Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-09-06
GREAT CONFEDERATION.
SERIOUS RIOT On STATEN ISLAND--THE
MARINE HOSPITAL BURNT BY A MOB. DC.

New YoRS. Sept. AT Staten Island. last
night n mob of n thousand men broke into the
Quarantine grounds, SGT the hospital and shanti.s
on fire. and threatened 10 fire the residence Of DR..
Thompson, the Health Officer, who caicl 10 his
MD the stevcdorcs employed in unloading VESSELS.
and armed them with naskets to protect the build
inSs.
The Hospital is this morning mass Of smoul.
dcring RUNS. and many Of the shanties also. Capt
Bolton, Of the Ilarbor police. came up ~ the civ
ut II lato hour last night for an additional police
force, rs the mob were in furious state Of ex.
ctcment. and it was not known what the next
movement would be.
The New York Times Of yesterday contains the
following particulars:
Shortly after 0 o'clock last evening u fire was
Staten Island. in the direction Of tho old
Quarantine establishment, a bright column of
flame first shot upwards, then dying down agan
II burst out once moro 10 o'clock, appearing
almost instantly to envelope three or four largo
buildings. The whole east side Of the Island was
Illuminated, and the flames cast their glare far
and wide over the quiet bay. There was not
breath Of wind stirring, but rs late as - o'clock
this morning the coniiagration scarcely appeared
to have been checked. At that hour in fact,
heavy body Of flame in spot gave the appear
ance that additional building was burning
From the direction Of tho fire, and the length
Of time it continued to burn, there be litt.
doubt that the old Quarantine establishment, which
that immediate vicinity for years. is this morning
mass Of smonldering ruins. The recent spread
Of yellow fever outside Of the Quarantine walls,
the excitement growing out Of it, the agitation
speciing the stoppage Of the ferry boats from
king their landings at the Quarantine dock, (made
for the purpose of allaying excicment,) the pas
snge by the Cas,e;on Board Of Health. on Thurs
day. Of n series OF ordinances striking directly ut
the efficiency Of the administration Of quarantine
affairs, and the application by the New York Com
missioners of Health for injunction to restrain
the Islanders from interference with the Health
Officer and his prerogatives, all taken il connec
ton with tho bold aud repeated threats to burn
the buildngs,sirons warrant the belief that tho
deed is mt last done. Whnt sacrifice of life if any
there may hive been on the part Of the helpless
patients IN the institution, what other tragic
events connected with the fire there may have
bcen it is impossible to state. No intelligence
reached the city Of the particulars up to a O'Clock
this morning, and to obtain n conveyance to and
from the Island between midnigh and the hour of
our going to press, impossible.
Burning Quarantine has for long time been
deemed II parlonnhle offence by some Staten L.
land men, who hold respectable positions in soee-
ty-their dceI-rooed determination to be rid Of
what they consider their greatest curse, being nur
turel by long habit, and the failure to receive
punishment by the authorities for the offence OF
burning down, last year, the Seguin's point SHAH
ties.
LATER--ouA HANTINE DESTROYED.
Three o'clock. A. NV. have received fail
particulars Of the conhnsration ut Sapeton. The
large hospital buildings. tho wards or range Of
low buildings used for yellow fever patients and
DIR. Thompson's pr.,a.c residence, are nll laid in
ashes About O'clock large party disguised
and armed assailed tho place ON two sides mt the
same time ono squad forced the gate and the 9TH
or scaled the wall on the outside. The alarm wac
gwen by ringing the bell. and by other means,
but before any effective resistance could be offered
they NIL removed the patients out of the buildings,
ing them buddy upon their mattresses, and
deposiing them upon the ground some one hun
trc"cs were then piled up, and the torch applied
in the whole row simultaneously; being of light
material, they burned like pile Of shavngs.-
The inccndiaries next proceeded to the large build
ing called the st. Nicholas, and set it ON fire. An
other party ut the same tune went to DIR. Thunp-
sous private residence, where his family arc re-
/ siding.
The inmates were turned out. and in another
moment the house was in flames from floor to cell
ing. The Small box hospital, situated on the hill,
next shared the same fate. a steyedore who made
active efforts to stay the progress of the incendia.
rics, was shot through the head. At last accounts
the Nandals were proceeding to burn the Doctors
Offices and the Putnam House. the Inspectors cs-
tablishncnt. The harbor pol e. were sent to town
for assistance but they arrived at so late M hour
aud were much cxhau sted by the long pull anil
| finding besides that no assistance could reach the
place in season to save the buildings, determined
not TO return until daylight.