The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-09-13
.REPULSED BY
: The ARMED MOB
Passengers on the Cepheus
Twice Driven Away
From Fire Island.
INDUSTRIOUS INHUMANlTY TO HELP
LESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
SENATOR M,PHERsoN's VAIN APrEAI


Transferred to the Cepheus. Are with
out Proper Food and Bedding Confer
ence Regarding the Injunction Prohib-
iting the Using of Fire Island for Quar-
antine station-what Governor Flower
would Do if He Were Captain of the
Cepheus-No New Cases on the Islands
or on the Infected Fleot- Reports of the
Plague from Many Quarters.
NEW York, Sep. 13-The armed re-
bellion of the Babylon and Islip 'bay-
men" against the landing of the Norman
MAS cabin passengers on Fire Island is as
yet victorious.
The Normannia's 4SS first and second
cabin passengers are still ahoat, in spite
of the orders of the Governor of New
York and of the Health Officer of this
port.
DR.. Jenkins refuses to accept for the
Normannia people ample accommodations
offered by the Federal government at
Sandy Hook. 1t is said that his action
in chartering the Cepheus was taken
without consultation with the Quaran-
tine Commission.
Although Fire Island is nine miles from
the nearest point on the mainland and
separated by an eXpanse Of salt water,
the panic-stricken crowds of Islip watched
all night to prevent the landing of pas
sengers The fleet of plague ships is now
less than nine miles from this city.
There have been no new cases of cholera
on any of the ships on the islands within
the past "a hours.
The attempts to land the Normannia's
passengers from the Cepheus yesterday
proved abortive, and were accompanied
by scenes of violence.
Another Attempt to Land.
The Cepheus was sighted at 1;05
o'clock, twelve miles west of Fire Island
making for the inlet with the flood tide
in her favor.
Word was received at l o'clock from
Lawyers Reed and Fischel, of Babylon,
that Justice Barnard had granted tenn
porary injunction, restraining the landing
OF the Normannia's passengers from the
Cepheus.
The dispatch caused great excitement
among the people assembled on the ISL
and, who became more than ever deter
mined to prevent the Cepheus from touch
ing at the pier.
The people on the pier declared they
would use force if necessary to keep the
Cepheus off.
At 2;20 the Cepheus rounded the point,
after coming through the inlet, As the
crowd caught sight of her the greatest
excitement prevailed. Three hundred
men gathered around Supervisor William
Young. and up went every hand as that
official swore Them in
The injunction papers were expected to
be brought on the steamer Ripple from
Babylon. Dr. Voight, on hearing that
the mob had been sworn in by Supervisor
Young, approached the Supervisor and
showed him dispatch from DIR. Jenkins
appointing him Deputy Health Officer
and Quarantine Station.
Mr., Young, who is President of the To-
cal Board of Health as well rs Supervisor,
said that he did not recognize DIR. Jen-
kins' jurisdiction over Fire Island.
DR.. Voight then said:
GAS a special health officer and in the
name of the law, l command you to or
der this crowd to disperse. And l warn
you that all who remain commit viola
ton of the law, which will be duly pun
ished
This utterance was received by the
crowd in dead silence, and the mob then
moved toward the pier. The Cepheus ar
rived in front of the >pier at 2:30. The
mob had lined up on the pier armed wit h
clubs and firearm ms.