New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-26


THE RIGHTS OF THE TOWN OF ISLIP.
A STATEMENT OF THE FIRE ISLAND CASE FROM
TIE RESIDENTS POINT OF VIEW.
TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
sir: 1t would seem very Just and honorable on your
part since you have taken the decided stanu against
the people OF the town of Ilp that you have that
You would be willing to publish statement OF the case
as It looks to In your widely circulated journal
We have been called lnhuman british and unchris'lan
like pray what more could be said against u.s. matter
ing not how heinous the crime? The masses reanihe
your sheet, which / must say has been noted LOT us
clearness OF language and truth. have come not only
10 Misrepresentation OF the facts In the case put
what's more they have come TO dcspise us.
But believing that II Is because the motives ior our
actions are not understood by you, and not that you
have wilfuy slandered u.s. accounts for The Tflpuhes
present attitude in this unfortunate affair
When the mucldreaded plague entered the port OF
New-Yorh the Federal Government offered 10 your
Health Board the spacious and very accessine spot
on Sandy Hook for quarantine station, put rs IL
seems TO us your Health Officer didn't appreciate
Federal interference and apparent dctation so Seek
Ing out Isrels for himself he landed on very potent
facter to our existence; namely. Fire Island. Now
for n sum OF $4,000 more than the landlord iad ever
asked BEFORE the great deal was closed ny Governor
Flower and our beautiful summer resort was maze
Indignation meetings were liniii'uih'Hy
held In Bay Shore and the best legal advice sought
Here II was concusvey shown that the statutes OF
the State OF New-York protected the shores OF Long
Island from becoming the refuge for plague drVch
out of your port. But were we for the convenience
Of few people and TO help out crooked DEAL Us II
looks to ls--were We say, TO fold our arms WINE
our homes yea, our very means OF support were p's
undermined We may be laughed at for this STATE
mont hut will assure you that only those who nave
,a NJ and who rcsld" here really
know tho facts In the case II Fire Island was 10 De
made n permanent quarantine station. II "ouIu prove
rnos TO at least $4,000 people and cause the JOSS OF
millions Oh dollars. These are facts Which the pnohc
have so far failed TO grasp, just because OF INC I'M
fairness of the metropolitan press could cite 10"
n number Of cases where our business men nave al
ready lost considerable money through this unlawful
net Of your Health Officer. You take Fire Island ana
the privileges Of It away from the Great South Bay
ard It IS like taking vital organ away from the pony
the life soon goes and It dies Fire Island IS me one
great attraction OF the bay while the bay Is me soe
attraction OF the South Shore. so you soc mat IN
directly taking our bay, you have robbed lis OF nl
appeal 10 YOU then why should we not be excited
why should we not be up In arms for the defence Of
all that is dear 10 usl But through all the excitement
we have done nothing but what the law VIII uphold
us in nothing but what will stand 10y un'll The
bitter end.
We have been called selfish and british for actions
which am satisfied would BE- repeated by every Ameri-
can citizen were he placed in similar circumstances
We are called a mob. gas one who went TO MAKE
up that socaed body and would be pleased 10 have
Won show In what respect The who protected Fire
Island on the day that the Cepheus tried TO land her
pss scngers iesemblcd mob II sworn deputies OF
the law acting under special orders OF superiors con
situtc mob why then | ctde The point plt u'''n
YOU can show H. 1t that the press has hed the
minds Of the people with lie simple and uniound'd.
- ac,Ip tfpta
Court, and II had not done Just as We did we also
would have been offenders In The sight OF the law
We are called inhuman and unchrlsanlike. but
assure you that tho facts in the case do not bear out
this very harsh statement II Ere Island was ue
fortunate people in quarantine. then the ACCUSATION
would b. JUS: bit large and PaGoi FI%aT@s Dh
sandy HOOK were gwen ny NV 1c vonr ucalth 0iccr
sbo,1d wish 10 climb mountains which would threaten
shores. may be brought out later ID me G1
because our Executive was chief participant, pnt !
would ask you. has our Governor any NOR rsn ba 70
has any other private citizen. who has not reached
unto NJ hsn Sc' the VI Sr SsHa s say
II would seem 10 us that he. who above MI shouo
keep the law, has broken the law SAID ,ne GOV V,
the state But What CONSTITUTES STATE properly Is
IL not land that the legislature has accepted having
lard been accepted as fe law prescribe ! thuE
not q WHY, then, is IT not stll' Governor Flowers
Ills Majesty" called out the militia OF N" state
Why? Because the means OF the county were OK,
hausted Not 50. Has the Governor any precedent
for his actons1 In a similar case hive the state
troops ever been called ont before until The county pas
been unable 70 cope with the iuatlon. and call has
been made for state assistance by the sherr 81 That
county, Were no, the troops ordered to take pos
session OF Fire Island while still the INJUNCTION was
rendug from the courtsl These shem 10 he the ia'is
I'm The case Considering. then. that other doors We're
thrown omen by our Administration for the reception
Of tho Normania's rl.eene"rs, plead not guilty 10
the charge Of nhumaniy: while. Furthermore; having
.,f. o,tgh Lar consider
selves moi mob. But may the courts decide as they
Will whether utter humiliation or prosperity,
have only I'm few words stated the case as II seems
20 Ms here In the town Of IsIp.
would say. In closing. that hope have made S,
clearer some 81 the motives for our ncton IN this
yery unfortunate affair. FREEMAN T. 1ICiSE.
Bay Shore, ~. Y, sept. H. 1892.