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

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whei The Quarantine must and ought to b. removed
from to present ursuitabis location. Why, Sir the
Ting is enough to drive the people mad. Property.
ers cs.not sell; they c.nrot removes they mus.
xsy 20 ,uve, perhspe and be 10 constan: danger Of
sacrificing their own and their families lives. OF
cou,.e, don spprovs Of and have always refused to
Join n any conspiracy or organized ncendiarism; no
ore 20 fax as krow, knows snythirg about such an
cement. but the sact IT, the people couldn't stand
the nuisance, and where they ars all Of mind, who is
70 puDsh whonto convics them, i 'h't should % s.,
tempted !"
Bat" ssked sn nqusitive person. " were no, The
residents and property owners aware of the vicinity Of
tbe Quarantine when they took up their abode, or
puIchastd property rear il Did they not knowingly
incur whatever ,isk or responsibility there might b.
in the location or puIchasel
" Ate getber another question, Sir nuisance is
buissrce and must be sbated."
Anopg The most earnes. in his expression. Sss ore
senk man Of whom il was rema ked that he hal made
bis money years seo when be self occupied the
position of head Of the establishment against which
be Was Lveighipg so strongly.
As he day advar ced, tne group, bscsme more ru-
merous and eIhisya,ed, ard ireluen. drinks were
tslen 10 stimulate the energies wasted by the e1e,-
tipped bis tumbsr, ard Significantly offered as q
tos.t, Protection to tie QuNsntce and luck to the
fremen who t,ed last night - save it,. This ex-
pressye .oas; was received with loud merrimen..
The me It obtuse observer could scarcely IA, 10 no
tce the srpearsnce Of secret underst Mding or in
formation between the perscns suot o. all Of whom
were "as thick as friends shoulS ever %.
There we're bu. & few people from the city present,
~ t-v.N.k
ets, drawn tbither in expectation CT grand rash OF
curious people to the ras. These soon retired IN
disgust, wondering what benefit the burning of Qar-
sntire had been.
STATEMENT OF THOMAS BURNs
The following stemept was yesterday moraipg
given 70 our reporter By NJ. Thomas Burns Ia1dlori
Of tie hotel a. Qua-antre, and foreman of Neptune
Ereine Company No. g. The first a..rn Of ire WAS
about O'Clock or quarter past, when ire wss
inside of the Hospital yard vert to the ensinebouse
ard helped TO get the epgre out; We took ii down 70
the gate, but they would not lot n then ordered
the ergLe up the ros3; the number present on TIE
ergine was about twenty, which is haf cur idil
Iunbtr; we cane up along the walk 20 what
We supposed was suitable position, and broke
through the wall, but after batte-ing through, we
found steep bill, which We could not rsss with
the short wheels of the engine ] went through the
breach, with many others. snd went down 10
n ore favorable place, when | c.l-d 10 our boys 20
come down ano breSk through 70 get 81 ths fire
ipst then met DR.. Wslser lSbo has charge OF the
yellow fever pa'isnsb armed with 4 mGsket and
bsyonet ard one OF his employees srmed with pis-
.ol; they preseuted Their weapOns st ne sad my
frierjs and press nted pistol sad said would de-
frrd myself; DR.. Walssr said, 90 kn)w you, Mr..
Bvrns;' ssid J. "D.ct9r, you must rot stop NJ, for
we must come in here es nr4msn; the docto. re
piled, We don't want ergne IN here at eili stand
L. l..l ba
was then raging fer beyond him we hoaliy got one
I'll CINE in through the wall ard down 10 ern We
the stretched our hose but before We hld got the
hose stretched they werecut tn.mlstnsy osen lone
by persoIs side for had nen to Eatch the hOee tui
IL Vas stretched; No. 1 and No. ). which came in
sf.erWsid, also had their hose our; We c,u'd do
rothing 10 stop TIE hre and did not attempt ~
slterwsId they arrested msn n-med O'HaIs. who
lives on the North eide. and belongs to No 4; ana
vent with others TO DIR. Bissel and demanded his
releste; robody bad muskets but The employees IN,
Dr Bss. and DR.. Wslser that they must not llck up
our uen who hsd been doing nothing, and toey let
them ont; d.. Thompsoss house know rothing
AZ cut, but presume they oil caught from tbs ss ne
spek tie employees refused 81 ls5 Us IN, refused 10
81 O.. where tre wsier 70 bs hsd, nosrer tasn
tl- river ard ttere Is no question but tney cut or
hoses pistcls ard gus were go:ng oil all around us
whie we were there: the Only man saw rare
pufket 10 shoot was Dr. Welser, who raised
fis sur to NE; / helped 10 remove tie sick
in tie bUrirg buildings, which ~sre very few mls
cftrtm we're aba 10 nelp ,hfmelves; carried one
German womsn in sbs SUI slpoX hospital cut IN my
srms in her bed; / took her 10 d eafs plaza aud al
the lex were cared for; they 10 the main budiug
which s ,iil standing; hsG spsnt the day with my
family in Nev.York; tley remsned 10 see the HUM
, attn sId fire works, but came back TO relisye my
.s,kterer ip the o'clock boat; nsd heard tbreats
10 bnrn the Quarantine perhaps every day Tor toe
,st two yesrs but had ntimatio that Tas 10 Do
stten pied last right; duicg the Right eaired down
To cur Company pail of brandy sad water, Tor tneS
were al suffering Tor oTrk.
STATEMENT OF NASH, TIE COOPER.
NJ Nash, cooper employed within the Quarantine,
sist.d tha. when tas alarm fret sIack ne ran up
70 the gate AID slofg the wal as for ss tn' '' Us
n.rnit,eJ b where Dr. Waser lives; two or three
'lorcsto,enep. belonging 10 tue Il,rd came s'cng
ard told him tho fre was on the bl g man named
Rs,mepd ard az other ran with him to whsre tne first
.hed vas burning; head nen shouting, "ssvs this
to,titsl." ard there Was q Tremendous to doi saw
cula sop the frs With :sx buckets Of water, if
rad help oslsd for help and went to work on the
burning shed, which connected with the large
bucIg; didn't know, OF couIse, tAa, the hfe hal
beef set no to help, out after thro"iDs on
few pals of water some called out 10 stop n; sald
they, Mash. yeu can DO no god, come down; taen
/ saw DR.. Bissel snsp muske. three tass ct
crowd OF men lying IN the COM there were iour o.
them then fGw the sieVedOfe VINO WAS Killed lHe s
Swece ara don't know bis nsyDe) run around the
cofrer OF tie building, and stout lrsbmse, WHO
works in the wssh.house c. ne after hin win Hus
ket and ire il end the fell; Dr.. Tnon npson wss
ret prtse nj, ard they ssid ne .as iocELg oier
rture like SCI slble man; | know that seyen men
went to hin duIEg the ght and offered 10 hop hlm
tlis wss while the hre Was burning; tney were al
stsveGoIes, ard wanted 70 curry tasori oijl are
# the whole of the buildings vera buroed, eut nso
10 haId in it; Ispppose | must 90 toasy ard give
DysehuP.
MR. RAY ToMPKINs's STATEMENT.
Mr. Raw Tor pkirs. WHO is the Chief OF the Fire