The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-09
QUARANTINE MATTERS.

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Arrests mt the Did Quarantine for Violation
OF the Health Lnws-A Small Row Kicked
Up-DlOod, Fury and PtstOIs-Tbreats %
Rescue n Prisoner and Burn the Old 0uaran-
tine Buiidinss-rhree Quarantine Police
put In Limbo-Laying DOWN New Al
chorage Buoys-Anairs ut Seq uins's Point,
&C., sc.
bit OF has been kicked up the old Quarantine,
growing of the Of parties for violating the health
laws The particular law charged with being violated s
invading the Quarantine anchorage with small boats and
with vessels placed under Quarantine.
The arrests and alluded 70 about az follows
The chip Belle Wood arrived last saturday
eve Ming from Liverpool, having board seven
hundred emeTant passengers During the passage there
occurred board six deaths from Infectious disease
When the vessel arrived At Quarantine there
WAS one corpse on board Of a passenger who
had Just died from the disease, and hfseen
passengers sick with the disease. The dead
body and the fifteen sick passengers were sent FROM tn
,hip to the Marine Hospital while the vessel detained
at Quarantine for proper fumgaon and cleansing San
day afternoon William Calvin and Mary Calvin pat out In
small boat 10 the SICILY for the purpose OF going
beard aud seeing some relations who hal come out
among the passengers The Health Officer being prtzed
of their Intention despatched OF the meropo
Titan policemen stationed al Quarantine after Calvin and
his wife The officers speedily arrested the two but not
until thew bad got CD TO the soe vessel The
rested parties brought before the fahh ON
GER when they stated that hey were not aware g
promise pot to repeat the offence again me Health ocer
let them of from punishment de had them however
detained several hours within the hos pial enclosure,
owing the expos to which they had subjected tnem
the scky vessel 81 far was all very good and
smooth About half hour after the above arrests, how
ever the Health officer received nfo' nation that Dominic
Rsyan, fisherman living on the Island and noted and
daring old offender In visiting guaranteed vessels, WAS
carrying different persons q small boat to various
sells under quarantine Captain Bower and officer Nickel
vey called in requisite To arrest Rasan Poey NJ
once pushed OF in small boat To where Raeans boat ny
alongside The brig powhaan before their making known
san sns H0 sn er Ss IN. sbsr Of sSsm
laid their hands upon him he would break open
their skulls Win an oar Inc oMoers S savs h S,%
that he had got 90 with them oars and cr.sked
skulls to the contrary notwithstanding tAean n.itted,
however, that he would not Co. when Captain nower
finally showed the small end of SIX shooter and gave
him his choice to come along quietly or take the ooaten
OF OF lhe barrels in bis head At the sight or tho
revolver Ragan's obstinacy suddenly turned to sub
s,issou he along without further trouble ili
the three landed at the wharf Here crowd Of over
hundred ctize.s assembled, who had got wind ar
the asar. As the officers stepped upon the wharf, hav-
Ing heir prisoner between them, the three were imms'
| diaAIy encoclpassed by me crowd
| voIcr-Rsgan, you are a id pretty man 70 let Two
miserable policemen s-Test you.
bsvnr got me so did tight perhaps as they think
have with them as far as am going, 10
| Captain BowER-xc will zee about thal more No
sroos- volcr-INt 60 your hands on him, wen mako
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THpD vocT-Mgan has did ye any hurt; hs
| opd ly arms a decSnt living. ,,
Fia'r voia-Eere Captain, loose that man. or "e VIII
Captain BowzR-whoever. touches me or tho prisoner
esonKR Vd,I-YOu can't rfigh.en with your blow
| srooSp yosB-Levs all hands rush the
"A movement was made by several as though evident.
~ Intending carry out the last sugeeson hen Captain
sreatened 20 shoot the nrst that approached IN.
| ekhibuoE Of the pstols had a magic elect ant
u,s .n ne ep, rs, S", oo ns no n ~,
lssiancn Of the oh;ers, and thereopon HAgtn, whose
Efforts escape suddculy ceased at the second production
sf The tOls taken INTO the hosp hi euclo3ure rh
crowd however folio wed no ubg yelling and threat
eninv u at they would rescue Pagan during the nigh,
cost t.o lives Of If mon One person ,npng the Grove
pr mneIt citizen Of nmpknsvile, apparent ring
efAer Of the rsrtysal that would no, be long befor
| ey would burn down The entire hospital buildings. III
Ing aad beea agreed upon, aud no human power shout
p eycnt It's erccutscn
Rscsn put IN te hospital "lock up' and dc,anec
there safely all yesterday mt 10 O'Clock A. No aemp
made to rescse him, sthorgh good crowd
ped around the splhs gate during evening and III
he In the night. Yesterday morning, upon
wTe Of haeeas corpus issued By Jldge Net
was that Rsgnn improperly arrested, ha ling
uson in Gu tody by tho policemen, appointed by
osn Police Commissioners Of New Ysrs whsrc ,r ,d,c
$40 did pot extend beyond the mlsor the city ana county
OF New York The judge held, however, mat ares
decision Raesn remsnded to clock unu where he
.s,ti eohined lie " an old onender-tvo tmentl
rs head Il "a quite likely tbaa the fsii pcn"y
1 The law VII now DO VISITED upon him. which due OF
I 500 or six motiha imptison men, both Raglan h
the last cf the vossors OF law prohbuR yisi-
eag vessels under quarantine Two years hero we're
Between seventy Eve nnd hundred o hr.s rnnpe,
who utod 70 vosSo the law with the utmost irnpunty.
y1ey would beard newly ived eugant ships and steal
by the wholesale, and Thompson, the prevent Health
cheer BY bis RICHNESS In enforcing the av has
\ cd In driving away nearly all OF them.
Following the arrest Of Raean, warrants wero ssucd
yesterday for be arrest of Captain Bower and officers
&ckelvey and Sherwood, who assisted .be arrest Of
n'gsn. Inc cnarge ras assault and battery Raglan
kessrs John u G'ies and Mr. Mccarthy CON. tables OF
Tompsnsve served tho warrants and took the partes
before Justice freRr. General Nye and Henry John
500, no appeared counsel for the Metroo police
rncn. Upon counsel representing thai they were nos
ready 10 proceed, Me adjourned No teu
| o clock 70 morrow morning.
i BuoYs yoR THE NEW QUARANTINE ANCHORAGE.
-Four new buoys to mark the boundaries Of tho iarap-
ne anchorag,in o lower bav laid do~n yesterday
Aseam,ug and lighter under tho charge pilots were en-
ployed In dore the work The bgoys are each forty ov
| Zee; long and are FIRST class spar buoys and arc
| heavily anchored Tho tips painted yellow,
| 80 un hey may be easily desgnaisd fror,
e<her buoys The buoys four miles out from segune
Pos., In the vicinity Of The souhwc Spit where lnf,e.s
| vessels were ordered last summer.
1 xATTERs AT TUE SEAT or VAR
Aseguines Point nothing new alarming transpired
\ yess<Tdy Ihe insurgents" continue In The b<ss
| Of 'riris A baker brought them bread ye~sraav
from sapeton and has promised 10 make them dsIv
Wis n, hereafter, and keep them supplied with all ne
butcher to furnish their daily supplies OF frssh mess
when tbs latter arrangement Ia effected theJ expyess
conviction that With their clubs and bread and msa, they
WI have AL they want 10 lean upon To keep them
eFes up and their courage from tumpne over m tho
worst enerscnces thai may be looked for Their ehsrY
snai Tor plc past two days has been umbrellas 40
happened that but or two we've taken N sha ps.,s
and these have not su1ccd protect = ma sx,tv ~ ~
night watch sesnst being severely drenched In The uaSs
two nights rain.