The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1892-09-17
U NOT LAND.
Natives Of Fire Island Rise Tn
in Their Wrath Against
a Quarantine. .
Passengers on a Relief Ship Pre-
vented From Landing by an
Armed Mob.

PASSoN'y w A0VAVA VA ~ ySOAc "S
one of the most horrible reproaches
on American civilization that has
ever occurred in American his
tory. Federal government on n
side, state government on the other, both
anxious to be the rescuing party, and in
front the local authorities and private peo-
pie forcing back the victims from their
haven Of reluge.
To go back to the beginning Of the story,
the Normannia cabin passengers who had
been for eight days confined in a cholera
stricken ship were greeted on Saturday with
the promised and long hoped-ior relief in
the shape of the S%tonington. 20 which vessel
they were. transferred that evening. For
the first night for days they s ept in peace
and satisfaction. On Sunday they were TO
go to Fire island, which, through Gov.
Flowers generosity, had been secured. with
all its houses and the Surf hotel,
tor the accommodation OF the first
and second cabin passengers Of the ill-lated
N~ormannia. On Saturday night they slept
on the st ningtop. but III the morning it
was discovered that she had no means for
cooking, was OF too deep a draught to cross
the bar, and, according to statements
made, she was
OLD AND TOO UNsEAwoRTHY
to venture 50 far in the open ocean. The
iron steamboat Cepheus was then hired and
the first and second class cabin passengers
started for the promised land. The
weather was rough and many were
seasick, but they cared little for
that. happy in their escape from
the prison ship Normannia. Alter a voy-
age of about thirty-six miles the captain
weakened and said he was afraid to take
the Cepheus over the bar without a pilot.
In consequence of this the iron stean-
boat started back to the horseshoe
bend and tho first-class passengers were
once more put on board the ricksty old
Stonington liner. The second cabin pas
sengers were kept on board the Cepheus
without beds or even a pillow on which to
lay their heads. They were strewn about
the settees and carpeted decks OF the
steamer. Early this morning the
Cepheus once more started down the bay
to embark the first saloon passengers and
take them to Fire island. The trip was
again q rough one, but there was more
than the elements to be met.
Gov. Flower. had been congrat-
ulsted on his noble hearted gen
erosity n | the blessing of God had been
invoked ON him tor what really was the
generous action Of advancing the $4,000
deposit necessary to obtain the property,
whose value had advanced rom $3.50. 100 to
$2lO, 600 since the cool season had set in.
Gov. Flower in return had in Biblical
words telegrapheI ''Well done, good and
faithful servant and all seemed plain
sailing.
sEoRM HAD BEEN BREWING
around Babylon aud Islip since the FIST
rumor of Fire island being turned into a
quarantine station had been heard The
Babylonians and their near neighbors cared
rot for the sufferings of their fellow
countrymen and women, they did not
care ii they died Of cholera, starved or
were drowned; all they thought Of in their
Esarts was the totally improbable PROPOSE
ton OF their being attacked by the pesti-
lence, owing to the propinquity of
a number of dies, gentlemen and
children who never had cholera in their
midst, who had lived for a fortnight on
board q plaque stricken ship without being
touched, and who were returned to their
homes. The craven-hearted creatures.
trembling from their own imaginary
tears rather than from any real dam
ger, not only invoked the arm Of the
law by mean, of that anomalous legal
stay entitled al injunction, but had as
sembled as an armed mob q hundred strong
to drive these helpless women and chill
dren back to the cholera ship and
a possible. death. The governor
begged and implored, DR.. Jenkins
prayed these noble men to allow the pas
was flashed over the wire assuring the men
of Islip and those Of Babylon that they ran
no risk. They re obdurats. Tn ey would
not give in, and the passengers of the Nor
MAMMA are now OH Monday night lying in
the inlet by Fire island. The passengers
appointed q committee, with Senator Nc
Pherson as chairman, to confer with the
withdraw the injunction. II s for to-
night at least they can c aim the victory, u
victory gained over Al helpless women
and children and their equally ~unoftending
husbanns.
THE GOVERNOR. NErrLED.
The newspaper men conveyed TO Gov.
Flower the knowledge that Judge Barnard
Of Brooklyn had issued an injunction to
paevent any OF the people from the cholera
ship from landing at Fire island. The
governor was much nettled and expressed
surprise. Pro . Collins, the legal author
ity. said:
This Ia q great surprise. It il. in fact, q seri-
Gus matter. I win not say that it will interfere
with our plans. and as yet cannot say exactly
what we will do. The writ Is return
able on. Thursday. There are only
IL not made prima iacis on the papers presented
or II there IL any flaw in the iormalities to be
observed then We can 60 directly before the
same Judge who issued the injunction and move
that 1t be set aside at once. II, however.
the papers are regular and on their
face make out a case, then the only thing that
can be done is to avail the return day Of the
facts that are calculated to Put q different face
on the matter and therebyget it set aside. Yes,