hoot eot down there Or. Lester who was sent
with the boat telephoned 10 me tha' ne was & M
w. a denuty-sherilf and that there was mop
-; axctad citizens down there, and he could 40
oati,inr 7 got Dr. Wright on the telephone lie
thoueht he had been ignored. trIeu 10 eAp'"Ih
matters 10 him, bur ala not accept tHe *
marathon and the boat had to come away. MI
i.odew has his things all packed up 10 go 10 ulen
Cove and thought II was doing favor 10 move
tho case am member of the state boaru oi
Health and received authority from 1T Danie.
Lewis the chairman. tonight. 10 act as .nousIt
best in the matter. ! am gong doWl ~ - c
Cove tomorrow afternoon ana settIe IN. ,he IIaaith
one way or the other. II the Oyster BAY heaitn
Board wants to keep the case may let II uo 80
I can send them fifteen or twenty more cases -
dpbf ~ they