Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-21
SAYS HE MUST GO
Editor Godkin Demands Or.
Jenkins Removal.
NO NEW CASES or CHOLERA
One Woman With Her Four Ch ildren
Taken III AZ Camp Low Are Iso-
lated as Suspects

NEW YORK, Sept. 20.--Editor Z. L.
Godkin, in strong editorial in the
Evening Post. demands the removal of
Health 0tficer jenkins on ak charges.
which Mr.. Godkin says he Is ready 10
prove. The substance OF these charges
is that jenkins IS inefficient, that ne is
bully. that he exceeded his authority
in sending the Normannis passengers
to Fire Island, that IN doing so he ex-
posed the passengers Of the Normannia
10 inhuman danger, that he is gener-
ally all around untitled for the place,
and furthermore is cheap political
nuisance. He thinks congre less should
look into the matter, and concludes
that if 1t does jenkins will be deposed.
Mr.. Godkin doesn't say anything about
jenkins too-convivlsl habits. He
probably doesn't know about them.
No New Cases In New York.
The regular bulletin of the health
board today said there was no cholera
III town. One suspect ls being watched.
The Wyoming's cabin passengers at
Fire Island are well and seem con-
tented. The proposed demonstration
on the part of Sheriff Darling of Suf-
folk county, in support OF the order of
the board OF health of Islip to vacate
Fire Island, has not taken place yet.
The sheriff is still considering the sub
ject and conferrlng with the lead
ers of the movement against the Fire
Island quarantine station. There have
been no more deaths at Camp Low
since Francesca Moreno succumbed to
the disease last night. Mrs. Scheidt,
the widow who was stricken late ldst
night, and, with her four children, was
isolated, was much better this morning.
Both Moreno and Mrs. Scheidt were
steerage passengers on the Normannia
and had been quarantined at Hoffman
island for eighteen days before being
taken to Camp Low. The plague snip
BonemIa of the infected fleet lying at
lower quarantine, holsted the yellow
flag this morning.
Indignant Community.
The residents here feel exceedingly
indignant over the revealed state of
their water supply, and assert that Su-
pervisor Smith, of Hampstead, who IS
president of the Queens water works,
which supply Rockaway with water,
was responsible tor the insufficient
supply. 1t is asserted that when Rock
away contracted for the water supply
it was stipulated that pressure enough
would be furnished to throw a stream
forty-tive feet nigh At all times. The
area burned is from thirty to fifty
acres, and where formerly there was q
long line of hotels, clothing houses,
carousals, ETC., 10 now mass OF smoul-
dering ruins, while here and there a Wig
orous sheet Of flame still shooting up.
1t was not until reintorcements from
the fire departments Of Long Island
city. Ozone Park. Wood Haven and
Morris Park had arrived that any head
way was made. The steam engine
from Long Island city was especially
serviceable, because by its means n
plentiful supply of water was obtained
from Jamaica bay. All the buildings
| on Henry street TO Pier avenue and
those on First and Seaside avenues are
a mass of ruins. The loss is estimated
all the way from $500. 600 to 81 SOC, 900,
but conservative estimate places the
amount at the first named amount.
Insurance small