The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-07
The Yellow Fever at Staten Island.

Threatened Destruction of the Hospitals, DC &c.
Agreeably to your Instructions to Staten
Island, yesterday morning, and now here in the
midst of the Yellow Jack.n
Upon landing yesterday, at the Clifton landing I
took carriage, and made flying visit to what is
known the infected district" embracing the
tire shore from the quarantine ground TO the Wander
vlle Stapleton and part of clifton The very Angel
of Death preside over this region The wharvee
hitherto used steamboat landings solitary PLACES
the favorite places Of public resort desolate-the
hotels ding houses deserted, and several
of the proprietors will be ruined The school of Mrs.
Duff tho widow Of the late Captain Duff, U. s. A, Is
b oxen up. The school of the Rev. Mr. Towel is also
closed and those of the boys who have not been
home are rustcating with their instructors in the in
terror Of the island. The schools Of the Misses
ripgton at Clifton; the Misses Kellogg and Miss Ho-
dem at Tompkinsvile, and several others either
entirely broken up closed for the pf resent. The
stores at Stapleton closed at or o'clock in the
afternoon and every Is kept out of the influence
Of the night air BY the advice Of the physicians
have been at least fifty trunks bandboxes carpet bags
&c. &C., ready to be thrown on board the boat and
this, am tcld but small specimen of the prece-
ding ten days or Every boat which has left the
shore during that time has been loaded up with piles
these interesting articles.
find there is deep seated conviction in the minds
of the people here that unless the hosp
tails removed, the island will from the
woman and child, therefore, rich and poor. except
those employed in the establishments are advocating
the most energetic expedients Some Of them are
even ready at any tme to set FIRE to the buildings
tear them down. And | was surprised to find that
this class nun ers of the most influential and
respectable citizens men who have presided the
county courts who have ociated as Senator's Presi-
Dental electors health officers, clergymen physicians
&c. found many gray headed old men, as riotously
disposed as so many urcbins aud as to the medical
gentlemen was surprised to Fl nd the unanimity which
prevails them as to the mproprety Of the
location had supposed that this clamor the mere
finger Of speculation, but 1t seems to be pervadng
tentiment, and by no means confined to the upper
ever, and probably will not have until it results in
some mob violence. For hear 1t openly advocated
that, after the indictment Of the place nuisance
(Which it s probable the very next grand jury will do
the people have the right demosh every particle OF
the wharves and buildings, and keep of all communi-
cation with infected vessels by armed patrol Of
citizens. The lawyers here gravely quoting pre-
cedents and decisions to warrant such policy, and
as they say, it will only take these men to do it.
What better place you select for the quaran
We know Of none. The present quarantine station ID
fine, safe anchorage for a feet of ships and there
ought to be no change for unsafe pace.-Ep. He
RALp1
send you list of the deaths which have occurred
here during the last few daysF. X. Erzer, German
carpet weaver at the Quara ntine Eberhart Be nder
also a German who had been attending upon Erzer
Robert Weldon, q journeyman shoemaker, In the en-
ploy of Mr.. Walter Wandell, at Quarantine. John
Revean cabinet maker and undertaken, at Stapleton
James Shanott, fisherman Tompkinsville. Miss Fitch,
sister Of the Rev Dr. Fitch Chaplain of the Seamens
Retreat, Stapeton. William T. Jamison, one Of the
hands employed in the Stspleton Malleable Iron
Works, at Stapleton who died on Saturday eve nj n.y.
Abraham Bride, in the employ Of Mr.. vrecsnd, hotel
keeper Quarantine, who also died on Saturday eve
ming. John Van Clief fisherman, who died at Quaran-
tine, on Monday evening. Besides these, and two
others. whose names have not ascertained, there
lave been deaths which be strictly called deaths
from yellow fever, except such may have occurred
within the walls Of the hospitals.
! have taken up my quarters here, beyond the
injected district, bowever) and intend remaining for
aiew dsys, TO watch the progress of events There
wiil be something rich enacted before long But the
Court-house bell IL ringing
Judge Metcaif presiding assisted by Justices Frean
3nd Bennett-Wm. II. j. q Edmund Bodine vs. James
~. tochan-Ihis was an issue joined under the pro-
visions oil the Richmond county lien law of 1916 AS
ms Is peeu liar law interesting to New York and
o'her mechanics expected to take few notes of It.
tu no,hing Of interest elected except decision
by the Court, that, Notwithstanding recent decision
upon the New York lien law hat none but mechan
could recover, the Richmond county law CAV, lien
TO every one furnishing materials also
Upon an application for adjourn Inc mt OF tho
ourt, 10 meet the Grand Jury, which had been de-
handed by the District Attorney and ordered by the
Board Of Supervisors, the presiding Judge was of
opinion that aain the event OF the assembling OF the
Grand Jury, that body would, in all probability in
dict the Quai ntine Station as q public nuisauoe
he excitement In the public mind. which Is now
gsining prou nd by the deaths which daily oc-
curing and from the fact that a large number of
Iertors are now threwn out OF employment would
ic such a. to disturb the peace Of the oommu nifty
and TO raise ccusation against the authorities Of