The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-14
AN END TO BRUTALITY.
The Normannia's Passengers Leave
the Pest Ship at Last.
THE BAYMEN SHARPLY PUT DOWN
rrosps at Babylon. and VIII Remain Un-
tn the Trouble Is at an End-Passsn-
gers 0vsrjoyed to Find Themselves ON
Terra Ftrma Once More.

BABYLON, L. l., sspt. 14.-From all In
dications in this place, the bay mems lit
Gle war is over. At about 4.3o o'clock
yesterday afternoon ID. 8. 8. asmmis, late
proprietor ofths Surf Hotel, Fire Island,
was interviewed here. He asserted that
the opposition to establishing a quaran-
tine station at Fire Island had been ex-
cited By certain hot headed men for po-
litical effect.
Mr.. sammis said: "The steamer Nor
mammals passengers have all been safely
!. landed and have been made as comforta-
= bic az possible. They have plenty OF
good food, nice rooms, plenty OF attend
anoe and everything that they can wish
except freedom. There is no need now
TO send any troops here. On Fire Island,
IN Babylon, at Islip and At Bay Shore all
a number of leading men OF all classes
confirmed the views expressed by Mr..
Gammis.
The story which reaches here of the
landing OF the passengers from the
Cepheus Is to the effect that Sheriff Dar-
ling OF Suffolk county, upon hearing OF
Governor Flowers determined action,
concluded that IL was best to give up the
fight before the naval reserve or the
troops reached here. Consequently when
yesterday afternoon he turned to the
guard of bay men upon the pier and In
formed them that the injunction issued
by Judge Barnard did not seem to be
legal, and that consequently he would
advise them to go quietly to their homes.
This advice the bay men concluded TO
follow, aud, entering their cat boats,
sped away for Isiip and Bayport.
Afterwards all the passengers were
safely landed. There are people who say
that some of the moro dangerous bay
men may yet make an attempt to burn
the hotel. However, this is mere talk
and there IL little or no chance OF any
thing serious happening. Nine out OF
ten OF the people about the Great South
Bay believe that Fire Island Is occupied
by the 69th regiment and the naval re-
servo.
The Associated Press correspondent in
che face OF half Q gale OF wind put of
of the quarantined passengers on Fire ISL
and. The lights in the big hotel glim-
mered in the most cheerful manner.
People were coming and going before the
windows, and everything seemed about
as peaceful as 1t was possible to be. 1t Is
evident that the quarantine OF the people
on Fire Island is farce. The CORES
pondent saw at least a dozen cat boats
come from Fire Island to the mainland
and there land loads OF people, who. IL
seemed, had been In close communication
and conversation with the Normannia's
passeng gers.
II u said that when the steamboat
Ripple left for Fire Island on her last
trip. che carried about dozen Babylon
iaps and others who were going to Fire
Island to spend the night. The Babylon
boatmen and hotel people are reaping
golden harvest already, and many people
Intimate that the establishment OF a
quarantine station at Fire Island will
prove an immense benefit to this locality.
The Babylon boatmen have made more
money in the last couple OF days than
they had In three months.
A despatch has bsen received from
Gov. Flower, addressed to Sheriff Darl-
ing, saying that the governor preferred
thxt the sheriff should remain at Baby
Ion for the present and that the troops
would also remain there until all danger
of interference with the state authorities
had passed.
Definite news from the bay shore meet
ing has not been received here, but 1t 10
reported that it resulted in q complete
back down of the bay men. .....