Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-13


Tho crowd remained silent.
''lf We can bring him ashore, viii
you agree 10 LEI the suffering, innocent,
helpltRs people lanj2"
"rhey cannot land!" yelled the
mob.
The Senator turned bis fnco up Ia
the mob and In mn impressive voice
taid; al appeal TO you men
IN Tm NAME on GoD,
not 10 be- longer led into heartlcss cru.
city 10y this attorney, but 10 give your
consent that thUtC women md children
he taken from the bUnt where they
have nothing to uat, no place TO sleep,
where the common dtctncics Of life
cannot longer be- observed mud the
surroundings foul from sicknsss. BE-
Tore you answer what will be- done.
remember your own wives and child
Ieu. BE manly. Do not bring ewes
lasting disgrncu on your names. bc
men"
IL did not seem no " human beings
capable of undutiakiug the language
Ia which tEuy were being addressed
could Withstand the appeal, hat tho
crowd stood there sullcn aud silent
while the lawyer said: "Thcy cannot
land. II we remit them we Will give
away our case" "Ihey cnDuO. land.
They cannot land" echoed tue
mot.
Senator M'Phcrson sank down In
the boat overcome. Mf. Thompson
cried outs "Gou poor people, you
are being dupcd by tricky lawyer"
owe nre no more tricky thnn you"
answered the lawyer, Mf. Reid.
"HOu will Mt at lenst allow US to be
cent food and blankett2" asked Mi.
Thompson
"Nct uplepa the captain comes
ashore" answered Reid.
When the boat rowed bacl, 20 the
steamer the newspaper mon who had
listened 10 this ut once went 10 every
one Of the health board who were
present and begged that this horrible
crime be not committed.
At $3.50 n meeting Of the board was
held Ia the hotel Office, where resu.
luton was passed that II Dr.. Noight
would go with Lawyer Reid 10 the
steamer ana zee that the injunction
papers were served, the board would
allow food and blankets 10 be taken
aboard. DIR. Noight was made 10
promise that II this woro allowed no
attempt would be made 10 land the
pafsergets.
On one OF the trips Of the ships
ynwl 90 the landing for BEDDING, Mr..
Thompson came 10 the boat and asked
" the reporters would take n petition
from the Passengers TO I've telegfnphed
TO Governor Flower. The crowd on
the landing said nothing could be taken
from the chip. Mr.. Thompson stated
that the sheets OF note paper had been
fumlgnted according to the require.
ments Of the United States pOtt0illce.
a member Of the lslip board Of health
was appealed TO, but lie refused TO re-.
ceive the dispatch. The reporters
offered to copy II from dlctatiOn and
by the aid Of couple OF lanterns THU
was accomplished.
TIE DISPATCH rs As FOLLOWS:
OK BOARD "CErHEus," orr
FIRE ISLAND, 1880 p. M,
September 1871, 1899.
10 Governor Flower:
In our extremity we appeal to you
for release from exposure. We are
nearly i've hundred persons, mostly
American citizens, delayed la order
that Injection may not be pissed 10 our
people, notw lthstnnding the fact that
therc has not BEEN case tho widest
Imagination among us can believe %
be cholera for fifteen days. The force
OF circumstances has put US under COZ.
ditions Of peculiar suffering, and at
this moment We are lying about on
deck OF the steamer "Cepheus,"
an excursion boat, without any
sleeping accommodations. Delicate
women and aged and infirm men are
without MATTRESSES or blankets and
many exposed TO the sky. All are
supperltss aud this comes after three
days o. insufficient food, dread Of lire,
misery OF sessicknefs md dreadful un.
certainty az to our fate. Had cholera
been among us II must have broken
out, bur only tonight the quarantine
physician on hoard the "Cepheus,'
pledged HIS word TO the savage mob
that 10 detatning us here that there had
been no symptoms Of cholera amongst
ue during all the time we had been
under hlr observation.
rhe breaking point ia nearly reached.
The hardships OF hunger aud foar are
doing their work, and the condition vi
the weak aud intirm IN reaching the
limit OF human endurance. For Cots
sake release us and let us 20 70 our
homes. We will put ourselves un der
any supervision you may direct. Take
account OF our peculiar conditions and
act at once, or the authorities OF the
Empire State will be resi- onsible fol-
many deaths from exhaustion.
J. X. MCPHERSON,
A. M.PALMER,
II. NJ. THOMPSON,
Executive Committee.
The follow ing dispatch was received
about 1880 y. NJ;
Albert NJ. Darling, Sheriff OF Suffolk
cOuuty:
Guard the property OF the State, and
see that the hotel furnishes iood 10
passengers on the "Cephtu,." SUM
mon all good citizens to aid you. These
passengers art in want Of fool. There
Is NO danger from cholera. Tho only
danger Is that they may be- given to
distraction. Appeal tn the manhood OF
the people. know they will aid you.
Plenty OF reliefwiil arrive tomorrow.
ROSWELL T.. FLOWER.
The committee endeavOred 70 obtain
permission from the panic isiricken
mob 10 get blankets and BED linen
from the hotel and allow the Cepheus
TO land for That purpose. For n long
time they refused. Finally the pas.
songer- asked DR.. Weight Il he could
get clothing nom the hotel and bring
II to them. The reply was sent to the
unfortunate passengers and DR..
NOight said they could only uet he'd