Evening journal., 1892-09-12
ANOTHER CHOLERA SHIP
La Champagne Arrives With
Suspicious Sickness.
BABYLONIANs ARE UP IN ARMS

The Threatened Invasion of Cholera Pas
sengers Near the Long Island Town
Arrested by Temporary INDUCTION.
Governor Flower Looking After the
welfare of the Passengers for
Fire Island Encounter Much Discomfort.
GBy Telegraph TO tho Evening Journal
NEW YORK Sept. l2-Governor
Flower arrived at the Windsor hotel at
$50 this morning. Immediately
after his arrival he began his investiga-
tion of the cholera troubles, particularly
the situation at Fire Island.
Before 10 o'clock hewas joined by his
private secretary, Mr.. Williams, and
Charles A. Collins, who has lately been
engaged in revising the laws Of the state.
and who will be able to post the COVER
nor in case legal action is necessary.
The governor says he anticipates no
further trouble from Fire Island. The
state, he said, would take possession at
once He is prepared to take any step,
no matter how stringent, TO keep the
cholera away from the city. The COVE
nor has sent for DR.. Jenkins TO meet him
at the Windsor hotel and discuss the
situation.
The Cepheus's Second Trip.
The iron steamer Cepheus made fast at
DR.. Jenkinss dock at 4.15 this morning
with about 200 second cabin passen gers
of the Normannia on board.
The Cepheus having embarked the
second cabin passengers from the
80.
from of the Stonington yesterday after
noon, left the Horse Shoe on her forty
mile voyage to Fire Island.
The transfer of the passengers from
D the Stonington required but few min
- utes, as they were as eager to leave the
not very pleasant accommodations on the
old sound steamer as they had been tC
" get off the Normannia. So quickly was
the transfer made that no personal bag
. gage was taken, nor were there provis
. ions aboard the iron boat except the
= regular supply for the daily use Of the
crew. For the purpose Of protecting the
g debarkation at Fire Island Police Ser
geant Ivory and a detail Of eight mel
q were parties to the trip.
y Once outside of Sandy Hook tn
steamer felt the sea which was fast being
o increased by the stiff southeast breeze
and when the boat headed in toward
n Fire Island there were many cases o
r seasickness, and the ills on the Stoning
ton faded into insignifcance when com
:, pared with the misery of the immediate
~ moments.
's To add to the distress of the situatio
/. it was found that there was no pilot o
II board and the captain Of the steamer wa
l unwilling TO attempt the tortuous chan
mel in the darkness, it being after
? o'clock at the time Those ON board al
Z parently knew nothing of the intentio
'0 to send pilot TO them from among q
boatmen of Babylon, and after a sligl
u delay, the Cepheus turned her head in I'll
i direction of Sandy Hook.
no Much Audible Disgust.
Then it was that many Of the passengei
re expressed disgust in forcible Language
ls They had wanted to leave the StoningtoI
= and,had wanted to land on Fire Island. TT
~ denial Of the latter privilege more tina
~ dispelled the Joy of the former privileg
~ To add to the discomforts the lack
~ food was discovered, and in lien of Il
j., expected warm meal on Fire Island the
- return Journey only increased their panl
is Of hunger, to satisfy which there were /
ae supplies.
ao When the Horse Shoe was reached I'll
~ first cabin passengers We're transferrC
70 back to the Stonington, while the secor
- cabin passengers, who had not left u
Normannia'until taken of on the Cephou
90 remained on board the latter
es Dr. Sanborn, who had been in char
nj during the trip, resumed his post ON &
~, Stonington and did what he cou
he TO get the supperless people
his charge TO bed, for VIII
90 the sound steamer was reached at 10:
.,, Captain Tribble and all of his crew we
NJ abed After making the second cal
people as comfortable as possible in {
saloon of the Cepheus, which has
sleeping accommodations, Dr. Fergus
and Mr.. Wall decided to visit DIR. Jenki
for to discuss the serious problems of brea
- fast for the nearly 800 people in tn
III charge. and coal and water for {
Dy steamer before she could make anotl
on eight-mile journey to Fire Island a
rn- back. After consulting Dr. Jenkins
Oc- was decided to put on board coal then
am the dock at the upper boarding static
Use where water was also to be had in abr
1h- dance.
Fifteen men from Wilkinsons det
tive agency on Broadway reported TO
3" health officer under command of Ihon
J.Lynch. They were portion of thir
on five who have been engaged as quar-
hip tine patrol for Fire Island. They w
at told to go aboard the Cepheus.
rat It was shortly after o'clock when
80 Cepheus turned her head towards
"a lower bay carrying all who were ON boz
.ei ~ when she arrived except three policem
80 80 who, in getting their breakfast, failed
return ON board before the steamer
her dock.
RARYI0N In ARMS.