New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-17
HOUSE OF REFUGE REPLY.
THE BOARD OF MANAGERS ASKS THAT
THE QUARANTINE BE ENDED


THE QUARANTINE BE ENDED.
A LONG EXPLANATION TO THE HEALTH BOARD
pRAFrEp-THE LEGISLATURE BLAMED FOR
FAILURE 10 PROVIDE FUNDS FOR
SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS
ALLEGED ABUSES SAID
TO BE EXAGGER-
ATED.
Tho BOARD Of Managers of the House OF Refuge
held a protracted meeting on Randars isiaho
Yesterday afternoon. at which the Quarantine
imposed on the institution by the poaiu
Health was discussed at length. Fnteeh Oh ',le
managers were present. They were AieNai,'er
Orr president; John S Barnes, Horace W. NOV
h,ns stephen H. DIN. Isaac Townsend. JACOB +
Miller Nathaniel Jarvis, jr. Clement March' Jon"
j. Townsend Evert Jansen wendell Nlii.,ih n'"u
ford Frederic Bronson. DR.. Stuyvesan' r "oii
and William Watts Sherman. Reporters "e'e e.
cuded from the meeting. but wheh '"e ~
was over last night President Orr said 'hat 'he
Roard had prenared n statement, cmoodyins resp
lntions expressing their opinion OF the Quarah'n-
ing of the institution, had answered the oo!ecuons
of the Board OF Health and had resolved 'ha' ''e
quarantine be lifted. ,<
The first intmaton we had OF the olssausi"o
ton of the Board of Health at existing sd''aS
and health conditions in the institution. SAID MT
Orr was on April 90 1896 when we received 'oi's
communication from 1t calling our Afternoon ~ pre-
yailng defects of sanitation. We acted OH 'iNs
recommendation quickly as possible anu tlie'
20 remedy the same by writing TO the state toh-
1rorer asking for an appropriation. In May. lS~
we received a letter from Controller Morgan oe-
nving the request. on account OF lack OF iuhuS'
and COMMUNICATING us our healthful SITUATION
W. had no further notice from the Board OF
Health until the quarantine was imposed on us d
time
could with our limited medical force with the re-
sul. that the cases Of trachoma have decreased
since this time last year in the proportion oI " =,
The statement mentioned by Mr.. Orr as having
been prepared al me meSng poVe1 the RoaTd Of
Managers began by citing the tnree gIouhus Oh
which the quarantine had been eniorceeL,1 &c pau
10 isolate the children suffering from contagious DIS
OF the eye and me iaiuTe 10 pso ss
for the quarantine. they admitted the bad PLUMBING
bu, submitted that there had recently been no cases
OF infectious diseases due to II ana pointed out uld
the Legislature had so far denied all applications or
funds remedy the defects AZ 10 me second req
son. the Board quoted reports OF Dr. Z. Coie i5iau-
lev lis OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10 the effect that the erad-
cation Of the eye disease from any institution con-
tanning children was an impossibihy and me sesIe
cation OF the tTaChoma patients in the INSTITUTION an
lmpossiblity. and submitted that the proportion OF
cases OF eye disease in the House was small as CON-
pared with similar institutions. As 10 the alleged
failure supply proper and sufficient nurses for the
Was endCavarng 10 comply in every way in its power
with the requirements of the Board OF Health Inc
Board finally. resolved that application be MADE to
the Board Of Health to meet the Executive Com
miitee and Drs. s. F. Morris and G. G. Wheelock.
Of the Board OF Managers. and with them inspect
the House OF Refuge and that the Executive Com,
mitce he requested 10 make application 10 the Board
Of Health TO have the existing quarantine raised.
I, was learned that at the meeting the Board also
appointed Dr. William Whitehead Gifllan ophthal-
rnoologst OF the institution. vice Dr. c Cole Brad
lev resigned No action was taken in the case OF
DR.. w \. Eynon. appointed by the Executive Com
mniitee week ago as physician and he still con-