New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-15
BAY SHORE PEOPLE ENTER A PROTEST.
INSISTING THAT THEY WERE JUSTIFIED IN THEr

ACTION.
Although passengers have been landed Fire Island
the residents OF the town Of lsp have not gwen up
the fight. A mass meeting was held on TUESDAY
evening at the Methodist Episcopal Taoerna''e' at
Raw shore L. T. and II was decided to employ every
legal means to remove the present occupants OF fHe
Island as speedily possible, and prevent any more
cuarantined passengers from being landed there
Perry WIcks was chairman and Frank A. Johnson wds
secretary The vice presidents were spencer Mdrich
r. c. Strong T.. s. Moore, Thomas Adams, IT, D. ~
Conover Josiah Robbins. E.B.r nderill Eugenefermn'
W. T. Cushing Charles Guden WWliulse 'he ieE'
G. W. Fordham J. NJ. Rogers, f. J. Redington' D.
p Foster w H. Young, F. :. Knapp ana T. W.
Vail. After speeches had been made by W. NJ smith,
" w Uulse the Rev. C. W. Fordham, Eugene fiShel
and Frank A. Johnson resolutions were passed when
said that the people who objected to the shdhs VI
passengers on Fire Island were not justly "'"'e"
by the newspapers, and that Ill oroer l" s'' 'no
public mind right committee was appointed 10 can
ot the newspaper Offices and make statement regard
ing the whole trouble. The committee That chi'u
- Tho Tribune Office consisted Of the Rev Charles
" Fordham chairman Josiah Robbins, captain =
T. Clark W. W. Hulsc and Frank A. Johnson
rho chairman said: "This committee has come
10 New-York City to set the nina OF inc pupio
right in regard TO the trouble al Fire island we
arc not n mob as the newspapers say We are pu'
we are only doing and attempting TO do what we are
,ol,v justified In doing The R0ard OF Health OF 'he
town OF Islip got advice from eminent ana pfVmn'h'
New-York lawyers, among whom were george WIN
gate W. NJ smith. T.. II. Fishel ana W. r. menu
II was learned from them that IL WAS aoaou''N
illegal TO establish quarantine on staten lsianu VI
long Island Now the Board Of Health OF l'iip mas
legal Jurisdiction over Fire Island and could prevent
and might prevent by force. persons from Infected
vessels from landing on Fire Island mat Is i''t
that cannot be disputed, and 80 2oo u'puirs WIZ
sworn in and they, accompanied by the DodIu VI
Health OF Isip. went TO Fire Islahh III op'u'','''
81, mir oath they were ready TO prevent the landing
~ the passengers from the CepneuS. "heh 'he
Ccpheus came the dock, these deputies Hiieu .n'
soc, making II Impossible to land any one Inc
capain was warned of, and no violence was u''u'
We did not intend to use Violence 10 Keep 'n'
Messengers of were simply going to crowd inc uoch
60 ,nat tb.re could be- no room for any one 10 get
on and II any should try 10 fore" himself Oh we
woud use our fists and drive him Oh. There WIS no
o+tomnt made TO land 80 there was no trouble Inc
IDENTITIES were unarmed and this Is proven, because
rhon an Investigation was made only one pis'ol was
fonnd among the 200. The buec0ats, however wire
armed and one of them pointed his pistol at fo''-
master Robbins. lie was warned to put IL away anu
no did So Those bluecoats were a lot OF co"ards.
Many of those on board the Cepheis used prolhhe
language and hot water was thrown AT u.s.
"The newspapers call us mob can prove lhh'
we were not mob. We had Fire Island at our mercy
for hours and could have prevented mot NdchS
from going TO pilot the Ccpheus In. But We dld not
want TO endangcr the lives OF the passengers by lrhg
them attempt to reach the island. We could nave
fired the hotel II felt like il. Only one bar was
omen on the island and By our advc" u was CLOSEUP
and consequently, there wis not drinhen man on
the beach Wines and delicacles were landed on the
dock and although were famished and thirsty we
did not tonch a thing. Nothing was done unless by
the order of the proper authorities. In the nigi only
cix,v- four deputies were left the beach. At = a.
m the sheriff OF suffolk County arrived by the order
Of Governor Flower. lie in deputies twenty
five OF these men, and the rest went To their homes
across the BAY. Now when Roswell r. Flower or
dercd out the Goth Regiment and the Naval Reserve
he simply ordered them out against those h, put there
,rbcrc was absolutely the Island other than
thc DEPUTIES. While thus acting We knew that Judge
| barnard had granted Injunction TINS made me
attompt 10 land passengers Illegal yet the scoudrcl
Inon granted tried to land We were the only legally
constituted occupants OF Fire Island ana ever! acl OF
| ours was legal, attempt 10 keep them from
| londnr As soon as the injunction was vacated. thc
sheriff and his deputies left the dock, ana mat mas
| ended the matter for the time being
We will do what to have the passengers
| removed and any others prevented from landing.
| TLIs Is not inhuman. III We are charged win IN
| humanity we will simply say that We believe aud
declare that the only person guilty OF inlumanty 10
| miles on the Atlantic ocean 10 come through Dan
rerous inlet after he had been nOuhed not TO- WhcIi
The Cepheus landed vulcarity or abuse was USED
bv the deputies but vile ephets and profanity were
p u It Wan. formerly of the Hoffman House. We
| were Intensely In sympathy with the passengers, but
wonla have violated Oaths if we permitted them
| 10 land