The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-13

Tou my word of honor that / will give
them to him and he viii accept them as
legally served
Bring your captain ashore as you
promised" said Attorney Reed.
That would accomplish no more than
my offer to you" continued the senator.
"You want him for some other purpose
chan you have stated"
Attorney Reed replied that the superin-
tendent must come ashore. 81 do not I'M
derstand you." said the Senator. You
appear to hesitate over some legal
bubble and your hesitation means
unspeakabls suferings, and probably
death, to women and children, :"
The crowd was silent "If we can bring
him ashore will you agree to let the suffer-
ing and innocent helpless people land Z"
"They can't land" yelled the mob The
senator turned his face up to the mob and
In m impressive voice said:
appeal to you men, in the name OF God, not
20 be longer led into hes.tiess cruelty by this
attorney, but 70 give your consent that
thess women and children be taken
from the boat where they have nothing
20 eat, no place to sleep, and where the common
decenciss of life cannot be longer observed,
where the surroundings are foul from seasick-
Mesa Before you answer, think what will he
done. Remember your own wives and children.
Be manly. Do not bring everlasting di sgrace on
your names Be men.
IL did not seem as If human beings ca
pable of understanding the language In
which they were being addressed could
Withstand the appeal, but the crowd stood
there, suilen and silent, while the lawyer
said: "They cannot land. If We permit
them We will give away our case. They
cannot land"
"They cannot land" echoed the mob.
Senator Mcpherson sank down in the
boat overcome. Mr.. Thompson cried out;
'.You poor people, you are being duped by
tricky lawyer"
eve are no more tricky than you," an
swered Lawyer Reid.
Mr.. Thompson then said: "You will at
least allow DR.. Voight to send Us food and
blankets?
'Not unless the captain comes ashore"
answered the lawyer and the mob APP
piauded. When the boat was rowed
back to the steamer, the newspaper
men who listened to this at
once went to everyone of the health
board, who were present. and begged that
this horrible crime be not committed. At
8 go O'Clock a meeting of the board was
held in the hotel office, where a
resolution was passed that if DIR.
Weight would go with Lawyer Reid
60 the steamer and see that the injunction
papers were served. the board would allow
food and blankets to be taken aboard. DIR.
Weight was made to promise that if this
were allowed no attempt should be made to
land the passengers. On one of the strips of
the ships yawl to the landing for bedding,
Mr.. Thompson came in a boat and asked if
the reporters could take petition from the
passengers to be telegraphed to Governor
Flower. The crowd on the landing said
nothing could be taken from the
ship. Mr.. Thompson stated that the
sheets of note paper had been fumigated
according to the requirements of the
United States pos.office. A member of
the Islip board of. health was appealed to,
but he refused to receive the dispatch.
The reporters offered to copy it from die
tation, and by the aid of couple of lam
terms this was accomplished. The dis.
patch is as follows:
ON BOARD THE CKPHEus, !
OF FIRE ISLAND, 1850 p. m, Sept Il
TO 0os F7ouer: In our extremity We ap.
peal to you for release from expos-
urc We, nearly 800 people, mostly
American citizens. are detained in order that
infection may not be passed TO other people,
Notwithstanding the fact that there has not
been . case that the widest imagin-
alton among us can believe to be
cholera since August Is now fifteen
daya Force OF circumstances put US under con-
dittons Of peculiar suffering, and at this mo-
ment We are lying about on the decks OF the
steamer Cepheus, an excursion boat, without
any slesping sccomm Cd atoms. Aged and In
firm men and women are without mat
tresses or blankets, and many are exposed
TO the sky. All are supperiess, and this
comes after three days OF insufficient food,
dread OF Ere, the misery Of sea sickness aud
the dreadful uncertainty as to our tate.
Had the cholera been among US IL must have
broken out, but only tonight the quarantine
physician on board the Cepheus pledged his
word TO tho savage mob that 10 OBTAINING US
here that there have been no symptoms of
cholera among Us during all the time
VIC have been under his observation.
The breaking point Is nearly reached.
Hardship. hunger aud fear are doing their work
aud the condition OF the weak and iniirn is
reaching the limit OF human endurance For
Gods sake release and lei US go to our homes
We Will put ourselves under any supervision
You may direct Take account OF our peculiar
conditions and act at once or the authorities OF
the Empire state will be responsible for many
Deaths from exhaustion.
J. r. MCPHERSON,
Il. l. GoDEIS.
A. NJ PALMER,
X. NJ, THoNrsos.
II. 5. RosESTHAL,
DR. f. " iaNGs
Executive Committee for thes Passengers
The committee endeavorea to obtain
permission from the panic stricken mob
TO get blankets and bed linen from the ho-
Tel, and allow the Cepheus 10 land for that
purpose For Il long time they refused, aud
finally the passengers asked DR.. Weight
81 he could get clothing from the
hotel and bring it 10 them. The reply
cent 10 the unfortunate passengers and
DIR. Weight was that they could only get
bedc!othing. if they promised 10 leave
with the Cepheus tomorrow morning. DR..
Weight telegraphed this to DR.. jenkins.
who answered rs TO the acceptancY
of the condition. They have now
blankets Co cover them, and food and
place to cook II. They will remain over
night In the channel, ~ she could not be
brought out against the heavy sea and 50
that they should not be very much dis
turhed as the Cepheus goes over the bar
The following reply was received bv DIR.
Jenkins from Dr. Byron. the health officer
in charge of the ship and islands al lower
quarantine:
The following dispatch was received
about 10 81 p. m:
To Albert " Dar@lag, Sserfs 81 sFo,k fsg,.af,,.
Guard shc pfSpert! ct the state and see thai ~
hciei furnishes food 30 the passengers on the
Cepheus Command all good citiretis % aid yot,
Ia caring for shose passengers In SAINT oi fo5d
There Is no danger trora cholera The only dancer
IL thst shey may be crivsn - distraction A.
pea 20 the manhood - the people. know