Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-12
FIRE ISLAND FOLKS,
Very Angry at The Expected Invasion Of Pas.
sengers From Cholera Ships-They
Propose 10 Fight II Necessary.

SURF HOTEL, FIRE ISLAND, N. Y,
Sept. There has beCn moro oNclior
mcut I'm the last twenty-iour hours at
Fire leland than during the whole SUM
mer season. Tho sale OF the place 10
the state for quarantine purposes
created % great huh.hub among the
people Of lslip and Babylon who pre-
dict all kinds Of dire calamiti0s Us
result OF the landing OF passengers
from vessels injected with cholera
upon the beach Last night after the
news was received that Gov, Flower
had given orders To buy the island, the
bOird nt health Of lslip called mass
meeting Of citzcus OF the town to pro-
test against the landing OF passengers
al any place within the jurisdiction Of
the town
suffolk Hall, whore the meeting was
held was crowded when Supervisor
Young, president OF the board OF health,
called Il To order, Speeches were nudu
by many prominent residents, who
denounced The proposed use Of the iA-
land, predicting great injury
70 property adjoining, aud the run Of
tho oyster and fish indus
tries Of the great South
Bay A committee was appointed 10 go
70 Fire Island with two deputy consta-
bios to protest against the use ui tho
island Tor quarantine purposes aud rn-
sist the landing OF passenger. They
left In sail hOatA late ut night arriving
there this morning. Deputies wore
placed on guard. President Will
son aud DR., Cyrus, OF Now
York, OF the board Of health
who had como TO Babylon by train
arrived IN a sail boat at o'clock in the
morning. They woIo quickly sur
rounded by deputies, who made dumon-
STATIONS against d. S. $. SAINTS, owner
Of Fire Island, making all kinds ol
threats against him for selling IL, Pres
ident Wilson informed SAINTS that Gov
ernor Flower had authorized tho pur-
chase for $40, 900 and he "a had certified
check for $50, 600 70 pay rs soon ~ tho
papers were signed.
SAINTS then turned u over 20 Prcsi-
dent Wilson as a representative Of
Health Onicer jenkins, all guests and
most Of the seryuuts having left yestnr-
day afternoon. WHOM President VIII
son appeared about 10 o'clock this
morning after breakfast the local board
OF health and hundred others from
the main land, the crowd mostly Of
boys and men made demonstrations
/ using threats against the state, Mr..
SAINTS and every body concerned.
Coroner Moore Of Bay Shore, cOn-
tinually haunguod them. Atll o'clock
President Wilson met the board OF
health and explained al the cirCum-
stances OF the purchase and the intend
ed use Of the island,
Supervisor Young and DR.. Baker
stated IL would ruin the property and
| industries, and ondangcr tho health Of
the adjoining communities, and assorted
| tho local board had Jurisdiction para
mount 20 the state board, and would re-
sist any attempt 20 land passengers.
Al tho sending Of this dispatch affairs
are assuming serious aspect AZ Fire
| Island. Although only 1880 o'clock IN
| The evening this will likely be tho last
word sent tonight. a. the Bympathi2eiE
/ of the local board OF health are bonsid-
oring the feasibility Of cutting OIL all
| Geographic communication between
| Fire Island and the city
| Men from lallp and other points on
| the main shore appear 20 have decided
| ~ bid defiance both % Governor Flower
! and the instructions Of the state board
OF health. They seom utterly lawlesz
a. well as reckless.
] As II grew dark mon VINO hnd been
concealed In the shadows Of outbnild-
ings began 10 move about more freely
as il they were certain OF concealing
their Identity.
Pickets were posted and regular
Sstem Of signals were arranged. There
q no telling the exact number Of men
thus engaged on the island but there
certainly could not be fewer than hfty,
aud there may have been double that
number.
a waste OF the temper and the cunning
Of These followers has already been af-
forded president Wilson and his ass1cla
ates a search haing deemed advisable,
piles Of infammshie nsierial have been
found beaped up against either end
Of the rsuishackol hotel whlct
II lighted would have destroyed th'
building In short time.
Whe the Vaccinations 81 tho eDem.
were fully updemtood hr. Wlleol
promptly divided his associates Of tn
health department and newspaper mel
into watches Of liz men each VIII
should patrol tho Building tbroug hOu
the night