The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-09-15

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Great Conaagration at Statenisland.
Destruction Of the Quarantsne Establish
msnt-TAe Health 0ficer's House burn
ed Doscn
Shortly after 9 o'clock last evening a
fire was seen on Staten Island, in the d.
rection of the old Quarantine establish
ment; bright column of flame first shot
upwards, then dying down again. 1t burst
out once more near 10 O'Clock, appearing
almost instantly to envelope three or four
large 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 stir.
ring, but as late as p o'clock this morn
ing the conaagration scarcely appeared to
have been checked. At that hour, in fact
a heavy body of flame in one spot gave the
appearance that an additional building was
burning. 7aa l 1}2fssa9
From the direction of the fire. and the
length of time it continued to burn, there
can be little e'doubt that the old Quarantine
establishment, which has been so terrible
a nuisance to the people of that immedi-
ate vicinity for years, is this morning a
mass Of smoldering ruins. The recent
spread of yellow fever outside of the Quar-
antine pals, the excitement growing out
of it, the agitation respecting the stoppage
of the ferry boats from making their land
ings at the Quarantine dock (made for the
purpose of allaying excitement) the pas
sage by the Castleton7 Board of Health, on
Thursday, of series of ordinances strik-
ing directly at the efficiency ofthe admin
istration of quarantine affairs, and the
application by the New l ork Commission
ers of Health for an injunction to restrain
the Islanders from interference with the
Health Officer and his prerogatiye, all ta-
ken in connection with the bold and re-
peated threats to barn the buildings
strongly warrant the belief that the deed
/. is at last done What sacrifice of life if
any there may have been on the part of
the helpless patients in the institution, or
of what other tragic events connected with
the fire there may have been, it is impos.
sibIe to state. No intelligence reached
the city of the particulars up to p O'Clock
this morning, aud to obtain conveyance
to and from the Island between midnight
and the hour of our going to press, being
impossible. a HA -
Burning Quarantine has for long time
been deemed a pardonable offence by some
Staten Island men, who hold respectable
positions in society-their deep-rooted
determination to be rid of what they con-
sider their greatest curse, being nurtured
by long habit, and the failure to receive
punishment by the authorities for the Of
fence of burning down. last year, the Sc
guine's Point shanties
Later Quarantine Destroyed. .-3 o.
clock Il. M.-We have received particu-
lars of the conflagration at Stapleton.
the large hospital buildings, the wards o,
range of low buildings used fo- yellow fe.
yer patients, DR.. Thompson's private res
), idence, are all laid in ashes.
Abo.t O'Clock large party distin-
: guished and armed, assailed the place
on two sides at the same time, one squad
forced the gate, and the other scaled the
!, wall on the outside, the alarm was giver
by ringing the belI and By other means
but before any effective resistance coult
be offered, they had removed the patients
ont of the buildings, carrying them bodi
ly upon their mattresses, and depositins
them upon the ground some one hundred
yards from the wards. The remaining
mattresses were then piled up, and The
torch applied in the W o'c row simultane
ously; being of light materials they burn
ed like a pile of shavings. iets -
The incendiaries next proceeded to ths
large building called the st. Nicholas ant
set it ON fire; another party at the sam,
time went 20 DR.. Thompson's private res
idence where his family are residing
The inmates were hurried out, and il
another moment the house was in fame.
from floor to ceiling. The small pc,
hospital, situated on the hill, next shared
the same fate. A stevedore who made
active efforts to stay the progress of tn,
incendiaries was shot through the head
At last accounts. the vandals were pro
ceedlng to burn the Doctors offices, anc
the Putnam House, the Inspectors estab
!, lishment. The Harbor Police were SEN
to town for assistance, utthey arrived a
so late an hour, and were SO muchexhaust
ed by the long pull, and finding besides
that no assistance could reach the place
in season to save the buildings, determin
ed not to return until daylight.
THE ATLANTIC CABLE. s55s
) New YORK, Sept. 8.-A ,communica
, tion received from Cyrus w. Field, say
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