Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-09-15
FIRE ISLAND.
height orlng Places Resist It's Use
For Cholera Purposes.
PEOPLE RECKLESS AND LAWLESS.
isllp aud babylon Claim That TheLr
Rights Are Paramount to Those OF
the state aud threaten to Ito.
slst the Health Omcers.

SURF llorEG, FIRE ISLAND, N. Y,
Sept IL. There has been more excite.
ment at Fire island than during the
whole summer season. The sale of the
place to the state for quarantine pur>
poses has created great hubbub among
the towns of lslip and Babylon, who
predict all kinds OF dire culamitics with
the result Of the landing Of the passcn.
gers from vessels infected with cholera
upon the beach.
Saturday night after the news was re-
cciycd that Gov. Flower had given or.
ders to buy the island the board of
health Of the town of lslip, In which
Fire island is, called mass meeting OF
citizens Of the town 10 protest against
landing of passengers at any place with
IN the town jurisdiction. Suffolkdalc,
where the meeting was held. was crowd
cd when Supervisor W. H. Young, the
President of the board Of health, called
II tn order Speeches were made by many
prominent residents, who denounced
the proposed use Of the island, predict
Ing great injury To the property adjoin-
ing and the ruin of the oyster and fish
industries of the great south bay. A
committee consisting Of Supervisor
Young, Justice Clerks Studlcy, O'iricn
aud Howell, DIR. w. A. Baker and J. =.
Gilbert constituting board Of health,
was appointed To 90 to Fire island with
twenty deputy constabes 10 protest
against the use Of the island for quar-.
antinc purposes and 10 resist the land
ing of passengers
They left In snil boats late ut night
arriving there In the morning. The
deputies were placed ON guard when
President Charles w. Wilson and DR.
Cyrus Edison, Of the New York board Of
health, who had come To Babylon by u
special train, arrived in II sail boat at
3 o'clock In the morning. They were
quickly surrounded by the deputies,
who made demonstrations against II. s.
;. Sammis, owner Of Fire island, maxi
ing all kinds of threats against him for
selling IT,
President Wilson informed Mr. Sam
mis- hatGovernorflowcr had authorized
the purchase for t2lO. 600. and that he
had certified check for SaO, 900 To pay
Us soon as the papers were signed. Mr..
Sammis then turned II overto Presid cnt
Wilson rs the representative of Health
Officer Jenkins, all the guests aud most
of the servants having left Saturday
afternoon, When President Wilson APP
pcared after breakfast, the local board
OF health and u hundred others from the
main land, the crowd mostly Of boys
and men, made demonstrations, using
threats against the state, Mr.. Sammis
and everybody concerned
Coroner W. II. Moore Of Bay Shore
continually hurangued them. At II
o'clock President Wilson met the board
Of health, explained all the circum-
stances of the purchase and the intend
ed use Of the island Supervisor Young
aud DIR. Baker stated that II would ruin
the property and industries aud en-
danger the health Of the adjoining com
munities, and asserted that the local
board Of jurisdiction was paramount to
the state board and would resist any
attempt To land passenger
At the time Of tho sending Of this dis
patch affairs were assuming serious
aspect at Fire island. Although only
$3.50 o'clock In the evening this will
likely he the last word sent M II has
TRANSFERRED that the sympnthizcrs of the
local board Of health have been consid.
ering the feasibility of cutting Off all
telcgrHphic communication between
Fire islanl and the city. The men
from lslip and other points on the main
shore appear 10 have decided 10 bid
defiance both 10 the bidding Of Gov
Flower and the instructions Of
the state board Of health They
seem To have become utterly lawless US
well as reckless As IL grow dark men
who had been concealed in the shadows
Of outbuildings began 10 move about
more freely, as il they were certain of
concealing their identity. Pockets were
posted and regular system OF signals
was arranged. There was no telling
the exact number Of men thus engaged
on the island, but there could not have
been fewer than hfty and there may
have been double that number.