New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-06
linz, who assured the Board that he would not ierni
bs men t leave the incosure after clock - long
he wa stationed there.
MpwoRI1I TO THE MAYOR.

lated for Signature:
To h. Honor D4NrL TtlN,.N. esq Msyor ed PFe@el'
oiths Board u H-s.ih " tGe Ciy Of Sr"'foih.
SIR: Wher.a- On the night O; the IL and 2d INST,
lawle.s mob assembled al Tompkin-yilie, Richmond
County. invaded ibe Quarantine nco-nre. and there
alicionslv wickedy aud ialuuanly applied an incr-
diary torch to and burned down all the hospital
buildings dwelling. and offices belonging to the
STATE.
,fc, .o eject from the hospitals large number Of in
noccut dois! -re-- and unfortunate persons suffering
with yellow fever. -hip lever ehd -iha-poA and 10
place Them in open fields w1h"n' ne 'hti's pFot@c-
,;or fr,u the elements. thereby ieGpaTdillnZ th-lT
live. and exposing the whole port Ia pe-til'uce.
aud whereas ili- foul sct of incendiari-m ha- snd
denly deprived III. health Authorities ot the port oi
he necessary facilities ioi carrying ont ana enforcing
the health laws Of the State--for taking The proper
care Of infected and passengers arriving IN this
portland for preventing Tie spread 81 pesu.ence
throughout the city, state and country
We therefore the nndersigned, citizens oi the port
of Ne,y.York do respectfully and earnestly pray yonr
Honor ns the head OF the health authorities of this
ci,y to- take the necessary steps immediately to pro-
vide at the Quarantine grounds, substantial ana non
couhu,iih ihi- structure IN place Of those which have
been so wantonly destroyed and which shall fully an
.ser all the purposes of an efficient Quarantine
Ne,o- yort, SEPT. t. iaia.
PROJECTION FOR THE SHIPPING.
On Friday afternoon Collector Schcll waited
upon by Committee OF Underwriters and Merchants,
ures for the protection Of the shipping and merchandise
lying at the Upper Quarantine anchorage presented
TO him:
Nrw-YoFE sept D. 1853.
T. the Hon AuCusTus scnri Collector Of the Port OF New
srs The undersigned under;er- Of ,h. cty informed
that The mob Staten Island have Threatened 10 burn the YES
sci, ter. qsrsed The vessels very large and va
be cargoe board Of dabe and undqtiabe goods They
\ d ioSFs for Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company.
l. IATHFR Western Ifi-nraure tomranv.
ELLWooD WALTER foI Merc4a'ie 1! MstsaI l., Ips Go.
DANIEL DRAKE SMITH, President CoBn"rcai Tris' H.
'''"D'' Nrw.YoRg. Sept g. 1853.
a. scHtLL esq, Collector The undersigned r'pf"scnns
rysd the Island Of Cuba aud now yns in Qarsnne for
te .sf-fy which IN the present excited STATE of fens ia the
ous apprehension. beg call the attention Of the Collect
70 the subject and 10 solicit from him seh protection 70 he
property mfered is nauicy required by existing CIR
currently reported and we believe on reliable authority
that threats already inside to IRE to the shipping AZ the
uyer Quarantine aud rect events sufficiently Indicate The IN
ter We remain very respectfully, yoir obedet servants
Gdnn,L Mlntum Co., SIMON = cI..i.. DE- VIZ nc
Thompson Hunter, Galway. Cassdo Teller,
~. ~ y T.Elo kine CO. Co., r. aisn' s, IIss 1Is,
Mora Br9s.' Ns.afio Go. RoseI, Wi!lsm;, -.
Gladio Rubra G. + Lord Of brig orioan'
Tpon receipt of the above letters the Collector sent
the following Geographic dispatch to Secretary Cobb
CusroNHOUsE. COLLECTORS OrFicr,
Sept. 8. 1861 O'Clock p. IN. |
SI Is hTS, TSr ddon nUSi Of the State budns at Quarantine
completed last night The Of the marines saved
number persons asking protection for their ships and du'iabe
p A. be CSyennat i. ,rsriy Interested for duties de-
sire that the Sabine lying OF the Battery may be directed 70
lied to charter steamboat and have an order troops from
"O''in'' i'''n' % man AUGa STs sEELL Collector
After sending off the above dispatch the Collector,
accompanied by his Secretary Mr. f. Il. Craig visited
the United States frigate Sabine, X. +. Thorbun
commander Captain Thorburn, being ginforned of the
object of the Collectors visit said his ship could he
got under way in very short time after the receipt of
the necessary orderr, aud expressed every desire TO
render any assistance in h power for the protection of
the property at Quarantine, and said he would be pre-
pared TO start n, n moments notice.
The Collector then returned to his office OF tine Gus
torn.Iouse. Shortly after his arrival there-about
oclock-the following dispatches from Secretary Cobb
were received by him
WASHINGTON, Sept. g. 1883
AUGUSTUS scnELI, Collector. New-York:
Wa can 1 SoaT"T orT a IN bS po o shipping and other Dub
h' properly '"'''''D'" y ''''''' - HOWELL COBB
WASHING ron, Sept. 8. 1858.
ArGrsTrs scHrLI. Collector New.Yogk:
the Navy Yard BROOKLYN 10 furnish armed vessel and 10 CO.
oIsse gSoro Tad ays, you see n' 'iO " H0WFLL CORB
Immediately after the receipt of the above the Col
lertor called at Gen. Scotts house and ascertainng
that he had left the city in the afternoon, proceeded at
once to the Navy Yard, and had interview with /
Commodore Kearney. He had just received dis !
patch from the Secretary of the Navy, directing him to
order The Sabine Harriet Lane, other armed ves
sell to cooperate with the Collector of the Port pro-
tectiDg the frigate Susquehanna, and the American
and foreign shipping, and other pubic property at |
Quarantine from the rioters on Staten Island.
The Commodore at once issued the following order |
10 Commander Thorbum to proceed Immediately with |
the Collector TO Quarantine:
Navy YARD, Sept. ,, 1858. |
SIR Upon the receipt Of this, you will please proceed with
the Collector Of the Po the suquehsnns and
the foreign and shPNs ana Other property Osar'
anime. Very respectfully, your OBJ sery't
To Com. II. D. THORBrRS [. $. frsate Sabine, n Y.
This order taken by the Collector and delivered
10 Capt. Thorburn. At the time the Collector arrived
on board the ship moored with two anchors and |
about fifty iahoms OF chain ont. Within an hour |
from the receipt of his orders Capt. Thorburn had
weighed anchors and got tugs alongside all ready to
proceed down the Bay. The ship was however, de- |
tanned time waiting for pilot On arriving at |
Quarantine, the fngato anchored il position |
commanding the whole OF the shipping. A. soon ~
this was done, couple of guns were fired to Inform
the rioters that they could interfere with the .hip.
ping with impuuty. The necessary watches were
then set with instructions 10 report immediately if
any boats going toward the shipping from
the Shore
These arrangements being completed, Mr. Schel re-
turned To the city.
CORRECTION.
When saw Mr.. Henry NJ. Weed, on Thursday
night, running into the buildings which were fired.
pulling down out building, attached to the Hospital
and battering holes through the Quarantine walls We