New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-13
QUARANTINE.
Mass Meeting Of Staten Islanders.
The OCCUPATION of Seguin's Point Declared
Illegal.
A Committee Appointed to Eject" the Health
Authorities.

evening Richmond Long before the hour named for he
meeting 10 take place O'clock vehicles Of nearly eyety
description and make driven slowly into the village
The occupants Of these vehicles mainy composed oil
farmers oysermon. and Others residents of different parts Of
the island Who by their presence wished to add an additional
protest 20 The bsment OF quarantine at scguins Point
Pr tcl y the Bosri Of Health in seisiRg seg1ins
Point or quarantine purposes By O'clock equlpagos OF
da.hng character the ground many OF ~hc
conainei ladies' AZ little before the meeting was called
f. order bv M c. C. Ellie who nominated DR.. DaTit Edgar
as Chairman Mcssrs L. r. Douglas and Samuel Barton were
Stem ronosed and opoontod Vice Presidents OF the meeting
Coz r. Nixon fo'rr = Love rove l pr an. 1"a, ~
srlrs Nr. Fman mlh smouou. Capt j. H. 1rowbrdee
iai, ,, t ,t tdd nter Albert ussly Tionas F.
S Bai Dow Juneau Base b. Porter Lord Edwsrd Monroe
john John peeser Henry F,r. Jo;,ph Bep9e
John Tuourson Henry equine, Jas johnson Wynan IN.
cpcen wa Sr,aari Louis Jey Jonre Tho Ek, Inns,
faer & '1s sar S!h e Gir eb :n sa@e
Geo iewe Samuel B. r H;n, John g. Mccullough, Dggh,
B. P. wiusni semne Frost Samuel vs. henedc Eraias BoeE
To chi A.. A. j. Wood b. kreher sh. James johnson,
l. od W II. Ruiern David Johnr, Capt C. q Ills Orlando
a. Wood Daniel 5. Cawson. Dr. Boguet.
RESOLUTIONS.
Committee Resolutions then appointed Consisting
Of he gentlemen whose names are an1exe Mr. Douglas, West
field; Mr y G.. Wyeth EOrthheld Nh Ehand WOOD Middle
tan. DR. Westerve Castleton and Dr. Clark SOuthhed.
The suhoiuo resolutions then offered to the meeting
and unanimously adopted: ,..
Fseras Hy an legislature passed n April 1885,
vision erection Of suitable building, on the est
Bank the Lower Boy for the reception o. peqns scr WIN is
rssye For protection Of the inhabitants q Richmond
10 be- cn.,ruci m .ick and for ouatne purpose should
not be erected within distance Of mile and half Of Staten
her,a, The Metropolitan Board Of Health Others pretending
ao authority recently ken forcibe possession Of
portion Of staten with tie intention Of constructing build
.lp ias..ed vii, disease Tor quarantine pgrpo'ss and
hhgf.' ile e NJ. h. ~ 5ec of and Of ares. In.
jury prr,ons AID properly of the redsuis nov" therefore be
Rrsa Tsi viii ~ peaeeable mrans within our power to
a.r L,i l,oi,oai 10 or Ie, 80. h rom v sGs m H..
i 'p,s 20 IIeare rsl,ng upon implicitly
Ut 3p, Hue h. rpontsd to consist Of FIVE mem.
brs ec town. with power 30 out the objects and pro
NE VERBAL INDIGNATION.
Doctor EDGAR ie chairman then introduced Nr Nathaniel
!. Nyoih WHO sid Tat 20 was haierng Tor MN TO We ou
upon 10 nGdress upon any subject but especially
ui1n that involves their lives homes and properties The
quarantine be established upon staten Island The quaran-
tue law OF lsGo states expressly that quarantine
should be D. ceI Vi'-ln n nae and hnll OF staten
I.sri AMI tlai floating hospital ships or ito reception
81 itoso persons sctcc VIII contiguous di-ese' sL.ua w
he coast The says that the whole Of me land
owned lv The state Tor Oulrantiuc purposes shall be sold sag
m ,lr ac-. 10 be- ie a Offices and residence Of TIE Health
~ .-i Pom. in be- Sold saving the ouralpaoe which
c0tas only roods 81 rrouud He would tel teen iat
% ,i ~ ts, Notwithstanding he United states said
is r wa emineny aud proper that the arantinc should
BE- removed bom stien Island Tie Health officer 4so said
,tt m s IN better 10 have u removed Seeuils P0nt d.
re fi fr ihe siatesi least so be boicvelbat DE- had
r, r-h.d te psp.rs vl regard o. D. and De could not
,t- tsf..'y fos te cake ~ argument be would admit
e sf.ie Legislature bad strictly forbidden quarantine 70
be is, .,s ' '' Gu, 81 %. a1 s VS., ,es o 5a scrd
nom zoe seihine aal ''ii1p' t W'cIo.te r CONT
a place that no tad or frog "old go 10
j. i.r a.sad Of the fsir Island OF staten IN !mtefieuee
sfts,e vears was long enough suffer snch bighting
rracficrs Among The many shifts the osFd o hca,.n He
Point Wlai on e.ia DG a . ror me po,, nine wears
D. Old t.I ltf has lHeug a
e,srarfae Arr inhabitants OF this eiith Toy iine OF oI
d.erl.n II nothing row va. done mere @ouu DC aAo'
trv quarantine Tor another nine or ten years more We
oa e,rs ile meanwhile drawing fnt SALARIES AT WEN
then read several ehae io ,e i l"s g- '"' -
the warehouse. together with spaopa'e 'ppnHenlnees
be ~ no, on 5a,sn j. and g. So Or
los lts aehose for yr'es under Oiranns '.a % -s
a. So d. The Floating hoTiisi shs be constructed ana
i ,r portion s Quarantine anchoFns and rom ns
s,sf.. sA@ Eel, pee I'm b. ri. .. s dsst on the
o. Long l'sai aat staten a.d s,G , and Sid
Without unnreeay delay 70 ~. hs aHd owns, end liseI.o ued
I.i' :, & @ oasrantse ss Chap SO 1904
r. o. T. M grafton by the order and direction
ns por Of sew orb WHO snail have os'n saPG,sa 20 We
.s9a . I., A. ssan g. espsr Ga sw. Of Page
The w,,rorotsn Bo,rl of Health ami oaaranne oures
tuih lie Health ohisefJ shall practicable coopsote To-
ssr 70 Pr.n ~ 'P,S o. .ny d-. nd he authority
power sid Heath Omcsi and Ouar,nne eHn 'len'ts
mo- s.
where contrary Notwithstanding Sec H. metropolis 'ah
NJ TlIisowoop upon being introduced said that the last
time be under circumstances similar 10 the
present The Law desired that quarantine should De
placed on staten Island. Owing the rapid increase OF Tie
Foundation It decned mprudent 20 keep II any longer
ueie And the Of 1873 made it Illegal to have quHIan
II nas been stated that only TIE well were TO De hnueu az
Srrulns Point. That aDsnIl. What dld wen people
M ~ he naced IN quarantine forf The Board OF Health
know full well that people carry contagious diseases ID
their clothing, and by landing tne'e weI peops
/
ps aud whatever the disease might be- It would quickly
be Disseminated For the sake " humanity tue wen mus oe
separated the sick AID II Is emiDenty ut and proper
that should be doue. But could the people OF Richmond
County with any degree of safety to themselves 90 ts ne
thought Oue Of the great tooughares no meant he
railroad-of the island ran right through the spot
not buy Sandy Hook. ard have the Quarantine
grounds there He saw no difficulty IN the case a. me Poog
Of NewJersey were always open TO Dhrfaih st ~,
intended doing was IN company VITA the onen
them their shores Bat not backed ny posse oil men IN
orer violence but simply armed ~ih the respon
for the benefit OF NewYork They reap the
fruits AID profits of Commerce. then why not II Quarantine
mnt be had SO houses have one IA New YORK
| LETTER PROM ERAsTUs BROOKS
The CuAAN read tie following letter from the Hop
| Erastns Brooks 49, -, ., ,oss
SIR; Your Invitation jn't received hnd with an
ss % be meeting be held afternoon present my
s.ine saea T. snd neither eed r by eonr5n, fr the pa6
lie health by public dur, nor b. any q respect @ ne dea or ne
aud plated by the Board Of Health ore
that rude power by Off authority n,th'
Injustice toward week communiie, or
h-p cizen be done legally and peace ably 10 stay
h to be soaT S d s %
OF their families and the value Of hsir homeesds
| Very respectfully yours
| BROOKS
| J. l. DonEas ESQ.
Mr. upon being introduced said IL seemed 20 him
the subject there had been great point
overlooked and that H. interests Of the people OF New
York Brooklyn aud Staten Island Identical The inhahi'
tants island number OF 5000 daily To New
York business II they liable 10 contract
there would the people OF Staten Island be liable