New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-18
QUARANTINE AFFAIRS.

On Thursday evening two dead bodies va, s,o.
viewed outside Of the Quarantine inclosure .of "A.
purpose of interment. Ii having been reporsdA la,
the citizens would endeavor TO prevent the bon.
Col Lyons had the sth Regiment under srm A.,
ready for an emergency. Fortunately there va "a
need of the nilitarys services, and the burial w
effected without any interruption.
An alarm prevailed throughout the camp on Thur
day evening owing TO the discharge Of mu.ket bv
one of the men guard, the discharge being scsi.
dental The call To arms r was Immediately given.
and in few moments the whole regiment wss under
arms They were soon afterward dismissed. and rc.
tired to rest.
New tents have been erected in place Of the ola,
aud uncomfortable which have since the epcsnp.
ment commenced, provided shelter for the trcy.
The new tents are conics in shape, and each vl
accommodate in the neighborhood of fifteen msa.
Altogether they are decided improvement upoaA he
old arrangements.
The funeral of Mrs. McCanner, whose demiss fou
yellow fever in Tompkinsville has been announce,
took place at O'Clock yesterday afternoon, sndvs
attended by large concourse of persons, BY vbcu
the lady was well and favorably known. This sas
only death from the epidemic which has taken Faa
outside of the inoosure for several days.
Several of the alleged incendares have vs.d
the encsmpment lately, and were well received
They have generally invited the officers to nAls
themselves at home wherever they saw ft TO gc, n
one went far as to offer Col. Lyons the ueds
cottage near the encsmpment for the accommodate
of himself and officers. The offer was accepted ka
the cottage will only .beiused an Office wheress
transact the business Of the Regiment.
Good feeling universally prevails betwea ,ss
soldiers and the people and though the latter deem
entirely unnecessary to be watched by any body Of
men, yet they bear all in good psrt. said that
petition is now being circulated for Signatures, vhsh
prays the Governor to remove the soldiers iniasd.
ately.
Within Quarantine, oil is quiet. But one case
fever is reported to have occurred and that vess
lying in the Lower Bay. The victim, man, va
brought mp to quarantine and placed within the Hoe
pital. The case is not bad one and is suppossdN
be durable.
No deaths we're reported as having occurred hu
Hospitals yesterday, though several of the sick N
low condition. and their recovery is feared for TA
accommodations for the sick at present, are Of con-
Portable character, and suffer from the cod q
other exposure to the weather. The temporary srue'
tures, therefore, serve in great the purposes
Of Quarantine. Soon, when Winter sets in, there WI
be less necessity for commodious hospitals.
RIoHMosD CousrY AsD THE MILuARr.-We are
requested TO publish the following memorial 10 Cow
King which, We are told il in circulation for sigma
tures among the people of Staten Island. As tho
hrt authoritative statement made on behalf OF
the nineteen-twentieths of the Islanders who had
nothing to do with the destruction of Quusatine,
but whose testimony must be Of great weight and M
portance, the memorial is deserving Of an affective
considerations
To His Ere,uoney JOi0 4. kino. Gorosov Of tic Ssn
The Memorial Of the subscribers citizens Of Rich
Inond County respectfully That your memorss
subject OF he recently Issued BY Exselsn
de- erng this County In state Of nsurrction that your
and order and are and all have been ready
the aas Of the saie and the authority Of the Government &
they bg respectfully your EIcesncy thA, after &
gent quiry they find ~
OPENING where their services assnce be
dsted available 10 the constituted suthorites.
That, your memonas admit the evening Of WsdD~
day The st Of September considerable number Of p<foJ
broke through the wall Of the Quarantine eetsbshme ~
steer removing The sicS. did tire several Of the bns
within the enclosure snd again the evening Of Thary -
,es the remaining building belonsnsp ~
estsbi.hne including several dwelling r8
But your ernors.,. srfther represent to your E1cs
that they informed advised and truly believe ssns
upon The ceDmste~s connected with this lsusnsbs ~
brrak:
In the fret place. TIA, with the exception Of nd,1a.
who Il said, exhibited pistols IN sefdefens~ The fs.fAns
Psry wss wholly nnsIned and without weapons any dsnr
ton offensive defensive. verified BY & .ts,sm.ss q" e
That the bsdridden patients about ~ In number were
removed Aforesaid with the and tsrSsrpss
the beds which they occupied in tbs hospitals wrsea
jury. and without, In any individual sssrsyst&
slightest degree The particular deasess under hch hey Ap
J. That the patients posed 20 any inremeDcyG
weather. which Gear and Of mild tenn psrstufe th
ranging ou 10 to ~ degrees during ise thss ~
Of .hs month. l.
the part of day. the patients ~ery
most saolE'yey .nP2sd th noqr'hins food BY h~ Ln
abb budas- repeatedly teneered for the recepon a -
patients, but declined by the attending physician. ~
prs orrt that The patients were better situated whore ~
S. Th.i Of personal violence whatever vas oensk~
BY u the individual. Of whom the attacking py
conpo.ec' TIA; DO more force used any 1s1
a-t neo.s.ay 70 prevent render harmless The dsaue
trearn BY the defenders Of the premises and ih
Of firearms BY the defenders Of the premises snd tss
inenty is G.E.essssry for your nsnsorsists 70
which yosr E.c@Ileney on i..asessn .sSorty sx
sssn't them IN common with their fsuov-eitizsns
ihr ootiniy -, .5,
Tia, the authorities of the Corn,y erpressy and
senty deesrred By law from the eIsrcse o. TIE a.,.as
p.ss Sr s.'son within the green.. o. -, iae sssns -
County himself esnno, perform any set whss~yef - s
his ofce sid in deiense Of the psrrnis snn 1870
consent OF the Health Osicer, be can oay ses "a NE
Of private citizen sAd
That ,he occurrence Of the sad events the is ADs ~
september above forth, wholly - ,oe.
smoTiass who were completely t.ssa y ~ 5.S,ssa
,d,.s "a. .Asr6. ,s@ @ s Ssssaon % s' ~eS
and sneIusiyey within the -oobe Of the .ubeny
antns eacisb, ard BY them 90 snsaAsiy sns
emitted 49, ,arsISrr..S1