Evening journal., 1892-09-13
ACRISISAT FIRE ISLAND
Troops Sent to Force a Land
ing for the Cepheus.
NO MORE CHOLERA DEATHS TODAY.

Page In Current Cholera History.
IBy Telegraph to the Evening Journal.1
FIRE ISLAND, Sept 13.-At g a. m. the
situation remains the same as last night,
only little more quiet The Cepheus
remains anchored in the channel. The
passengers are feeling very uncomforta-
bic on account of the chilly southeast |
wind that is blowing. Food is being |
supplied for the passengers on the /
Cepheus from the Surf hotel Men from !
the mainland are still guarding the dock |
to prevent the landing of the passengers. /
Seventy five officers are expected from |
New York this morning, and it is under !
stood another attempt VIII be made to |
land. The feeling continues very bitter.
1l30.-The weather this morning.
clear at daylight, now promises the
speedy arrival of the expected easterly
storm. This adds another element to
the perplexing problem and promises to
render futile any attempt to take relief
TO the unfortunates on the Cepheus by
the water route.
The fleet here this morning has among
the liners: La Champagne. Alaska,
Aller, Belgianland and the Diadem
1t is hoped to find all well on the first
three and TO send them up the bay by
evening. The freighter Amalf from
Hamburg will be detained several days
for observation as viii the Italian Plate,
from Naples, with emigrants aboard, one
| OF this mornings new cOmers.
Dr. Walser has gone below to visit
lower quarantine and unless the bad
weather works a change he expects to
return confirming DR., Byron's 10 o'clock
report of last night. "All well.
A transfer steamer has been ordered
down TO take the passengers of La Cham
pagne to the city. The steamer viii be
detained here.
A New York Regiment Embarks.
NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-An order reached
the Sixty-ninth regiments commanding
officer at o'clock this morning from
Adjutant General Porter, directing him
to hold 25O of his men in readiness to
proceed to Fire Island Immediately. BY
Z o'clock Colonel Cayanagh, Lieutenant
Colonel Moran, Major Duffy and most of
the officers of the regiment were assem-.
bled in the armory. Shortly after 10
o'clock the battalion proceeded to pier 36,
North river, foot of Canal street, and
embarked on a steamer in waiting.
The Naval Reserve in Service.
Acting under the orders Of Commander
Jacob W. Miller, of the First Battalion
Naval Reverve, under orders of Governor
Flower, over 90 per cent of the battalion
reported for service this morning at Pier
36, North river. They will start for
Fire Island on the iron steamboat p ega-
sus this morning.
The men carry two days provisions
i a
lasses and revolvers, besides four howit-
zers and four gatling guns received from
the navy yard The men receive 81 so a
day when under orders Two thousand
rounds of ammunition are also slowed
away on the Pegasus.
Troops Closing In on Fire Island.
FIRE ISLAND Sept. 49, at 12.sOP. NJ
Commissioner Cram arrived here on a tug
to get a pilot for the iron steamboat
Pegasus, which is coming down, bound
for Fire Island with the naval reserve
and three companies Of the Sixty ninth
Regiment on board.
He says that two companies of the
Sixty-ninth Regiment are going via Loqg
Island railroad to Babylon, in addition To
the three on the Pegasus with the re.
! serves.
: Scarcity OF Rags Affects Paper.
HoLYoKE, Mass, Sept. 13.-Since the
1 cholera scarce rags have been so scarce
that President Wilmington of this city
has called a meeting Of the Fine Writing
Paper manufacturers association TO be
I held in Springfield Sept 81 to see If the
mills viii shut down until rags are more
plentiful
The Situation On Fire Island.
QUARANTINE, Sept 13.-The following
e is report from Dr. Voight. in Fir,
! Island, received here at 1890 today
/ "The situation at noon is this: Passen
j. gers have had good breakfast and
j. am just ABOUT to send them their din
ner
). Sheriff is cooperating. in that he il
y preserving order, but he cannot b,
s. moved by any appeals and it has beer
impossible to land Mr.. Wall, the hOte
s. manager, who is ON the Cepheus.
D., possible the passengers should be LANDED
e here today. Have just sent the Rippl
/. to Babylon with orders to lay cable
IS Troops can be sent by special trail
and l can order Ripple to disregard laying
s. of cable and bring troops over.
IL Dr. Jenkins is advised troops by trail
e are due at Babylon at ? p. m.
Census of the Day.
Is The following report was wired to DI
S. Jenkins at noon by DR.. Byron;
IS Census for day ending 2 m.. Sept
y IL; AT Swinburne Island, sick in hosp
G tai IA; suspected &C. deaths none; trans
q ferred to convalescent ward 12 trans
ferred TO sick ward, Il cases of gastr
* tbs, one This morning there are n
flags up, / will report later on cond
rs tion of ships.
Since the above report one child die
ID during last night of bronchitis and jus
now another death is reported to me of
to man. I do not think he had choler,
Both of these deaths were at Swinburn
* hospital.
le The fire Island Injunction Can't stan
ALBANY, Sept Attorney Gener'
Rosendale has teiesrdph.d GovernC
Flower and Professor Collin to the effe,
n- that Judge Barnard's injunction again'
et the use of Fire Island is not binding
Is He quotes the case of Whiting
ey which the supreme court held that Oh
se health officer of ths port Of New Yor