The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-12
FIRE ISLAND ABLAZE
Burning with Excitement Over the Eff
fOrtto Make 1t Quarantine Station.
State Authorities Defied BY the Local Health
Board and Citizens, Who Fear Contami.
nation by the Dreaded Plague.
Cabin Passengers of the Steamer Nor
MAMMA Denied Landing Place.
The Only Pilot at Hand Intimidated and Com
PEELED to Refuse to Pilot the Relieves
sci Cepheus Across the Bar.
Preparations Made to Burn the hotel
Purchased by Governor Flower.
One Hundred and Fifty Armed Deputies and
a Crovd of Iawlcss Men and Rows from
Floating Around in the Lower Bay in Storm,
Without Proper Accommodations and
with insufficient Food.
Three New Cases and One Death Re-
ported by the Health officers Sunday.
ALI We're Immigrants from the Scandals Steer
age-Two Deaths from Other Diseases
Hamburg's Mortality Still Great
UP IN ARMS.

Fire Island Residents Refuse to Allow In
footed Steamer Passengers TO Land.
FIRE ISLAND. N. Y, Sept. 11.-There has
been more excitement in the last twelve
hours. at Fire Island. than during the
Whole summer season. The sale of the
place to the State for quarantine purposes
has created great hubbub among the peo-
pie In the towns of lslip and Babylon, who
predict all kinds of dire calamities as the
result of landing passengers from vessels
infected with cholera upon the beach.
East might. after the news was received
that Governor Flower had given orders
TO buy the island, the Board of Health
of the town of Islip, In which Fire island
is, called Q mass.meeting of citizens of the
town to protest against landing passengers
ut any place within the town jurisdiction.
Suffolk Hall. whore the meeting was held,
was crowded whom Supervisor w. II.
Young. the president of the Board of
Health. called it TO order. Speeches were
made by many prominent residents, who
denounced the proposed use of
the island. predicting great In.
jury to the property adjoining. and the
ruin of the oyster and fishing industries
of the great South bay. A committee, con-
sisting of Supervisor Young, Justice Clerks
S. Stedly, O'Brien and Howell. DR.. w. A.
Baker and j. s. Gilbert, constituting q
board of health, was appointed to 90 to
Fire island, with twenty deputy consta-
bles, to protest against the use of the island
for quarantine purposes. and resist the
landing of passengers. They left in sail.
morning. The deputies were placed on
guard.
When President Charles G. Wilson and
DIR. Cyrus Edison, of the New York Health
Board, who had come to Babylon by spe.
cial train. arrived in q saii-boat at 3
o'clock in the morning. They were quickly
surrounded By the deputies. who made all
kinds of threats against ID. s. 5. Sammis
owner of Fire island, for selling it. Presi-
dent Wilson informed MIR. Sammis that
Governor Flower had authorized the pur-
chase for S210.00O and that he had certi-
fed check for $500 to pay as soon as the
papers were signed. Mr.. Sammis then
turned it over to President Wilson. as the
representative of Health Officer Jenkins,
all the guests and most OF the servants
having left yesterday afternoon.
When President Wilson appeared about
10 o'clock this morning after breakfast, the
local Board of Health and q hundred
others from the main land, mostly boys
and men. made demonstrations using
threats against the State, Mr.. Sammis and
every body else concerned. Coroner w. Fl.
Moore. of Bay Shore. continually ha-
rangued them. At IL o'clock President Viii.
son met the Board OF Health, explained
all the circumstances of the purchase and
the intended uge of the island. Supervisor
Young and Dr. Baker stated that 1t would
ruin property and industry and endsngcr
the health of the adjoining communities,
and asserted that the local boards juris-
diction was paramount TO the State board,
and il would resist any attempt to land
passengers.
LAwLEss MOB.
At the sending of this dispatch affairs
are assuming a serious aspect ut Fire island.
Although only 7:SO o'clock in the evening
this will very likely be the last word sent
tonight, as ir has transpired that the SYM
pathizers with the local Board of Health
have been considering the feasibility of
cutting Oft all telegraDhic communication
between Fire island and the city. The
mon from lsip and other points
on the main shore appear TO have
decided to bid defiance both TO
the bidding of Governor Flower and the
instructions of the State Board of Health.
They seem TO have become utterly lawless.
as we'll AS reckless. AS it grew dark. men
who had been concealed In the shadow of
outbuildings began to move about more
freely 40 if they were certain of concealing 2
their identity. Pickcts were posted and a
regular system of signals was arranged.
There was no telling the exact number of
men thus engaged OH the island, but there
certainly could not have been fewer than
fifty, and there may have been double that
number.
A taste of the temper and cunning of these
fellows hau already been afforded President
Wilson and his associates. A search being
deemed advisable, piles of infiammable
materials had been found heaped up against
either end of the ramshackle hotel which,
il lighted. wonld have destroyed the build
ing in very short time. for, being
old and dry, it would burn like
under. When the Vaccinations of the
enemy were fully understood. Mr.. Wilson
promptly divided his associates of the
health department and the newspaper men
into stches of six men each. who should
patrol the building tbroughout the night
zach watch doing duty three hours at q
stretch. Even President Wilson stood hi