The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-13
CHOLERA REFUGEES.
The Detained Passengers Having
q Rough Time.
lNoY YET LANDED ON FIRE ISLAND

The Health Board of Islip Secures
an Injunction Preventing the Land.
ing, and Governor Flower Will Not
Attempt TO Force the Matter, as
He Had First Intended. "" t..
QUARANTINE, Sept. 13.-Dr. Jenkins is
having hard time in his battle with
cholera. 1t was believed that the secur.
ing of Fire Island for the detention of
unaffected passengers from disease
stricken vessels was happy solution Of
the vexed question, but subsequent
events make the matter more compli-
Gated. When Governor Flower learned
yesterday of the attitude of Islip citizens,
who threatened to destroy tho Surf hotel
If the detained passengers were landed
there, he at once issued proclamation
directing the sheriff of Suffolk county to
prevent interference with the health
'Oficers. The governor said that he
hoped the passengers would be allowed
to land, but if they were prevented he
would use all the power in the state to
put them on the island.
An Injunction Granted.
Subsequently, however, the question
of the landing Of quarantined passengers
was taken before the supreme court in
brooklyn. AS result no passengers can
be landed at present ON the island, for
an injunction was obtained from Justice
Barnard restraining the health author
thos and others from using it Us overflow
quarantine station, and the unfortunate
passengers on the pest ships will have to
remain afloat. The injunction was OBJ
tanned on behalf of the Islip health
board, which body at recent meeting
passed resolution forbidding the land
ing of any person from the ships de-
tanned at quarantine, and imposing a
fine of 500 each in every case of viola
ton The injunction is made return
nblo on Thursday, when argument will
bo heard. The defendants will be re-
CURED to show cause why it should not
be made permanent.
The people of Islip claim that in addi-
tion to endangering the lives of the resi-
dents of the locality the oyster and clam
fishing would be ruined by the establish
mont of a quarantine station on Fire
Island, and hundreds would be thrown
out of employment. They also say that
the whole Of the south side of Long Island
would be destroyed as II summer resort.
WIN Obey the Injunction.
After comforting with Bourke Cochran
and Dr. Jenkins, Governor Flower was
asked if any injunction had been served
upon him or Dr. jenkins. He replied
Tint neither he nor DIR. jenkins had seen
one, but that as one had been issued it
would be obeyed. DR.. jenkins, he said,
would go to Fire Island by boat. with
blankets, food and other supplies, in
order to make passengers on the Cepheus
comfortable. 81 will not call out the
national guard" he said las am down
hare to obey the law" Before leaving
here for New York the governor said:
az would willingly serve sixty days in
jail myself in exchange for the landing
Of these people if l were not governor"
Still on the Cepheus.
The Cepheus started again yesterday
forenoon for Fire Island with the first
cabin passengers of the Norlnannia on
board 1t was reported from Fire Island
that the people of Islip, Bay Shore, Baby
Ion and other points on Great South bay
hRd organized force Of 400 special
deputies, sworn to resist, even by force,
the landing Of the Nornannia's passen-
gers. When the vessel arrived at the
Fire Island dock great crowd had as
esmbled, but no one in the throng would
take the lines Of the boat and aid in
fastening her to the dock. The crew of
the Cepheus, enraged at this refusal,
tnrned the boats hose on the crowd and
gave them drenching. The steamboat
could not mako landing, and was
finally compelled to anchor in the chan
mel opposite the Surf hotel Two at
tsmpts were made to tie up at the dock,
but each one proved unsuccessful.
After the Cepheus came to anchor two
police officers rowed to the landing and
asked that a letter be taken to DIR.
Wright. The mob refused to allow the
letter to come ashore, and drove the po-
lice officers off with threats. As it was
getting dark and no satisfactory answer
had arrived from the first boat, second
boat put off from the steamer, rowed by
two policemen.
The spokesman, Senator Mcpherson,
asked that the oldest women and the
children be allowed to land, but the ap-
peal was refused, and the boat returned
10 the Cepheus, where the wretched pas
sengers passed the night amid the great
sst discomfort