The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-03


classical authors - private nda tossed ~ the
spring up the consequences may DO rather destructive
Our reporter vsi,ed the yesterday morDog and
who were present during tho oonasration and took
active part endeavorng 10 esinguifh the OF the
flames and allsy the sufssriogs Of tho sck
Our reporter casually met DR.. hupday ths Health Oh
Ger Of the tom VI Cssteon and on asking him for roma
particulars concerning the catastrophe, no kindly far
nished him with the following
pR. MUNDAY's STATEMENT.
was sitting in the ofioe Of Mr.. Christopher
Factoryvl,e, last Wednesday evening, abou. 10
,S n. 'ss oa, n
light over towards Tompknsvlle We then went ou.
Of the cfiice and saw light AZ We supposed, In Tho
direction of QuR sntne but rather south ward rne gen.
teman who called our attention to IL had hors4
wagon with him, as he had just come from the camp
70 take q ride down towards Tompkinsvis When W
got down part Of The wsy concluded thxt no.
the arcSson Of. q ION but upon proceeding
About eleven O'Clock We got down and discovered tba
row Of shsnties, situated on the western aide Of
were nearly consumed. Several breaches we're N in
the walls, one OF which between thirty sud f,rts
wall There were also several smaller breaches on me
west side should suppose the object Of these breaches
was to gain admitance for the engines and hoee inside
OF the enclosure There wss large number Of persons
both inside and outside Of the grounds viewing the build
Dgs consumed. Tho hie ood down, and retired
Burns Hotel Shortly after lgnted up agau, aud
then learnt thai another shsnties wesOa he so
the white fnspox hospitals, me npthwet Corner
were burr The buildings Continued TO b1rn and a 1anv
the main hospital fire, and continued to blaze TIL
vas consumed; after which the qSwanne barns, ice-
bouse and dead house were consumed Not angie
OF the sick suffered as I'm informed They taken
Gown 70 the lower building, which dom m,Ished,
After sometime Dr. Tbornpson's house and private resi
that that buildings cAugh. ire from me sparks OF
the others, for the wind was in that direction.
Got 20 ap on m b. Msas % New
age concolrse OF people here who remained perfectly
quet scarcely having any object in view bat tho az
known at three hundred yards distance were no. for
the unusuol glare of igh. think Dr. Thonoson's house
burnt 10 the ground till Ibou three O'Clock
10 The morping did see any OF the river poos pre-
seat H the Ere with tho exception OF one, wh1m mad
seen =. Burns Hotel The fremen Of tne vilsss
using their eSeroDs 10 pu. oct the re several eogoes
we're there came. sAy vhe,her II Was Dceudiary
lire or how II originated.
STATEMENT OF DR. JAS. KARcoUar,
About nine 70 half past nine O'Clock beard the alarm
profession 81 business found great concourse OF poo
pie outside the Quarantine grounds engine and hook
the oUpss but wsOa, us % gam !. s ss y
bolted and thut against them. After repeated
sns,S, n,s. y were ,. no. successful In sa,nUg aa
aid them went person to the gate and addressed the
foreman OF the engine, and requested him to appea
ton TO oe gate keeper the name OF the people or the
State OF New York. TO extrgush the fire a3d save life AMI
prepery this being refused told him (the foreman)
the mplemeLis of his department TO break do wn tie
eass hch was done ard the company entered his was
about tvo hours after the rc ced before the en-
gre company gained admission they inormed, and
was currently reported among tho spectators, that
they attempted 70 enter they would shot b. the
employ es OF Quarantine this, Of course, nnics,ed the
people outside did not enter with The engine company
tnort tine after, Dr. Aundy, the Resltn Officer tue
town, and myself, beard that there seriously
clan precen- ana concluded that we must 90 n 70
see tnst ne cared for vent In and the mau;
he was then lying in the hall Of big hospital near the
sboze; We examined him and found him In rather
state and the medicines proper for reg
krs.ion; We then left, aud In passing through
the niat gate under the hospital piazza
around ehsoloasr which they we're Carrying
AZ fasy ssscd, sick man ssket the question, "Wno
let us see him ~ large bodied man, win vooen
shrt, placing bis hand IN menaapg sttuae 10 his bo
som, said, .AIe you AFRAID o. .ox psopeYn drawing
just been IN 10 see pccr fellow VII, is sercusy wound
ed" he then psssec oo. Dr. huody and then thought
IL high time 10 leave icft the closure. returned
20 The grounds about-as think-2 10 O'Clock A VI.
The Ussdesce OF Dr. Thomson then 90 aro aud
~ ,Ds,e % ,",r os .ne pn,ss o. aiding as asr
there, they were takDg the furniture out; Mr.. Ray
1onpkrs was very wouner' getting oat the furniture
and protecting Dr. fGomnscns goods and appeared 10 bs
very busy 10 SAVING The furniture sho thoa
fe and beard hat there were -four cases u snapox
lyirg Out in the Geld where the snsntes burned.
requested three OF four sf the men who stsa1ng
ty 10 take up ons OF the carpets that hal jusl
teen taken ircm Or. Th,npsons Horse and with
shield hosc people from iacenepcy The seahor
ihIi rtque,t WAS promptly attended to. Wo walked up
hre We put the beds close BY the wall, ont OF harms
way-put them together and spread tho carpets over
them, where believe the parties left all night,
then lc aud went hcms There nvcor ak woundcd
srATKNysT OF MR RAy TogPxIHs, CAPTAIN OF THE
FIas roLIcE
reside on the hill. When went down TO the gate
bad ny hIe cap on, and they would Lot lc' in. The
church bell ~ tbs time was rDgiog. They locked the
gate and refused adnisssn. thcn told thss tnero
was hoe made In lhe wall nc north side, and
Hevc In the Of half hous three other wcro
made by the engine companies 10 gsin airaiaaucs one
Of The srsne companies ent In Nth their mschSe when
sne rose vas al ana therefore could not play on .he
wis TO there sick the next Vas SHAT believed
70 Be The smallpox hosP,ai; ne next another sbaniy
then the carpenters she, ncuss do vn 10 the
FOLLOW. Then The tig building Ihe 81 Nicholas
boy. Af,sr tna pS Thom. cons ssslIIpr linen ,asre
rub 10 bufD doFn tho biz bulldrg (the only
rcmsnsg). Dr. wslsar cace 70 me and said, "thcy want
hIer Told both IRA BsFell ard wasar thaa would not
put vssr upon any building here bu, would protect ,h.
With my lfs, there sick in a. wss then To-
fcrmcs there were scme IN ore Of The saAntes
that we're buinirg and suppotei that All the six hal
been ieuoyed; vert ioto one and found slsk man
men, Heres a sick man; won't ron take him ouir'
Their cry was "ycllos fever" said, "cant you nad
bim" man from New Brighto1 whose name I DO NO,
know N me into the shAaty Locking our hands
Afterwards burned down. No IHs Sss lss,sha: NOV of
except a stovedere, q Srcde who was ahot BY
ore q ,he QeHsn,ine employes ! 90 not know
duty fenlstfly snd faithfully. Hc there with mus
ket ard baycnet uIon A crowd OF people gathered
round him and dared him, whilst the Doctor pre-
scented bayonet 70 his breast saying, "fyou shoot win
Shoot" tapped The Doctor on the shoulder aud said,
aJudguenin He excited, OF course and was lear
less. He turned 10 me and allowed me the musket II
not lea lee CAPPED nor locked, but tnere bayo
upcn a. shortly AFTER ~ards there cry ths Fat
OHaawm arrested. Itsld Dr waisar-"For Cole sake,
lei him out'm at this time there we're hundroi men
pre-. slrs upUn him. CDR Wa ssr, you how s; for
psace sake let OHara out" We tnen wen. down 10 tho
Iatla ha ltfna n Il
with ana showed him 70 The msss Of peope, who took
him their shoulders and we're talshed. then heard
that nr Basel being murdered. ru1hei 10 the
crowd and forced my in, when one Of them we'd
the barrel of gun without any stock IT, crying,
"D--n The BIB, he pointed thst at me-" thought he
wss dosn On The sT0and, and having forcsd
my way in forward no not thsrc.
ssked two tnrso o. the Dr. Bsse wss and
they repbed that he vas sne in safety. fsofe wore