The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-03
THE QUARANTINE WAR.

The QUARANTIN WAR.
HISTORICAL RBsUMs-DEsTRUCrION OF THE BUILD
Is6s Al sEs UlNRs P0INr-sAND Hoba Nsaon.-
TioNs-RvtNTs OF THE PAST sPRiSG and sua
MER-CAUsRs OF TIE EMEUTB.
lie Qlsr,n inc OF this city has been sstsb'sbef for
something half century st staaes Island, ic the
c,uniy Ro non1. Within that perioo the Island has
steadily more ssed in population, ami within
y'Gs the 10 snders have thought and apparently with
reascn, he value OF their real t.,rs
cised by me cOnguiy of the extensive oudogs, h,sp
tale, &c rqured by tho Health OH ~ For sevrA
years the fesig OF ths people o. Rstm,n1, ,ssssor,
and other towns the Ilsnd, hs been excssding
bitter saainst the Quarantine Off ,ers, sud ths
rccst strtn;o Gus enoTs have besn m1e TO brig
about the rmWal or ths Qdl-sntine bul'i7gs 10
Sandy HooF II 10 hardly possible to describe the ut.sr
anhorrerce srf repugnance Of The staten Islanders
Quarantine. Ono Of the earliest official movements on The
suoec, iook pEcs the I'D OF DeHm re-, 1857 anen
the oil zens Of tie county Of Richmond appointed
m';ss 10 consider nd report upon the ieasioy the
removal OF the Quarantine TO Sandy Hook This commit.
tee reported (Jmsry 27 1852 ia favor Of said removal
but in The aasn'me the Governor Of NsE Jersey AID tho
Lesh Of ha. State had ssrenuusly obsc 10 the
charge. The State Of New York had prevousE appointed
commissioners for the removal Of the Qlaraotns, aai
they ionro that pothing could be done snn "
jersey go qufrs ntine matters lek the
ctiop until be latter part OF February, when tae commit
Gg7metss without srriyir & ~ ahy CONCLUSION fne ~.
fsnsine mmiseoDers haa decided in or segonss
FONT he location for she QiaTanne buildings
which lad contnred .inco tbs suncr If la5 be,ss
cut anew The aid OF the city police called for and the
Sheriff OF Richmond county suuuoasd q specia pore
to keep the psa1 Early In ile winter one OF toe oud
pes at segune Point Ore sn destroyed, not
withdrawing the strict surveillance tos. had
1iued On the 9th OF February annaucced tina,
that the New Jersey autnrritsB had tecidej
ing Sandy Heok for the guarantee ground Early IL
Kach al association WAS formed a. Ssgu.nas pnot
to destroy the buildings there, and saotaer police
force was sent frcm the ciiy 10 protes. Tie n
tbrg gs remsned quie until the night OF Sunday, April
26, when all the Quarantine bulldogs burned
the ground The uceDdaries performed thar work with
the greatest secrecy and had, without Doubt complete
organization. The buildings at ssgunes Point
restored but temporary add,ons made the
tine business has been heavy Beginning ~h ri ale
SusqueharDs, there has been constant succession
Of arrivals from ports declared infected by
the Board OF Health. Not yellow fever alone,
but spRsox well, has been eoii-mc 10 tho South
snc West Indian ports, and the quarantine
aware 10 collision between the State and federal
ties. The Health Oficcr has been very unpopular With
the lslanders, aud numerous charges have been msie
agaiDst bm. There hes been long and angry
versy about the landing OF passengers aud sailors
Island, and diiiicaIy in relation 10 iron
clothes and bedding. II was charged that the miasma
from this hpated directly u ferry beats
ply TO c.rent perk Of tine Island. This var which
EXTENDED over years time, carc 70 a hetd tie
night Of Wednesday ast wnen under the impei osdes
OF the Csstleicn Board Of Health, wnicn BODY had
lorg qgarfel with the Health Ocer oorton OF toe peo
pie OF Casteson and vicinity met and fred tho Qlsrane
buildings as above described.