New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-21
SHERIFF DARLING'S STATEMENT.
HE SAYS THAT HE DID HIS DUTY AND HE ID
FENDs HIS DEPUTIES.

HE SAYS THAT HE DID HIS DUTY AND HE DT
FENDs HIS DEPUTIES
Sheriff Albert NJ Darling OF suffolk County, says
that the statement published last Monday which lh'i
mates that he encouraged people TO break uhe Law
when the Normannia's passengers were ehoeA'o'nAe
to secure shelter on Fire Island Is absolutely untrue
He called al The Tribune ONCE yesterday ""N ~
the following statement
at frat learned that Fire Island was TO be useo
for tho accommodation Of the Normannias passengers
al 80 D. NJ. ON Monday. September H. was then
at nv home in Rverhead, and the nspatch which
nj that time received from Governor Flower oFueeu
mo to 20 20 Fire Island and see that che passengers
from the steamer landed all right AS uaih
aa not leave Riverhead for several hours. Immediately
co+ team and started for Moriches, thirteen miles
awsv where ] was able TO take the first tram goi''e
10 I>lip had teegraphed TO 1slip TO nave steam
,sunob ready TO take me 10 FIRE Island, ana SUI
coded m getting there at IL 80 p. m starteo
for Fire Island with the intention OF seeing 'n"'
the passengers landed all hight but before
u.och.d tho island ! learned that an Injunction nad
been granted which prohibited them from going on
the island. tcegIaphed to Governor fio"er ~ on'
telling him that was al Fire lsiaho' dhu Aa'
awaited his further commands. The Governor request
telling me 10 summon all good ciuzens 10 as III
tho landing OF the people. and 10 see that Vhey e"'
,o,,y ~ food Al that time. however. food clothhs
ars evcrvthnC had been furnished TO the passengers
by the respectable people OF Bay ehore anu lsnH wal"
,ova heen referred to clamdiggers' and humans
Pending the Injunction suit consdereh IL my uu'y
not 10 permit any of the NorInannias passengers vi
,h Cenheus 10 land on Fire Island, and all the people
from Raw Sbore Isllp and Babylon with the exoepuoh
:, .ba Identities swore in left the island hall an hour
after arrived there and the only people on the isAi
with only few exceptions, when the PeCPie " ~
c,pheus attempted to land, were my depnhes' oo'iu
not permit them to land. nor coud any oi NY
bocausc II vas our duty a6 long as tle ii'u"o"o"
fheu1 r
,h,z.d with the women and children but we coUo ho'
,ernit our sympathes " prevent us from d''is o'
duty. - &c.,. co,ornor
rouer stating that the troops and Naval Reserve ei
oooiog Immediately tcIegraphed 70 the Governor
.,". .roons were not needed as l. with my deputies
- aror,e order That same day DR.. Weight In
,red mo that the passengers were going 70 iaho' anu
&c s,on ne received this Information sent to'esa"
70 Governor Flower asking him II the passengers were
to be landed that afternoon " ' ,
q, the Injunction. The Governor ~
rc,,x IN nv dls.,ptcb, informed me That the III
.,,o naG heen dissolved. and Immediately IN
,nod my IDENTITIES OF the true state or anaifs nun
nm bour later all the people from Bay shore' iSp anu
,,.hv,,n left the island We knew then that 'ne poe
scugers had a legal right TO iand' ana no p''e,
Cd. when the Cepheus steamed Into the bay. Aep'
al tho n.o,e on inc steamer AS long as IL was my uu,
" 49, 60 b,,, nc COON as the INJUNCTION was dissolved
n became my duty to permit them To iahd ana "iei,
a
that legal right was known not h"id was r'''S'i
against any OF the passengers
After had telegraphed to the Governor mat no
troops needed as could preserve the peace ~'u
' y and I WAS somewhat surprised when the Gov
"rnor informed me by wire that troops would reach
pahylon that night. His telegram read Troops VIII
III pabvlon at O'Clock and will await your orders
there They will not be moved to Fire Island unless
you deem IL necessary. ,,, ,,,, the
AnstH
,o., po,u,ont I told him that there was no earthiy
need for the presence OF the troops. he sald' now
- DO, no could not order the regiment home With
,,t order, from the Governor. The next day. wednes-
day. Governor Flower wired me that troops wou" anv
main al EaDyi.vn u smthorjty Later. Governor
,bot need for the presehc
- ~ tha ,rnons and they were called home, oniy apou
100 men remaining TO do guard duty ON ''e ''"''"
THAT * exactly my statement OF the case, IN U, Dr.
md anybody who will look dispassionaeiy at the a"ai