The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-09-17
COULD NOT LAND.
Natives Of Fire Island Rise Up
in Their Wrath Against
a Quarantine.
Passengers on a Relief Ship Pre-
vented From Landing by an
Armed Mob.

QUARANTINE. Sept. 13.-This day will
probably be looked on in future years as
one of. the most horrible r%eproaches
on American civilization that has
ever occurred . in American his
tory. Federal government on one
side, state government on the other, both
anxious to be the rescuing party, and in
iront the local authorities and private peo-
pie forcing back the victims from their
haven Of refuge.
To 20 back to the beginning Of the story,
the Normannia cabin passengers who had
been for eight days confined in a cholera
stricken ship were greeted on Saturday with
the promised and lo~ng-hoped-ior relief in
the shape Of the s%tonington. 20 which vessel
they were transferred that evening. For
the first night for days they sept in peace
and satisfaction. On Sunday they were to
go to Fire island, which, through Gov.
Flowers generosity, had been secured, with
all its houses and the Surf hotel,
dor the accommodation Of the hrst
| anu SSCOIlu CaOlu p0SSSJSS4oO SaS
N%orlnannia. On Saturday night they slept
on the St ningtop. but in the morning 1t
was discovered that she had no means for
cooking, was oitoo deep a draught to cross
the oar, and, according to statements
made, she was
OLD AND TOO uNsEAwoRTHY
to venture SO far in the open ocean. The
iron steamboat Cepheus was then hired and
A. r.. - 1000 a1.oo nn1Sv r>oooArnor0
started for the promised land. The
weather was rou.h and many were
seasick, but they cared little for
that. happy in their escape from
the prison ship N~ormannia. Alter a voy-
age of about thirty-six miles the captain
weakened and said he was afraid to take
the CeLheus over the bar without pilot.
In consequences of this the iron steam
boat started back to the horseshoe
Lend and tho tirst-class passengers were
once more put OH board the rickety old
Stoninston liner. The second cabin pas
sengers were kept on board the Cepheus
without beds or even a pillow on which to
lay their heads. They were strewn about
the settees and carpeted decks OF the
steamer. Early THIS morning the
, Ceplleus once more started down the bay
to embark the first saloon passengers and
axe them to Fire island. The trip was
again u rough one, but there was more
than the elements to be met.
Gov. Flower had been consrat-
u:ated on his noble hearted gen
crosby IL the blessing of God had been
invoked on him tor what really was the
generous action of advancing the $4,000
deposit necessary to obtain the property,
whose value had advanced from $15O.OOO to
S2lO, 600 since the cool season had set in.
| Gov. Flower in return had in Biblical
words telegraphel ''Well done. good and
faithful servant" and all seemed plain
sail ne.
AsEoRM HAD BEEN BREWING
around Babylon aud. Islip since the first
rumor of Fire island being turned Into q
| quarantine station had been heard. The
B%abyionians andtheir near %neighbors cared
not Tor the sufferings Of their fellow
countrymuen and women, they did not
care If they died of cholera, starved or
were drowned; all they thought of in their
hearts was the totally improbable PROPOSE
| ton oil their being attacked by the pesti-
lence, owing to the propinquity OF
a number of l dies, gentlemen and
| children who never had cholera in their
midst. who had lived for a fortnight on
board q plague stricken ship without being
touched, and who were returned to their
homes. The craven-hearted creatures,
trembling from their own imaginary
tears rather than from any real dam
ger. not only invoked the arm of the
law by mean, of that anomalous legal
stay entitled an injunction. but had as
l,sembled as an, armed mob q hundred strong
u - <l,,,o l,o1 r1ooo woman 0nH chill,
dren back to the cholera ship and
a possible death. The governor
n 0rsgedd tb eMa noble men to allow the pas
senxers to land. Telegram after telegram
was flashed over the wire assuring the men
Of Islip and those o; Babylon that ma they ran
not give in, and the passengers of the Nor
MAMMA are now on Monday night lying in
the inlet by Fire island. The passengers
appointed a committee, with Senator Nc
Pherson as chairman, to confer with the
mob Of violence: The latter refused TO
,nipht at least they can c aim the victory, q
victory gained over AL helpless women
and children and their equally unoftending
h%usbanns.
THE GOVERNOR MELTED.
The newspaper men conveyed 70 GOV:
| Of Brooklyn hsd issued an injunction. to
paeyent any o: the people from the cholera
Ship from landing at Fire Island. The
governor was much rettled and expressed
surprise. Pro . Collins, the legal author.
ity, said:
This is a great surprise. It is. in fact. . seri.
GUS matter. l will not say that It VIII interiors kear1i.5s
what va will do. The writ 6 return.
two methods to pursue. II the case
i not made prima iacls on the paper, presented n 60
ohserved then we eau 20 directly defore the
.ss@e Judge who %. issued sued the =. in dnos' y. and s9w moye
j tho papers are regular aud on their
face make out . case, then the only thing that
can be done ts to await the return day OF the
hearing and present proper fadsvits and new
facts that are calculated to Iut . diherept lace
on the matter and thereby get 1t eet aside; Yes.
this IL q very serious matter, and l can't say
more until the appeals are served.
Found Dsad II . Field.
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