New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-14
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boat fand waited for the storm to subside. Pres
emily there was lull for want of breath, anAthen
DR.. Jenkins, rising, asked for silence, while he
read a dispatch from Governor Flower, which he
had received only two hours before.
The Governors message was short. out ex-
| pressive. The injunction granted by the Brooklyn
Judge would be dissolved at ii o'clock that morn
| Ing. Then the troops would land at Fire Island
drive out the worthy Islip citizens, and land the
passengers. To the passengers. Governor Flow
ers message as dew 10 the parched earth
Cheer after cheer followed the reading. and DR..
Jenkins went away feeling that after all. life
was worth living.
For the rest Of the morning all remained quieA
and o'clock had struck when P. T. Wall, who
was once a clerk in the Hoffman House. and now
represents Edward S. Stokes, put of from the
Cepheus in a small boat. When he landed Charles
Fischel the head waiter sent down by Mr.. Stokes,
ran on to the pier and showered torrent Of broken
| English at the boat The burden Of FYschele
remarks that the hotel was destitute Of nearly
everything under the sun that the cooks were
all more or less demoralized, and that he was
helpless. An arrangement had been made to servo
the passengers with boullion, but this. said
Fschel, was difficult and uncertain task. Sheriff
| Darling was on the pier, and Mr.. Wall called to
him. Having explained the difficulty in which
Fischel was placed Mr.. Wall said: You see the
dtuation Without my help or rather my di-
rection in that hotel these poor famished creatures
can have no food. 1t is an absolute necessity that
/ should he there. You know that am not
passenger, but simply here as Mr.. .Stokess rep
rcsentative I ask your permission to land and
take charge of affairs in that hotel.
81 am sorry replied Sheriff. Darling, but
cannot grant your request. II Is against the
law. II | allow you to land | most grant tho
same privilege to everyone that boat" The
sheriff tiirned away, but almost Immediately 70
tcrning said Il understand that Judge Bar
nard's injunction will be dissolved to-day II
that is 50 and receive notice from him, l will
see that these passengers are landed" Thank
you," replied NJ Wall, and rowed back to the
boat.
II was Just an hour later when signal TO tho
Cepheus that the dinner for the passengers was
ready brought the boat with Mr.. Wall and
H. NJ. Palmer in it, Mr.. Wall called for tho
Sheriff and read to him the productions of Cover
nor Flower published yesterday Then the boat
was rowed TO the centre and pile Of provisions,
including soap, meat, bread and liquids were
lifted into il. On his previous trim Mr.. Wau
had taken a big load Of New-iork newspapers
and the white sheets could be seen futterng all
over the deck OF the Cepleus, the passengers
Happened to hold possession of a paper Three
times the boat came and went and thus II was
known that the passengers had diued plcntifully
il not comfortably
The first ripple ofexcitemcnt passed over the
Island when Supervisor Young's seyenty-hve
deputies marched down to the centre pier and on
post pinnel the following dispatch issued by
the Islip Board Of Health:
Notice Whereas Passengers from choleractntected
ships are proposed be landed at Fire Island within
such sndins VIII L be S detrimental and @
and health 10 the public health and safety within the
Resoiyed That any such LANDING he apd tn. Same e
hereby prohibited. under pentlty Of 800 for every
p s igSa q & bs n he ss s1iSo1
to appoint fifty special sanitary police with null power
PASSENGER or passengers within the limits Of the town
ship.
Simultaneously, copies Of Governor Flowers proc
lamation to the sheriff Of Suffolk County was
scattered all over the island
All through the morning the air had been full OF
rumors THAT q final and decisive blow In behalf 81
the prisoners would be struck. Then came the
news which told that the Barnard injunction had
been vacated. Simultaneously with this news sp-
peared Detective -Sergeants Crowley and McClus-
KEY sworn in as Special State Officers to assist
citizen on whom he could lay hands as Slfffmdd
Sheriff Darling Quick as thought, Shernt
Darling with the law on his side, swore
in every Ilip citizen on whom he could
ay hands as Special Deputy to
assist him in enforcing the law. Thus, tho
tables were turned. The deputies were forced
TO fight against Themselves. tug chartered
by one of The newspapers steamed Up to the
Cepheus and brought Mr.. Wall to the pier. This
time he did not remain in the boat, but stepped
boldly on the pier The deputies growled and the
quarantine men cheercd Mr.. Wall grasped DR..
Voight and the newspaper men ny the hama
1t had been said that the seth Regiment was on
its way to Fire Island but this did not look as
if their presence would be needed Then an
other tug came up and as the two boats steamed
up 10 the Cepheus to tow ii to tie dock, all
realized that the long suffering of the people
OIL the iron steamboat aobut to end.
Sheriff Darling's deputies made to range
themselves in line and keep back their fellow
townsmen who wanted TO get too near.
McCluskey and Crowley quietly stepped to the
front of the pier and with one seely eye fixed on
the Cepheus and the other watching the slightes
move Of the hybrid deputies, waited for the
tussle
When DR.. Voiaht found that he could at last
establish a quarantine, he busted himself in maxi
ing preparations for the arrival of the passengers.
The housekecCer and chambcrmaids left their posts
on the pier and busted themselves in preparing
the l25 rooms, which would be made to accOmmo-
date 800 guests A newspaper man was put In
charge of the hotel register. and assumed the
duties of clerk The first of the two tugs now
arrived and landed Senator Mcpherson. A. NJ.
Palmer and Captain X. II. Thompson Loud
and prolonged cheers followed them as they
marched into the hotel and signed the roll
Senator Mcpherson the first to sign. and
under the heading Where from wrote Quar-
antine' Mr.. Palmer came neAt and wrote " In
exile Captain Thompson, with grim smile.
said AT home," and recorded the fact in ink.
This had scarcely been accomplished when Sheriff
Darling walked up to the reporters and said