The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-09-13
a,s scattered q village Of buildings belonging

to the hotel.
Frequently. ~ one OF Mi. Wilson's sentriss
would walk out . hundred yards from the no.
tel. here and there from behind sand dunes
tail. lank figures would slowly rise and walk
AWAY. to sink down behind a mound further
on.
The hotel was entirely surrounded. What
tho men skulkine about wanted to do or pre-
vent was not mnde plain.
At IL O'Clock DR.. Nolght. the physician In
charge OF tho quarantine. came over from
Babylon with his two assistants. Drs. Shnborn
and FurRuson. Mr.. Wilson ut once started
out with lanterns and showed DR.. Weight over
oil the premises Just before daylight the
tug load Of Islip men steamed away. and
there was q scattering Of catboats In front OF
Munsey's.
FLEET or CATBoATs.
When morning broke tho bay presented q
pretty sight. but there was something in the
appearance OF tho twoscore catboats that dis
Quoted the watchers. From every point of the
mainland. nine miles across tho rippling
green bay. came catboats. all headed for Mum
ssy's. Tho natives here use their catboats as
aMexican does his bronco In the way OF trans
portation.
They will sail to AMI from two landings a
hundred yards apart. whore n broad plank
walk connects the two shore ends OF the piers.
From every boat two or three men landed. BY
0o'clock there was u pretty 0eet Of boats ut
anchor. and moro mRds dashes Of white on
the bay as they came bubblinG along to tho
rendezvous.
When Mr.. Wilson. Mr.. Edison. and Messrs.
Crouch and Lewis OF tho Consolidated Ex.
change isit for the city after breakfast Mr..
Voight took charge and at once designated
the quarantine lines.
Ho found that Munscy's came inside tho
lines. rs 1t belongs to the property bought by
Gov. Flower. DR.. Weight found ovor a hun
dred men there. The bar was open and doing
athriving business. The Doctor went ut once
to tho bar and ordered 1t closed. The man in
charge drawlcd out that he guessed he
wouldn't.
THE CROWD JEERs DIT. voIauT.
This property has been purchased by tho
State and Is now under my charge" DR.. VoiGht
said. and I order this place closed and you
men turning to- tho crowd to novo OH the
premiscs."
The crowd greeted this with derisive laugh
ter. Then John Sire stepped up to DR.. VoiCht
and said:
VI are here by authority of tho law. These
mon IRE sworn in rs deputy cor STABLES. Their
duty is [hsre the speaker took q paper from
his p%ockttSand read to preserve from harm
tho township OF Islip. We want to see your
authority in writing. like this"
Il have nothing In the shape OF q document"
began the Doctor. but tho crowd would hear
no more. They laughed and jesred. and ap-
plauded the old man for his nstuteness.
DR.. Weight hurried back to the Surf Hotel
and wired DR.. jenkins to telegraph some sort
OF an authorization which could be shown TO
the people.
Messengers frequently came to the Surf Ho-
tel inGuirinG TO. telegraph messages Tor Mr..
Sire. Mr.. Young. or Dr.. Baker. They displayed
great anxiety. and tho Doctor had to make n
Show Of force before the men would leave tho
operators side.
NEWS OF 1HE INJUNCTION.
1t was Just noon when the operator received
message which he enclosed in an envelope
and then called out. For Mr. Baker"
The Islip men took the message and ran
with it - Munsey's. Its reception created q
great excitement. It came from Brooklyn.
and announced that Justice Barnard had
granted an Injunction restraining tho landing
OF passengers from infected ships. The crowd
cheered. and started for the Surf Hotel. Dr..
Baker and Lawyer Willard P. Reid notified
Mr.. Voight. More Islip men came struggling
over from Munsey's. Finally there wero half
. hundred OF them talking angrily In the
office. At DR.. Voicht's request DR.. Baker
urged them to leave the Surf Hotel. and they
slowly started back.
THE CEPHEUs IN SIGHT,.
At 1 o'clock the Cepheus was reported of the
bar. When it became known that Charles
Wicks OF the life-savinc crew had boarded the
Cspheus to pilot her in. the crowd OF Islip men ,
got beyond tho control Of DR.. Baker. the only
official among them who had kept IL cool head.
Tho crowd broke way and ran to the steam
ship wharf. nourishing clubs and yelling.
Word was passed to the catboats. and a dozen
OF them formed q semicircle about the end Of
A.. lii - H. n. |
Weight and his assistants went down to the
landing and attempted to reason with the
crowd. but wero only jeercd.
About half past . the steamer cnme around
tho soutisrly point and padded slowly ND to
the landing. Her three decks were "
with. men and women. The children were all
below. When the steamer came within Mailing
distance tho crowd yelled:
You cannot land Don't nttemp t to land"
Capt. Triple. commanding the Cepheus.
who stood near the pilot house. raised his
hands and cried out:
"Citizens. these people have been on nav ship
two days. There is not u particle OF sickness
among them. They must be landed" lie
continued talking. but tho cries OF the crowd
on the wharf drowned his voice.
1--WE don't give q damn how vel! they are.
They can't land here" the crowd yelled.
Come down. boys" they cried. for some OF
tho deputy constables Jagged behind. They
saw fve policemen standing in the Cangway
with drawn clubs.
NOT PERMITTED TO LAND.
The steamer slowly drew up to the landing
and a deckhand threw the moose Of q hawser
on tho whurf. The crowd kicked 1t of. The
steamer almost touched the wharf ana slowly
passed along. but as the officers camo within
stepping distance. the crowd pressed back in
stead OF orward. II one officer had jumped to
the wharf with drawn club he could havetaken
tho hawser and made tho steamer fast. The
chance OF the day was lost The lack OF nerve
shown by the police treasured the crowd. and
II pressed forward again As the steamer slowly
swung out In the bay.
A SECOND ATTEMPT.
As the steamer swung out into the channel
the crowd on the wharf cheered. When tho
Cspheus slowly turned and started in for a
second attempt. a half hundred who had hung
back Joined The rioters On the end OF the pier.
The crowd had gaiacd greatly Ia number and