The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-09-07

New Yak s;eut. I'd.

View York, Sept. ID.
/ The Qusfan fhe Station, q Skssen Island, VA
attached lat nlRilt BY mob Of 1000 men. AM
several II nc baildinys fired. The large hos
pits1 buildIefs, ~ ,autldings used for yellow
fever pel'enif and Dr.. Thompson's private resi
d<ncey 40 4 atireIy DESTROYED. Several otheI
small ldiyae On, she premises were also burn
cd. Or. Thompson rallied force Of 60 men
and sndearored to protect bis dwelling, but they
we're all driven out. One man OF the Dr.
party was shot dead. Before firing the fever
hospitals the mob removed the patients on thciI
mattresses TO distance, laying them on the
ground. No intelligence of this outrage reach.
i cd the city until o'clock this an, when 4
body Of Harhor Police was despatched to the
scene, but they arrived too late 70 be Of SER
vice. The inmates Of the Quarantine, togethel
with the Physicians and al, fed fearing the
mob intended to tako their live.
New York, Sept. 8.
The remainder OF the Quarantine buildings
| at Staten Island were burned last night. The
confagration commenced soon after the adj
jcurnment of the meeting Of citizens Of Rich
mond county.
| Among the buildings burned we're the six
cottages occupied by the boatmsn Of the sta
tion, the large mansion occupied by DIR. Mailer,
deputy Health officer, and the FIRE brick DWELL
ing Of DIR. Bissell. The furniture had been 70.
moved from oil the buildings except the last
4 Dr. b., who was warned of the intended burn
| ing, refused to save an article.
The mob liz stated to have been led BY RAY
Tompkins, Chief Engineer Of the Staten Island
flre department, who appeared in his fireman
! uniform.
| A detachment Of U. 8. Marines were present.
| but only to guard Government property. No
attempt was mado by any one to stop the
| flames. Soon after midnight the female hospi.
| tai was set on fire and wholly consumed. 1t
| contained rs patients, who were previously re-
| moved, placed on the grass plat between the
| hospital and the resident physicians house (the
latter being still on fre) where they remained
| through the night, covered with showers Of
sparks from the burning building. The fire
department was present, but did nothing TO
stop the confiagraton.
The 5th regiment Of our city have been mott.
lied to hold themselves in readiness for this
emergency, but NJ TO last accounts had not been
called out.
The Atlantic Cable celebration was closed
last night by a grand banquet to Mr.. Field at
the Metropolitan Hotel, and magnificent dis.
play Of fireworks in the Park.
The steamship Catawha arrived at Quarantine
this T. ". from \. Q. via Havana soth.
She brings over 100000 in specie, mostly
from the former place.
The general impression at Havana was that
the Brig Nancy would be liberated.
The steam frigate Berenguela from New York
arrived at Havana ON the 29h.
The health of Havana was very bad.
Tho loss by the fire in the Bowery to-day Is
estimated to be 100000, Of which Mr. Hine
loses $50, 600, and the Patterson Bros S2G, 600 |
lime is fully insured; the Fattersons nearly 90. |
Several buildings in the vicinity were badly in
jured.
Stephen II. Branch was admitted to bail to-
day to await the issue Of his application for = |
new trial.
The Commissioners Of Emigration and tho |
Board OF Health held meetings to day to con-
slider the affairs ut Staten Island.
The patents Of the Marine Hospital. whose
sickness is not contagious, are TO be removed
to Wards Island. Tee rest are to remain in a
part OF the building which is still standing.
Twelve tre companies and sufficient police
ierce, armed with rifles, are to be sent down to
the Quarantine. II IL rumored that military
force will be sent down to night.
The suffering among the sick who were lef,
exposed upon the ground is said to have been
intense,
imam named Milk, assistant engineer of
steamer Philadelphia, died just after lie was
Drought out OF the hospital by the mob
Quarantine, New York, Sept. 3. Z nm.
4
he City with loo police and six FOUNDER
they have also tents for the sick, of whom there
IRE 900, who have been exposed to the wind
ma sun during the day, and are now under +,
over. MIR. Milk, the Second Engineer of the
tesmer Philadelphia, died of yellow fever
mong them this morning. Drs. BesseIl and
alzer are devoted to the sick, tending and !
to their wants constantly, they
themselves being nearly exhausted from want
i sleep, excitement and exposure. Three sick
lem from the ship Liberty, from New Orleans,
re lying on the pier, there being no shelter /
Dr. them. ,
The Inhabitants OF the infected district. that I
the neghborhood where Krammer, the Ger +
ian, died, were notified to remove their effects {
,-day, as their dwellings would be fred to. I
lghf. With the present high winds from s. f.
le safety OF The village will be jcoparded If t
ieir threat is executed 4
'Dr. thompson is here, and with his assistants t,
Q DONG all in their power TO help and provide h
u the sex, and to e-organize the nstablish. t,
emf. IL Is raining hard and there Is no shelter
thin the walls. I.
~, 81. Johns, n. F., Sept 2. "
The new steamer Pacific, of the Galway 4 /,
l. he' arrived at this port at o'clock =
- morning. she LETT Galway at / am. Aug !.
I, ana had strong westerly gales during the "
loie passage. She put in here in consequence OK
;, the arrangement of air pump, and will t i.'
Il tonight for Halifax. Her news is not very no
portant, though Interesting. r
1onsos were quoted on the 23d at gGEa96g 90
: both Money and Account ave
A despatch from Cadiz, in the London pa WI
rs, says the U. 5. corvette Prehie, which has -,
en- out on voyage of instruction, left that so
1T for home on the 10th of August. rel
The American bark Champion arrived at Glib 20
tar the I9Eh 0f AnpuSf Gin n,b
> Stanwich, the widow Of the United States ues
nsul who was recently murdered by the Turks
Djeddah, to- ether with her family. |
Inc messages which passed between,the Queen 80
Lngand and President Buchanan over the
es OF the Atlantic cable. were published in l.
London papers of the 23d August, and ex.
q some comment, especially the despatch of Az Az,
Buchanan. A.,
he Daily News GAYS there is more of simnle
nifty in the queens message. but preatar hue
sp OF thought in tho Presidents resnonsa Baa
: perhaps dash Of ambitious straininr after Boo
Ct Bur
he News says also tina. it would have heen R Rro
er for the President to have omitted ,ha Bah
paragraph. Ben
ne London Times believes that tho Ocean B pa,
graph vii. oe the guarantee of perpetual Eerr
'e between the two countries.
Gem
New Orleans, Sept. ?. Carr
eaths by fever yesterday A. Cha
r., Caiu
Columbus Ohio, Sept 8. Cur
us morning Gov. Chase, in compliance with Cop
recommendation of a commission appointed c cass
Namine as 10 the sanity Of Albert Nvot. Ssh'
was sentenced to De hung to-day, has post.
"a the execution till the IIth Of December Pan
commission il composed OF Drs. Aal ana D,n,
70 and Judge Thurman, who was conesrn.
Or the State in prosecuting the ,barea Eato
uSt Myers '1o saaFse Emu
Esh
y ;, Washington. Sept. 4
=. fine, editor of the Chicago Herald ny ~
oeen appointed Marshal for the Noribarn Fox
ICY OF illinois, in the place Of Day;d.on Fox
wed. a'oh, Fink
hhanaer Mason has been ordered m n. Gest
hand OF tho receiving ship Peunsylyania Glow
oriolA, vice Ticker, detached. A' Gold
cut. James n. Barney has been oras.oa ). oens
'aVy Yard at Norfolk y Han,
=, Harp
ira n, ,.p. New York, Sept. 3. Menr
: ( D.. - no~ery, occupied by H. A. Pat s is
u u DEOS.. hardware / mann