New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-21
THE QUARANTINE QUESTION
Meeting of the Staten Islanders
raArHERING AT RICHMOND.
addresses. RcsoiutiOn> ana >peec"e>

- re.,erdav in great force, III pursuance o' q can
bv one hundred and twenty-eight persons 70
...o Interchange views IN relation I" the recent
" -. co,pected withthc Quarantine inthi' County
Lit, ay before the public correct and reliable
..,nspt Of the fact, of the case aud to take such
49,. tens "a their duty in the present emergency
-. reorire." For some time before the time OF
ZINC NE roads leading TO the village were
- ,,i,h vehicles Of all sorts and sizes, from the
h.,1 streaming with banners and loaded with
:. r.a, and women, down to the donkey-cart, with
90 of ;,lly Irishmen. The crowd, to the num-
3oo or $40. gathered in front of carrage-shop
r,,e after halfpast 3 O'Clock the Committee
I'D the platform, the meeting was called to
"1.-tvIoare Cropsey, who nominated theloLOwins
..,.lenep for officers Of the meeting;
Pr5sa'S Pr5sa'SeNsthsn Barrett. George W. Jewett, Garrett
~ Ismss Ghon Dsie4 D AIi'i' H. D. 'Ioi''y III T.
NHf', 20 Nm h Asriuwau.
" HsIsIa no Nr1mTEs we.'erye Leousrd w Goddard, A.
Hamilton, O. W. 'e"t''oH
aI,;r names were received with cheer, and elected
by exclamation.
I'm taking the chair, the President remarked that
Gle novel bat false position in which the county was
,lssdin consequence Of the Proclamation Of Governor
Kpc. the fact Of the county having been declared
r,dsr martial law, the having large body Of military
,lscd upon Them the fact Of charges unsubstanated
s,a in some cases, unfounded-thOse, with other
circumstances called for the calm but profound con-
,lera,on a the people of Richmond County. Cheers.
The recent occurrences at Quarantine had occ0sioned
o,e extraordinary proceedings they h"d met ior the
ryr,o.e Of showing to the world that, though they
we're the friends Of good order and of government yet
,s af.c people, they would not be oppressed.
NJ. Lor c. CLARK, the Chairman OF Committee
Wio had been appointed to prepare report, then
rad the following:
The Committee appointed to prepare for this meet
;,y statement of facts connected with the burning of
NE Quarantine hospitals in Richmond county, and to
recommend the acilDn proper to be taken thereupoh
do respectfully report:
That in the ouiuion Of your Committee the recent
de,t,7c6n Of tie Quarantine buildings this island,
fhe studied Efforts Cf Interested parties To perVer Tue
fncs and bias the public mind IN relation 10 sucn oe-
,irnciop and above all, the strange proclamation oi
his Excelency the G"vernor Of the State, indiscrmi-
naiey censurng this entire county and declaring 10
I've IN state ofibsurrection, require that calm aud
reliable statement of facts should be presented by the
citizens of this island 10 teir iellon-ciiizens of the
State by which their conduct may be understood and
approved or condemned. Ii was deemed advisable
tfat -uch statement should be withheld until the pas
sons and prediudccs excited by the exaggerated re-
rort- in circulation had subsided and they could OBJ
tain dispassioate hearing. That time, 1t Is believed
has now arrived.
While your Committee do not feel themselves called
upob 70 enter into an examination OF the question
was legally jusiifiabc, they bceve that simple mar
rop Of the history of the location of that institution on t'
,aa and Of the various evils and abuses connected vita ~
vel the repeated Efforts made by thi- and ne ADJACENT
sosssi' for its removal and the means by which those cfor,
I 'e action Of the tFilaiure thcrepon have been baH.d
vi M TO the load OF een'nTe and rePr9aeh which
Ia bear Waited ufon this community They Therefore, solicit
ssrdd dipssouae consid' oi the following state
r N Quarantine e.tabli.hcu; in this loc sted
q Bedoe leland in i7j8 by Oi the Coons esi'iatgr In
is was r moved 10 Governors Island Chen Nucn Island,
~bIe remained un,a the yellow fever which appeared IN
Il fttf al In AZ wear The q
grc passed act appointing commissioners to select new
,ie Staten leland 70 have The damages aptss.h ior me
The island strenuouy opposed rs location among thn refusing
to sell iher land. or thst rs'Iose, au nj ~; NV, 20
i've nm The Commissioners, uowihstandins selected the
,bry sres constituting present site and assessed the dam
s.s.Srd took ti,r in lee from the Church of 81 Andrews in
The Of The people by the h' OF eminent DOMAIN Al 'hs
imot the reputation tie island very sparse and ts only
communication with Newiork by means Of row or sail
boats occupying on two TO five hours IN the passasr The very
ff- year sr II, ,rec.cu Of the Hospitals about twenty-five
yellow fever occled outside the OuaIaniiue grounds
oil but one Of which terminated fatally From thai day to The
present the feeling OF insecurity has steadily increased with the
Increase Of population Almost every year, or less eases
Of yellow fver other contagious and infectious diseases hav
cse ss sl a. f sd y Wh Du' %as ,rrnnsed fatally
This led TO reIesd applications By inhabitants for les
KewYors end Brootiyn joned The Legislature iois at
usih yielded 70 the justice oihrs ePea2is aud aPpoea
TO se The subject Of ' fitness Of the present Q9arane sta
ca io the rrseetion Of Brooklyn ana staten Island
session Daring ;he of the Legislature the Committee
lou They examined the Health Ohcer and numerous pay
ssns shipping mer bsn's captains, and other citizens "i
New York Kings ana Richmond who were converssnt with
e subject and nearly all of whom bore testimony to the en-
s unhtne- OF the present grounds for Quarantine purposes
tsc. that ,he oaa,nc could no longer be connurd On
ss'n Island win say ,na' "noSdSa SiS ,. no Ro,1I, @
s,,ed' and unosiihable burden upon KGh@ona oU"nty
I'D The Committee IN soncusion r.eonena s IA
ols Committee the yellow fever broke out on staten Island
and rssed with unprcrrdrtrd vioruce Sporadic
t4h seftt
lee the drirnlneS opposition % ceain ,hI
ApF lstS An Act for ;hc es,ablshmcn, n hospitals Sandy
hcot- AID appointed oerls and appropriated p,ney TO carr,
eoasterths tssdy hostility o these interests after Se be-
fore hs eIssHst 4he Eoers charged vh the day Of Fe
aever took definite stion and % the expressed viii OF
thc Lrsurs We. disd From ihat time 10 the present
ihe hw hs, remained dead letter or he statute book
,sne w sk~ i~ r zen, toward E reno, i of aaian
the ru;i the fearful Vi a,On Of yellow fever on Long Island
Governors Island Island in the summer OF 1875
The of thai uilu ptencr too fresh IN the eco
lection OF all 20 require particular meYOn here Ths rapid ana
vnrtecked spread Of To" discsse the reinas OF W N,n
ns N soo ey,Iy se on The Narrows from ooney Island
York itself aroused people rcuewed application FOL
legislative relief ou tie Gl day of Msrcb sb7 a.
station from Staten isad and Commissioners named
snd rud, spp'oiscd !" es oct hs provisions seieI
f T OF rcr aud siaou pcryedcd the counties yyhici
10 b. esTecsiy hn'h''d hS this set rhc citizens
rid ~ deadly uui B they doomcd 10 SPEEDY
a. plsoinn.nt No ~ the Commissioners for
p6 e. cd 10 the State New jersey for the purPose ans
h., alleged wh sair prospect OF securing Ssnd, Hook Tor
ou1rauine Sstio than 10y oPy met by IN. mon
and secretly by ,he irucucc Of the sanc parties
had once before brtn tces IN bsinS the action oi ou
leE and in iaenk t.e pestencc upon us IheN ke
encountered oi. the Health pr'er
Board Of UudrrwTcrs of New Yofi aud the Connis
FnHsr,ton The result known L. N part Of the history
H. pas. The Con,,onrf. were iicd IN thrii appirol
or upouens once more triumphcd and ihe Quarantine
main very doors hc same n;oerebie and hop les h
ssn uotwitl stn TIE t"t ssed WI "i me a"as
ius power Of tie unity. 90
IA the tine ii institution had, either by e"Frp
isk-. anas.nrit b,eoue mere alarming evil hs
before Soon after placed under the mansgcnen
oitht present Health Occr series Of gsstiye enactment
wre procured designed center In that person NOR pow"
ttau had bs,n any udvidUs IN IA.
sac. The OF this port was subjected 70 IN
Sos; unlimited aid EtspuEsitle control te was N's'e'
VIII AnihoIiy in .in NJ ka.l nnern1 fhc llIb0l o ss