The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-16
YELLOW FEVER
Staten Island Affairs-Arrest of Three of tA,
Demolishers of the Barrie s~.Pcrfect
Qutet Otherwise

2niet Othea1yssc.
A. Staten Island in the vicinity CT the Qaaranas mat.
ers continued QUE. yesterday, on tae DAY previous
There was no movement made to rgt up the torn Iowa
barrcaie. The boards os the demoEsaed barrier i,y
scattered about they were left by the orgGal dcnoss
ers Tro sea;.aels-at least, two persoas thus tess
naed-hoyered about the Quarantine Hospital gate bus
they presumed to authority dictate 10 sas.lss
to Their conlrg goirg inside the hospta. enco
sire There was the utmost freedom OF ingress aad
egress as also allowing baggage to BE carried on.
the previous day. The that the Cistiecn Board
Of Health was TO nee, Thursday night and take
sures for the Immediate reconstruction OF the barricsde
proved unonnded rs no meeting OF TIE Board was he.i
meeting OF the Beard Is called FOR this afternoon, %.
s not probable this subject will be astated. NO
one, indeed, of tie Castleton citizens pretcais u
s !. ,s ,rrs,d 81 yellow ~ @ 3
Their midst have been dssipated In the Enow.eige taas
the cases Of yellow fsvsr at the Quarantine 7,sp's
isss issued By justice yresm three o lie psr,es a.
legged 70 have assisted In tearing down the bsrrais
arrested. Their James W. Cfafl, James
"oue eyed laey." Tae Consiaole held them IN chA-gs
after tasr arrss but they refused to give bat. 1. -
stated that the object Of the parties refusal TO give b
was That they n shi bring subsequent action fog faass
The Board of Health of sorthaeld met on Thursday
evening Dr. Boardmau reported no case OF sickness
adopted cutng or all intercourse with the vcsss
at anchor a. the Qnarantne anu appointing wa,cnnss
seis which nisy come TO anchor IS destroyed
The number Of cases OF yellow fever YESTERDAY uaes-
ues,men, a, the Quarantine Hospital was twelve, "a.
same as reported the two days previous.
Commissioners OF Health.
The Commissioners OF Health met yesterday q, rosa-
Tie President saac o. Barker Esq, In the chair soa
Walter r. Ccnolsin Secretary.
Mayor Hall Of Brooklyn, was present, together WIN
other leading citizens OF Long Island to confer with tns
~ of
chored at Grayesend bay.
The following disposition Of vessels newly arrived 81
Quarantine, was ordered
Bark John Pyscn, from Havana, arrived on tie liza
inst, vita ballast to be detained al Quarantine tarsg
days. There Two deaths on the passage Of .ass
vessel
schooaers Iove,, Peacock and Jonas Smith from Sans,
nab, arrived l4th inst with cotton and rice aos set ic
proceed 10 the city alter ave days obssrvaon all tss
crew remained we'll
Brig Duncan, arrived lIh iast, nom Antigua with ~.
option OF the ceptala
schooner poIGx. nom rsardo, Porto Rico permitted to
proceed 70 The Atlantic Dock Brooklyn having. Ia
pance With previous Instructions of the Commissioners
been Thoroughly cleanscd and purified.
BARK Coriahia1, previously reported allowed 10 ghtss
her csrgs Immediately, to the city.
petition from tie captain Of the schooner HarHs,
pe,,.cn o. the captain Of the scnooaer Il W. Fry 10
he epermiird to rrccced to the city was ssauisd.
lhe ABOVE rort1e huSsnes3 belg terminated the
yect OF rtmoyrg the vessels nj rayeseaa bay A~es
W Cor consdetefion
HIS Honor the Mayor sedt message that an r,pera.
tive engagement pre-entct hs beicg present IN conp.
snce with the notice rthe Ccmmissonsrs He wshei
be Understood, however, as favorable TO the removal
Of tho vessels rroposed to be cora.dcrcJ from l,ar
present anchorage 10 point where there was iesa
Danger Vf infectious influence.
Judge vsSpresitr appeared behalf or the Ehabanis
OF New Utfech ard stated that Notwithstanding a tha
statements made by the Heath Ofacer and Others a. TO
the mpos sblty or injection iro1, the vcsses n Their
present petition that The excitement nj that place
ment fron fear OF the fever, nearly great ~
among tie Inhabitants 81 Norfolk year AGO He gave
az his opinion that there Actually danger IRON
vessels end urged their removal by all means.
nr y. NFuta pronounced ss his decided and Goa
himcd belief iounded pathological invest gion that
yenS fever could be communicated from these ys1scis
20 the shore.
Mayor HAt thought that whether the yevs taken by
ofhe Commissioners 10 do something aay the fears a.
present existing among tie New rtreeh people THIS of
Itself was liable 10 result seriously,
The HYuNu oiricxs sad in OF removal would he
neccssery 10 have the vessels marned sufficiently 10 pro
teci them from storm and winds.
Mayor lINi said this cond be enjolned by ihe Commits
scners 10 thtr directions 20 have the vessels removed
1he following resolutions were therefore unanimously
adopted
Received That ihc Health oaicer Of is port be- he
hereby requested order The vessels living ana
ggavesena bay under Quarantine g p.ce n safety
cred TO employ three compten and licensed os OF th por
10 name me pace Of said ncw snehorsr,.
lyss in he lower BAY asd under Qssnine are hereby
directed zee hit SAID vscls pforcy oorei 50 tst
in case oftc occurrence storm they shs be saved o
danger.
Tho i,c.lt eGccr upon ,hc dourumcnt Of the lsosrx
prccccdcd directly 10 ouarantr. carry into eject <hs
manned, will probably take two or three dayz before
All arc removed