The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-16

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M,s there any t.rg on NE second nishu A. 90
@ DID You hsss any oo.vsrs.son with tho prisoner On
me second ~ shtf A. think did mo- .. A.. nnua-
TS ,o Dss sss ,Ss prscssr asrs A. can't ssy That
Q. What vas tho value of the building. burnt on
Tho first ana sccoud nightsS A. ] could NOT nay;
there considerable hospital propertysmong osnsr,
ais, several wagons. cart and about go tons Of
fre tho rurnsre belonging 70 the hospitals was aso con-
consumed, and quite . large number Of stores.
a q ns s 'nS 81 me
but mink they were all out. II
q just before the nrns how many were there in ~
The building must 60, the othsrs were carried out
q. Had you removed any to that hospital during the
We h,S burnt on snt hs @ and
placed Them IN different parts Of this building.
@ DO know that BY the burning Of the female hos
pa the cause Of the death OF any OF the pauenb
A. j cannot aay that dor
O. From exposure or otnerwiseS A. No, sir.
Q Who're were they lefs that night A. They were laid
the ground the wall, known as the main brick
q Did il rain the first or second nsht2 A. think the
frs night clear the latter part Of the second night
9. Was il cold highly 4. Rather warm, remem-
Q. Had you any yellow fever pa.ien.s9 A. We hal,
think twenty twenty hree one Of them died thai
O. Where did he deS A. In the female hospital, just
before the building fred he had been removed TIE
nigh. previous from the yellow fever hospital
Q. VINO was this personY A. The engineer, tnnx, Oh
the steamer Philadelphia.
O. D any others die that night A. Not Mat know.
O. Was The death Of any Of those VINO died on tnas
night caused by EXPOSURE A. cannot say ths it VAS
do not think produced death among any Of those who
died; most all have recovered since. .
Q Do you know bow many have recovered A. Cooia
say do not think any have AZ ct been Olsen
have got mostly smallpox and yellow fever pasien1
8 Had you patients with other dseasesP A. There
ship fever cases and other diseases common 70
O. Whs, would be the effect Of exposure to the night cir
Ike thoee who compelled to be carried out IN the
open the nights in question: A. think it WAS in
furious 70 every who vas Sick as excitement has
bad tendency to their recovery
Judge Mescske-Dd understand that you stated that
you gave your personal attention on both nights TO tue
sick A. did, but noticed no bad effects.
@ Have you attended those same patients since? A.
have examined them several times, and found them
M Peckham-who was the man shot? A. kr. Ma
tbewg stevsdore of whom there were from seventy 10
huncred loeging there that night
Q 10 you know who shot hm2 A. do not
Q Do you know anything about himS A. examined
him after he was shot to see II IL mortal would
did not think be would live six hours; Dr. waser attend
ed BIN, and he was removed E tho morning TO the New
o. Who owns these buidingsS A. The state OF New
York; though the Commissioners OF Emigration have them
invested in their care or hold them in trust
@. Car you give any information as TO who !. WAS
that shot kashews' A. don't think can.
A recess here tai en- for one hour.
The Court resumed at two O'Clock when Dr. Bssell was
croes examined by M Anthem, as Follows
q. You stated on your direct examination that when
Inc night Of the LIST Of September that they said they
1renen and that was their duty to come IN A. some
OF them said so.
o. 10 you recolect whether you saw among them any
persons with hremen's caps on? 4. Yes, many or them
think the prisoner at the bar had hremans cap on
Q How long was IL after the alarm sounded tha.
you reached the spot where you these persons WIN
fremens caps on A. might be ten minutes; did not
lock at any timepiece
o As soon you 20, your clothes on you went there
Can you describe any peculisritses about Mr. Thonp.
sens dress by which you Identified himY A. No. sir;
think be had cap on my impression s that the frst or
now tina. did not look much 10 what they wore
to how they acted; pretty positive that when first
me: him be bad cap on portion Of the company we're
O. You saw nothing Of NJ. Thompson that even
Ing after you left hn' A. don't recocct that did,
O. On the FIRST evening how many patients were there
the er;iye range Of hospital buildings A. About 80
9e w sy ~, NC r"1 eyerv name DO .e
in, those that die and leave convalescen
O. How we're these patents distribute what hos-
ps.as they inY A. three or four OF them we're in
tho smallpox shstes the frat buildings that were Sc,
on fre-ihen they were dftributed among the other
lhknles the yellow fever patients "a too OF the
the general patients were Ia the sbsncs known
x snaree c. and the remainder 10 the female hospital
q where we're these patients taken the evening OF
the lst Of September A. They were moved dosk the
female hospital
csupot cay bu, sore persons assisted
q Ycg canroi say but thst Of the parties wiao
insidc the walls Hstted 10 brr grg the sck down
ca3not say had Errurarces that they should not be
burnt
vso were within tie walls that night we're actively
gasad moving there patients A. 20 not; never saw
sperson touching patent; have no knoredge on that
subject.
where were you NJ the tuse the patients being
removed from the upper 10 the lower groundas Some
Of the pAiers in the frst shsniy were out; before ar
O How nsny q Che patients were in she condition that
hey could wak ihenselves A. There are few patents
~cted and the ere rocsed them up, for they rcAnei
Az. ,-lsuiss longer they Snsw they would be burnt
How ws,s .os a., S.ds o. o oshsrsse sam.
., S,rrsh. an taeiF beds don't know iha. any wers
prouxht Is csrrascs many were asssssd by persons o.
'hs' s sss: S Sses .. ,1sS sy s their ,m
think so and some on beds. 4. A.. q. .-s-x.
O who were these persons that we NJ me - Scso.
lacy and gentleman and children, who hAa 0een 'A1oea
Q Were they healthy persons A. All Of Tim, DC.
leve; they sent such; we do not keep Any sA
10 The 81 Nicholas.
O. was "a common pras,ice 20 keep people tina. we've
ve in tho ST. Nichoasf A. has been for the last two
vtarp.- M long a. have been there II Was keN a.
boarding and lodging house vehave had si1 hundred 10
O Tow many persons on an average would boa q
there cannot make average; some months we WOW
have no enc there put all The FIRST case passengers
from shps aud steamboats, that bAd 10 be quarantned
q where were the second and third class passengeln
A. They generally occupied some Of me shsnles We nsi
eight Of them.
o How far vas the q Nicholas from The SMALLPOX hos
pltals A. never measured H. should say about sx q
rods may be ten or twenty over that
How far Il from The yellow fever hoepits
A. u wss sill nearer per hsps twenty or thirty rods
Were we're the clothes Of the 81 Nicholas patients
w@hedg A. We did not wash FOR them their clohss
all en- The dock under guard we bad no place 70
prt them; We dsd wash anything for them was % a
the government vAsh house had wash house aiihs
smallpox hospsal where We washed Tor all smallpox
patients
How many OF these second class passengers we-s
generally IN The shsntiesf A. IL depended the
Of ships would bring all Grs class PASSENGERS sud
some part Of beth have had twelve hundred the
sroupd At these parties were not all STICK They
kept TOR observation this last season we had very is~
emigrants.
q How far we're these eight shansies from the yellow
fever shanfy A. should think four 70 six reds
q. Now, Doctor, put this question 10 ycu-wbeiher The
place where the second class passengers kept
the range OF shsnties where toe yellow fever
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