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

by the pcstence and thrive by the plague,
that il does not protect Staten or Long Island
and Of them have said does not protect New York
all know. Now say II is nuisance, and Il endan
and If abated in the right way its doom Is sealed
How was abated in the right way Why the Legislature
every man should protect the lives o. himself ana
family and has established special Board for the pre-
servaon and protection OF the health Of the community
The Board Of Health of the town Of Castleon, as the
statement Of the committee informs u.s. acting under the
advice Of counsel, proclaimed the Quarantine an unmt
gated nuisance appealed to the public to abate IT, and
was abated. lcheers) But perhaps all this may not be
enough to work complete justification. There pa
tents within the walls We're they burned9 We're they
njuredf We're they not benentedY As; the physicians
injured or had not speedily improved No. these men
whoever they were did this act OF righteous jus
tice at the peril Of their lives, and rather than
have innocent perish in the doom that bciei
that criminal institution they put the nvads In place Of
safety Yes, not only in place Of safety, but they di
this thing time OF the year when it safest to
l. The act was done too at the right place The heart Of
the nuisance taken out. say the act which has
caused such a howlng among the minons Of CONNER
cia greed in vcintythat act done at the right
place, at the right tme and in the right manner
(Cheers. land done by the men whose lives
IN Sas aS s
come here TO pronounce verdict Of guilty with recon-
mendaton to mercy. Applause and laaghter) say,
will add-and say it slowly that all may hear and all may
take il downf occasion offers, in Gods name let be
done again; Enthusiastic s eheering3 would le. yon
>~N'~''.
enough TO quarter armed troops among and that al
though the Governor may have mistaken the silence Of the
enough again other establishments less combus ole
than those that have disappeared, would have remem
bcred and forever that the eyes Of the oppressed
keen, and the hand Of the oppressed IL ever
quick; and that at the first moment Of remissness the
first moment when the soldiers shall to guard those
walls, il fire will burn, or powder explode, they will wit
ness desolaton more complete than that which
cumbers their premises. (Cheers No. fellow citizens
mo- the righ, thing has been done in this community
ha far tr1o tno rign
thing will be done again and done always.
Truth crushed to earth will rise again.
The eternal years Of God arc hers--
But error, wounded, writhes in pain,
And dies amid her worshippers.
The next speaker was Mr.. ELuNGwooD who spoke sub
stantialy follows After referring many Of the
proceeded show justice Of the the peo
pie ia removing Quarantine. Look said he, at the
quences Of permitting IL to remain. l hold in my
Physician in Chief of the Marine Hospital pre-
sented in 1857 and it shows that this Quarantine far
s esns ss sws " s unasr 70 81 ssw
that for every disease that has been imported into this
country there have been five generated by this pest
pared to hear but here the record for In 1856 there
t3s Of yellow fever outside OF the hospital and
which than half died. and Of these only 92
imported into this country by foreign ships. And this
don't embrace all the cases, for there many
ring in Brooklyn and on the Jersey shore-so we may
fairly conclude that we are exposed when think
selves most exempt.
AT the close Of Mr. Ellngwood's remarks, Mr.. Curtis
made brief and happy speech, which listened "
throughout with much interest.
Three cheers we're called for the New York HERALD,
and the call was at once responded to.
The Chairman nominated, an Executive and Financial
Committee, the following gentlemen, who were elected by
accamation For Northhcld-Lott G Clarke, Abraham
w. Hubbard, Gilbert Cole Casteton--Dr. Westerveit,
Col Barrett, Judge Emerson. Soathaed-Dr. Matarn
Pope, W. H. Vanderbilt w. II. Aspinwa. (Ioud checrsl
Dr. ANDERSON then introduced and said that though
he not public speaker, yet he could not refuse TO
make medical statement 70 the meeting, and proceeded
say The able report which has been presented by
the committee appointed for that purpose will be sufi
cent and triumphant reply to the extravagant
able, Wild denunciaon with which the people Of this
county have been assaied leave this lazareo htera-
ture 10 the verdict that intelligent people will
pronounce upon It when that report shall be read
and when the result OF the legal investigation
progressing shall he known. l beg your in
dugerce for few moments intrude upon your
attention matters OF personal nature; for when
refer 90 the which led "a the eventui
which have placed the whole population Of this fair island
the ban Of executive dspieasure, ignore
the first performer in drama which has becn character
lied disgrace 10 our civilization" When deter
mined 10 contradiction Of the reports o the
Quarantine authorities and the Commissioners OF Health
that had infected district here, and that owing
the absurd and dangerous locality of the Quarantine
anchorage yellow fever here yellow fever In New York
although my vcracy impeached and my professional
character sssaied IN public and IN private, IN the reports
of Commissioners well the house of my friends
conscious of tie integrity Of my motives, that
the sober second thought o the people would approve the
course took. did not advise the destruction of the
hospitals nor do appear here for the purpose or vim
dicating that bold proceeding. II has always been
my opinion that the anchorage was the true source Of
danger. therefore consider that the burning OF the
hospitals mistake in form, and has not relieved
from the dangers that beset us and while the Angel Of
Death rides the fumes Of the iron and nfcc tod
airs are wafed to our shores from the anchorage,
we shall have no security against these annual vstato0s
Of pcstilencc. There are many circumstance which
should mitigate very much the condemnation with which
this act has been received throughout the country and 10
my medical brethren particularly, who naturally una
nmous in their dcnuncation Of what they consider
outrage against humanity, would say that my
on for the hospital no less than theirs regard the
hospital from which my first lessons Of medical experiences
those who would hang the perpetrators o this under
the plea that he wretch who, In the heat Of battle
N hs ease she hosps wss reaarsed - ,Se enemy
Napoleon ordered the prisoners At Jana W be
poisoned a. matter of expediency; but these men
carefully and tcnderiy, and at the risk Of exposing
themselves infection-as in the Of the smallpox
paticntsmoved every pater rom the buildings 70 place
q safety before the torch ppcd and the officers cf
single patient injured by his removal Another ex
tcnusng circumstance s that many who have been styled
the rngeaders in this outrage could point 10 the graves
Of relatives whose lives had been sacrificed in former
years juscason Of their action In protecting them
ns sna y ey ne %
sttution among Thus Ray Tompkns Lost brother.n-
law, and other members Of his family have been sacri
nced 10 this Moloch. Mr. Dcforcs lost sister from the
pcsfilcnce; and did time permit, could mention many
other cases II Is important that the exact history Of
Quarantine Affairs Immediately preceding this event
should be fully appreciated by the people of this state
In the report Of the physicians Of the Marine Hospital
transmitted 10 the Senate March 1885, page seven,
the following language is used
The authorities Quarantine. from The time OF s establish
mens on staten Island % The prs..n have had .ssx slight
indeed Instances, respectable cixens have en-
and sbeed the outlaws The tendency such cr
ss csop si The s ssna
s s rss properly orrsr, r living ~ ss sen - % % ,bs
whole Quarantine establishment protesting that fear o The
so doing But how inconsistent are such professions When
the fact that they refused " aid the
au,hories In the diacharse of duties. and
imposed obstacles 20 the enforcement of the health
Of the Marine Hospital really entertained the fear they
Of disease, while the Quarantine
mains would observe the duties imposed
BY and their interest BY aiding instead
OF opposing the Quarantine officers the discharge of their
ocai duties The popular belief was and TO certain extent
now that the yellow fever which appeared on Long Island
the wnds hut such suppostcn, that be proved