Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-09-07
THT MOB ATTACH ON THE HOSPITAL BUILDINGS
AZ STATEN ISLAND

Fnrilr FactsralTs.N "riy all Tie QrT'Epm
BnHdugs D5,'vg.A- %,c,.d PRISONS IH010Ad-
Oac Cmy.,e Enrncd Egposn,, II IL. >.,a, g.
W. gave. AN account y--,-r.imy -: III" vir.,ft ID
In,-;r.;ion Ui the mob al Staten island Nw y TX.
"Wednesday night. 1t appears Tie mob took aG-
vantage at The telegraph Celebration ard excitement
~ New IJfl; city TO carry gu; their designs. On
wednesday, morning u large n.c-ting. SAID T.. have
been cnn2G'ri OF mHuv at HI respectable ciZ-i-
and property Gwfrrs ui the Lizard he'll: a, Car
Teton, AMI adopted tho following resolutions:
Resolved, Tia, the Whole Qnarahnn establish
i-nt. located ii il ia The i;.iie,t 81 d"ri" pHpun
,;u hss become peat and and nuisanGn u. the mos
.~liou- character, bringing d-;,h an. dc.oia0n To-
very doors Ut the people of the towns of Csst-ton
+ Hti Suuihteld.
Resolved. That il is Nuisance into.rGb'- 81 lee
b"rn., hy the ciiiX-nr al these towns any longer.
Resolved. That this bUHrd recommend thu CI;IHuS
oi ihs county 70 project themselves by n5aug .bis
shom,,:no- 'u;1nnrp without delay.
! An informal motion that ih- n-rIin:, constitute IT.
sit committee of the Who'll. carry uut the spirit
nnnninliy sui, natural rrsn.t, the meeting con
ribued their quota 10 the cahs iliumnaIrns ol the
evening by making bonfire OF the quarantine build
ng- From the N-w York pnpsr- ot Friday W.
make Up the fulIo~ing detailed account 81 the work
| ol the mob wednesday, night:
The irs, that wss know ot "a. lnrnlion 10 destroy
The buildings the appearance. Of about tive huG-
died person. 81 the upper gate IN lne vi the
The .aci when he ordered the rsvedGres - b. Groue-
H. mad no srJne. given tb- above order than be oil.
small p,x hospital lnoccup.-d nn the upp"r end oi
the grounds GIaoOv-red IL te on ire. Ever ore
within i.i, grouB,!a soOn awake; but II found
That the mob was ton strong ior them 10 attempt /"
d ive t!l.in away
Dr. Basel. "a soon ~ h. sGw The fire. taus hs gun
and run up the email pox hospital where H. found
in! .. number Of straw beds piled under he pezzs-
and burning d, tremenduous rate. H. demonstrated
| ri,i Ia. H. % M ley IL ami Y
drove him from tha place. Ih-y 'hrn pr"r-sd-I 10
the ahAnfIe- eyiendlng along the Vert wall 10 III
numh"i) and fred -ich Of them. hrs:, however r.
moving thu Among them som- cot ihe email pDs
patients -nrp1t H. in number The mot appeared,
With Destroying ina -haniss IN great -h- oi =
cii.in"n:. They wJG. ran mo III sinG'i-s Eot
hre,! aud s-cur. STRAW bed, and liirn take II 10
whr-- thu fir. was, settling III. bed. tire; after
winch they would return with the burning beds and
throw them into the shantcs Ia this msGg-r IN. j
| DESTROYED every on-. When Dir. bi.-"l Gf., went
| out to demonstrate against th-ir rondGCt h. was
knocked down and Comp lied To fly tor IL i..
After the sliantes had neeu fret! they proceeded "a
the burnhouse. several sinai out houses, The dead
house, ice.bonse aud carring- house, all OF which they
fred and which were totally destroyed. They even
took The dead cart snd another WAY that was "h
the groun1 aud ran thrIn into the irr. lrc"a! yho
containing about 6IIj tons vs-':-i ny 'iI-
mob nrd eli the coal destroyer il --vrfs. 81 tie
sa.uti-s etJg twenty % Iii y ton. Of col "h''t
WIS .lso consumed Tie baggage h"r.c -'nth'h'ns
u large amount % b.gsa,,n vs. totay Gtsir"y-d' Il"
g-her with Inc engine aut ~ LOG. at ho.'' th;ia cu'
mug OF any cnsncr Tor using Tho 10 arr--i The
progr--. OF he t,nos lhs 'nou. III " CLOCK tneh
| proceeded 10 the residence If Dr. lnompsoE iis
} they ordered every person ut OF lie h0u'e. .his
, Thompson. who WAS coGaL.i 70 her bed hed 10 "
conveyed from ;Ge tOus- chair aud wac taA-n ~
the residence OF Mr Fountain. on the outside u I've
wall. DR.. Thompson succsed-d 10 getting 3 p'''Io"
OF hs library before the unrs dFo'- hih 'sVHi 'e
4, dwelling. Some of his furniture Wa a!s' sa'eu'
raa building WAS, however totally DESTROYED
During the airenp, made by 'h- -ie'-d'ffs 10 *
Nnth-ws wa. shn, in the u-c. with buck s.1ot. lii
recovery IS cor,sd-r-d doubtful Five "ti'rE' were
yrounned, and il IL reported taat corpse ~"s con
sumed III the flames. Tn, mob REMAINED Nv n'f'