The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-03
ONE CORPSE BURNE
The Sick Removed by the Mob and
the Buildings then Fired.
ONE MAN SHOT AND FIVE WOUNDED.
The Dead and Dying Exposed to
the Open Air.
HISTORY OF TEE QUARANTINE War,
&c., DO, &C


grounds was totally destroyed, with the exception Of
the principal female hospital, known ss the s..
Nicholas.
o excite mont at Staten Island was most fense hun
seSs Of persons being copgregated and about the Land
nd taking over the affair The scene nteed Was beyond
description; the grass covered with sh six many
suffering the intense agony large majority o. the
sck however, provided with every accom-
modstion In The prison hou;e, the only building
now standing. Az to the cause Of she dre there
no doubt but tha. arranged by the ncendares 70
nre the buildings Wednesday night, - the manner In
which wAs done shows that their plsne had al been well
arranged before the work commeuast The first tha.
wac known Of the intention to destroy the buildings
e appsassnce n abor nve hundred persons a. tbs uppor
gate on line Of the wall Or. Khonpson Was In
gsxnNy msda aware OF he fecs, whsn he ordered
the steyedorcs to te aroured ae hal given
NE above order than the old smallpox hospital the
upper end OF The srounes discovered 10 be fire.
Every one within the grounds awake; but !.
wss found tha. mob strong for them - at
temp. drive them away. DR.. Bisse som hs
the are took gun up 10 the snsllpox hospital
where he large number Of straw beds piled under
sbe piszzss and bar1rg tremendous rate. he
Ersed with the mob, but 70 purpose they instantly
drove him from the place. They then proceeded TO the
shantes extending along the weet wAil-ten In
ber- and fred each Of them, first, however, remov.
ing the sick-Amorg them some o. the smallpox
patients, about fifteen in number The mob ap-
psared, while destroying the sLsniles, In q greas
rtaie OF excitement. They would toto the taree
shartes not fired and straw bed, and then take
Rto where the ire was, setting the beds Are alter
which they would return with the burning beds and
throw them into the shanties Ia this they de
stroyed every When Dr. Bissel nrst wont gu. 10
remonstra.e against their conduct he knocked down
and compelled to ny for his li'e Af,er the shantiss
had been nred, they proceeded 70 the turnhouse
several small cut.ioufes, the deAdhou.e cshouse aud
carriage house all Of which they fred and which were TO-
y destroyed They took the dead cart and ano.her
wagon that the groun5s, su1 them into the
IRE The coal yard conts snng about eoo TONS next
visited BY mob, ana all the coal dest.oyed. 10
ra q The ahapes were twenty afy os COAL
which ss1 consumed. The caggsgs juse, coliap-
ioss.ser Win ,Se sns,as snd so feet Of nose thus iiDg
Oh chance Ur the saoe TO arrest the progress OF
The residence 0f Dr. Thompson. Here they ordered every
person oct of the house. Mf1 homploE, Who was con-
naea - hsr bed bat 70 BE- coavsJcd from tae house ia
on the outsioe Of The wall DR. Thompson succeeded In
gc.aGg pcrloo ol bis library before tho asus drove
ssvsd rhe bui6lns w1s, however, t,.aliy Destroyed
During auempt mace BY the stevedorss 70 extiogush
In the neck With buck sho He brought % the New
Yerk Hos ns, but hs recovery Is coDsidered doubtful
remained In and about the Quarantine GROUNDS
until pea dsyIrh whom they all lefl kmops tnem
we're aany wen known cilzens Of the island, none OF
art buIdns was done by two persons one Of whom the
ssevedores attempted 70 arrest bat h9 Afterwards
liberated by Of tie doctors connected Win the Qua
rhe sick That we're removed from me shanues we're
pacsd BY the mob about tuo hundred yards from III,
IRE fss morning, however, many wsre Jet lying about
.sa.a lay ug sy .ss "a: q u: -. store :, VAN M
vass v~ recied over nsr 70 keep he sun on She ap
peArsd 70 be suffering very htecsely but no attempt ws
NcSolss we're sSa men Win yelio- fever one Of whom
was said 70 DO dying strange 70 ssy no Ives were lost
bu, u y supposed several VII die from the exc'ssneni
many Of ne mob, when told 70 leave The ground,
claimed that they ve'e there only A. nremen, and denied
having ytning TO do With hging The buildngs.
no rtone wall Knocked down in two places the
western aide, which, from appearaDoe was no doubs
ares, ihe progress The flames they driven bscs
by the mob and 10 several INSTANCES ristos placed n
ai,eupi 70 pui ous the flames they would blow their
bra.ns ort
10 lhs 6a-n tssre aSou, ten tins Of hay and now
carriage, 81 Of which we're destroyed.
Serat lodd, of tho Haroor poles, hand with
hts men, and h0iDg tSsi he c9ui do n,,ang with hs
BOsiswau oBren, with nvs Of hs men, 70 this city for
ne dwelling of nr Thompson, the Health oTcsr,
vas burned, NOT a timber Of Il remaining. In short,
en- me hospitals, excepting the one II tho entrance
snS o-er. ~s and us s. oSs
arc now Gro xded the patients from al the bospias con
bined Some sixy passcsgsrs from tne scsmer Enp.re
nve days, vho mads their escape In The confusiOn
attending The burning. Therc . little or no or
riterenl sScut the place, and business ~ pro.
esedIps nside the walls as. usual One shot,
n h said accidentally, by Que OF ne physcAns lie
erUTss ST.s. M me Sss I ssns % ~ sve credit 70 the
physicians for sher perseverance, and determination In
avlng and caring for tee .ick, tomporary Inershsve
tbc dead house, and Dr. Thompeon's dwelling, stables
end outhouses and sso all the Doctors private ps1ers
q u. ysss, ana s.vs no, ye, Seer r.ia,nsi % Tao
Of this unfortunate conaagrsiou may be traced V
resolution of The Board Of Health o. Cssuston, whca
sbey p~sed the lit lust ten O'Clock a NJ all ths
members being present except Ar Frslne aod also the
dests The folio sing sre the resolutions -
Resolved That the whole Quarantine sn iooAt
nis ia the mts q dense populsn9n has seesme
ss.h sssolsion 70 ss doors o e people q ne
Resolved Tsss nnisapse n'oerssle TO be By
the citizen. q lhsse any longer; ~.
protect sem'eve y as,rs I ssesss Su
Xw Borcs secre,sry.
These resolutions were pos,ei throughou, the Island
and on "Wednesday evening large conoourse q tbe rest
Of staten Island from ali quarters assembled Fort
Hill, Of the forts orown up BY the Hesssns during
the revolution. The resolutions ~ere submitted % tho
meeting carefully read and hey wsreth aeked they
would or would support The Board Of Hessh. IN,
rcsut wss that ptooesscn formed snd protested
70 the Quarantine grounds wherethe wok Of dastruoJn
ocrnmorced. From the st.temenu Of beta sies, rn.h
We publish, viii bs thai brea % msae
70 me wall ater The Intellectual attempts Of ths
srnmea % gain admWsuce when they I'D 20, rot
dfop Of wstsr was thrown or the burning
ra,s bul all Nss perDittsd 10 be despcyed
ttty however, usng their endeavors 10 save and oros
sick. ihe ceue hawever, a. deucribci = us, upst
have been really heart rendtng. Sick maiu,od ara IN
ebed people ~ all countries, unabe 70 leave their beda
sDd sn'eebled, ioo, By the Influences Of s5utfn ce
hus died 40 they were snd bcrue without noss ag1 10
cid aoeptsre and the frigbGul glare of the rrs Csn
esg r.si0n ghev caref for well they oss,bis
ovid be the non Infectious paitnss we're promptly sem
y Renoe's Leland, whilst Ne yellow fever J0x agg
shsr c,rcs accommodated IN The only building left
ssafrg wncl Formerly used a iail, aud staste
yser ns entrance a. the Quarantine gate. All the other
tun ugs azsd 10 tbs grnuud, and The only prigAa
6errea left standing Mr. Ieckcs Dr. wRssrs agd
a. ssrAepers Ur fbcmrsons residence presents rsal
n mesncholv sebt Of this beautiful house no.
hEg new nmalts bui the shattered walls About NE