The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-14
A caOLERsIC REBELLION.
The Orders Of the Governor OF New York
DefIed-The People Of the South Bay
District Refuse to Allow the Land
ing of Guaranteed Passengers
on Fire Island.

tor the moment SuDk 1QLO LQe DaCk
ground, and to-day the question upper
most in the mind Of the public has been
is the State in possession of Fire Island,
or is the command of the situation still
held by the rioting Baymen, VINO re-
fuse to permit the State to take its own?
Events have followed so swift upon
one another's heels that it is hard to
understand the situation from the dis
jointed reports received. Meanwhile
the Normannia's passengers, and to a
degree other quarantined passengers,
are being tossed from place to place and
destined, like the crew of
the Flying Dutchman, to sail on for
ever.
The gravity Of the situation has
brought Governor Fowler to the scene,
and the vigorous and decisive way in
which be is proceeding bids fair to
right matters and bring order out of
the present tangle. In brief the events
of the day have been the assem- bling of
all armed force of Baymen who have
prevented landings at Fire Island,
Issuance of injunction to restrain the
State authorities from landing quaran-
tined passengers at Fire Island, and
the last report, which was that the
boat Cepheus, with passengers from
the Normannia aboard, was at Fire
Island, held at bay by an aimed mob
who had successfully opposed two at
tempts to land. So far as the cholera
itself is concerned there is nothing new.
THE FIGHT AT FIRE ISLAND.
FIRE ISLAND, N. Y, Sept. 12.-At
3.45 D. ~, the Cepheus reached the
dock, which was densely crowded with
Islip citizens armed with shotguns,
clubs, ETC., who prevented the line from
the boat being attached. The captain
backed out, turned around again and
attempted to land. In this he was un-
successful, although q man aboard
shouted they had Governor Flowers
order to land. This afternoon the Ce-
pheus lying at anchor. The crowd
knew of the Injunction issued.
There have been exciting scenes here
this afternoon and up to the present
hour, owing to demonstrations by from
eco to 400 Baymen and others, led by
Supervisor ". n. Young and ex-Super-
visor John H. Vail, of Isliptown, who
took possession of the docks, and,
armed with shotguns, oars and other
yeapons, twice resisted attempts made
to land passengers from the Cepheus.
The Cepheus is anchored about two
hundred feet from the dock.
AS the Cepheus ran alongside tie
dock the first time u hundred voices
shouted: "You cannot land here; go
back to New York" Others shouted
threats of throwing the men overheard
if they stepped from the vessel. The
hawser that was thrown to post was
Immediately thrown back. Five po-
licemen on the Cepheus climbed the
gunwale and motioned as though to
draw revolvers, but went no further.
G.. r. Wall, whom Governor Flower
authorized to take charge of the hotel
here, asked the mob to listen TO him
and then said:
"I represent the State of New York,
and am authorized to land here and
assume charge" The crowd shouted,
'Show US your authorityw He there.
upon produced the paper which he be-
gan to read, but could not make him.
self heard. Many passengers, mostly
men, appealed to the crowd to let Them
land, but the answers that came were
derisive shouts. Lawyer Reid and Su.
pervisor Young informed those aboard
the steamboat that Justice Barnard
had granted an injunction restraining
them from landing. Wall asked to see
the Injunction, but as the document
had not yet arrived it could not be pro.
duced. They stated, however, that ii
was on the way. -.
The Cepheus again ran alongside the
dock, but solid line Of determined
Baymen repelfed the attempt to land
Wall again asserted his authority, but
when he stated that his authority was
from DR.. Jenkins the crowd jeered and
Supervisor Young shouted: we don't
recognize DR.. Jenkins or Governor
Flowers authority here"
LoTTIE COLLINS, THE BOOM DA-AY
SINGER, ..7
who was on the Normannia, stood in
the first row OF passengers that lined
the decks of the Cepheus, put out both
hands and cried "Shame, shame, you
who call yourselves Americans, shame"
and as the steamer again backed from
the dock the English actress kissed hei
hand and smiled. After the Cepheus
had anchored a boat was lowered and
P. T. Wall and Capt. Triple were
rowed in it to the dock, but were not
allowed to step ashore. Wall said be
desired to confer with a committee
but was not allowed to land. He final
ly read his authority from DR.. Jenkins
Supervisor Young replied: II do moi
recognize DR.. jenkins. This is not the
port of New York, aud I do not propose
to allow any passengers from infected
ships to land in the town Of Islip.'
"But we have not a sick person or
board; everybody is well; and I appea
to you in behalf of American womer
and children to allow these people t
land" said Wall.
1--WE think Of our own women and
children first, and intend to protect
them at all hazards" replied the
supervisor.
While this conversation was going
on DR.. Voight, who is at the hote
to attend the passengers, appeared
on deck and began telling Wall he
had charge there, when several Bay
men crowded around him shouting
"Throw him into the watern "Drowr
himw and would have probably car.
ried out these threats but for the re
porters. The boat returned to the
Cepheus, where the detected passen'
gers spirits were being kept up by s
Band of music, the band playing "Stal
Spangled Banner" "God Save tht
Queen" and yankee Doodle" TIL.
boat came off again, however, anc
Wall asked to have provisions sent
aboard the Cepheus. Some in tht
crowd shouted: "All right, let then
have all the provisions they want
but greater number answered: "No
no! Give them nothing. Let them g
back to New York"
DR.. Voight has just stated that he i:
informed that Governor Fowler has
telegraphed Sheriff Darlington, of Suf
folk County, to come here with depu
ties and keep the State property cleaI
of intruders and protect the Cepheus':
passengers in landing. Many threat!
were made Of burning or cutting doWE
the dock if the passengers begun tx
land, and 4 number OF men procured