The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-21

To the Quarantine said Ia captain Weed we will &c a9wn
and see the Quarantine for is the harbor pos.s
win teegrnlh IL up; then we both came up 10 this NJ
there found two the harbor police and learned that hs
HOSPITALS had been burned they said mob had burn
the Quarantne buildings that tho mob was excited, thai
severed sots had been fea, that killed, and
tbsR Trey forced to leave the island that they got
INTO their beat and rowed up; Immediately directed
Captain Weed to 80 With as mar and see the General
Superintendent and acquant him with these facts
cav 10 that would telegraph 70 the different wards
10 mold the force in readiness the wanted
and thaa Should remain at the Office 70 await the
orders q the General Superintendent, all the
wards were tecgraphcd immediately; Captain Weed
tendent said, to have fifty 70 hundred mon
ready 10 so down in tho morning al SIX O'Clock,
and then photographed 70 the down town wards
che Eighth and Nuh to have their sunrise section
20 co. remained here until between seven and eight
O'Clock in the morning and then went TO breakfast was
aftcr ten O'Clock when first saw Mr. Isimadge IN his
Office he not in it before went TO Breakfast II my
reccllecton right thnk was In tho hall OF
this building going towards office that first saw him.
no asked bad heard anything further from Qaaran
tine or there was any requsition Tor men from the
shaS heard nonns ,Sn ,o him sbs, lie foros aa n
readiness recolec anything further Of the Gene
raj Superintendent during after that except subsequent
meetings through the day of the wards clcgraphed
70 know they would dismiss the and the
yes that order given because presumed ter.
force at that hour ready sufficient for any
purpose that might require, besides the tina,
dismissed; len my ONCE about two O'Clock in
tina, time found note on NV dest directed T.
the General Superintendent; the puport OF tho not,
was 70 send as many men 20 Quarantine as ths
Commissioners Of Emigration might want; l took ths
note 70 the General Superintendent who was in his
believing that he would not send down without 70
QUESTION: UP TO tho time the noto was received which lay
my desk there conclusion to about send
ing down there; before the note came asked the
General he had heard anything OF the requson Of
any requistion; made no suggestion to him during any
To General Tallmadges COUNSEL FIRST saw the General
near his room was his in the Of the day.
the first subject Of conversation between when met
was relative to Quarantine ne asked me il there was
F~.Wn ntora kner
Il think it from the Commissioners OF Emigration
the Health Officer that no expected the requson for tho
men; knew nothing more Of the burning Of Quarantine
up TO this time than what read in the papers; read OF
II in the HERALD and another paper dare say Mr. Tall
madgc was about the building several times during the
day his several times and found him in;
dismissed the force that held IN reserve because knew
there would be force sufficient for all purposes ready when
we wanted II; think Mr. Bowen was the first Commits
sioner here that day; saw him about ten O'clock
also Mr. Stranahan and General Nye, and, think
MI Stiinan received orders from them any OF
them reference 10 the Quarantine the latest hour
any Of the Comm here between one and two
O'Clock on that day; received tho about quarter
10 four O'Clock, end took ii Immediately to the Geuera
he not in at the time; believe tho General asked me
if had any rcquisitcn with the note he said he would
could down without requiston; IN
the absence Of orders from the General don't know
whether could send mon down as Deputy Super.nen
dent the Health Oficer made rcqustcn for ten men TO
be the Quarantine in the absence OF the General
teegrapbed 70 the Fourteenth and other ward TO
send Ave each; they went next morning by the
seven O'Clock boat ordered to report themselves
to DIR. Thompson; l ordered them back on Tuesday
morning; LIT. THOMPSON stated that he wanted them
for twenty -four hours longer TO watch the Hospi
tai and 70 prevent any one escaping from the en-
Closure it was either Monday or Tuesday evening when
was informed that accommodations provid-
ed for the men, and thought the time they there,
and this circumstance, warranted me In ordering them
back.
Ezeziel L. Hols,ead testified that he General Superin
fendent Taiimadge in the Fourth after five
O'Clock 10 the afternoon gentleman into the
and asked the General there any news from Quaran
tine lac said he had none; he then asked there any
likelihood Of the police having TO 50 down here he
piled he thought not
The other part VI the evidence OF this witness had
bearing the point question and when he had been
examined the Commissioners adjourned Ill, ii O'Clock next
Thursday forenoon.