Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-13
Driven from Fire island.

Driven from Fire Island.
An armed mob, composed of residents
of Long Island living within 10 miles OF
Fire Island Light numbering about 400,
and armed with shot guns, oars and
other weapons, twice repulsed the eff
forts of the authorities to land the Nor
mammals passengers from the steamer
Cepheus yesterday.
AS the Cepheus ran alongside the
dock the first time 100 voices shouted :
You cannot land here 90 back to
New York y Others shouted threats
of throwing men overheard il they
stepped from the vessel on to the dock.
A hawser that was thrown to post,
was Immediately thrown back. The
five policemen on the Cepheus climbed
OH the gunwale and motioned Is
though to draw revolvers, but went no
further.
The Cepheus then backed out and
turned. While turning, DR.. Weight Sc
cured roWboat to take him to the
steamer, and he had gone half way
when the man rowing refused to go
further, and turned back. He made
two other unsuccessful attempts to
reach the steamer. The Cepheus
again ran alongside the dock, but Il
solid line of determined bay men re-
PEELED an attempt to land. Mr.. Wall
again asserted his authority, but when
he stated that the authority was from
DR.. jenkins, the health officer, the
crowd jecred, and Supervisor Young
shouted 1--WE don't recognize DR..
Jenkins or Governor Flowers authori-
ty here"
Lottie Collins, who stood in the first
row the passengers that lined the decks
of the Cepheus, put out both hands and
cried: Shame, shame, you who call
yourselves Americans, shame, and Us
the steamer again backed from the dock
the English actress kissed her hand and
smiled. Many OF the women passen-
gers appealed to the crowd TO allow
them to land, but the answers that
came were derisive shouts.
The affair partook OF the nature of q
rebellion against the authority Of the
State, and the men in the mob de-
clared they would shoot the first pas
senger that attempted to land. Gov.
Flower was denounced and the author
! itv of the State defed. While this was
being done, as stated in yesterdays
dispatches, others went before Judge
Barnard, on the Supreme Court, and
secured an injunction preventing the
authorities from landing the passen-
gers from the cholera ships. The resi-
dents threaten to burn the Surf Hotel
and have almost complete control of
the little island. If the State govern
ment cannot suppress the instruction
on Fire Island the Government may
send a couple OF gunboats and the Nor
mammals passengers will be landed I'M
der their protection.
Meanwhile the passengers of the
Normannia and Rugia are without the
comforts of the hotel and cottages OF
Fire Island After being transferred to
the Stonington they passed miserable
night in Horseshoe sound, the accom-
modations for sleeping being bad and
the facilities for cooking poor. 1t is
said that the passengers had to subsist
on sandwiches. Then it was found
that the Stonington was unseaworthy
and the passengers were shifted to the
Cepheus. The detained people broke
down and wept at their fate.
President Harrison has warned tie
steamship companies to bring 10 more
immigrants to this country during the
cholera scare. Secretary Foster has
placed Sandy Hook at the disposal of
DR.. jenkins, with the medical corps OF
the Marine Hospital Service.
The scourge is said 10 be abating in
New York bay.