, 1892-09-12
AT FIRE ISLAND.
A Mob Threatens the Destruction
Of Buildings With Fire.
Governor Flower Will Call ont the
Militia If Occasion Demands.
Vessels In the Lower Bay
Threats Against the Landlord.

Militia If Occasion Demands.
Vessels in the Lower Bay
Threats Against the Landlord,
New YORK, Sept. 12.-New York is most
anxiously awaiting news this morning
from Fire Island. The telegraphic COM
munication was cut off last night between
this city and Babylon and Isip. 1t was
announced that with the rising sun today
mob of from 600 to 900 bay men of the
neighborhood and Fire Island would mus
ter from all parts of South bay and make a
descent upon Fire Island with the inten-
tion of burning the Surf hotel and its
adjacent cottages in order 10 prevent these
buildings from being used to shelter the
quarantined saloon passengers of the
Moravia When the last news was re-
ceiYed the hotel and outhouses were de-
Tended by President Wilson, of the New
York board of health, assisted by few
employees and score of New York re-
porters, who gathered there to describe
the landing of quarantined passengers;
Governor Fowler has been telegraphed for
and is fastening here with the inten-
ton of calling out the state troops if
necessary in order to obtain possession of
Fire Island.
Jarr Wilhelm from Bremen, Dubbledam
from Rotterdam, and Columbia from
Southampton have been released from
quarantine and proceeded to their docks.
The German steamship Amalh, from Ham
burg Aug 26, and the British steamship
Humber, from Iloilo and Singapore, ar
m
Red Star steamer Neustria, from Marseilles
and Naples, passed Fire island for New
York at O'Clock this morning The North
German Lloyd steamer Aller, from Brem-
en- via Southampton, arrived off Sandy
Hook at $3.50 this morning.
There are now $500 people in quarantine
and before the flood of immigration ceases
there will be about 10000 people to be cared
for at the gates of New Y ork. The example
set by two "kings daughters" Miss Helen
e. Hill and Miss Alice P. Lyon, both
nurses from the Presbyterian hospital here,
who on Saturday went to Swinburne island
as volunteers to nurse the cholera patients,
has been followed by the Jesuit fathers
and Salvation army people.
FIRE ISLAND, N. Y, September 12.-Up TO
this time no further demonstration has
been made by the health officers and citi-
zens of Islip. The steam launch, having
aboard thirty armed men from the bay
shore, which tied up at the dock late last
night steamed away about 3 O'Clock this
morning. DR.. Baker, the health officer of
the Islip, has accepted declaration of Sec
retary Balch, of the state board, that the
local board of health has no authority to
interfere, and has counselled his fellow
members against further resistance to land
ing the NOrmania's passengers, but others
declined to accept this advice, and the re-
port comes this morning that 2C9 or 300
baymen and others will make an armed
demonstration when the Cepheus arrives.
She lis expected about noon. Secre-
tary Foster has instructed Superintendent
DOminy, of the life-saving service, that he
must allow Pilot Weeks of the life-saYing
station, to act as pilot of the Cepheus and
other vessels coming here. Yesterday,
Dominy advised Weeks not to act as pilot.
New YORK, Sept. 12.-Gov. Flower ar
rived this morning and Immediately began
an investigation into the cholera troubles.
He said the state would take possession of
Fire Island at once. He is prepared to
take any step, no matter how stringent, to
keep the cholera away from New York
city.
QUARANTINE, Sept. IA health officer
has returned from his round of visits and
reports all well aboard the Amalf, from
Hamburg. She has no passengers and
will go to dock.
NEW YORK, Sept ia movement to
pFbN6nJ immigrants ubSJlubu lOI Obl6r
states from leaving this city, is on foot.
The railroad and steamship lines have be-
gun refusing to take them over their lines
New YORK, Sept. 12.-Dispatches from
Fire Island say the inhabitants of the
surrounding country are preparing to pre-
vent by force the landing of quarantined
passengers at Fire Island. On the bav
shore feeling is at fever heat, and there
are threats of treating landlord Sammis,
who sold the Surf hotel to the state
authorities for refuge, to a coat of tar and
feathers. Justice of the Peace James B.
Cooper, says the hotel and all its surround
ing will be burned if a landing is at
tempted. Judge Barnard, of the supreme
court of Brooklyn, today issued an injunc-
ton restraining Governor Flower, Jenkins
and others from landing quarantined pas
sengers on Fire Island. This applies to
the town of Islip IN particular.
HAvRE, Sept. 12.-- Yesterdays cholera
returns show thirteen new cases and eight
deaths. This is an increase of eight new
cases and five deaths over Saturday.
NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-Among the rail
road and steamship lines which refuse to
take immigrants, are the Baltimore &
Ohio. Ontario & Western, Delaware,
Lackawana & Western, Old Dominion
Steamship Line, Norwich Steamship Line
and Hartford Steamboat Line. These
lines refuse because various states will
not allow them to enter without medical
certificate from the immigration authori-
ties here. One of the stOkers on the La
Champagne is down with distinct cholera
symptoms
QUARANTINE, Sept 12.-Dr. Jenkins has
been informed by telegraph that the
Cepheus is anchored at Fire Island dock.
Three-hundred armed men oppose the
landing of passengers. The doctor re-
quested Governor Flower by wire to call out
the militia. He also ordered the meals
prepared at the hotel to be delivered on
board the Cepheus.
3:40 p. m.-TWo attempts were made to
land the passengers of the Cepheus, which
were successfully opposed by the bay men.
The vessel is now anchored in the channel,
opposite the hotel.
| NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-Dr Walker, who
inspected the French line steamer La
Champagne, found one case of cholera on
board.
HAMBURG, September 12.-Four hundred
and four new cases of cholera and ITO
deaths are reported for yesterday The
medical experts fear that today the cpl
demic is somewhat increasing.
! JEANETTE, Pa, September PA Bel
| gian, whose name could not be learned and
who arrived at this place last Saturday
/ from Europe, was taken i'll today and died
/ in a few hours. The physicians pronounce