The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-18
THE QUARANTINE TROUBLES.
THE INVESTIGATION BEFORE JUDGE NET
CALFE.
DAY.

THE INVESTIGATION BEFORE JUDGE II IT
CALFE.
DAY.
nBxAhNArIoN OF DR.. BIssaLL-rxsrIMoNY BI OF Ds
WAlLSs, DEPUTY HEALTH OFsICER--CROss sx .'
nhATlON OF Oh. THOMPSON, ATC., ETC., ETC.
Tho Investigation was resumed yesterday morning,
srsy aiier 10 ococh Ai The Lycsum sspeton, ana a.
'a ihe previous days tho WAS crowded BY Staten
AAnde7e a,a others, who manieased great interest In
ns proceedings.
d. Bissel, The Resident Physician, WAS nrss called and
examined bg Judge Dcan-On TIE night Of the hre
iss Mr. Ray rompkiDs frequently on The grounds and
had scave,sstons with hs; my knowledge ne did not
sssp the crowd back n any time; do NOT remember go
sg up IN the ferry boat on he morning Of tbs I'D Of Sep
knbsr may done SO; do mol recollect telling DR..
HI1,ew iSas only for hr Tompkrs sSe ouldngs would
dave bean al buYnt rahy have SAID tina. Mr. npkins
kd ,oa Nc snxs the Female Hospital would have been
bpz. only for LIN tho n,st night; saio nay nov,
MAJ M To.ppkirs vas sa mos. active the ground,
and led the '',roo2s"
Q Wnat did hs DO when he led the atyoopsr' A. Hs
,ned 10 90 back, though constantly requested py me;
0ld him .bs sne IRE not st the smallpox Hospital
srs the said they a-een and should como on
la them 10 ln their attention somewhere else, IS she
snalpax HOSPITAL was SAFE; also told than over and
ssr ,ha, ihee water :ners, :hss there wss
As1bK ht:s ssserr, which was e1pa1s.e3, there
was hsh pond IN sns ground, bat there was w-sn
pe1s abou. Sixty rods from the female hospital; Ray
s aus i fross Of ss men as :ssy aaysn.es 10 lac
7esa OF oessrpcton with Tho eEsance Of some women
pss yet Dlsr acts aod water on sne buildings but Mr.
Ton las and his rushed snd the place was
scon j, 1Acaes; there s no brook near tha sisApox
ssspis wss cute de the sGii; shere il a stream
IGDDg through .he gyounds a5on. twenty rods from The
Nshoias thas stream 10 about 6fy, siIsy seventy
cae away from tne hospitals; DO not reoolecs ~aere
.ss persons she wonen's hospital after the ohet
soiDss were Darns tiE was on the first ns.b' gone
Sosi owa,ds mcrDEg; cannot say hoo maay usn we're
roun1s sne nrss night Osoogiog 10 TIE QaasGl7e;
ihec about sevesy seveioses logging there there
eight men employees who were nader my consrol;
the Docsor's coA.men are SIX or eshi IN nuncsr; WAS
soppled wnh firearms come months ago; tasy 81. rusty
wcald not go OF very we'll (augtier); tlers
psssDs tho smEpox hospital the bricx balding, Tor
ioar asntns Previous the cook and waAhnz dcne
stYe there bus two gates (nora ana sou.n) 10 the
byisk vail proper come priea.s persons Mr p7un.aas
is.ss) ss'e p,,ysss . 8, s. m and on, sns a. sas
ooasS, sDd hey have sey for the gaze ociege
heir ocardsys wen. IN and ons win them; ~. Fountain
lev days sgo he vas about one hundred years od
"a ne raid cf aEsyt had she prvilege a,i vas there
DO xas born; permitted snsn 70 nave tbs 2rvi
se tho seveaorss rocld IN AMI or; - they pleased
,ley 10 lbs gaze; al he enployes n ths sariae 6os
pisl bad passes fror ms Ela rom Or TsseT IL ny
pns 10 eaate TO psss military have seen IN
lscrs srtces burned IN tie iron fcow II fro1t the
1o,s sso Of ne 1rrS =. s ass 70
~ how far ipiecon viii spread through ihe have
~ ned M say J. Will spread tw1 h1ndr 81 nr.y
sSs-rovse twenty Esd a.hssr nore lsss would M.
.sy ias .cud seset mead the si:x 20 be 70
nsy hnsptsl IN New YORK the peo7e sSsrs HoG'a hs
esnmoiion about II, bat asvs no dones Tia. win
proper yellow fever pi.ents nigh. Dc taken 20 The
Rsy Bosyral e5ou he srgntss: dagger OF the infection
tpreAo9s among the people I,ers % osed OF QuarAn-
2or,s sui be chips s9d their careoes tnax tss tos
si ana pyeftes; place have ever se>n Tor CnaTanre;
?. sS saa sa. es.ys y ,ss p s,r .s hssss
bland, but could rot select oe;.sr plsce; u NJ
shss ere Of me calsss OF yellow fever nslng ins
ss.s ng q, no. ,nk thai Ju 20 Rocgwsll or o,a,dsr
Whine got the fever IN iost I27,er do not snnf The
Qsa'Aaane gIouAds are nge enough would wian TO sse
blec sEea .ps quantity 81 room.
Re eRAlired oy zr feekDAc-f di3 rcssee Ray ronp
sts IN assoc,ses using ~a;sr or ai nrifg % get
ssse cut Su. thsy l3sis.ed pusting -. Gre
itT rArt',uiGr stiscG cn ,as 9oulGo aosp2i
he ffti rgh,, r5 ursil tosArds n1-arg, when
nan foass OF ss;siSg 10 nssn
ere Iss~ no snJri Of s1y kiEd or dsscipa1n ~ Ray
oD,Eps Or ihsse :hh Sese sn nim 70 pa' ois trs nrs
ute M dressed ~ nreaep, ~sh dremsn's csDs,
se.ivc IN acting lrc 20 the pTeoses; voai1 nsy
". gsoaBds larger, because We could have . lIfs wd
t,oI -sh ssou1 srproscn ozcsp. :Aoss conoect
% Win i5e Qaarsnrne, and l. w,uld Keep I
lar from ne d~eliSg d sve.y ho1 PIE
y',s ssss sE@ ssa, 80 s~s,,',,. .',1 !, .suIs
usps o. she people .aeT w5ai 19t feel I1noys1 innI
toe t,o,mn,dsio7 for lcst,cg a. -n'oa1'ss rhips
geinsr too restricted would nci have i5e l'ad IRE
rseIy .. ne wnGrf pat rnace s11ui
tls.opg me WAR. wAs iocassd far snoaga fsora
Ne s',pH,s nile s.,' a. me !, 0n5Sy ,,s:vns. ..As
TO roDsh; i also tnIsz EEs the cn0ers
ass,sas ,sSrla se tar remsvea Irpm tae O,nsr
zen eco blrniDg infectsa msscriaf ne cnaoses ma
.2,ass hGk 10 90 shsre he p.eases ~ah per'ocs
70 NJ Anshoa-I should supross heavy heal Of
hair wsre mare gaAssd With IA d,sesse might cary
ns y D..sna Or poaoa; hair hi4ss Aai axis Gs A7s,s
70 NJ Psskhsn-A person oould COT ordinarily carry
ns oi.cos IN an hair; have seen osrs,us tsss sere
ss.Tsr sss oouid & carried, asa ,0srs Is Sersf pos
ushy Of carp rg osesse \, zee hair, 10 ssgs qcsE'y
a baby, dirty na7 nAr where vcs min s71 A., nas O
81 sDos under hesvea mses oiss, ycl'sS fessr =
might % drven 90 L2ri ~ 70 ISi resng slaor
ihsre I baye never krosn, heard Or rssi d e.AS
voers u bss been carrisi I, the hair.
70 sr ka;aon- have nsvcr ssud y cases vnose ysl
ks lever could no: % accounted for out ners hsys
s'.n cases where paysiei.ss cs1ld 40. tel h.~
sar sanes 40 ret tell The ru,h Abous u, ~
,syseAas sasi nl rtsre iasy a-se sssa.
ave Become infected s5i tuca Infection kas been carried
Ahous A mattress is moTe liable 70 bscJne Infected
tann e.Othizg, because the pailesi les o. 10 a1t
,sy ,ssi, Therefore, thsy should be srsi scs rd of
IN. nurasn hair 9k1o be m ea,y 1fe tea A.
sar nstueues ths. dead ac'rnsl naser sod hAr are
-ere hard ., voTk ah day, a7d his har 20. viii psrsp
rssisn tniss tnai would no. cause ~ 70 GET dsssss
pus u q ces biz bar matted and dirty ne you'd %
msrs m.ly 70 eany dssass; II . psros ~sss. saa
eomrs biz hair every day. % not mink hs 70 liable y
ss.s no,n,s per,oray o NE bnrniug being abou. 70
ssa ,scs before . happened bot was hdvrsa Of
III. CyFsns wsIler examined by ". fsc<nNn - am
neetca an by psofesson rave rrrr.sea metclne fr
,-,ss ssrs snd am eputy Rsslth Ocsr IN thc Queran
tine e,AoIsnneht Hss he gro5n-s be irN niTns oi
,hs nss a. no, xsos ythng me arrangements has
vers ade 20 Gre tns sudpss Did nc sse toe p'eon
". second Rsnt, any person shsf Ene~ iaxpg
par, 10 the ArrG
grUss sxaninsd ~ Mr. kn,hoa II have eses connected
.ish the Qusrsnne esaoiehse1t the NJ cf -v,
1851 isaa rssssd 10 various pAre Of we wcrla Yrevsas
~ eans ron AIha,y direct nsre prscsIsc6 medc'ue
In Anany old nos keep drug store tceve ~ss n1s IN
any way connected IN business wi.h Dr. Thompson
Do Jon any of yellow fever before yJa
csre bsfsf A. Yes, ~ puysica1 here and slso ia tNe
wess indies never Attended any Gases proesssnsy tay
ersssis oonnecpon With the Q1srsatins were bDsriAg
ve~ts INQUIRE INTO the nean of ih~ p~2shpstrs snt
nee pssrosd vessels usually sb,u. she S0rSss.
o. t nfsc..d vessels infected vessels all Ma sumner ~ere
bs-oed 10 lbs lover bay, ~ the ConmssSoners ot
a. Asn tsd psssei rule requiring vsasor from
pors 70 srcaor N the over osy 10 tne ere payi