Omaha daily bee., 1892-09-13

to New York" Mr.. Wall replied: ~ rep
resent the state OF New York" "Sho~
your authority, then" responded the crowd.
MIR. Wall thereupon took n paper out OF
his pocket anu read from 1t as follows:
ITO whom IL may concern: c. l. Wall is
and passengers. "WGLLiAM L. JENKINS,
Health officer, Port of New York"
The supervisor replied: II do not recog-
nize DIR. jenKlns; this is not the port OF
New York, and / do not propose to allow
any passengers from infected vessels to
land 10 the town of Jslip.'
For the Women and Children.
"But we have not a sick person on board.
Everybody Is WELL and appeal TO you in
behalf of the American woman ana chill
dren, TO allow these people to land" said
MIR. Wall.
1--WE think Of our own women and chill
dren first, and intend to protect them at ali
hazards" reuled the supervisor.
While this conversation was going OH DIR.
Noight appeared on the dock and began tell
ing Mr.. Wall that he had charge there, when
several bavmen crowded around him, shout
| tug: "Throw him into the water" " "Drown
him. and would have probably carried out
| their threats but for reporters The boat re
turned to the Cepheus, where the detected
| spirits were being kept up by band music,
| the band PLAYING ''rhe Star Spangled Ban
ner" God Save the Queen" and yankee
| Doodle"
The boat came of again, however aud Mr..
| the Cepheus Some in the crowd shouted
| "All right; let her have all the provisions
they WANT But the greater number an
| swered mo, no; give them nothing Let
them 20 back to New York"
DIR. Voight had just stated that he was in
| formed Governor Flower had telegraphed
! Sncrif A. b. Linn OF Suffolk county to
come here with deputies ana keep the state
| property cleor of ntruders and protect the
| Cepheus' passengers in landing. Many
threats were made of burning or cutting
| down the dock if the passengers began to
| land and numoer of men procured axes
| with which to cut away sufficient of the dock
near the hotel to prevent persons reaching
| the latter
The arraug gements TO insure the carrying
| out OF Governor Flowers orders and pro-
| tecing the hotel have been amentably in
| adequate. III force of twenty thirty
| policemen had been sent here by way Of
Babylon, they could have kept the mop off
| the property and the passengers on the Ce-
| pheus would by this time have been located
| in their rooms at the hotel.
At 4 40 Lawyer Eugene Fishel of Babylon,
counsel TO the Islp Board of Health, reach
ed here with copy of the injunction grant
| ed by Justice Barnard His arrival was
| greeted with cheers from the crowd on the
| dock. Everything is in readiness in the
| hotel for the care of the $40 passengers on
| the Cepheus whenever they are landed. A
| carload of provisions mas just arrived from
| New York.
Another Appeal Tried.
AS it was growing DARK. a small boat came
| from the direction of the steamer. 1t was
| rowed bv two policemen ana in the stern
| stood n gray-haired man, Robert Nj. Thomp-
| son. AS the boat approached the landing.
the MOB gathered threateningly. He said
that the men on the steamer did not ask to
| land. The young women would remain If
necessary, but the old women, some OF them
| graudmothers, ana the children, suffering
| not for comfort but for decent care, should
be allowed to land. They were to be re-
turned TO the steamer after nights rest
and one meal.
Attorney W. p. Reid answered that if the
captain OF the steamer would come ashore
the people to whom he spoke would consider
| tho request. Saying that he would attempt
to bring the captain back with him, Mr.
Thompson returned to the steamer.
| 1t was dark, except for the light of the
stars, when the boat was seen coming back
to the landing place. When the boat had
almost touched tho landing q tall, spare
figure was seen standing in the bow. ut Is
Senator Mcpherson of New jersey called
out MIR. thompson who was stlll In the
stern.
Senator Mcpherson Pleads in Vain.
"Citizens," said the senator, 1.-The captain
declines to come ashore If you will give
mo your injunction papers L give you my
| word of honor / will give them 10 him and
| he will accept them as legally served"
Attorney Reid replied that the captain
| must come ashore.
~ do not understand you,n said the SEN
| ator s'you appear to hesitate over some legal
| question. and your hesitation means unspeak-
able suffering and probably death TO women
and children"
The senator turned his face up TO the mob
and In an impressive tone said: II appeal 10
you men, in the name OF God, not to be
longer LED into heartless cruelty by this at
| torney. Remember YOUR own wives and
| children. Do not bring an everlasting dis
| grace on your names. BE men,
1 Ihn .Ic hnr IN md ctlp
| while the lawyer said; "They cannot land
| If we permit them we will give away oul
cuse. They cannot land" They canLo
| land" rereated the mob
Senator Mcpherson sank down in the boa,
| overcome.
Mr.. Thompson cried out: you are being
duped by tricky lawyer"
"We no more tricky than you" an
= swered Lawyer Reid.
refused Them Food and Blankets.
!, Mr.. Thompson then said: "You will a
least allow DIR. Voight TO send us food ant
| blankets. ~
, "Not unless the captain comes ashore,
! answered the lawyer, and tho mob ap-
Q | plauded.
AT S 80 o'clock meeting OF the board wa
held in the hotel office, where resolution
was passed that if Dr. Voight would go witt
o Lawyer Relu to the steamer ana see that tn
Q Injunction papers were served, the boar
II would allow food and blankets TO be take
), aboard
The reporters took the following petition
u from the passengers to be teegraphed t
81 | Governor Flower:
a On BOARD CEPHEUs. OFF FIRE ISLAND, Sept
o | Il. 1850 y. MO Governor Flower: In GU
"a | extremity we appeal to you for release from
,, | our dcploraDle position. We, nearly 3OJ DeI
| sons mostly American citizens, have been de
| tained in order that infection may not b
i | passed TO our people, Notwithstanding thi
,, | fact that there has not been case that tn
o | widest Imagination among us can believe
i | be cholera since August 2s, now fifteen day
=, | the force of circumstances has put us undo
~ | conditions of peculiar suiferlng, and tn
moment. Monday ni-ht, we are lyin
J. | about on tho decks of the steame
Ceph u.s. an excursion boat with
ia | out any sleeping accommodations Dell
N | cate women and aged and iniirm men ar
- without mattresses or blankets and many M
], exposed to the sky. All are supperless. AN
c this comes after three days OF lnsuttci len
o food. dreat OF fire. seasckness and dreadi II
uncertainty rs to our fate. Hardship
l. hunger ana fear are doing their work and th
g condition of the weak and intrm is reachin
" the limit OF humuE endurance. For God
j. sake release us and let us go TO our home
Ne will put ourselves uuder any supervise
!, YOU may direct. FAKE hqcount OF our peculli
conditions and act at once. or the huthorlti'
ID OF the Empire state VIII be responsible Tor u
"a many deaths from exposure. j. X. McPhe
le SON. T.. l.. Godkiu, A. NJ. Palmer X