The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-04

on the crowd, but there was no attempt t conssslen
Ray Iompans Garrett and others were leading Toe on
was arrested for little while By OF meo, bat
Yet 80 again.
wearied in his exernons both pr spsrsy aai
comfort the sick. He has slept hours
OF the nIe and has mover left the grounds
Hs house. furniture, library, &c have been destroyed
both he, his wife and children ~ithout shell
ter. Mr. Walser and her children yesterday SIT
ting near The sick, and psrskng Of scany repast with
both the doctorr Dr. WaIser assistant an OF The
Marine Hospital, says
DIR. wALsERs STATEMENT.
Tho nyst mtmaton had Of the dre was ab0u. nine
O'Clock. went up to the hospitals and from
10 ten men some engaged in applying lighted torches 10
amphere on the buildings begged OF them to desist
but they did not heed aud called for aseistAnce
while the fellows fed Inext saw named o. Hare
throwing straw and other conbustble materials over
Rhanty +. ran towards him and threatened to shoot
him, although my gun was not ioaaed vheu be ptsousy
prayed for his life and about 10 tske him to the pr
SON. but two man came and rescued him. next saw
about twelve come from Tho upper Of Quarantine
towards me o.fnng snanties, when hailed them and
told them that would shoot the hrst who advanced
step nearer the shantes whereupon they An ran off,
next saw number Of men under the lead OF promi-
nent individual In Tom k.nsvne, breaking down the
wa, and requested them 70 dess again threatening
10 sbeot them, whom two Of them came towards nae
offered the slightest resistance to them or speak another
word lsvelled my eun towards ono OF the men,
when gentleman q the island said "Donr you level
gun u IN Anerican-bsckl" repiej You are not
Americana you bastArds and 1iares you have
murdered ena OF the poor sick men {audiag TO patton.
who died after having been romcvod from the Yellow
Fever HcspitA), and his blood be your hest.o At
this time many Of the poor sick fellows lag around
grass had 70 have the sick removed the hos
psal, where smaloox, yellow fever, ship fever dyson
terry and scarlet fever patents al in the ssrne
wards. Ny opinion is that the trials md sxcemel
which they have passed through will ia many cases end
fatally There about eighty patients treatment
Rt the time OF the hre mary Of them a dying condition
Tho eight shantes Consumed est about thousand d.
lars apiece In each bupg fro forty nfiy Iron
bedsteads, which wec worth sbeut three thousand dol
lars IN addition TO these, bedding 70 tho amount Of
nine hundred dollars destroyed besides about eight
hundred dollars worth OF furniture such chairs &c.
Three thoufapd dollars worth OF coal with the shed in
which was stored, also consumed The two large
hospital buildings probably worth AT $50 COO
He then described hs own l0ss and the
Thursday night and addsone man. Mr.. Dnk, assistant
engineer Of tho steamship Philadelphia, and believe
from some part Of Maine, died last night, about ten mi
nutes before the fire conmspced We have forty lbree
sick altogether, but able 70 walk about. We
have seventeen Of yellow fever but only four dan
gerous think that DIX, the engineer might hsv
been saved ss IL was hopeful case.
Dr. Warer states that be bad eighteen yellow fever pa
NeDts on Thursday night four only Of VII danger
ousy i'll, and died mr. pik) during the night One
OF these cases has been Ia the hospital since the st inst
number OF the sick who were convacscent, hsd been
sent off, and others hal away probably 10 New York
Most OF the other ordinary short time
back hbty six had been SEM or about dozen OF whom
went TO Wards Island
MEETING OF THE CASTLErOy BOARD OF HgALTH-
PREPARATIONS FOR THE CARE OF THE SICK.
meeting OF the Board OF Health OF Clste.ou was
called TO be beld nj Burma Nautilus Hotel NJ five O'Clock
yesterday afternoon for the purpose OF devsing means to
protect the sick who e exposed 70 the nsemsncy
OF the weather the Quarantine grounds. Up TO the
departure OF the last boa! the meeting not organized
the members awaiting 70 Any thing would
be done by the Commissioners Of Emigration the Quar-
anime officials 10 protect the patients and af3rd thea
shelter durirg the night
families who burned out last night two of his houses
On the hill, rent free.