Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-14
THE WAR Is OVER.
Passengers Landed and Made Comfor
able at Fire Island.

Passengers Landed and Made Comfort
able at Fire Island.
FIRE ISLAND, N. Y, Sept. 13-From
all indications the baymen's little war is
over. David S. s. Sammis, late pro-
prietor of the Surf hotel, said the
trouble is tempest in a teapot. Some
Of the baymen, excited by people who
had political measures to serve, becam
impressed more or less with the idea that
the establishment of q quarantine camp
at Fire Island would injure their busi-
ness. "This is all bosh, and they now
know it is so, and they practically admit
it," said Mr.. Sammis.
The Normannia'e passengers havesall
been landed, and will be made as conn
| Portable as possible. The sheriff has in
formed Governor Flower that there is
no further use for the troops. It is ex-
pected that the military will be with
drawn tomorrow, and they will not go
to Fire island.
An Associated Press correspondent
interviewed a number of the leading
men of all classes-residents baymen
and hotel men-and all join in saying
the views expressed by Mr.. Sammis are
undoubtedly correct in all the main par
ticulars.
One fact became evident to the cor
respondent, and that was that the quar-
antine of the people on Fire island was
farce of the very worst description.
At least dozen boats came from the
island to the mainland. and there land
ed loads Of people, who. it seemed from
conversation generally, and from the
admissions Of several, had been In c,css
communication and conversation with
the Normannia's detained cabin passen-
gers.
The sheriff has assured the governor
| that the people will abide by the law,
and that there is no further need Of
troops or a posee.
! All the trouble here seems to have
blown over. Definite news from the
| bay shore meeting has not been re-
ceived here, and it is reported that it
resulted in complete back down by
the men.
At IL 80 p. m, dispatch was re-
ceived from Governor Flower, addressed
to Sheriff Darling, saying the governor
preferred that the sheriff should remain
at Babylon for the present. and that the
troops would also remain there until all
danger of interference with the state
authorities has passed. At this hour
all is quiet.
A great hustle followed the arrival Of
the passengers at the hotel. Consider
ing the fact that 800 guests arrived with
in five minutes, it was natural that some
confusion should result, but such pre-
gress was made by the temporary hotel
clerks that inside of two hours all. were
comfortably located. Gray-haired men
jumped about in the sand like boys, SO
overjoyed were they to be once more on
terra frma.
The second cabin passengers were put
in the westerly, and the first cabin in
the easterly, wing of the building. At
difficult to find a happier crowd than
that which filled the dining room. Com
ventionalities were cast aside; every
one knew every one else, and congratu-
lations were showered from every quar-
ter of the room.
No strict quarantine is maintained. A
wind storm is now raging, and all the
passengers are thankful they are not ON
the Cepheus tonight.
In reply to the offer OF the men from
Islip to withdraw the injunction, if the
governor would promise to cell the hotel,
Mr.. Flower sent the following telegram:
S. A. Jenkins: Your dispatch re-
ceived, and your proposition declined.
The conduct of the people OF Islip, in re-
fusing shelter to the passengers of the
Normannia, and in attempting, by mob
force. to prevent their landing on state
property, is disgrace to our common
wealth. The state accepts no terms
from law-breakers, except submission
to its authority. Your proposition is
an insult to the executive and the state.
(Signed) ROSWELL P. FLOWER.
In conversation with Mr.. Palmer to-
night, that gentleman said: Zone thing
want to say, is that the American
public has gone crazy on cholera. Not
one American has died on any OF
the injected ships. The disease
only takes hold of under fed
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