Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-09-10
THE QUARANTINE RIOT

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force OF about ono thousand armed NOV ', s.
sailed the northwest corner of tho va IS" as,
tearing It down, passed into the enclosur, sl,
set fire to the shanties used az bosni,aI. qua e
yellow fever and small pox patients nv WI
large brick building on the bill colioa IA, N
"St. Nicholas was also fred and cossn,a ''o
The mob broke in the iron rates 70 ~
main entrance also, and the engines woro W, y.
ken in but the hose was cut, and tho eromaS
exhibited no disposition to cxtinguisb ga
fire. 'he
The mob deliberately entered the sevo..,
hospitals, and removing the sick. piled s,raa,
beds and bedding in the doorways and ,,;.
dows' and set them on fire.
DIR. Thompson, the health officer. calledt;.
men--about sixty in number-into his bo,at
and armed them with muskots. but the eo,o,
was too powerful to render any attemn, y
oppose them successful The harbor poi;oo
were all on duty in their boats. but tho ,noI
was beyond their control when they reacb,I
the ground. One Of Dr. Thompson's sto,a
dores was shot in the back with a ball ami
buckshot
The inmates Of Quarantine were in , stat.
of great excitement, fearing that the mob in.
tended to take their lives. DR.. Bssen m,
musket to the head Of one Of the harbor no.
lice and came near shooting him.
The doctors have all feel
A boat Of the harbor police was dispatched
to the city for assistance. While the boat
was on its way here, large sturgeon jumped
into it, nearly staving it to pieces
1t was believed when the boat left. that
the mob intended to RAE the whole Of ,he
Quarantine buildings to to the ground
THE DEsrRUorIoN or NEW YoRK QuAR.
ANrrNE.-NEw York. Sept 2. 1t is ascer-
tanned that the burning of the Quarantine
buildings at Staten Island was decided upon
at a meeting Of the citizens held yesterday at
Castleton. Ray Thompkins and Thomas
Burns, hotel-keepers were active at this meet
ing. The Board of Health Of Castleton also
posted handbill, signed by the chairman
and secretary, in which the Quarantine estab-
lishment was denounced as a nuisance too in
tolerable to be borne, and recommending the
citizens to protect themselves by abatinr il
without delay.
The plan was to burn all the buildings
and, placing the sick in barge. tow them 10
the city and leave them anchored off the Bat.
terry. The number of the sick are cighty-oue.
several Of whom are near death No dis.
guise was attempted by the mob
1t is said they intend to burn the remain.
ing buildings tonight, but the presence Of
the police will probably prevent it,
New YonE Sept, s. The remainder Of
the quarantine buildings at Staten Island
were burnt last night The conAagratiop
commenced soon after the adjournment of a
meeting Of the citizens Of Richmond county.
Among the buildings burned were the six
cottages occupied by the boatmen of the sta
ton, the large mansion occupied by DR.. Wal.
Ter, deputy health officer and the fine brick
dwelling house of Dr. Bissel The furniture
had been removed from the buildings. excent
ing the first named Dr. b., though warned
Of the intended burning, refused to move an
article The mob, it is said. was led by Raw
Iompkins, Chief Engineer Of the Staten Is.
land fire department, who appeared in his
hremcn's uniform
detachment Of United States marines
were present but only to guard the govern
mont property
No attempt was made by any one to stop
the flames
Second Dispatch Soon after midnight the
female hospital was set fire to and wholly
consumed. 1t contained sovonty-fvo patients.
the orass Ria, lo,,,,,, ~, 49,. 49, 1 nm
.csident nb.s;oioa., wy .o'i',,.. anu 'ue
.till Am eIc ,,.ba-a ,,,',. NV az o'.ns
MON. roycro1 n;, ~, u,''''', ec uullnS 'no
the bnrninc bniid;n,s VI 'P''NS iio'
The fire department was present. but did
nothing to stop the confagraton.
The Seventh Regiment Of our city bad been
notified to hold themselves in readiness for
this emergency, but up to last adyices had
not been called out.
Our marine reporter says that the United
States revenue office was among the property
destroyed at quarantine.
Three Of the sick have died from the heat
and exposure and are yet lying under the
trees where they died.
New YoRK. Sent. 2 Tho co,,r,issiona.. -
Emigration and tho Roard ~ Hi h,i5
meetings to-d,v - -. ~. l'',
staten Island. The natients of tho W ~
Hospitals. whose sickness Is No, co,,a',ia'''
ire 10 he renewed ., W.. 'g .r,
-est are to remain in n nart Of tbe hn;ldinc
which is st;I sts,d;r,, r., e.. DD''u'"5
md sufficient noI;cc forco mel .;,L "a
IRE to be sent down IN onarant;no -
Il is rumored that military torco NH ~
sent down to night. The suffering a,nonr
he sick who were left exnosed mo, Ho