New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-03

10 Marie, have lsnisi 1t Qus-sn.ine TO Protse. 10
Cove,rmep, property and ths turbulent tone AseV %
u-ey.itr., hss perceptiby sba;ed. VAST WIZ D no
i,.ue Of he night, ho~sver, uoboiy csn tei. o'me
hing terrible s looked for. T1s men IN me QuAsa
,;os are under arms; they have removed ,ner fa'n'
80 f,om the cotf.ess ou.side and srs noE prepirei
kr the worst. Those marines, hove yer, naVe qa's
ovs,con,s the Richmond County incendi4'es'
Joxrs'. Horr1. Tompkinsvile, S.s'en Island,
Thursdsy-MdrioSbt- }
NvI.s. d;,pstch Informed you that the arrival OF 11e
r,;,.5 S.s,es Marines hsi pu. 8 dsnpsr upon the
reenjsry Ndor Of the Staten Islsnders. Soon ai'St
tina. however. Mr. Eusruei B. Hart, the Surveyor oi
the por.. and Mr. Locke the Boarding Officer aPpsarsa
At the b.r-room of Nautilus Han, snd IN the course
If conversation with your reporter sud others II sous
bov leaked out that the UGited States marines ~
tended 10 disrespect whatever 70 the Satsn ls'od'
ere. In fact, il wss stated in various ways, tnH
thew had positive orders to guard ths Uni,sd
Sas. property and nore o.ber and that they wsre 20
well discipre ed that under no pretsnse would they
step yord the lre of their duty. Or course, IL Sss
not intended that this should resch the ears OF MI
R.y Tompkns or any ether Staten Islander but 90 ne
how Mr.. Tompkins managed 70 pass IN the vicinity OF
the oraces and soon after the crowd without were
alive with excitement. Fcfasing parties procured sup
plies CT straw from the neighborng stables csmpaene
cars bottles CT turpenne jars of tar ana bundles os
shavipgs sprurg I'D or every hand. Then few little
torches twuhd in the upper part of The street lesdirg
from the ferry, and wsOdirg my wsy thi.her found
near south.west srgle OF the Quarantine wal, where
the ak cottages of the eath.O Officers bostmsn were
situated, piles of furoiue, guarded by women. Iney
seemed ovis enough, srd stated that they had been
kindly advised beforehand that il IVES the intention OF
TIE citizens 10 ilumnst their dwellings, so they had
ctrcuded TO vacste.
There was large crowd, and presently 8 few PSF
sors began to enter the cottages with torches. Soon
Eight fame care curling up from the first floor OF the
lowest ore. Then come conbustibs substance WAS
added, which flashed up fer,ely-the shutters aud
| doors were torn of and placed on the pile, the
Hoor smashed through and after half an hours coax
ing the cottage was on ire-he flames bursting out Of
the windows and licking over the caves. The other
cottages were then fred in succession, but the tls
tene erents did not get well on fire without good deal
| OF trimming.
| Dr. Wsler's Deputy Health Officer house lust
below, fire three-story frame dwelling was fired IN
like manner the leaders bursting in doors and windows
unhapeirg shutters aud kindlng great hesps OF com
bustibles on the noors. The furniture had been re
moved during the day and the house was soon sheet
| Of fame.
| Below this house again was the fine residence OF
Dr. BisseI the resident physician Handsome three
| story brick house. This the mob said, I" Must be
saved' whereupon it was sacked ike the Others, the
doors and shutters untung end piled up ia bonires
within. Oil, csmphens ard other stufs wers added,
| and the whole building soon blsze Ihe Old
doctor with sturdy independence refused TO take out
his fun ture, preerrrg to sacrifice slratherthan COM
premise bis dignity.
When these res began the alarm bell of the village
was rurg and the engines brought out. The fire.
men, however did nothing but look on while the FORE
men beloved orders that were not to be obsyed
The property Of the State is being rapidly consumed.
The people look on with quiet complacercy; the
women even joke ard laugh and the incsndaries are
led by Mr. Ray Tompkins in his fremeu's uniform, and
| Tom Garrett in the Uniform of Mr.. Mose.
The work ia being slowly and surely accomplished.
The next building to be attacked is the Female Hos.
ps in which IS patients, sick of yellow fever,
smallpox and kindred disorders This devastation will
cease only with the destruction Of ell the buildings be-
| loeg gng to the State at Quarantine.
force Of 25 well AIMED men could sweep the whole
| herd of villins away.
p. S-l2:3O q. m.-The fine old Hospital, s spler-
did buldirg is pow on fire. ard the flames are burst
ng out ofthe roof A few hours, and the work will be
pshej. The sick have been taken out, and are
now on the grass plat betFe the two fresthe Hos
pital and the Resident Physicians house under a
shower yf sparks. God pity them. Where viii ell
his ED
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