New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-13
PRESIDENT WILSON AT FIRE ISLAND.
wAT1I KEPT ALL NIGHT TO PREVENT The
BURNING, OF THE HoTEI-AN ORDER TO
THE COAST GUARD PILOT.

BURNING OF The HOIfsIL-hN oiso'-i' ~
THE COAST GUARD PILOT.
President Wilson, Of the Health Board, re'nrhe"
to the city early yesterday afternoon IN company
with sanitary Superintendent Eis6n. When informed
NJ the Injunction BY Judge Barnard Mr.. wilson
expressed surprise and regret. 81 cannot uhucr-
stand he SAID, "on what ground such an inJuhcuoh
could have been granted. One misfortune ai'er
another has attended the efforts TO get the passengers
from the Norinannia transferred to some SAFE place
on land. i left Fire Island at 10 a. hl'' ana 'ne'
everything was ouet thcre. The Cepheus was
erpected 10 arrive there By D. m with the unfortu-
nate passengers. II they are not LANDED soon 'ne
consciousness b some Of the women and chldreh VIII
be awful to think Of l know what Wouiu 40 IL
had the power. would"
Mr. Wilson checked himself In time To escape p'sSi-
BILE contempt Of court, but his eyes flashed ana no
bit his lips angry.
"Wonld YOU land the passengers at Fire Island
I'm defiance Of the Injunction reporter inquired
Sir Wilson waited minute and then replied: " Yes.
Those people have been buIeed to and fro on lhe
water long enough. They are In desperate s'ihits'
and would get them ashore AS soon rs possible
In reply to inquiries about his trip to Fire Island
,r Wilson said "Thc Health Board has no power
to provide . landing place for tie passengers from
the infected steamships / went to Fire islahd' as
nm agent for DR. Jenkins TO secure the hotel property
for quarantine purposes for which 1t Is admirably
adapted. DIR. Edison went with me To ihHpec, uie
buildings and make sure that the sanitary arrange
ments were perfect Drs. Anderson, Lyle ana oe"'uu'
OF the summer corps, went TO serve undcr inc oiue
OF the deputy health officer, their services having
been loaned to DR.. Jenkins In the emergency. we
left the city at II so p. m on saturday, ana Ola
not get 10 BABYLON until O'Clock yesterday morning
A sailboat took Us 70 Fire Island. DR.. Nosht, the
deputy health officer vas there to take charge rs
soon as the purchase OF the hotel was consummated.
"At the hotel we found a chef and six cooks, n
baker a steward. twenty-one walters an engineer
and assistant a bartender an Office clerk, house
keeper a number OF chambermaids and other help
The hotel was well stocked with provisions. which
had been brought from Babylon on tho steamboat
Ripple The provisions included 1000 pounds OF
beef and poultry, ton Of ice, number 0 cases OF
mineral water and groceries which had cost sl'1Oo
"The efforts Of the Isp people to prevent the sale
Of the hotel by DR.. Sammis, and the disordcry pro
ceedngs ON the island. have boon fully described In
the newspapers. DR.. Baker. OF the local Board ot
Health asked permission for his TO sleep In the
hotel. l refused TO let the crowd stay, but per
United DR.. Baker to sleep IN the hotel. We Kept
watch BY turns to prevent any attempt TO set fire
10 the building. told the men who wer, mot a'nvo
for any danagc tho property, rs their names were
known | prevented from getting a pllpl uul 10
tie Ccpheus last evenlns but tees'aphI 10 M hch
commanded the coast guard pilot to take the steam
his morning and he said he had loaned his boat.
told him that would have TO 90 out 10 the Ccphens
I'm one OF the life saving boats.
No telegraph wires from riro Island had been cut
this morning. II those wires were crippled there
would still be left means a. communication by telc.
phone between Fire Island and Montauk Point, and
between Fire Island and CDney Island. There was
quiet at Fire Island when left II this morning, and
i did not believe that the landing OF the passengers
al The island would be resisted
Shortly before p. m: Mr.. Wilson sent an inquiry
by telephons TO Dr. Jenknss office at Quarantine ana
received reply that the Cepheus had mo- landed any
Messengers a Fire Island Mr.. Wilson left the Office
Of the then. saying he wonld not return
until TODAY.