New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-10
LAW INTELLIGENCE
THE QUARANTINE WAR
SUIT By THE CosaISSlO,RgS OF EMIGRATION
AGAINST
THE STPgRlIS0RS OF RICHaOND COUNT.
Damages Laid AT s9Ss,75O.
IIIf. COMPLAINT.

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The Coz sorer. Of EmisrsOn TFvsees - the rssr,e
The State OF NeEYot az the Bosi Il 3 s.visou q -
County o. R.ea@oEa.
The above plsiL;iffs cave ccnr-enced sot 10 ssss
district sgsns; tho doss;suts to ,ecoyer sae Aiue q
the property belonging to ,he State recently Destroyed
by the rioters a, ,ten l-Anc. Tue plaintiff. demaal
judgmsu, for SIS $50, usacr the ~, to provide fx
compepsa,ing psrte. who property nay be destroyed
in consequence ot mobs nets. Toe following is Tho
complaint:
Fifa. The Commissioners ii Emigr :t;on, Trustees
for the People OF the State ~ Ncw.losk plaintiffs,
complain against the Board &C Supervisors of ths
County Of Richmond defcndars, aud SAP; That tho
people of the State OF NewlorA having been for many
yeats previously to and aud IN TIE year lela, vostc4
with the lee Of the premises kno~n the 0aarsnuas
Grunnds, IN the town Of Css,lcto,, County os Rich
mond ard State of NewYork AM the buildings anA
Improvements thereon, by act n the legisalure
OF the State of New-fork entitled An act t. s1ro1
an act coDcernirg passengers in yssseis coming 70
the City Of Now-fcrS," passed Desmher IS, 1911,
and by another act OF the sald Lrgslstnr-, eaicA
An act 10 amend cetsin acts ming passca,ssS
Coming 10 the CITY of New-lork," pessed April n,
1919, and acts smendstory thereof in Aon theteto
the bullisgs. fences trees. walls, ani other thags
hereinafter mentioned. being on the scd Qusraa,ins
Grounds were vested 10 the said the Commissioners
of Emigration be by them held in ;rrs for the pc
ple of the State of New York.
And the SAID plaintiffs further state and aver thN
on the first day If September, in the year 1853 and
for long time previously, they thc said plaintiffs,
were thus vested WIKI, aud III possessicn as suca
trustees of eight shantes or bull tngs, partly q
partly of wood of ,hc value If $3l 0Jo and
also a brick building hospital, known s tho
st. Nicholas Hospital. of the valae of 100000,
end sso brick building or hospital KNOW
as the Smallpox hospital, OF the value OF 100;
and also dwelling house. building kncva
AS the Health Oaieers residence, OF the value
of $500; and also fences, trees and vegetables, u
the value of $1,000; and also brick and stone wall,
of the yaue OF 5000.
And the said plaintiffs further say and aver that al
and every OF said buildings and houses and The saia
fences trees vegetables and wall were, on the said
first day OF September asvresaid upon the said Quar-
antiue grounds, aud situated IN the towa ~
/ Castletop. in the County OF Richmond, in the said
| State aud were used ior Quarantine purposes, asA
constituted part and parcel oi the Institution, known
/ as the Marine Hospital, IN sand town.
And the said plaintiffs further state and aver thaS
on the said first day OF September, 1858 the sad cgst
shanties, the said building known a. tue St. Nicholas
! Hospital the said building known ~ the SmaltPJx
Uospitnl the said dwelr blouse known as the Health
Officer residence and part o the said fences, trees
and vegetables to the value of So0 were, and esch d
! them was within the said town Of Castleton, unlaw-
fully set tire and unlawtaly, violently ana IN su-
muruous manner, destroyed by and In consequences ~
an as-emblage mob of persons, s number over Jt,
/ and by and in consequep.e Of said mob aud a riot
And that at the said time and place the SAID wan was
injured to the extent Of 81 so by and in consequences
m the said mob or riot ana that the aggregate yalae
of the property thus destroyed Is slSoOo
Secoad And the said plaintiffs for another separate
"a dav of September, 1853, and for long time pre-
| vious thereto tney the said Commissioners were
vested WITH and in posses sion as trustees aforesaid
the following buildings houses, erectons, trees tcnces
wall and other things hereinafter mentianed: brick
building or hospital, known as the Female Hospital
of the value of so UUO also slx wooden houses known
as the Boatmens houses, OF the value OF SLOW aod
| also wooden dwelling house, the residence of tho
Deputy Health officer of the value VI Jw; also
brick dwelling house known as the residence OF the
Physician oi the Marine Hospital Of tho value II
81 600; ssO brick house, known "a the residencs NJ
one Of the Assistant Physicians OF the Marine Hosp-
tai or Wardens house and out-bullings near there
/ to or connected herewith, OF the value Of $500;
also brlck store aud cook.house, OF the value "
go also dweIs Pa5'y Oi TUGa Scl ana i pssy
tWo wooden Offices respectively known tho Ollices
OF the Health Officer, Physician oi Marinc Hospital.
aud Custom House officers OF the 'ane OF ,ooo;
! also brick house or building known as the Dead
house of the value Of 81 go also ten large out-hoes,
Of the value of g. 600 also brick building, known
the Gate keerers house or lodge, OF the value a
81 $50, also barn. shed, and cehouse, OF the value
OF 81 500; also q storeh0nse, engine-hOuse aud SIX
priyi.s "r the value of 500; also wharf and boat
! house Of the value Of 1000 also washhouse and
! wbaif and bridge to sane cf tue yane of Fi5,VD;
and also fences trees and vegetables of the value n
81 500 and also BRICK and stone wall of the value
! OF $500.
And tn. said plaintiffs further state and aver that
~ every of sad hospitals houses, buildings, euces.
trees vegetables and wall on the said sccOnfdsy
Of September 1853 the said Quarantine grounds.
ard were situated in the town of Castleton in tho
County Of Richmond and State of New York and were
used Tor Quarantine purposes, aud constituted and
were part and parce. vi the institution known as the
Marine Hospital.
Ard the said plaintiffs further state and aver that
on the said second day Of September ls3S tho said
brick building or hospita known as the Fena Hoe
pital tie said six woO1en houses known ~ the Boat
men houses the said wooden dwelling house known
as the residence Of the Deputy Health Officer, the
said brick dwelliaehous known as the residence os
GIN ui Msr.c Hospital. the brick
house known tbe residence Of one OF the Assistant
Physicians Of .ths Marine Hospital Wardsns hoase.
and oubuidngJ thereto or connected herewith,
the said brick and cook house, the sad dwelling
house partly OF wood and partly oi brick, the said
three siIices the said brick house building known
q. the eadholse the said ten large onthonses, tho
said brick building known as tho Gste-keepers house
OF lodge, the said barn, shed and ice. house, tho
ssd store house epginehouse aud SIX prvcs tue sat1
boet house aud wharf the said wasi-iouse and wharf
and bridge to salGc were and each OF them was "
gether with fences, trees and vegetables to the vaus
Of 81 500, within the sad Town "a Castleton on tlss
same second day OF September, 1913, anawfaily set
ON fire and npAwlnlly violently and IN tunuitaons
manner destroyed by and IN consequence o an assen
baee or mob vi persons, IN nuIsT over nve h,hhred
and by AID in consequence o' s'ich moo ana rio',
ard that n. the time and place the said wall ra1
niured ~ TIE exien. Of 800 by ard in conssquenc.
Of the said mob and riot, and that the aggregate
value Of the secondly Aforementioned ISoperyia-
ured or DESTROYED IL $l3J, 80.
The plaintiffs further state that tey used al raton-
able dlgelse 10 prevent the said damage, and ths<.
the SAID destruction Of property vas not IN any nas-
per aided sanctioned, permitted by tho careisssneo<
ur negligence II the plaintiffs.
The paiutis,. therefore demnnd judgment against
the defendants in pursuance o. the foiI hundred ao1
tweuty-eigbt chapter Of the i'awe ca Io', en1tf1
"An Act to provide for oo1n1ensstiLg Paft,es wnose
property may be destroyed IL consecfence o. MODS 81
j f,ots Tor $js 80 together with tAeir costa
'''''' JOHa &. DEyELIS. Plaintiff Albany
Gin ers rosatysf Net YoA "-heszor c,sb.re. beng