The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-17

or the people 70 destroy the personal property Of the pa
By MI Pecxham-At the time the buildings were set
on fire there three patients In shanty OF yellow
iever got them oumysef, with The assistance Of
not prepared state the Of the people inside
taking Il; was not In consequence Of any defect in
mosphere think our atmosphere h incapable Of carry
Ing IL do not think there was any danger In unloading
the vessel. a the washhouse dock, have NOT had
any cases from h am guided In my opinion from thuG
fact the defect Of the buildings cholera patients
not bavpg sufficient room for the proper isoaon Of oho
era patients from the inmates Of the hospital every dis
requires peculiar quarantine regulations we require
more rooms o. buildings suciery apart and away from
ANY Snss s and built q rocky
rocky ground prevents the spread disease
cholera ~ contagious though the atmosphere be healthy
atmosphere / think il possible one case Of
cholera Is taken 70 the city, might infect the
hospital always affected other patients Commencing Il
the nearest bull ling, and sometimes going through the
entire hospital the buildings built piers the
water possible cholera cases would not spread q
Are the present grounds sufficient A. think not.
or ,n' ON. are the
the first question answer no-to the second, yes.
Mr.. Peckhsm-Elsn there is some other defect In tho
Witness For . complete quarantine we require large
storehouscs,
For what purposes A. For receiving the goods from
@ 10 prevent danger those 70 whom the goods are
traDoT0rt6or
Witness 10 prevent danger 70 others-to prevent the
spread OF disease there danger TO the citizens OF New
YORK ALSO the residents or Staten Island and Fort
Hamilton, BY the goods being discharged for that
son / say the Quarantine grounds are iusuficisnt
O. Even though sorehouses were erected would thcre
surs the safety of he residents Of The surrounding
country here; cannot say any thinselse.
Mr.. Peckham--What course would you adopt to make
around?
witness-Ay course would be 70 take Sandy Hook.
Mr.. Pcckham-But there persons there too.
WitnessThere 10 no one living there. You AJAX con-
scientiousy and tell you.
Judge Metcafe-I am happy to say you do
Judge Deau-In other words the storehouses would DO
. nuisance here.
ExAmlDaiiM resumed-I know that have xauined the
records Of hospital, and find that when
plumber OF infected vessels In the Stream yellow fever
has usually broken at staten Island or Fort Haml
aide the Of the Narrows-snd whenever
these vessels permitted 20 proceed TO New York.
cseRe broke out in the immediate neghborho,d Of their
anchorage the only other defect dnd in the grounds
that they close to Staten Island and New York-a
crowded neighborhood; matter no large the grounds
are they would not bs perfect long the
have people Injected with disease inside we could not
the people outside from taking the disease such
the cho,ers as Icing they bsve no oher places 8,
discharge the versels but where they nov unload them
people OF Staten Island caunot be insured against vel
low fever however RICHLY the quarantine laws may be
forced; scarcely compare that remark TO pre-
sence OF large number OF vessels | do not
think could have epidemic yellow fever bere
without thcee sou hern vessels here !: Kramer the
sieyedore took the board the Grotto think
believe that the dean Of MIX the engineer Of the Pnils
delTha, hastsned by the dre 81 the buildings; he
my charge he died the second night OF tae
fire. half before it took place; he the
fret night taken out OF the shanty aud placed In the 81
lying upon the floor bis being removed ana the exposure
FASTENED his death ne bad not the black
vont or convulsiors could not say there others
Injured by the exposure; 90 not know anything about
the that killed, who caused Ii; do not know
anything about the grounds when Quarantine was hrst
established know it was in December 1885, that was
asta v
By Mr. An,hop-The street where the boAtmens houses
were the only street to the ferry and the principal
thoroughsre great many through Brrns' yard TO
the ferry, too the walk near the Quarantine walls s
better than ether sne about O'Clock OF the
evening OF ihe lst OF September saw MIX the engineer
OF the Philadelphia and be In most critical situation
every emotion had TO be avoided went TO No. 10
Greenwich street, New York, this month to see
10 yellow fever she came from
Mrs yredenbuYgh New Brighton which about three
quarters 0! . mile from the Quarantine grounds tho
mo;aiiy among the patients hss not varied since the
nrpg Of the buildngs unkind treat nent upon
the part Of any one towards the sick on the nights OF the
fires.
BY Mr. Pecshan understand tina, there was only one
house QlsrsntIe grounds when they esa.
blished-,aat me north sde merely know thai from
hearsay.
Muis stage Of the proosedngs Mr., Ray rompkiua APP
peared in court
rived from Sy racuse IN attend before the Court.
A recess sss then taken for dinner.
A. toe assembling Of the Court Jooge Dean said that
Mr. Ray romf kipr p court they would have
objection 20 take ihe Testimony arss1y Aganse
him. vih the understanding that be you'd be allowed 10
croesexAmne A tho wnesNs that hsd s,reaiy testified
Amer abort discus.ion this w~ acceded TO- aud the
proceedings were resumed.
Cornelius Van Bussirk sucrn and exsmned-I reside
At Pert Richmond presen, both nights Of the burn.
ing OF the Quarantine brdicgs both the prisoners
there on the fra, night saw Mr. Thompson hslp 10 drag
the beds up 70 the smallpox hospits and pile them upon
other beds that were ne after tnat be went Into the
buidiug did not see Mr. rorpkius do anything, DOLLY
ard followed him be took match Of pocket aud
Get tie beds tosl lay in the hall nre that IN tee
smallpox hospitals the next night did not 20 near enough
10 toe fire. stood down Ut tue dock and did not them
dc anything
Crcss examined by tlr. Anthop-I va, employed as
seytdore in the Quarantine grounds; my duties 70
hobt csreces OF vessels never asked II tcey
infected vetse.s can't say whether they affected
or not WHEN vent board; these vessels bai been
fcced rsver took the trouble to AJAX II they wers 10.
Tested not never kert account Of oil the vessels
unloade6; helped 10 unload one, knov; casno. say
what NJ mter uploadeS may bave helped to unload
sep-ary more can't say; know como Of these vessels
nsa had yellow fever % board; was nos employed
Rather there about hundred stevedorss en-.
poyed the groucds, pres Mt tu,e 70 the best OF
knowledge, there hundred and thirty hve have
been there tso months the other s'evedores
employed In the same 2sy as myself; during tho tim.
employed "a ssevecore went TO the city once
went out INTO The village sometimes once week, and
others otener; Ipevtr got out three times week
when into village generally home my
family they resided nj Port Rchmcnd the otuer steve
dores went out % oeu a. they could get out did not
associate much With the oihr stevedores; sometimes
saw two Q. them irge,her 70 tso barrocm came myself
them never saw any Of ether sieve1ores II polt
cal meeting.
Q. Were ron 81 political meeting At Northhrld2 A.
Nc, sis-ys, sir.
q why DO you say "nO, STR" "yes, sirs' A.
Well, forgot; the meeting when | got
there; went, though, 70 tbs house where held
that meeting held Saturday evening At tho Bulls
Heed; res engaged that day IN uuosa,ng; might
have been but certain the day psfore that:
took roal and roeod thst day and sskcf no ouos
permission to cave; william Housemsn employ cd me 70
work a. Quarantine; I don't kpo~ who employs him;
believe be d OF the firms allude 70 the arm
Of Dean, Brown 4 Co; DO no; Know where they have
their ofaca: heard o. tue meu say vas Ia South
street. Dr Thompson bas supervised us or given
direction The unloading OF vessels beard the, other
aevcdorcs attended political primary mectn, but aid
MOI them 70 out for thst rurpose; there
with The occasion vent 30 NoTtb6eld; there ~ere
tvo or three sievedores with the DAP went 10 the
barroom down stairs decline xerieg they were
Mr.. Aptnon--we GIL appeal 70 the Court, then.
wnness-f will not give them.
Judge Dcan--we move that ne he committed.