The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-09-13
cor ELOWkR CHAGRINED.
Ills Proclamation Nuliihed-He Consults
with DR.. Jenkins.

cor. ELOWtR C~HAGRINED.
Hts Proclamation Nuiiined-He Consuits
with DR.. Jenkins.
Gov. Flower arrived in New York ut 8 o'clock
yesterday morning. having come TO tho city to
sec IL he could not settle the dispute Mt Fire
island. and ut tho same time lend some as
sistance to Health Officer jenkins. He was
accompanied by Mrs. Flower. and came
straight through from Watertown. He went
to tho Windsor Hotel.
The Governor had rather expected that he
would be able to arrange matters satisfacto-
rily before the sun went down. and catch a
train for Wutcrtown. Within a few hours
after his arrival. however. the mattersin which
he was Interested had so shaped them
selves that all idea OF a quick settlement had
to be abandoned. BY the time that he had ar
ranged his plans the authorities at lsiip had
induced Justice Barnard to interfere with an
iniunctlon. and the Governors proposed action
had to be reconsidered. lie was greatly dis
appointed. but an expression OF grim deter
mination came over his face as he said:
IL will stay here until the unfortunate pas
sengers on the detained shirs are satisfactory
ly provided for. IL it takes a month"
Tho Governor was visited early by his Sec
Rotary. Col. Williams. Prof. Collin. and Lewis
Ia.ch. Secretary OF the state Board OF Health.
Prof. Collin is Commissioner Tor the revision
OF the law. and came as the representative Of
the Acknowledgement. These gentlemen had
come down from Albany at the Governors re-
quest. They held II consultation. and Gov.
Flower expressed the determination to have
the Normannia's cabin passengers landed Mt
Fire Island without delay.
Why. am thoroughly convinced" he said
to THE Sun reportar. that tho very men who
hnvn 81 rnntnnn1 SinInnaa would fnEn ithaca
unfortunate passengers into their own homes
and nurse them If they found them suffering
with cholera. Tie tr9uJ!o is that the rnssen-
gers are not under their own eyes. and they
therefore do not appreciate the facts. These
passengers are perfectly healthy. md yet they
have been compelled 10 sulIor II great deal by
the unfortunate conditions prevailing. Their
presence will not have the slightest harmful
effect on anybody. and Fro Island is alto
gstler the best place for them. The argu-
ment that their presence will ir~luri0usly affect
the value Of adjacent property IS unwarranted.
because their occupation Of the island will DO
only Temporary. 1t is our houndcn duty to
provide proper accommodation. even II it is
necessary to make great sacrifices. | shall
endeavor to make tho. persons who have Op-
posed the landing OF the C"pheus sec the folly
and wrong Of their conduct. but. falling in
that. / shall! US" al! the authority vested in me
by law to protect. the PASSENGERS and the
officers in chnrg" OF them IN unulsputed pos
session "tthe island.
Il sinai! call upon the Sheriff first, and in
case he cannot preserve the peace shall sup
port him with the necessary military force:
As far as the local Health Board Is concerned
cially AS the state Health Boar! has decided
that the island may safely he. used for the .pur-
display Of seiilshness. i would gladly throw
open III" Executive Mansion 10: the nse Of the
urfortunatcs /! | would be allowed 70 do it"
Not very long thereafter Gov. Flower ra-
ceived word from Fire Island to the effect that
the natives had brcome more abusive and yio-
consultation with Prof. Collin and Mr.. BaIch.
and. as q result. the following proclamation
was addressed to tn" Sheriff OF SUFFOLK county.
Copies wcr" ais" sent. TO Health Officer jon
kins. to President Wilson of the, NeI York
Board OF Health. VIII" was then at Fire Island.
Ilre Island. In order that there might DO no
delay, the procia mation was tciegraphcd to
hi shSsri!' WENT Sms to l"' Eive rS,sS'' TO s srrses 9ne
was as follows:
COY. FIowEE's PROCLAMATION.
For the relief and protection OF tho nassen-
now uunraEtincd in thu port o! New York.
caused to H. purchased. on behalf, Of the
county OF Suffolk. me state. through ia OIL
GERS. las tu.cn possession OF said property.
nnh i]sssen%c,s ir"M tn" inisc'.h y"rsels are
I'm suite OF ;his o.licia! actor; .y state
authority. It is ccprcscn,rd in the public press
lliul tIllEtlS ~ fHlIblN COUNTY w IIFluIliS
~forciliy TO resist. the landing "f said lass"n-
gers or the US, OF tn" States iruperty tor pur-
Insc"ri IF loc "p" "i;iatrS and fG s,tiz. s"y" made "dIsenn oy:
TIL. 6.m"nstrati"n To- that and.
~. therefore. direct III" sheriff OF. Suffolk
tempted Interference with the lawful exercise
of state authority in taking Possession, OF snid
properly, and command him T. SEQ that ne
VIOLENCE. and that inc Jlarnntine officers arc
amply, protected n the disrharg. ofthcir duty.
- nl.l warn all n.s.D ~. tnat "A rnl IN
tcrferrnrn Will. the use Of Fire Island asa
Quarantine station. and direct al, rence OIL
laws and compel respect Tor state authority.
Failure to comply with tho iniunciinns OF
this proclamation will I g considered sufficient
Done IN III. city Of Sew York. this twelfth
dny o; Senf"Wncr, in the year eighteen hun
" by tito Governor:
L.. y. WILLIAMS. Private Secretary
One Of the nrst Of Gov. Flowers acts after
his arrival had been to telegraph 70 DR.. jon;
kins. asking him when md wller" they could
meet r. hr' ;wlsnkIns rrILi.i nat he eSrer," " 70
o'clock in the afternoon. Later hc trlephoned
That i would y" impossihle for him to e. TO
see Gov, Flower. The latter replied that he
S T9n,d in go ,G down to 3unrsatifSS s as ss s1on Is r9hs he
4 he could hsye the nse Of tie police boat ia-
t sn.c t. visit 1T 2uaranti IN Gnd mex make bs s Jss,d Ii
upon. He also sent u request to Superinten-
dent Byrnes for two detectives. In a short
time word was returned from tho Mayor that
Iieitclhrrg and McClnskey. cnno
from Police Headquarters. The former
took n 3 o'clock train for Eiverhead. and the
latter waited to mn the Governor.
THE GovEltSoE HEARS Oh THE INJUNCTION.
The news TINT Justice Barnard had issued
an Injunction against the landing OF passen-
gers from infected ships Mt Fire Island WAS
brought to tho Govcrnor by the reportersbThe
was unwilling to bel lcve that. such
SIaln uuihnriilns ln would not RaY vary