Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-09-17
THE ~ REBEL
Az sinst the Esta' slishmerit or Quarantine
- alton on Fire Island,shh les dents of
Isl5p win Use Armed iieltSanrl.

Isl5p win Use Armed 'iielpSanr'..
81 eF HOTEL, FIRE JdIt,SD, ~ V, Sept
Ia.-Ihere h ,s beeh more excitement
n the last t selve nhsurs at Fire island
than during the ~taolc summer season.
The sale o { tho. place to the state for
quarantine purposes has created great
hubbub jrnnR the people Of the towns
of Islip nMs Babylon, who predict all
kinds o isairc calamities as the result OF
landir & passengers from vessels in
fecte' 4 With cholera upon the beach.
Sa turday atght, after the news wns
rec lived that Cor. Flower had give or
de RS to buy the island, the hbard OF
h .aith OF the town of lslip, IN which |
fire island is. called a mass meeting OF |
ctu ms of the town to protest against
| the landing of passengers at any place
wiz hin the town jurisdiction. Suffolk
ha. II, where the meeting was held was
er DIVIDED when Supervisor w. Il. Young,
ne president of the board ct health,
! called it to order. Speeches were made
bv many prominent residents, who de-
nounecd the propose3 use of the island,
. predicting great .nJury to the property
! adjoining and. che ruin of the oyster
Y and fishing industries Of the great South
: bay,
= \ committee consisting of Supervisor
= Young, Justice Clerks Staley, OBrien
}; and Howell. Dr. w. A. Baker and D. ;.
n Gilbert constituting board of health,
J. was appointed to go to Fire island with
;, twenty deputy constables to protest
}, against the use of the island for quar-
a anstne purposes and resist the landing
}, Of passengers. They left in sail boats
g. i5ate at night, arriving there in thc
morning
. The deputies were placed on guarc
-. when President Charles &. wilson ahe
4. DR.. CYRUS Edison, of the New iorl
a board of health, who had come t
ia Babylon by special train, arrived IN
ra snil boat at s o'clock in the morning
,.s They were quickly surrounded by tn
as deputies, who made demonstration
,al against D. S. s. Samis, owner of FIRE IS
ed and. making all kinds of threats againS
1, him for selling it, President Wilson II
an formed Mr.. Samis that Gov. Flower ha
49,, authorized the purchase for s2lO, O0O, an
~. that he had a certified check for $50, ,0'
ia. to pay as soon as the papers we
old signed. 80.
Mr.. Sammis then turned it over
President Wilson, as the representat
Of Health Officer jenkins, all the gues
O. and most of the servants ha
ME tnp left Saturday afternoon. Nh
'm- President Wilson appeared about
o'clock Sunday morning, after bres
o"- fast. the local board OF health ano
est a hundred others from the maina7
ing the crowd. mostly boys and men, ma
demons rations, using threats agah
mn the sto 9, Mr. Sanmis and cverNpc
III copceyned. Coroner w. II. Moore,
nds' BAY shore, continually harang'
/" chem.
eX- At II o'clocl, President Wilson
'om The board of health and explained
the circumstances of the purchase
the intended use of the island. SUI
A visor Young and Dr. Baker stated t
lake it would ruin property and endaf
II. of the health of the djoining communl'
=, in and asserted that the local boGrt
ught jurisdiction was paramount " VIC
stop board, and would resist any "'''"At
was land passengers,
'ould At the sending OF TINS o'' P"'o" an
'ison. are assuming SERIOUS asPcNI ~
,jcian island Although only f:3O o'cloci
,he evening this will, very likely
the last word sent Sunday night
has transpired that the sympath
iNN Va . Al l,narT n health
1burg WIN NV "a. 80 80 toosib;Itv Of
e, nDi ting OF all the tclegraphic commu
y ma" tion between Fire island and the
,ns " The men from lslip and other pom
.''., ~ the main shore appear TO nave
WIZ" cided to bid defiance both
III ~: ~. the bidding of Gov. Flower and tn
'i"''' struc,ions of the state board of he
They seem to have become III
lawlcss as we'll as reckless. As II
''~'.'lE dark men who had been conceal
80" 8 thc shadow of outbuildings beg
:. ..... > move about more freely as II they
Ill ccrtnin of concealing their ldei
''''''' Piclicts were posted and a reguia
tom of signals was arranged. liner
Ter c., no telling the exact number OF
IA ,bus cncared on the island. but
@" certainly could not have been
$50 than fifty, and there may nave
5ao double that number,
SEQ At HE'S o'clock Sunday night l'r
100 kins received word that the pass'
.ss .ss ON the Cepheus were forcibly prey
ns from landing at Fire island - a
s52 of $50 armed deputies from la
.352 J.. He has wired for particuIa