Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-13
The Fire Islanders still Prevent
the Helpless Passengers From
Landing.
A MILITARY Foacr TO eE SENT
AGAINST THEM.
Their Conduct Condemned on All
sides.-No New Cases at
Quarantine.
Condition OF the Appeals
for Mercy.


NEw YoRiS, Sept. l8. A rumor
circulated last night that the governor
would call out the naval reserves 10
protect Fire Island aud c0ver'the land.
ing of the cabin passengers was con.
fifmed this morninT,aud arrangements
are now being made 10 transport the
Sixty.ninth regiment and naval re-
serve ami artillery TO the Island. The
"Cepheus" with her cargo Of helpless
women and delicate children IL still
anchored Ia the channel OH Fine leland.
Their suffering during the night Is
de. ofihed M having been Intense.
Men psCed the decks all night or re-
cllned upon the bare decks for few
hours Of relentless sleep, while the
women and children were huddled
together crying and praying In the
wnrmest corners 90 be found.
10 was only after a most earnest
entreaty that the hnymen on the shore
permitted some food 10 bo sent 10 the
half iamished passengers.
The Long Islanders have acted Ike
brutal tAvngcs, ns Fire Island ON
which II Is decided 10 land tho un.
fortunate people Ia sltuatcd.hve milos
by water ffOm their settlement.
Seth Low, tho president Of the
Columbia college has secured the
Hamburger moricau steamship "Wie-
land" for the accommodation Of the
unfortunate pa1aengeTs Ia case their
landing Mt Fire Island Is further do
layeI.
The cabin passengers Of the steam
ship "Rugla" have addressed a letter
TO DR.. jenkins protesting against their
detention on tho steamer with the
sieerage passengers, no oiort having
been made by the health officers Tor
the removal OF the latter.
Another letter 20 DR.. jenkins signed
by fGTty.iOur lady passengers Of the
"Rugia" stated that they desired TO
emphasize the general protest. "Six
OF u.s." they say, "havo families "
little children aboard with u,
ana sec with painful apprehension the
little ones In the STORAGE suddenly
stricken down. We are ia an alarm
ing proximity 10 the awful disease, and
we ask In the name Of humanity, Why
should this perilous exposure be con.
tinued Tor Il single day? In tho name
Of humanity and civilization; In the
name ofaGod we demand immediate
iuccor."
coNDEMSED on ALL sIpEs.
The proceedings OF the baymen In
resisting the landing Of the passengers
on Fire leland IN condemned on all
sides. IL Il believed that though Bar
nard's Injunction may hold good, II
carries with II no warrant TO forcibly
resist the landing. A clash between
the baymen and the State militia IL
expected today, unle,s the baymen
sive vhy.
There were no new cases OF cholera
yesterday ut Quarantine, and II IL
already hoped that the plague has been
stamped out. The work ut the camp
NJ low SANDY Hook II proceeding, and
IL In hoped II will bs completed In n
day or two ut the outside.
Tue steamer caller" from Bremen
has been released In Quarantine.
EMBARKED FOR FIRE ISLAND.
NEW YoRK, Sept. lathe Sixty.
ninth regiment and naval reserve bat.
talon embarked on the steamboat
"Pegasus" Tot Fire leland at II o'clook
this morning ana the Fourteenth ami
Forty.seveuth regiments left for the
same place by Long Island railroad
at s O'Clock this morning.
THE INJUNCTION Nor BINDING.
ma.