New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-24

the Comm of tn-TfffnD nave had regular
force there 10 protect the bHldug- to ms knowlellge
there was ore rcqni-iion on MBlch 1; 10 Mr.. Bowen
but DO not remem' 'er whether were sent down
or rot; another oue March 10; requesting the pro-
lection of tn good men. Nc.; these men were sent
down; there other force 70 proioc, these build
ircs except those called for in thi- way: we had no
irimation before the 1T of September tina, the
attacks on the buildings were 10 be- renewed; 10 bot
krow that any of the C0mInis sioBer- Of Emigration
had been down there f,r q week pr vous; Dr. Bssel
ho- The suPorinendenc- Of The Marine Hc-pita i not
-uborinse 10 tie Health Officer. except thai b. has
to take such patients a. d.. Thompson ithe Health
Officer may bring; the Health Officer has no au-
thOnty over the Quarantine except this; all
the buildings in the enclosure in the immediate
charge of Dr. B-se hi house stands within the liue
but not eIc"ted by the wall. makes almost part Of
centre If the enclosure: received a commu-
nica;on from DIR. Bi-sel on the morning Of tie 2d.
none from the Health Officer. DR.. Bis-ell said
they had been attacked by thOusd and lu'uria'ei
devil, aud wished Immediately; received the
communication about half-past nine; W. have regu-
lar messenger who cones up every morning; the
morning atter the ir,t burning we bad notice II the
burning, but did not notify the Commissioners
until hGfpast two. In answer to Gen. Nye--I recol-
ect that when was in this office General Nye sent
up Ia If the General Superintendent in. bat he
was not; the Governor was in the city tina, DAY.
Mr.. Jellinghsus, one Of the Commissioners Of Eni-
grsiOn, was called, but did not hear any uf the
coly' rsation with Superintendent TaImadge.
Hugh Maserson was then sworn and -aj-I was
Of the banquet there; during thu evening carried
message % you Gen. Nye, MESSAGE from tho Mayor
received note from your clerk and handed Il TO the
Mayer, be directed me to look for Mr.. Tamadge; 1
found Mr.. 1almadge; ! went back aud reported tn
the Mayor that Dir. Tamadge in the supper
room; TIE Mayor said il was not necessary now as
Mr Sclell Lad sent down lCC marines VIZ. >ciel wss
sitting in company with lin at the time. Mr. Tall
madge came up at this moment; but | could not un-
derstand Lis conversation with the Mayor; Mr. Tall.
nadge and the Mayor spoke ut the same time, and
said was 10 report t. Gen. Nye that i. was unneccs-
ssry to s,nd any men down. | found you Gen. Nycl
at ;he office of the hotel
Mayor Ticmaun, being called, stated that the first
comnlu caon he received from the Comm. .-ioners Of
Emigration was about o'clock. Capt. Crabtree aud
Mr. JeliDghau- called on him. asked Capt. Crlbtree
to come up here aud you Gen. Nye and tine Su
p.rintendent; he said ne would do so; sent up here
Olcer Hall, think very soon after l. o'clock, when
| first heard telegraphcd and also sent an officer;
the first heard Of tr ats to burn while the Board
III Health was in On, between II and o'clock
left my flee that day at about before 8, just before
the meeting of the Commissioners of Emgration; l
think returned to my Office again; first teegrapned
10 this office to you the General superintendent
when heard the threats Of burning: think the reply
to me TINT neither were here lteegraphed three
different times during the day was at the Municipal
dinner first me-; Mr.. Stranahan; Mr. Crabree had re-
ported to me at the Com ni>-ioners of Emigration hut
,ix;y men would he sept down Mr. Stranahan told me
no men had been sent; i then said ! must see
either you or the General Superintendent;
me that no requisiiion had been made, and he
had sent men down; l told him would make
one immediately for sixty men, ne SAID lie wonld
issue an order Immediately for the men 10 Assemble;
while at the table Mr. Schell came around 10 the ta
bic where sat and said he had sent 100 marines down
to Quarantine; replied was much Obliged to hun
FOR having done so, for il relieved my mind great
DEAL l said to Mr. Talmadge az became in, there
was 10 necessity for sending those men down. as Mr..
Scheu Lad sent 100 marines down, after that you
Gen. Nyel sent your card in to me; l sen, word to
Al I.I III L..r 11 hxy INN
r.nes having been sent down; after the banquet was
over rode down to the Battery Mr. Schell came to
me voluntarily; said lie had sent 100 marines to Quar-
I antine. replied, was much obliged &e.; should
think this was between and o'clock; understood
this was TO protect all the property, and felt safe
there then ample time to send police down. after
this saw Mr. schell, Oh Saturday, think | asked
him when he took all the trouble To come all the way
around the tables TO tell he had sent 100 marines
down whether lie intended ne to understand il was To
protect all the property or only United States prop
erty said he understood II was to protect all the
property, and SO understood it.
Sergeant Birney, was next called. He said-l am
Sergeant Of police on the morning OF the "a of Sep
tember ] saw the General superintendent about 10
o'clock at his office he spoke of the burning of the
buildings at Quarantine; stated that Capt Weed had
come 10 his house with Of the harbor police, and
informed him that the buildings at Quarantine had
been burned by large mob of 800 or 900 men, he
Immediately consulted Capt Weed as To the eypedl-
ency Of sending down; as the tide was coming 10
II would take about two hours to get down IN boat,
by that time the ferryboat would be running; asked
him if he was going TO send any police down he said
he did not know as he should, he had previously sent
down men but they had given them nothing 10 eat
or place to Sleep and he didn think he should send
any unless he ordered 10 do 80 by the Com
Soners said he did not want 10 expose the men 10 the
yellow fever; he seemed TO think that on previou.
time when he sent down they had not been treated
WELL and he seemed 10th to send more down; he had
told previously at early hour there was no use
in his going down alone to tight !, ,UOO men, saw
him again in the evening at the supper, al the
Metropolitan Hotel; at about O'Clock the Mayor re-
auested me 10 send out for Gen. Nye or Gen.
fallmadge as he wished TO them; told the Mayor
ne would find Gen. Talmadge at the supper; after
ward law Gen. Tamadge at the supper; asked him
if he had sent any men to Quarantine; he SAID he had
ordered 30 OF 90 to go; then left him after few re,
marks: about = O'Clock was at the City Hall, and
Mr. Patterson met and said Gen. Nyc had sent
him down 10 see If Tie Mayor was there: he SAID he
had lust come from Quarantine, aud they would cor,
ainly burn down if men were not sent down, told
him The Mayor could be found at the hotel; abont .
o'clock the first the Mayor sent for me- ne wanted
me to send for Gen. we.
In answer TO Mr. Noyes-In the conversation with
Mr.. Talmadge in the morning think something was
said about sustaining the sent down 10 the isandi
he said that he thought the Commissioners OF Emigra-
ton were obliged to sustain them something was said
about requsition from the COMMISSIONER he spoke
If the burning az outrageous thing.
Jane {. Todd, being called and sworn, IN answer
to questions by Mr.. Noyes said: am sergeant of the
Harbor Police; the lst of September was at Omar
Gntine in command 0i thirteen men; there were tour
On duty that night; the boat which they were IN was
cruising among the shipping; | do not know what
time the rioters attacked the Quarantine; about y!
| o'clock fret heard If the fire. | should say there
were 20 or % sctiye engaged, ana some oIo OF
J bG0 standing around; the mob began to disperse as
! soon a. day broke. near I o'clock; there was hre
company there, who did nothing that noticed; Mr..
] l.f@ @frux sanu l.s,g Of