The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-09-11
Riot on station Ialand.

A mob burned the Quarantine building,
on Staten Island last week. II seems chat
very many Of the inhabitants Of the island
were outraged by the manner IN which tho
health officer las noedlossly exposed tho
health Of their community, and they l1l,
this method 10 abate the nuisance Tie
Ncw York kgpress ha, the following p4rs.
ulars Of this affair, in which It 10 said ons
thousand persons participates
About O'Clock T.. NJ, as Dr. Wassr
was sitting with Dr. Thompson, in the house
Of the latter, the servant girl entered and boz.
formed the gentlemen that the small pos hlv
pilal was on fire. Dr. Walscr immpd.hf
got over the fence and proceeded th.lhr +,
ttst ns he could but ns hc perceived Ur,
Llmn 4gL.lna wore cudelylrIug u i-.--
guish the tire (aud ns the hospital con,.f.
no puticnts) he FASTENED 10 the next rhanu.
whore hc saw congregation Of disguise.
persons acting ia q suspicious manner as lu
approached hc saw ten or twelve men with
lighted torches setting fire. 10 the stlav .u
bed ticks, which had been torn open lur tie,
purpose, while others poured a clear looking
fluid lsupposcd to be camphcnc) over the 10
Cipcnt flame.
The Doctor prnpplcd with some Of the Ir
ccndurics and cried help murder etc, and
was instantly knocked down los the person
he first laid hold of, and who immrdinlsk ~
torVard made his escape. BY this lime thr
voices Of the employees Of the hospital vrfc
heard by Dr. Walscr, at q distance, "a II a'-
preaching the scene of the coniAgrali0n,
whcrcupon the Doctor, who had recovered
his feet in the meantime, ran towards them
Upon meeting them he seized muskct AMI
bnyonct from. the first he saw. aud returned
to the place, but found that the riotrf, l--
gone away and left the building ON FIRE.
DR. Walscr pulled burning tick uut n
one or the shuntics which was last hurrI,
aud while cndcavuring to pull the buraiug
straw away with the bayonct, hc saw . msu
jumping out Of the window of the next shan
~, which was also burning. There were on'
~ two shtntics on fire at this time. The
man, evidently installing the Doctor for ono
of the party, said, What are You doing ph
don't you put the burning tick closer t1 o..
wood p
DR.. Walscr charged at him with the bayr
90, " 500! i"s' Nuu nrc one OF the murderer
WhVroupon the fellow fell on his knees and
begged lor his life. lhc doctor kept him ua.
al two Of the hospital employees came un
whcrcupon they locked him up, nutwith,trd.
ing his Cntrcatirs Ia be let OIL The fellow [,
Soon afterwards a large party was seen co.
advance from the northwest corner of the
hospital towards the burning Shanty uhc ifr
IN one having been by this time c1lincui,h
cd.) Dr. Whlscr lcvclcd his muskci, anil
threatened TO shoot the first man who should
approach whcrcupon the whole body retreat,
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wan Which, falling close to the doctor com,
PEELED HIM to seek shelter behind the shan.
l'cS' and on returning 70 his original position
nc perceived about twenty men advancing
lsoln towards him these, he says, were lcl
by the most distinguished men on the island
VINO were well known To him.)
lie lcvclcd his musket again. and dared
hlem to continue their awless proceeding
ne was Immediately surrounded, two or
hree pistols were pointed at his breast aud
&c was threatened with instant DEATH if he
YOU'D not cease offering any obstruction 10
ne rioters. One of the most nron,incut
mong the leaders told him, that he Dr. W.
ad yet 20 learn how TO level muskct At
S,.mcneans,' whcrcupon DIR. Walser replied,
A''4+--rft~ not Americans, but bastards, for
'mcricans are not inccndarics.' Pcrcei,inc
oWcVer that further resistance would b.
ladhesS when opposed to such u numerous
oSt, he retired to look after the patients and
Is INDEPENDENTLY as one of the rioters
w. .'.'''h'Nh Hllll lilhL All inc buildings
ould have to CO. lie returned in half an
our, and found four shanties and the small
OK hospital on fire; the yellow fever ward
ad also been set on fire, and the patients
ere obliged 10 seek refuge where they ee4l4 -
oSt OF them retired to the next ward, being
nabIe 10 get farther, and several lay in the
zen AIR Tor some time
In the meantime, stevcdore. n native Of
olland,was MORALLY wounded by a shot,sup.
'Ncd to have been fired by some of his own
'rty, and this caused the doctor to become
catly excited. lie then rushed up the
cps, OF the shonty and turning to the crowd
u loud voice. directed them to dcsst Al
ady'' said he, has one man been dangerous
wounded and his life dcspaircd of, and by
ing this building you expose men who are
herring from typhus and from yellow fever
All the horrors Of being without shelter,
d should they die their blood be upon YOUR
ads Some Of them chccrcd, but almost
'tantly the others set fire to all the other
antics, and by doybrcak eight shantics Clct.
.ed from a to ii inclu5ivc) were heap Of
ms.