Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-13

! to be heard on behalf of the 200 women and
| children Gu the steamer. who were suffering from
| hunger, exposure and exhaustion. After some
| minutes of insulting retorts by the mob he was
allowed to speak. He said that the men on the
| steamer did not ask to land. The young women
would remain if necessary. but the old women
| some OF them grandmothers. and the children,
| suffering, not fer comforts, but for decent care,
| should be allowed to land. They would be re-
| turned 10 the steamer after nights rest and
one meal.
! Attorney Willard j. Reid answered that if
the captain of the ateamer would come ashore
! the people to whom he spoke would consider
! the request.
! After saying that he would attempt to bring
the captain back with him. Mr.. Thomson
turned to the steamer 1t was dark except for
! the light of the stars, when the boat was seen
! coming back to the landing place. When the
boas had almost touched the landing tall
spare figure was seen i'll the bow. 1T ia Sena-
! tor Mcpherson of New Jersey" called out Mr..
} Thomson, who was still in the stern.
/ Senator Mcpherson stood silent for some
moments. looking at the mob he could dimy
see Crowding to the edge of the wharf and or
derng the officers who were rowing TO back
water when the boat drfted too the land
! ing.
"Citizens. said the Senator, at last. ''the
/ captain declines to come ashore Ii you will
give me your injunction papers l give you my
I word OF honor will give them to him. and he
| will accept them as legally served"
! Bring your captain ashore, AZ you prom
, ised." said ATTORNEY Reid.
THAT would accomplish no more than my
offer. T. YOU" continued the Senator. ''iou
want him for some other purpose than you
| have stated"
| Attorney Reid replied that the captain must
come Ashore. II do not understand YOU said
the Senator. lyon appear to hesitate over some
legal q ibbe. and your hesitation means I'M
sreakanie suffering, probably death, to women
and children"
The crowd remained silent "If we can bring
him ashore will you agree to let the suffering
innocent. helpless people iand?'
They cannot land. yelled the mob
The senator turned his face up to the mob
and Ill an impressive voice said Il apJ cal to you
men in the name of God not to be longer led
into heirtless cruelty by this attorney. but to
give your consent that these women and chill
dren be taken from this boat. where they have
nothing 10 eat. no place TO sleep, where the
conmoI uecencies of life cannot be longer OBJ
served. where the surroundings are foul from
seasckness. Before you answer think what will
be done. Remember your own wives and chill
dren BE manly; do not bring an everlasting
ditgiace on your names; be men,
IL did not seem as If human beings capable
of understanding the language in which they
were being addressed could Withstand the APP
zeal. bu. the crowd stood there. sullcn and
silent, while the lawyer said: They cannot
land: If we permit them. We will give away
case
''Ihey cannot land" echoed the mob Sena-
tor Mcrherson sank down i'll the boat over
come. Mr.. Thomson cried out: You poor
people, you are being duped by tricky
lawyer"
I'VE are no more tricky than you" answered
Lawyer Reid.
Mr.. Thomson then said: "You will at least
allow DR.. Voight to send US food and blankets?''
Not unless the captain comes ashore an
swered the lawyer. and the mob applauded.
When the boat was rowed back to the steamer
the newspaper men. who had listened to this at
once went to every one of the Islip health board
who was present and begged that this horrible
crime be not committed.
At $50 O'Clock a meeting of the board Was
held i'll the hotel office. where n resolution was
passed that if Dr. Weight would go with LAWYER
Reid to the steamer and see that the injunction
papers were served the board would allow food
and blankets to be taken aboard.
DIR. Weight was made to promise that If this
was allowed no attempt would be made to land
the Passengers.
NAVAL RESERVES CALLED OUT.
Commander Jacob W. Miller OF the frs. bat
TALON naval reserve, acting under orders from
Gov. Flower, late last night issued orders for
the battalion to assemble fully equipped for
service at new pior SO North river, New York,
at $50 o clock this morning
The men were all notified last night By the
officers OF their batteries to supply themselves
with heavy underwear and two days rations,
beef extract, crackers and sweet chocolate.
Including officers the New York battalion is
over 200 strong. and these men. armed with
cutlatses. revolvers and rifles, on board tugs in
Great South bay patrolling Fire Island
beach, could keep of all intruders. The men
are well disciplined, and would prove effcieLt
as the National Guard in controlling mobs.
GOV. FLOWERS INDIGNATION.
Incident followed incident at quarantine in
the afternoon with such rapidity that the mind
grew weary in receiving them. and became
burr like the eye that is peering into a rap
idly turned kaleidoscope.
Midday had scarcely passed when the news
arrived that Judge Barnard had granted an in
juncti' II preventing the landing of the miser-
able cabin passengers Of the Normannia on Fire
Island. Health Officer jenkins was III his usual
bustling condition. and only a sprinter could
hope TO have more than a minutes talk with
him.
''Yes,'' he said, IL have heard about the in
junction"
What are you going to do about it?'
Il don't know" and he was out Of sight. in
his private rooms, in the telegraph office or on
| one Of the many tugs that lay bobbing at the
end of the pier.
The white police boat Patrol steamed up to
the pier ut AIS clock. dozen policemen in
full uniform stood i'll the bow where the sun
could strike golden arrows from their brass
buttons and on the upper deck at the head of
the companionway stood Gov Flower with his
Prince Albert coat buttoned over his ample
figure.
Gov. Flower was asked If he intended to obey
the injunction preventing the use of Fire
Island. He replied:
Yes, sir; when l am enj Joined | shall obey
the law
What is going to be done with those
wretched persons on the Cepheus?" he was
asked.
DIR. Jenkins is going down to Fire Island
tonight, lac replied, land take them blankets
and rovisions He will make them rs com
Portable a. possible
In reply To question respecting the judg-
mert OF Judge Barnard in issuing the inianc-
ton the governor shook his clnched fist and
said sternly:
Il have got tn see the law obeyed. That is
my duty, and if did not respect the law N.Y.
self could not enforce it; but if l wasn't the
governor of this state I'd have the people of
the Cepheus and on Fire Island, if had to 20
to Jail for sixty days.
I'm the meantime have you thrown any pro-
lection around the Surf Hotel? The people
nigh burn it."
II have issued proclamation to the sheriff
instrdcting him to protect that property"
sCO?"
III the sheriff can't protect the property
himself he can call out the militia. II he fails
to take adequate measures to see that no harm
befalls the property off will come his official