Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-13
IN AWFUL DISTRESS.
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and under the cover of night, the
Sepoys scaled the quarantine enclosure
and fred the building.
1t was brutal act, for the hospital
contained many helpless inmates, some
of whom were at the point Of death
Many were carried out by rescuers'
One person was burned to death. The
New York militia was ordered to the
scene, and the ifty-gun frigate Sabine
went down the bay, anchored of Temp
kinsville and threatened to lombard
the town. Driven from Tompkinsville.
the authorities removed the quarantine
hospital to Seguine's Point, the south
westerly extremity OF Staten Island.
Temporary hospitals and outbuildinRs
were erected, but before the place could
be put in order the Sepoys again assum-
ed their DISCUSSES, lighted their torches
and fired that place also.
New YORK, September 12.-New
York this morning is most anxiously
waiting for news from Fire Island and
from the lower bay and the coming day
may make another struggle between
the State troops and rioters. When
telegraphic communication was cut oil
last night between Babylon and Islip,
L. l., it was announced that with the
rising Of to-day's sun mob OF from loo
to 600 bay men of the neighborhood OF
Fire Island would muster from all parts
Of the great south bay and may make a
descent upon Fire Island with the In
tention of burning the Surf Hotel and
its adjacent Is cottages to the ground
in order TO prevent these buildings from
being used to shelter the quarantined
saloon passengers of the Normannia.
The hotel and outbuildings were de-
Tended when the last news was received
from Fire Island, by President Wilson
Of the New York Board of Health, as
sisted by few employees and score OF
New York reporters, who gathered
there to describe the landing or the
quarantine passengers. But the passen-
gers were prevented from landing by
the violence Of the Bay men, who
threatened to burn the Hotel, and who
so frightened the pilot who was taking
the steamboat bearing the Normannia's
passengers over the bar, that he re-
fused to do his duty, and
the Cepheus, the steamer
to which the unhappy passengers
were transferred after the Stonington
was found to be unseaworthy, had to
put back for Sandy Hook, and subse-
quently transferred the Normannia's
first class passengers back to the Ston-
ington and lodged the second class pas
sengers on board the New Hampshire.
All the passengers passed a most miser-
able night in the horseshoe bend on
board the vessels referred to, and as
provisions were not easily cooked and
as sleeping accommodations were not
of the best even for hardy soldiers and
sailors, many of the detained people
broke down completely and wept at
their fate while bewailing the apparent
mismanagement of the authorities.
Gov. Flower has been telegraphed for
and is Fastening here with the an
nounced intention of calling out the
State troops If necessary in order to OBJ
tain possession of Fire Island. On the
other hand, the Bay men hint that by
the time the troops reach Fire Island
the Surf Hotel and the hotel property
surrounding 1t will be so many heaps OF
smoking embers.
There was only one death from chol-
era yesterday among the $500 quaran-
tined passengers, and this occurred on
board the Scandal. There have been
no cases of cholera in New York, and
the disease seems to be about confined
to the last infected ship which arrived
here-the Scandal.
FIRE ISLAND, Sept. 12.-Up to this
hour % a. m.) no further demonstra-
ton has been made by the health
authorities and the citizens OF Islip
Town. A steam launch having on
board thirty armed men from bay
shore, which tied up to the dock here
late last night, steamed away about
3 o'clock this morning.
DR.. w. A. Baker, health officer Of
Islep, who remained here all night, &C
cepted the answer OF Secretary Balch,
of the State board, that the local board
had no authority to interfere as final
and counselled his fellow members
against any further resistance TO land
ing OF Normannia's passengers. But
the others decided to ignore the advice
and report comes this morning that
200 or 800 bay men and others will
make an armed demonstration when
the Cepheus arrives.
NEW YORK, September 12.-GoverDor
Flower arrived at Windsor Hotel here
at $50 o'clock this morning. The Gov
ernor says he anticipates no further
trouble from Fire Island. The State he
said would take possession at once. He
is prepared TO take any steps no, matter
how stringent, to keep the cholera away
from New York.
THE HAGUE, September 12.-The
steamer Mas arrived at Hoekvan, Hol-
land, from Hamburg on Thursday last.
She was detained at quarantine last
evening, when she was allowed to pro-
coed TO Rotterdam. Her captain was
afterward stricken with cholera and
died to-day. The steamer has again
been Guaranteed. A vsgrant died
from cholera in Rotterdam this after
noon.
LONDON, September 12.-The Etruria
took 554 saloon and 20 second class pas
sengers and the Wisconsin IS saloon
and 257 second class passengers. The
Adriatic took $40 steerage. passengers
and a crew OF 120. OF the Adriatic's
Storage passengers 135 embarked at
Queenstown; COO are British and the re-
mainder are ScandinavianS. There are
200 steerage passengers waiting at
Queenstown to embark on the Indiana
this morning. Their baggage has been
dlsinfected.
LONDON, September IA seaman