The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-04
TIE REBELLION ON STATEN ISLAND.
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SECOND ATTACK uPOS THE HOSPITALS.
Total Destruction of all the Quaran-
tine Buildings.
THIRTY-TWO HOUSES IN ASHES.
NARROW ESCAPE OF THE PATIENTS.
APPEARANCE OF THE BURNED DISTRICT
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Action of the Commis si0ners Of
Emigration.
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One Hundred Policemen ON the
Ground.
EXCITEMENT In THE CITY.
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FEELING AMONG THE MERCHANTS.
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RUMORs OF FUR TIER TROUBLE,
&c.s &c.. SO,
Action of the Commis siOners of
Emigration.
One Hundred Policemen on the
Ground.
EXCITEMENT IN THE CITY.
FEELING AMONG THE MERCHANTS
RUMORS OF FUR TIER TROUBLE,
Ac.s &C., SO,
TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF ALL THE QUA.
RANTINE BUILDINGS.

TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF ALL THE QUA
RANTINE BUILDINGS.
THE MARINE HOSPITAL AsHEs-sgvES OTHER
BUILDINGS BURNED-TH sCESs DURING FIR
ING os THE BUILDINGS-How THE FIEG WAS PIaSr
srARTSD- OVER FIVE HUNDRED IN THE MoB-CoN
pucr OF NH. RAY ToMPKrNs AND TIE POLICE OF
rIcKss-sEvEN PERSONS SAVED FROM BEING
BURNED TO DEArH-DEATH FROM YELLOW FEVER
AND EXPOSURE TO THE oPsN AIR, ETC., ETC.
On Thursday night the work of destroying the Qua-an
hne buildings again resumed, resulting successfully
IN the destruction OF every building used for quarantine
purposes, including the large stone Marine Hospital
Without exception the scene most magnhcent-the
flames shooting up hundred feet Illuminating the
miles. There could not have been less tasn
from four 10 i've thousand persons-nen, women and
children-coDgregaed around, looking on, after
another Of the buildings fell amid The burning clements
Amid the tremendous crowd every thcg slent-only
nov and then could be heard talking over the
brilliant scene.
Al the meeting held at Nautilus Hall in the early part
Of she evening, thee three four hundred,
among them number Of prominent and Influential citi.
of the Island They observed to cay bu. little,
but and then they could be dropping sly word
70 one another which showed that they well posted
The parties who appeared 70 bo the workers. aud those
who aided in setting fire to the building, were about
twenty in number and mostly young from seventeen
twenty years OF age. The work Of firing the building
very quietly executed, and done wth gesss prompt,
ness, which showed that their plans had already
laid cut and Gil that required 10 put them
force.
Boon after the meeting adjourned The crowd copgre.
gated the opp3se eide Of the way In front OF
Quarantine walls for hour aud Q; lille after
van O'Clock reported tha. large force Of police
we're landing Of the docks within tho enclosure,
bong Their intention 70 arrest III Who should be found
be from tho Navy Yard about seventy In
sewho had been sent down 70 protect the public store
houses. They brought down IN tie steantug Pope
GAiin, accompanied by Surveyor dart and Capt James
" Bennett Tney were arcned into one o. the store
houses quietly, sra there oriercd 70 await ordsrs
Nr Locke The blardng cce sbo we'd tho captain OF tn
mkres the revenue public storehouses, where picse
watch was kept on dny outdo two on esch wing o. Ia
buiIdir 60 all n'ent they also instructed by d
Desns 70 interfere roest the mob uuless they mad
attempt - nro tue plslic ;tnres
story brieS Dui'cngs-s'x in rabsr-Eurnug along the
southern line iepsrea by tho bosimen employed Ia tbe
ousrar,re grounds, were discovered m5vng on,
Their furniture. which wa sure indication that
Their furniture and goods their coal AMI wood,
taken oui Of the cellars, AM All piled no in the open
during The evening getting out his furniture having been
warned have his things out before twelve O'Clock.
About twenty i've minutes before eleven O'Clock party
u some half dozen we're moving qretly along the
southern ws iosNde the bos,ner's re,idcnces Among
them tive small boys one with two small sarsapa'ila
bottles In b hand tho other had loaded revolver Oae Of
. be = gallon measure rlsa Win ,u-psn.ias.
p,ed by Samuel Randolph. sosdeny they all disappear
ed and had been gore but . 'ew moments when OF
Basement window Here quartty OF straw wAs placed
Immediately under ire front s.oop The stoop WAS then
boys struck a match tho fence and applied the
szaw, thus srueg the terrible caphssation Ia "a la
IN The house Iuspins out, also joIapg in the cry
Soon Che mob, who we're 10 waiting along The lower
% end q NE e.. NALL made TIER appossrsDcs, and the
people 70 sex In hundrecs the mob as times mixing 10
anops .hem 20 appear perecty rn.ceo -
slow besdway but several OF the mob into the burn.
ing budipg and knocked out me eissser tearing
The pudipgs This coon aided e flames 70 ex,ond Vi b
great rapidy, the buildings being enveloped
sheet OF fame In be meantime the ran with tho gallon
measure and the boy with the two bottles were
reen IN the adjoining buildings sprnklpg turpcntlnc
the aoers ard windows ard then setting fire 70 thom
nwss no, half hour from the time the nrs hrst
kndled before the entire sx buildings we're al In flames
others By G. coe, D. scIal.m aud Jos Philips The d..
mage done 10 their furniture by removing ~ and That
.hlch los. yin involve loss 70 them each Of about
s25 none OF which was Insured.
The mob hsvrg len the above bulldogs next pro
oeedsd 20 The dwelling q ~ wsrsr & rne ne man,
n short tlme this also shared the tsme fate or
ne others. pr Waller rortusssely got his family and
wife acted noby throughout the entire Of the work,
rusns 70 leave the grounds, but preferred 70 rem,n
with the unfortunate SICK who turned ont In the
open air 70 suffer from exposure and the heat Of the de-
vouring element
Ut. b8aeii mouse soO1 ioti0wcd ~ WAS nut snort
time after the burning torch hal been applied before the
flames burst out of AL The windows, destroying the build
ines IN q short space OF time
fhe mob, eager 70 finish their work, next made
for the Marine spsl, which stool the
IN fact The largest building OF stone on the grounds
Tney fred the buildings In four pIacce-once 10 the
basement, once In the kitchen; another Gre kndled
In the mess room third in the drug department and The
last nj tho northeast Of the floor Not half
mates or slck had been taken when they nrei the
basement about thirty being s 70 get out The best way
The mob, not satIsHed with nrng the above places,
proceeded up stairs and actually set nre 70 the beds 10
me rooms where OF the sick were lying Many OF
the peor unfortunate sok who had not been OF their oeds
FOR weeks managed 70 crawl scug down the ssrs thus
making their cscape We're not for some persons there b
no doubt bu, at 81 least half dozen would have perish
ed in The flames Ray rompkns wa Instrumental IN con-
vyns out several and 70 take poor sick girl,
afflicted with yellow fever 10 bis arms and carry her
out lie manifested the rresies anxiety Cor the safety Of
the sick, and devoted his entire time 70 aiding them n
making their escape. Detective officer Sowey, who was
also preeent, was unvesried in his esertions 70 get
rick ont Of the building lie succeeded in saving
three persons who confined with the yell
low iever, and another with the snail pox. Mr..
dros6ed. While tho long pier. which Afterwards took
nre, was burning he observed man living on one OF the
e S. n1AOf s % .n msss % bis s,eape being ,Rs ,nd
fortunate Go nan snd IN dong had his can burnt or
MS head lie got the man down q ran, and carried
Of danger He then returned ge the old sns cru,h
and In dong 20 vas driven 70 the the Ter BY the
fsmes, snd fcr the safety Of his life compelled
jump overheard, and IN this war escaped.
Whie the sick were being from the build nps
youf with yellow fever expired iusf as ,hav we've
ssog. % cs,ry him cut HIS eyes were closed By ns
4 In Ab.snket.
voras vas ueen al one o. the windows. surr,uua,s
sy ire DANES, but rescued by ofcegs BsT Nadgse
"a John Grimm of me Harbor poIIse Tssv are ai.o
efeyrg a great prsse for The noble maaner IN whah
itey worked among The poor unfcrtanate sick,
fte ba1irr q tnc Asrne Hospital spIsndB sight
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