New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-10
COMMISSIONERS OF HEALTH.

The Health Commissioners had an unusually inter-
estng meeting yesterday noon. DR.. ROCKWELL Of
fered the following preamble and resolution
Hheeos On the nights Of the LIST and ID inst The Quarantine
buildings belonging TO the state and oGstea on sta's m o @
armed mob of citizens of Richmond County; -. .
officers Of the federal Quar-
nntne BY their acts the nights of the s and ID a- wei
neeon which highly censurabe if
ind uheeo If the above allegations founded in truth.
the PARTIES referred have acted in coniravention TO the laws
the State United States aud OF humanity; therefore,
Resolved That Committee of this Board be appointed to IN
qe to all lne facts o nr M aas ~ ,1s
the night Of the I'd inst and TO report the same to this Board
practicable.
Mayor TIENAyN spoke to the above resolution as
follows:
visited the Quarantine ground yesterday, and was
astonshed to find what an amount of damage had
been done. In the course of my walk about the
grounds, | found Collector Schell and Mr.. Locke.
put the question to Mr.. Schell in this way: Said l,
Mr. Schel, when yOu took the trouble to come all
the way around the table at the Metropolitan Hotel
to say to me that you had sent down 100 marines to
Quarantine did you intend should understand that
YOU had them down for the purpose of protecting
Quarantine or not % Said he al certainly did in-
tend that you should understand it." replied, II
inferred and understood, OF else should have gone
and had policemen sent down. Then was intro
duced to the lieutenant of the marines, and somebody
asked the question: think, of the Collector, What
has become of Capt. Rich p The reply that he
had gone to the Navylard. then said he ought to
go there or somewhere else and stay and be put
on duty again, for any officer man, especially an
American who could stand there with 100 marines
and ground arms, and look ON and see buildings
burned by mob-buidings. occupied by sick and
helpless and wOmcn-Cught never 10 be placed IN
command again. | Said was very much Obliged to
Mr. Schel for having sent him away the moment he
found he had not done his duty. lLaughter,l think
il is due to Mr.. Sche that this Board should take no.
tice of the fact, and return Its thanks 10 him; ana
his "a res
That the Thanks of this Board rendered to Collector
sche for the prompt manner IA mnieh ne sem OO ,b
prompt removing them when he found that they neg
And there is another matter to which wish to call
the attention Of this Board. ] have been shown an
article in The EIDress which coincdes with my views
and feelings and which will read. Now, IN the lrst
place, must rebuild the Quarantine there, and that
at once, even taking the most favorable consideration
we can of the present circumstances connected with
the Quarantine. Ii had locality where
we could 20 to work Immediately and put up build
ings, II would probably require sea-waus and other
paraphernaa, il certainly would at Sandy Hook ar
Roners Shoals, and we could not put mp the neces-
sary Quarantine buildings in less than from seven to
ten years. Therefore II is necessary for Quarantine 10
remain where il is for that time, and this shows the
necessity of putting mp substantial and permanent
buildings. have been examining into the laws, and
l am satisfied that the Commissioners of Emigration
have the power under State laws to raise the money,
ard the power to put up the buildings and as far as
my influence goes with thcm-and | want this Board
to instruct me To carry cut these Newst shall be ex-
ertcd in favor OF raising the money and putting up the
buildings III the most permanent manner possible, and
slso IN favor of commencing su Immediately against
the County OF Richmond for all these damages in
Cured and for keeping troops down there until al
these things be carried into effect in favor
now OF carrying this thing ont cgitimately The
matter is no longer local matter, but a national mat
ter; il the whole United States. II rs ques
tion whether the mob shall rule the laws shall pre-
vail Ii we had the power to remove the Quarantine
AZ once | for would say No. will not consent TO
remove il until it has been placed exactly ii was
before the confagraon; then will be ready TO
slider the question of removal The Staten Islanders
have BY their acts, put us in position where We
eaupot remove Quarantine. We cannot now get the
location want.
DR.. THonPsoS-Could not we get Sandy Hook
now ?
The MAYOR-No.
DR., TuospsoN-Not Coney Island
The M,yoR-Nor Corey Island We should raise
all Long Island if we attempted ii. We might possibly
have secured Sandy Hook but these Jerscymen, VINO
woud talk about ii week before last, will not listen to
word now. -
The MAYOR then read the newspaper article TO
which he had referred. 1t condemns the acts OF the
Staten islanders in burning the Quarantine buildings
the score of humanity; takes ground against the
removal of Quarantine, and censures the conduct OF
Capt. Rich Of the Marines, in strong language
The MAYOR resumed-Now the other day, made
some remarks here, and that some of the papers
got hold Of them, to the effect that would not con-
sent to the removal of the Quarantine upon any con-
sdcIation. Prior to this difficulty want it under-
TODD, was warmly in favor oi arenoyal Of Quaran'