The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-09-07
I III e DISPA TT. II.
TUESDAY MORNING. s EprEMBFn !. iss
The New York Quarantine Outra-

fUESpAf MuRNIN0........ .S EPTEMBER Z, 1883.
The New York Qnsrantine Outra.
ges.
| The reporter OF the New York Times graphical
y depicts scme Of the scenes during the destruc-
tion of the baiiiings:
catering through the breach In the west side Of
the wall, large party came down to the Women's
| Hospital, and began 90 remove the patients. The
scene WAS horrible. The poor creatures. IN every
stage OF suffering. some delirous from fever, and
Others In dying state, we're taken out upon their
| reeking mattresses, and placed one after another
/ spon the green sward IN the angie formed by the
two walls, and about fifty yards from the building.
One who had just died Of yellow fever was placed
in the covered bier, taken out and Get down close
| by the others. One Vas pointed out as just
breathing his last. The gaunt features and sunken
/ eyes Of these poor wretches they lay scattered
over the ground, were perfectly visible 10 the light
| of the burning dwelling behipd them. Burning
cinders fell In showers among them. 10 full view
before them was the noble edifce In which they
| had been sheltered and nursed, now wrapped in
| flames from basement to dome. The roar Of the
| flames, the clouds of dense smoke rolling upward
the fayious outcres of the mob, crazy with their
| in fernai work, all formed scene most horrible
| and impressive. Ar one time the mob were intent
on cariyiug the patients out into the street
through the hole in the wall, for fear that they
woulc he suifocated by the smoke aud flames II
| was only by strong remoustrances from q portion
| of the party that this was not done. The covered
/ way leading from the building to the privjes
torn down. so that the beat IRON 1t would not de-
stroT the sick people. Theee attentions to help.
| less creatures we're a redeening feature.
| Few of the outsiders ventursd 20 taxa q near
view of the efck, but conented themselves by get
ting siae-iopg look at them through the hole in
the wall. The fact that they were not in present
danger of destruction, appeared 20 satisfy them.
| and nobody inquired how they were to be provided
| for afterwards. They remained thus exposed to
| the excitement of this appalling spectacle during
the whole night, and three Of them died befre morn
ing. Their corpses remaiBed unburied with the
living. up to late hour, where they were left on
the grouad.
The fire was set in three or fonr places in this
building, but the centre of it. about the stairway
where the fire made most progress. The draft
upwards soon carried the flames up to the cupols,
which in fall blaze before the wings we'll
| under way. There was only light air from the
| south ward, which fortunately carried the smoke
and flames away from the iuValidf.
There was gang of fellows whose particular
| delight was the smashing in Of windows. They
| were each provided with short clubs, and whep
they reached the doomed building they first began
4 by breaking out the windows. While this was
| going on others entered the place; one carried q
! haltgslIon measure filled with camphene, which
he poured out freely upon the pile of inflammaois
materials already prepared by his comrades, aud
| then the whole was set off with match. When
| the fire was well underway they passed to the
| next, and SO
By far the largest number of those engaged in
| this outrage were boys and young not over Is
| or 20 years of age Many were Irish and Dutch !;
| n big potbellied, lager-bioated specimen of the
| latter nationality, with ireman's cap, was q
ring leader. though evidently under the direction
| of the Rand master Of ceremonies Ray Tompkns.
| Whi,e the mob. drunken and infnriated, were
bsttering away with huge piece of timber at the
! high brick wall which hanks the Hospital grounds
| on the lower side, the sick from the Wognen's
| Hospital were lying in the oren air on the inner
| side Of the wall. Messrs. Wood and Egbert, two
Of the controlling spirits Of the mob, were appeal
1 l. r.k,. n -.
| in It's fall would surely kill the patients. Through
| their representations those outside of the wall
were induced to forego thsir previously expressed
| determination to throw the wall down.
In the coffin hon far to the of the wome's
Hospital there were 20 or 80 cofiins; all of these
were destroyed. The boiy of the engineer of the
Philadelphia, who died of yellow fever just before
| the Hospital was fired, lying in the building
when the inceadaries approached it. The sick
men and women, in their night clothes, Just arisen
weakened with illness and dreadfally excited,
were thronging about Dr. Bisseil on the open
grounds adjoining the building, crying alsud and
,st eching him t. ssve then. "Will they tu-n us !?
VIII they burn Us 70 they would repea, cIingiDg
to him. The physicians did all they could to quiet
the poor creatures. At this time it stated that
the body ofthe head man was inside the hospital
SoAe were for letting it remain there, to be con-
sumed with the building, but Jim, the "dead man."
as he is called of Quaraetin (he takes charge Of
all the corpses of dead patients) rushed into the
Hospital and seizng the body. carried it out Ia his
arms, auu thlu IL Uu u picI Opeu aI.
The parties fw howere arrested at Staten Island
for burning the Quarantine buildings all car
ried to New York. Saturday, and baied In the sum
| of $1,000 each. The Herald Of Sunday says:
The sick were all removed yesterday to an old
| barn, used by DR.. Thompson. aud were we'll cared
| for during the night. The excitement has, how
ever, effected several of the yellow fever patients
Three are said to have died during Friday afternoon
aud Saturday morning. Some eight persons were
| brought up from the lower Quarantine on Friday
1 n thay sir rrft hor.
taken from the ship Liberty, on Friday; only one
could be found of this lotail the rest having got
| away aud come up to the city. One of the men
who died on Friday night was the engineer of the
| steamer Philadelphia.
Several of the citizens who were at the burning
| of the buildings have been taken siek-among
| them Mr. Burns, the hotel keeper-but it is not
| known ifi is with yellow fever. -..-e
The Herald adds: r--
The police sent down from New York cut a sorry
| figure during the day. They had nothing to do
| but gaze at the vessels in the stream, march
| around The walls, or imbibe lager or some more
| stronger beverage at Burns Hotel, which was
their favorite resort. The residents of the town
greatly annoyed at their repeated visits from
the grounds, some in shirt sleeves and others in
| their full uniform. The Board Of Health in the
| afternoon deputed a member to wait upon Captain
Walling, who is in command to request him that
| his men should be kept within the walls, which
| the captain promised
| The breaches in the walls have been all boarded
oyer and police constable stationed at each, with
| y rifle OF new design, manufactured by a New
Haven CompaG, aud superbiy mounted 10 his pcs
| session. This piece Of armament is said to fire II
shots ia and be easily carried under
the coat There several rumors af cat
that two Commrs of Police (Messrs N ye and Bowen)
we're rome what interested in obtaining patent
| for the rife in question and in It's sale, aud that
| that this as merely an advertisement to ''show
| of he formidable eapon. here can be no doubt
| however, that the poice cannot carry their arms
| in military style. Squads during the day made =
circuit of the enclosures, marching two abreast,
some with their rifles shouldered, whilst others
| "trailedn them along in most neglle manner, ,
the captain in some instances enjDying his Havana
| They were gazed upon and admired by the Staten
| Islanders, whilst some very pungent remarks
we're made, such as ssfbey have locked he stable
when the horse is gomez s'Is it not a pity they
were late to Zee the freworks?" ard such sayings
| However, the police maintained that good huuor
for which they 30 characteristic. and towards
the afternoon, outside the wals,a determination
| betw cen them and the citizens was accomplished.
Low NEcKHD DRkssEs.--In the early days Of
Pennsylvania there was ,law which stated as fol-
| lows: "That if any white femsie, OF ten years or
upward, should appear In any public street, lane,
| highway, church, courthouse, tavern, ballroom,
theatre or any other place ofpuhlic resort, with
naked ehouldera H. q, low necked dresses.3 being
able to purchase necessary clothing, shall forfeit
and nav a foe. not less than one nor more than
| two bundIei delars." Tire closing paragraph OF
| the law however, permitted women OF questions
BILE character to bare their shoulders, as badge
| Of dist,nction between the chaste and unchaste
TEE GorKnsoasHIr or HEsaAsKA TsRHIroRr.-we
learn from Washington that Governor Richardson.
Of Illinois, has resigned the Governorship Of Ne
braska Territory, and that deputation is now oD
It's way TO Washington city to ask the Executive
TO appoint Col John A. Parker. oil iienrico, ss 70
the fioyernorship of that Territory. IL will be
remembered thst Col. Parker filled the ONCE OF
Register of Lands in Nebraska some time ago. This
expression OF popular sentimeut in appreciation OF
his merit il every way creditable and compliment
taTy.- Enquirer.
Toxr BusNs.--Anthony Burns, Of famous memo
ry, 10 new living In Maine. II was reported 70
some of the papers that be had been arrested for
some crime; IL turns out that white man, by
the same name, had been committed to prison