Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-14
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Dr. jenkins Determined 10 Occupy FIRE
lsland AZ Al Hazards


NEW YoEK. sept. l5.-Ihe sixty
ninth regiment and the naval reserve
battalion embarked at about II o'clock
his morning on board the steamboat
tegasus for Fire Island, and the -Four
leentn and Forty seventh regiments
Jeff for The island by the Long Island
railroad at s o clock. IL Is believed that
the presence Of the troops Will 5rng
the defiant bay men 10 their SENSES.
aud that now that the injunction
granted by Judge Barnard has been
dissolved there VII be no public opposi-
ton 20 the landing of tue passengers
from the Cepheus. The Injunction
Was vacated today by the general terra
OF the supreme court of Kings county,
by the vote OF the three Judges, Judge
Barnard dissenting.
The Pegasus had on board 400 mem-
bers of the sixty ninth regiment. 25O OF
the naval reserve force, and two
launches from the navy yard. She
also earned eating qua.
At $3.50 o'clock this afternoon the
work Of landing the passengers from
the Cepheus had begun. and II was ex-
pected 10 have them all safe ashore on
Fire island within a short time.
The usual daily bulletin of the
health board was Issued this morning
AZ 10 o'clock. 1t stated that no cases
OF cholera had made appearance IN
this city.
lt Is reported here that DIR. Jenkins
was heard 10 say that he intended to
land the Cepneus passengers today II
the Injunction was stayed, even II ne
had 10 do so over the corpses of the
dead.
A meeting of the cabin passengers on
the Ruga was held yesterday, at which
two letters were drawn up protesting
against their treatment. One OF tue
letters was sent TO Emil Boas, agent OF
the Hamburg American Packet COM
pany. and the other 10 DIR. jenkins.
Objection ls made TO the proposed re-
moval to the New Hampshire on the
ground that the cholera mad appeared
among the second cabin passengers OF
the NOrmannia now on board that boat,
while the Rugia's passengers were free
from the disease. The Rugla's pas
senger's complain OF neglect and ask
10 be removed To place OF safety.
Last night was one of suffering for
the unfortunate people who were I'M
prisoned on the Cepheus. Men paced
the deck all night or reclined upon the
bare decks while snatching 4 few hours
OF restless sleep. The women and chH-
dren huddled together, crying and
praying IN the warmest corners to be
found, or slept the sleep of exhaustion
upon the seats of the excursion boat If
lucky enough 10 secure such points of
vantage. Delicate ladies tried to rest
upon camp stools or even upon the
floor, and one and all bitterly Dewalled
their harsh fate. Ii was only after the
most earnest prayers that the bay men
Of Long Island allowed some food to be
sent to the nalf-famished passengers
whom they condemned to either starve
or 20 back to New York. Cold, hun
ger and exposure would certainly, it
would seem, have developed any chol-
era germs which might have strayed
among the unhappy saloon passengers
Of the Normannia, but as yet no case
of that disease has been reported
among them or among the second
cabin passengers who are sharing their
fate. But many of them will suffer for
months, perhaps for years, as Il result
OF their cruel experiences of Fire
island.