The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-09-16
80 -. 80 n
MOB LAW.
Enraged Baymen Prevent the cepheus
From Landing.
Tho Orders of the New York board OF
Health Insolently Ignored-They VIII
Yield to Neither Plea Nor Prayer
Even food Was Denied.

FIRE ISLAND, L. l., Sept 13.-Therc
were exciting scenes here Monday after
noon and mp to late hour, owing TO
+ demonstrations by from 800 to 400 bay
men and others, led by Supervisor W..
IL. Young and ex-Supervisor John Vail,
I of Islip town, who took possession of
the docks, armed with shotguns, oars
and other weapons, and twice resisted
attempts to land passengers from the
Ccpheus.
The Cepheus is now anchored about
200 feet from the dock. As the Ccpheus
7 ran alongside the dock the first time,
/ 100 voices shouted: You can not land
! here: go baek to New York ;" Others
/ shouted threats Of throwing men over
/ board II they stepped from the vessel
onto the docE A hawser that was
thrown 10 a post was Immediately
i thrown back, The five policemen on
/ the Cephers climbed the gunwale
and motioned rs though TO draw
revolvers, but went no further.
G. T. Wall. whom Gov Flower
authorized to take charge of the hotel
| here, who was aboard the Ccpheus,
asked the mob TO listen TO him, and.
then said: Il represent the state of
New York and am authorized 10 land
here and:nssume charge. The crowd
shouted: show us your authority"
lie thcreupon produced paper which
be beganto read, but could not make
himself heard. Many passengers,
mostly. women, appealed to the crowd
To allow them to land, but the answers
that came were derisive shouts
Lawyer Reid and Supervisor Young
informed those aboard the steamboat
that Justice Barnard had granted
an Injunction restraining them from
landing. Mr., Wall asked 70 see the in
junction, bat ns the document had not
yet arrived it could not be produced.
The Cepheus then backed ont and
turned. While turning DIR. Voight
secured row-boat to take him to the
steamer, and he had gone half way
when the men rowing refused to 90
further and turned back.
The Cepheus again ran along. side
the dock, but a solid line of determined
hayInen repcllel an attempt 70 land.
Mr. Wallagain asserted his authority,
but when he stated that the authority
was from Dir Jenkins, the health officer,
the crowd leercd, and Supervisor
Young shouted I'VE don recognize
llr. Jenkins orGoy. Flower authority
here.
Lottte Collins who stood in the first
row Of the passengers that lined the
docks Of The CGphcus, put out both
hands and cried shame! shamel YOU
who call yourselves Americans shameP
and as the steamer again backed from
the dock the English actress kissed her
hand and smiled.
hftet tile Ceplirps had anchored a
boat was Iowertd and Z. 1, Wall and
Cant. IrippicMere rowtd in 1t TO the
dock, bai were not allowed 10 step
ashore. MIR Wall sdid that he desired
TO confer with the committee, where
upon several persons shouted: super
visor Young represents us.
Then letme ashore, and Supervisor
Young aud viii talk the matter over"
said Mr. Wall
4 score Of voices answered: No, no; !
you can't come ashore here go back To
New York.
Mr. Wall replied: 81 represent the
State of New York.
''Show MS your authority, then, re-
sponded the crowd.
MIR, Wall thereupon took paper out |
his pocket and read from it as follows:
.'To WHosI IT MAY CONCERN: +. T.
Wall is authorized totake charge of the |
surf hotel and passengers. 81
"WufiAM II. JENKINS.