New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-14
THE QUARANTINE DAMAGES.

Yesterday the Commission appointed by the Legis-
lature to appraise the damages az Quarantine met at
Mr.. Sweeneys Office No. AZ Wall street, all the MEN,
bers being present.
Mr.. JoBssos presented the claim of George w. F.
Randolph who, being duly sworn, testified follows
Iva boatman az Quarantine under Dr. Thompson in 1853
and have been since under Dr. Gum lived
which were burned have since lived outside OF the walls
10 furniture 25 moving furniture en outside the walls
s month as The claim was submitted
Mr.. IEAvENwoRTH said that the Commission had
decided not 10 entertain either of the items in Captain
Nelsons caim IA they did not think that such claim
could beiustiiied by the statute.
Mr.. Johnson presented the claim of DR.. Waller,
Deputy Health Officer, amounting to 81 300; also that
of DR.. Thompson, Health Officer, amounting to
$40,
A Young man, dressed in the garb of a sailor, pre-
sened him self before the Commissioners and submitted
he following claim:
sr.xAss Rr1nEAr s. L. June g. lseo-The bearer, Henry
st. Clair to the Seansns Retreat on the 18th Of Sep
Quarantine q. the time Of the destruction the buildings
Is I'd September Of that year He then III Of yellow
ysr from that e IL ha the mos, Of the time
h first entry patient on the sboyenaned date He
states that valuable clothing at the time Of the
indeed all he had the ysue Of which he may be able
tOe he poor unfortunate and per%spsny pyaded
"Physicisnin-Chief seamans Retreat"
The claim of the Emigration Commissioners for per-
sona property was then presented by Attorney General
Myers. The first witness
DR.. Daniel A. Bifsell, who, being sworn, testified
that Chief the Hospital and that the
: +
.e 3 csn Iss i'Hss sas%
each $50 powcaes 20 cents each - tables *3 LOO chrs
50 cents Is nghchsrs at 3 so curtains 1T 20 cents "a tin
pals 81 II buckets 50 cec. knives and forks 49,
i2co tin cups and quantity ofdhe $50 lamps SIS ktch-
sngne and hose, $500 clothing $3.50 dead~sson s2s
sick wagons 800; spring cart so; sets harness. So
ssS dras. medicine. fixtures medical library and
s2oS stores ,v furniture ans . for 9se 81 sss
implements, s75 stores and piping 80 600 uns coal
cts sli 10 nuske SO; iron safe ss lOtun. ice, 500
grinding stones slo cross cut saw = - sso S;
oppef P boiers in .msPo1 So.. and ehsn furniture SO
cloths at ST Nicholas sS6 20 towels slO com, $50
He said he knew of these articles because when he went there
he made an inventory OF them
Mr. BRADLEY here interposed an objection to pro-
ceedng with the investigation of that claim, as it was
now pending in the First Judicial District OF the SUI
preme Court. He argued that the existence OF the
Commission unconstitutional and charged tnat the
Legislature had gone beyond its own powers by insti'
tuting it.
Acknowledgement MYERS said in reply that the Com
mission had right to entertain the question OF tue
consutonalty of their existence All they had 10 do
to appraise the damages, after which the defend
ants had their resort in law fer their rights.
Mr. LEAvEswoRTH said that the Commission was
unanimous in the opinion that they had right to en-
terrain the question TO the propriety Of their own
existence. Their business was simply ana wholly TO
estimate damages.
Dr. Bisstl cross-examined- took the inventory Of
the articles myself with thu assistance Of clerk made the
present list after the burning We had an opportunity OF
arranging all the patients. in mak estimates was aided 6y
Dr. Walser be supposed there some herbs &c IN the
medical department perhaps go old which could not be
valued arrived at the estimate the vane Of the bedstssds
by inqung dealers and makers Of the articles In this
city, did not Of my own knowledge know anything Of the
value Of the arices have the original inventory
the fire. sent II to the Commissioners Of Emigration 1t
the time II made and copy reserved at the ONCE
whether have that inventory or acopy OF
since the tho made out ste the he was not com
with the original inventory taken before the hre knew
the number of the bedsead by their location in the different
wards regular number in each ward did not
number in each shanty did not myse ever count
beds In the shante had only counted them when pa
teus ready TO occupy them did rot count the sheets
myself rot at this by supposng that each bed had pair
knew by the number Of who sat
them got the value Of the stores BY guess work. there
IN the establishment whose duty II was to- know
what the what quantity Of drugs and medicines
was on hand, kept account Of them after they came I'M
arrived the value Of the FIRE engine by what one cost In our
town. by town, Genesee don't know the price
of FIRE engines IN ths city the two carriages were valued at
s2O0 made for four horses, and had cost originally
$3.50 or 500 the time Of the fire not worth than
the materials got at the quantity Of the coal BY having pur
the previous and suppose about 20 uns
200 400 tuns purchased just before the hre
do pretend there COO tuns remaining at the time
Of the hre.
The Commission then adjourned till this morning at
10 o'clock.