The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-09-22
NJ MAN'S INHUMANTY.
A MOB PREVENTS THE LANDING OF
QUARANTlNED PASSENGERS.

| e'@N'o 'Hc LANDING OF
QUARANTlNED PASSENGERS.
Refuge HearflensIy Refused Two Hmm
dred Women and Childrep. Suffering
from Hunger. Exposure and Exhaus-
tion-ShockIng Cruelty.
NEW YORK, Sept. l2.-Ehe danger
OF an invasion Of cholera has for the mo-
ment sunk into the background and to-
day the question uppermost in the mind
OF tue public has been, ls the State in
possession OF Fire Island or is the COM
mand OF the situation still held by riot
lug baymen who refuse to permit the
State to take its own? Events have fol-
lowed so swift upon one anOther's heels
that it is hard 10 understand the situa-
ton from the disiointed reports received.
Meanwhile the Normannia's passen-
gers, and TO degree the other Quaran-
tined passengers, are being tossed from
place to place, and apparently are des-
tined, like the crew OF the ElyiAg Dutch
man. to sail on forever. The gravity Of
the situation has brought Governor
Flower to the scene, and the vigorous,
decisive way in which he is proceeding
bids tair to right matters and bring order
out OF the present tangle. In briet, the
events Of the day have been the as
sembling Of an armed force oS baymen,
who have prevented landings at Fire
Island, the issuance Of an injunction to
restrain the State authorities from land
ing quaran tined passengers at Fire
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that the boat Cepheus, With passengers
from the Normannia aboard, was at FIRE
Island, held at bay by the armed mob
who had successfully opposed two at
tempts TO land.
The Commercial Advertiser this after
noon says: More than hundred South
Bay catboats, sharpies, sloops and other
small boats, each with ten or more men
and boys on board, were under weigh at
daybreak this morning sailing from all
points OH Great South Bay towards Fire
Island. In all the boats, every man
who had or could borrow gun or pistol
brought it with him and the entire notilla
carried, perhaps, thousand armed
men. or these five or six hundred came
from Patchogu, Sayvllle and the coun-
try near them. twenty-five from tho Bay
Shore aud perhaps as many from Baby
Ion. Every man on board the boats
was either n BAY man" or sympa.
thlscr, and fully determined to prevent
by force If necessary, the landing of
quarantincd cabin passengers on Fire
Island.
IN Bay Shore the feel,ng sten;ls az. YER
heat and loud threats arc heard Of treat.
ing Landlord Sammes, who sold the Surf
Hotel 20 The State authorities for q re,
tuge, to a coat Of Tar and feathers. A
special TO the Mail and Express from
Babylon, Long Island, says: Almost
every one in the village is armed and
will resist any INVASION. Justice OF the
Peace James B. Cooper says that the
hotel and all its surl oundnes will be
bmned to the ground if landing is at
tempted.
The steamer Cepheus, with the Sec
ond class cabin passengers OF the
steamer Normannia. has gone to lower
quarantine to take the first cabin pas
sengers, who arc now Oh board the
Stonington, and will proceed TO Fire
Island. DR.. jenkins has just announced
that he has fifty armed deputies at Fire
Island scattered among The armed mob
from lslip, ready to act IN case Of an
outbreak. A special form Sandy Hook
says: T1e Ccpheus. after leaving the
StonlnetOn, steamed out OF Sandy IIooi
point at 1912 a. NJ, heading again tor
Fire Island.
Judge Barnard, of the Supreme Court,
Brooklyn, acted to-day IN the Fire
Island matter and issued an Injunction.
1t restrains Governor Flower, DR.. Jeu-
klns and others from landing quaran-
tined passengers on Fire Island. Thi.
applies to the town of lslip in particus
lar.
Governor Flower was much netLled
and expressed surprise when informed
or Judge Barnard's Injunction. Profess
sor Collins, his legal authority, salt:
"This is very serious matter. viii
no! say that it Will interfere with ouc
plans, and as yet cannot say exactly
what we will do"
Another dispatch from Fire island
says: There have been exciting scenes
here this afternoon and up to the pres
ent hour owing TO demonstrations by
from 800 TO 400 men and others led by
Supervisor w. II. Young and ex.Slper.
visor John II. Vail of Islip town, who
took possession of the docks, and, armed
with shot uns, oars ard other weapons,
twice resas' Il attempts TO land passcn-
gers from tie Ccphcus. The Ccpheus
is anchored about 200 feet from the
dock. AS Tic Ccheu. van alongside the
dock the !'rst time, "A hundred voices
shautcd: "Iou cannot land here; 90
back 10 New York" Others shouted
threats OF drowning the men ovclb )ard
II they stepped from lie vessel.
a hawser that was thrown TO the post
was immde!alcly thrown back. Five
policemen on the Cephcns climbed tho
gunwale ana motioned as though TO
draw rcvolvcrs, but wcnt no further.
{. Il. Wall, whom Governor Flower
authorized u take charge of the hotel
here asked the mob to listen TO him, and
then said: II represent t State OF
New York and am authorized /, land
here and ASSUME Charge"
The rowd shouted; show us your
authority. He t!.creupon ,>roduced a
paper which he began TO read, but could
not make himself heard. Many Las