St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-14
Cepheus' Passengers Finally
Permitted to Land on
Fire Island.
Bay Hen Excited by People
With Political Measures
to Serve
People Going to and From
Fire Island by the
Dozens,
Passengers Joy Knew No
Bounds After They Were
Landed.

FIRE ISLAND, BABYLON. N. y. Sept.
13.-trom all indications in this place,
the baymen's little war is over. At
about 4:30 this afternoon there was a
small crowd o. newspaper men, sum-
mer residents, baymen and idlers gath
cred around the end of the dock at the
pier from which the little excursion
boat Ripple, now the property of the
state, plies between Fire island and the
mainland. In the middle of this throng
was handsome rig, in which four gen.
tlemen were seated. The most promi-
nent of these was the much-abused
David S. S. Sammis, the late proprietor
of the Surf hotel, Fire island,
whose action in selling his prop.
erty to the state of New York
for quarantine purposes has aroused a
maritime plot which has been very
much exaggerated. An Associated
Press correspondent asked Mr.. Sammis
to make statement of his views of the
whole affair, and he said:
1.-The whole matter has been a tenn
pest in teapot. l did what any other
man in my position would have done. l
was made fair offer for my property
and accepted 1t. That's all there is in
it. Some of the baymen, excited by
people who had
Political Measures
to serve. became impressed more or less
with the idea that the establishment of
a quarantine station at Fire island
would injure their business. This is
all bosh, and they now know that it is
so. and practically admit it. The polit-
ical leaders led them on for effect, and
the demonstration when the CepheuS
first attempted to land the Normanna's
passengers was the result. There is no
need now to send any troops here, and
Oh Fire island. in Babylon, at Islip and
at Bayshore all is quiet"
been landed, and will be made as COM
Portable as possible. The Associated
Press report about the vacation of the
injunction was the first intimaIiOn of
the matter received here. and was i'm
mediateiy communicated to the passeil--
gers on the Cepheus.,whe acknowledged
the receipt of the good news by loud
cheers, the band at the same time play
Ing America" Soon afterWard Sheriff
Darling received dispatch from Gov.
Flower iustrueting him to aid insthe
work of landing the passengers. as the
Injunction had been vacated.
Senator McPhersOn, A. M. Palmer
and p. T. Wall came ashore for the
purpose Of locating rooms for the use
of the weary passengers.
Quarantine a Farce.
The Associated Press correspondents
subsequently, interviewed a number of
prominent men and all joined in saying
that the views expressed by Mr.. Sammis
are undoubtedly correct in all the main
particulars. One fact became evident
to the hecorrespoudent, and that was that
the quarantine of the people on Fire
island is farce of the very worst de-
scription. The correspondent stood
there and watched at least dozen
boats come from the island to the
mainland and there land loads of
people, who, it seemed from
their conversation generally, and
from the admission of several. have
versation with the Normannia's de-
tanned cabin passengers. Ex-senator
Otis, for instance, in his yacht. landed
quite cargo of people from Fire island.
including Detective Sergeant McClos-
key and Mr.. Crowley, of Inspector
Byrnes' staff. A number of newspaper
correspondents also landed, some of
them laughing and joking over their
experiences. 1t is said that when the
steamboat ripple IeIC IOf FIRE lSland on
her last trip she carried about dozen
Babylonians and others who were going
to Fire island to spend the night and
come back here in the morning. This
will give some idea of the quarantine
farce as practiced here.
No news from the Bay shore meeting
has been receiued here. At 1880 p. m.
dispatch was received from Gov.
Flower. addressed to Sheriff Darling,
saying that the governor preferred that
the sheriff should remain at Babylon
for the present, and that troops would
also remain there until all danger of
interference with the state authorities
had passed. At this hour all is quiet.
The sheriff has informed Gov. Flower
that there is no further use for troops.
1t is expected that the military will be
withdrawn tomorrow, and that they
will not go to Fire island.