Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-13
CHOLERA'S ALLIES.
A New York Judge and Long
Island Natives. -
FOOL TERROR AND MOB UNREAsoN,

Together with Legal Obstruction, May
Let the Scourge Into New York Yet
Injunction Granted Against Landing
the Ouarantined People on Fire Island,
and Enforced by a Mob at the Pier
Unavailing Effort of Senator McPher-
to Let Light Into Thick Skulls
Disgraceful and Inh uman Doings.
NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-The war against a
quarantine station on Fire island was
opened in the courts yesterday. Counsel
for the authorities of the town of Islip
went before Judge Barnard yesterday
morning and obtained an injunction
against Governor Flower, Health Officer
Jenkins, and those in command of the
steamer Stonington, to prevent them from
transferring any quarantined passengers
or baggage to Fire island or to any other
place in the town of Islip, Long Island.
The defendants are to show cause on
Thursday why this injunction should not
be made permanent. The complaint in
the action sets forth the purchase of the
Surf hotel and island from Mr.. Sammis
for the use and shelter of cabin passengers
from vessels detained at quarantine. 1t
also sets forth that by the laws the juris-
dicuion of the health officer of New York
is limited to the waters of the port of New
from establishing anything on the shores
for the reception of passengers coming
from the infected vessels.
Deny the State Authority.
The authorities of the town of 1slip do
not recognize the authority of the govern or
or of the health officer to land passengers
or to establish a quarantine station at this
point. They claim that it will ruin the
oyster and clam fishing and throw hun
dreds of people out of employment, and
that it will ruin the whole of the south
side of Long Island as a summer resort.
The affidavits submitted in The case were
supported by certificates from physicians
declaring that the health of the people in
that section of Long Island would be
jeopardized by the establishment of a
Quarantine station. The application for an
injunction was made by Lawyers Fischell
and Reed, of Babylon, and Judge Wilmot
NJ. Smith. Arguments in the case will be
heard on Thursday. 1
Flower VIII Obey the Law.
After comforting with Bourke Cochran
and DIR. Jenkins, Governor Flower was
asked if any injunction had been served
upon him or DIR. jenkins He replied that
neither he nor DR.. jenkins had seen one,
but as one had been issued it would be
obeyed. Dr. jenkins, he said, would go
to Fire island by boat with blankets food
and other supplies, in order to make pas
sengers on the Cepheus comfortable. Il
will not call out the National guard he
said, "as l am down here TO obey the law"
He added: 81 would willingly serve sixty
days in jail myself in exchange for the
landing of those people if l were not gov
ernor."
Looks Like Business
Commander Jacob w. Miller. of the
First battalion, naval reserve, acting un-
der orders from Governor Flower, late last
night issued orders for the battalion to
assemble fully equipped for service at
New Pier So, North river, at $50
O'Clock this morning. The men were all
notified by the officers of the batteries to
supply themselves with heavy underwear
and two days retions, beef extract,
crackers and sweet chocolate Including
officers the New York battalion is over 800
strong, and these men armed with cut
lasses, revolvers and rifles on board tugs
in Great South bay or patrolling Fire
island beach could keep off all intruders.
The men are well disciplined and prove as
efficient as the National guards in con-
trolling mobs.