Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-09-17
REPULSED BY 4 MOB.
Norm nnia's Passengers Driven
Away by Fire Islanders.
Health Officer Tnjoined Against Max
ing a Ian ling.


A despatch from New York says. The iron
steamer Cepheu>, which had been chartered
to take the calm passengers of the quaran-
tined steamship Normlnnia from the steamer
StoniGgton to Fire Island, went to lower
quarantine and took in coal for the trip
Then the vessel ran alongside the Stoning-
ton, received the passengers and started for
Fire Island The water was rough and
there was much discomfort, particularly
among the women and children
A mob Of from three hundred TO four hun
dred bay men and Others, led by Supervisor
W. II. Young and ex-supervisor John H.
Vail, of Istp town, were in poss ,ssion of the
Surf Hotel doess, Fire Island armed with
shotglns, oars and other weapons As the
Cepheus ran alongside the dock one hundred
voices shouted;
''You cannot land her; go back to New
men overheard if they stepped from the
vessel onto tie dock
A hawser that was thrown to a post was
imme lately thrown back The five police
men on the Cepheus climbed the gunwale
and motioned as though to draw reviewers,
but went no further. C.. I. Wall. whom
Governor Flower authorized to take charge
of the Surf Hotel who was aboard the
Cepheus, asked the mob to listen to him and
then said. II represent the State of New
York and am authorized to land here and
assume charge The crowd shouted ''Show
us your authority He thereupon produced
a paper which he began to read, but could
not make himself heard.
MANY no sSpOorerS mostly NOn1ar apfoaa IrI
to the crowd to allow them to land, but the
answers that came were derisive shouts.
Lawyer Reid and Supervisor Young in
foime those aboard the steamboat that jus
tice Barnard had granted an injunction re
straining them from landing. Mr.. Wall
asked to see the injunction, but as the docu-
ment had not yet arrived it could not be
produced. They stated, however, that it
was on the way.
The Cepheus then backed out and turned.
While turning DIR. Voiglt 5, cared rowboat
TO take him to the steamer, and he had gone
half way when the man rowing refused to
go further and turned back He made two
other unsuccessful attempts to reach the
steamer.
The Cepheus again ran alongside the dock,
but solid line of determined bay men re-
PEELED an attempt to land Mr.. Wall again
asserted his authority but when he state
that the authority was from DR.. jenkins, the
health officer, the crowd ieered, and Super
visor Young shouted, 'We don't recognize
Dr. Jenkins or Governor Flowers authority
here
A ter the Cephelis had anchored a boat
was lowered and p. T. Wall and Captain
Triple We're rowed in it to the dock, but
were not allowed to step ashore Mr. Wall
said that he desired to confer with the COM
mittee, whereupon several persons shouted:
Supervisor Young represents us"
LOT horn nd
and will talk the matter over, said Mr..
Wall.
A score of voices answered ''No nos you
can't come ashore here; go back TO New
York
Mr.. Wal replied 81 represent the State
of New York
"Show us your authority, then, responded
the crowd.
Mr. Wall thereupon took paper out Of
his pocket ard read from it as 10 lows: "To
Whom It May Concern: P. I. Wall is au-
thorized to take charge of the Surf Hotel
and passengers, WIN. I. JENKINS, Health
Officer. Port OF New York.
Supervisor Young replied; Il do not re
cosnize D,. Jenkins this is not the port of
New York and do not propose to allow
any passengers from infected ships to land in
the town Of lsip.'
But we have not a sick person on board;
everybody is we'll and | appeal to you in be
hall OF the American women am =, cuiiu aI,
TO ailo" toese people 10 iaho sa'u MI
wan; -, -,
w thlhN OF our own mol.eu anu I'M u,
dren hrst' ana intend 10 project tnein aV al
haZarus feliieI the supervisor. n.
" me inns conversation was S9lIe On ~. ~
Noight appeared on inc doc@ ana began zen
ing MI. all tnat ne had charge lhefei wheii
several hay men CROWDED alpuho nm shout
ing, Throw nun INTO th9 water drown
hun, and would probably nave carried OUT
ths threats but for the reporters;
The boat returned TO the Cepheus, Whefr
the detected passengers spirits were ben2
kept up by and music, the band piayl'
Star Spangied Banner" God Save L
Queer" and Yankee Doodle. The u
came off again, however, and Mr.. y IA
asked to have provisions sent ABOARD 'be
Cepheus Some in the crowd shouted Gan
right, let them have all the provisions they
want but the greater number answered
"No. no. give them nothino. LET them 90
back to New Yorl,
MANY threats we're made of burning or
cutting down the dock if the passengers be-
pam 10 land and number Of men procured
axes with which TO cut away sufficient of the
dock near the hotel 4, prevent persons reach
ing the latter.
At455 LAWYER Eugene Pistol. of Baby
lon. counsel to the islip board of health.
reached here with copy Of the Injunction
granted by Justice Barnard. His arrival
was greeted with prolonged cheers from the