New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-06
Commodore Vanderbilt Balls Them.
ACTION OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
QUARANTINE. TO 81 REBUILT.
THE PIER AT SeGUINE'S POINT BURNED.
LATEST FROM STATEN ISLAND

The .trce. guard i kept at the gate and walls, and
none are permitted either to enter or leave the grounds
except with permit from the Health Officer. Per-
son. within aud without are clamorous to pass and
repass the gate. and are especially indignant at re-
fusal If ANYTHING could make men more iawlcss than
they have been it i that the Revenue officers
doi,o All that they can only TO ncite To fur
,ber act. Of crime but to Torment collision, if possi
hle between the authorities of the State and the
Goyerpment Whatever can be done to impede the
enforcement Of the laws of the State is eagerly grasped
At and made Use Of by the Government officials. An
Outrage in violation both Of State and Federal law
WAS ,,rlrl rated this afternoon. Mr.. Locke boarding.
officer of the Revenue service Mt this point. met Ray
To,npkins al the cate-Locke being within and Tomp
Kin. without He asked that TOmpkns be admitted.
Tie gate-keeper refused except by permission ~ the
Health Officer Tim, oiled in his efforts gain sim
.ion tor the chief ncendiary within the grounds where
he had 80 recently committed h crimes, Locke went
TO the Government StorehouSe, to secure his end
through the intorcession of Capt Rich of the marines.
Rich came to the gate and made a similar demand,
and vas also refused. He came TO the Health Officer
and asled him for permit to have friend come
within the grounds TO dine with him. DR.. Thompson
inquired who his friend was; on receiving reply
that it wss Ray Tompkns DR.. Thompson told HIM
that he should admit such man. Rich was about to
leave. when he asked to have the refusal placed IN
writing. DR.. Thompson then made Il written
statement in substance, that Captain Rich
had applied to have Ray Tompkins admitted
within the grounds for the purpose of dining with him,
and that he had refused to grant the request. Rich
then left for the Government Sore-IIouse above The
refusal to admit Tompkns aroused the indignation of
Mr. Locke He considered that the admission ot Your
reporter who had permission from the Health Officer
Ia be- ground for the admission of Tompkns, and he
announced to Rich that he would provide one of the
Government barges to convey any friend ot his
iRch'sl to the Government StOrc-iotse. Another
Revenue officer, whose name ! was unable to learn,
said in the presence OF several persons within the
grounds that he'd be id if the Health Officer
should prevent them from bringing whom they pleased
within the grounds Soon after Locke and Rich re-
turned TO the Government Sore-ilouse, n Revenue
barge left the Government dock and passed down to
below the Quarantine landiug and soon after returned
with Raw Tompl;ins on board. They landed him and
Others at the Government Store-louse. which is with
in the Quarantine limits. They remained there nearly
two hours and wese then conveyed To the dock below
the grounds. Hal this fragrant violation OF the Quar-
un,ino Inv been resisted by the police there * every
probability that there would have been collision be-
tween the United States Marines and the police.
Already the erection of temporary buildings has been
commenced within the grounds A small house, made
of rough boards, is completed to serve the pur-
poses of the Offices Of the Health Officer. II il located
a few yards distant from the site of the old office a
-oop arrived hour ago from the city, loaded down
with lumber and timber for other temporary buildings,
which will be- commenced tomorrow. Mr.. Garrigue,
formerly one of the Commissioners of Emigration, has
been placed in charge of the administration of the at-
fairs of the Commissioners here. lie has caused
large tent, twenty-five feet square, to be put
up on the hill, near the small tents now
occupied by the yellow-fever patients. This VIII
increase the accommodations for the patients at once
The steamer DIR. Kane has been employed by the
Commissioners of Emigration, and l. passing several
,i,.. eocb ,av between Castle Garden and the Quar-
artirc. Wilson G. Hunt of the Commissioners, ana
John 4. Kennedy, Superintendent OF Castle Garden
have been here several hours. Police Commissioner
S,ilman and Deputy Carpenter have also been on '"'
crounds They returned 10 the city, in company win
DIR. Thompson, at 3o'clock, by the DIR. Name IL i
currently stated that during last night three attempts
were made by kraI to fire the silGnlieS silua'eu
few rods south of Burnss Hotel, and where there
were several eases of yellow fever. The attempts were
Intellectual because of the copious rain that was falling
ThouOb the rmor is generally believed, have been
unable to trace # to any authoritative source a. yet
The patients are quartered in the barn and the tents
on the hill Being exposed to the damp ground the
prospects of the few who dangerous to recover are
small; but everything that administer to their
comforts Is done.
ta.tuiglt tncssedanexhbiton ofthe distinguished
capacity of Capt. Rich of the marines, who 30 gal
lantly looked on while the incendare' were burning
the helpless sick out OF their only shelter, having
orders to protect Government property only ana
taking care to notify the rioters of the TACT Las'
night the Commissioners Of Emigration sent down d
large tent for the better accommodation oi the sch
with provisions for their sustenanee. After some ne'
itation on the part of Rich they were graeiou'y per-
mitted 10 land the stores at the Government DOCK
The storm setting in rendered the erection of the tent
impossible last night and at the sa'o
time. it became imperative TO provide the coH'
yalescents and those sick with non-con'a2'u'
disee-es with shelter in Wartls Island. These were
accordingly sent down to the Commissioner p'a''
which was lying az the Government dock. oaP''
Rich interposed and stated that he wanted th- .o'ii
missoner to understand distinctly that ne nan Oee"
given no authority to allow fever patients 10 p |
Government s.ore-houses Bat being informed tia'
the Commissioners had the right OF way WITHIN Qlai'
antine limits, he relented TO the extent OF perni'ns
the passage, reservirg only the executive Po"'' .
cutting loose the boat which reserved nsht hs wa
saved the trouble of exercising by the ere" IN 'u1
boat The patients, twenty in number, were e"n''''"
| to Wards Island.
The police are well quartered. ASIDE from IN
storm OF last night nothing has occurred TO ihaAs
| situation unpleasant. Yesterday SIX green
which had regained the water by the ouFhns u 'u1
dock at Quarantine, were dscoveredby tis P1''
after some difficulty were captured. lo-aay 'l'
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