Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-12
isLlP MoKes SOME TROUBLE.
Some Long Island People Want to be
Heard Very Badly.

Some Long Island People Want to be
Heard Very Badly.
But the transfer of the long-imprisone ed
passengers to the airy confines OF Fire island
was not made without protest. for as soon
as the Islip, l.. l., board of health heard
that Governor Flower had removed all
obstacles TO the purchase of the island by
providing a check for $50 90 and guaran
teeing the payment of the reInainder-some
sI57 00O-the said board of guardians rose,
in the might of their authority and put
straws in the road.
Almost Declaration of War.
The president ordered the assembly of
the Islip board. and two hours later a mass
meeting was held at Bay Shore. delegates
being present from ten and twelve miles
distant. to take action concerning the pro-
posed sale and use of Fire Island for
cholera station. A resolution was adopted
instructing Health Officer w. A. Baker to
board all vessels, and to employ all men
and means required to prevent any per-
sons landing at Fire Island from any and
all vessels or transports that had been ex-
posed to the contagion Of cholera Tele.
grams were sent TO DR.. W. H. jenkins for
bidding the landing OF any such cholera
suspects, and stating that force would DE
used to prevent it. A large number of
men volunteered their services, were sworn
N as deputies. and went AZ once on duty
The Wires Were Kept Hot.
Thus matters rested Saturday night
Sunday morning the campaign was opened
again, and Governor Flower began to hear
of the new trouble. The first man he saw
yesterday morning at his home in Water
town was Il messenger boy who carried
telegram signed by six "good men and
true" of Babylon Depot, n. Y, earnestly
protesting against the use of Fire island ~
proposed, at least until the people inter
ested were heard. Mr. Silliman was the
first signer of the dispatch, and TO him
"and others" the governor forth with re-
marked, BY wire, that DR.. Jenkins was
boss of the ranch in the cholera belt, AMI
moreover, that there wasn't any danger,
"a the passengers who would be put on
the island would be "jts healthy you are
Some More kilograms.
The next telegram the governor got was
from the passengers transferred from the
Normannia to the Stonngton. They
were entirely dissatisfied and wanted 20
to be transfc rred ut once to Fire Island.
They were told also that DR.. Jenkins was
the car in this matter. Then a telegram
from DR. Jenkins arrived asking the gov
ernor to requst the state board of health
to keep its hands off The governor did
so and recei we'd u telegram in reply from
DR. Balch, of that board. intimating that
plmenting the governor for providing
tine cash necessary to get possession of this
island.
hut TsIip Bobs Up Again.
Islip wasn't the least bit abashed at all
this, however, and referring to the govern
or's message to the Babylyn Depot people,
sent the following to Secretary Balch: "The
slip board OF health believes that its con
troll of local health matters is absolute I'M
til il fails to do it's duty, and that only
then can the state board interfere. 1t pro-
tests against the landing of passengers
from infected ships, and will use all legal
means in it's power to prevent it," To
which Balch replied: "The state of New
York, through it's executive. takes Fire
island. The state board of health and local
boards have on authority in the matter"
Gov. Flower to Come On.
So there the matter stands. That Islip
will have some more to say is more than
probable and it remains to be seen
whether the community is "biger" man
than the state of New York. Gov. Flower
last night wired DR.. Jenkins that in view
of the further complications in the matter
of securing Fire island. he would leave
Watertown at once for New York and
give his personal attention to such
matters. This evidence of the governors
interest is looked upon as significant and
is expected to be fruitful in steps for the
relief of the situation.
The Landlord Drew the Color Line.