Evening star., 1942-09-13
Fifty Years Ago
in The Star

Fifty years ago the main topic of con-
versation was cholera scare. In spite
of rigid quarantine of vessels
Shoiero from Europe, the source of the
Score plague, rumors were circulated
that it was being violated and
that cholera already had obtained foot
hold on these shores. Actual panic and
riots occurred in the Long Island area,
locale of the quarantine. The Star of
September II, 1892, reported Judge
Barnard of the Supreme Court, Brook
lyn, acted today in the Fire Island
matter and issued an injunction 1t re-
strains Gov. Flower, DR.. Jenkins and
others from landing quarantined passen-
gers on Fire Island. This applies to the
town of Islip in particular" To quen
the riot. soldiers were sent to Fire Is
land. The Star of the next day ex-
planned: Under orders of Gov. Flower,
over so per cent of the first battalion
naval reserve reported for service this
morning at pier 36, North River. 3 :"
They are armed with Remington rifles,
cutlasses and revolvers" Vessels were
rapid flrers and ordered to stand by
Meanwhile all New York was becoming
increasingly alarmed The Star of Sep
tember IA, 1892, said: "The board of
health reports case of ASiatic cholera
IN this city New York; but will not
state where. There have been four
deaths from Asiatic cholera in this city
within the past few days. This fact just
announced by health board" Bad as
the situation seemed, it soon was under
control
"As Maine goes, so goes the Nation"
was violated so years ago. The Star of
September 13, 1892, said :
Name Votes Late Maine returns. The
Republican Republican plurality esti-
mated at 10000" The
article gave detailed reports from diff
ferent sections of the State, all backing
up this forecast. In the actual election
Maine did go Republican,; Harrison
polled 62,878; Cleveland, 48024 Weaver,
the Populist, 2o45, and Bidwell. the
went Democratic, re-electing Cleveland,
after one term out of Office.
Another State reported had absolutely
no tradition in voting-Wyoming Hav-
-, ing just been ad-
Wyoming Votes mitted as a state,
For the First Time this election was
it's first chance to
express it's will. wyoming Surely Repub-
lican," declared The Star of September
because Clevelands name was not even
on the ballot The Republican margin
was not large, and the Populist and
Prohibition vote combined almost made
plurality. The exact figures were
Harrison, 8,454; Weaver, 1922; Bidwell,
$50
Mrs. Harrison was critically i'll at this
time, and The Star of September IA,
1892 in dispatch
rorot Illness or from Loon Lake,
Presidents Wife N. Y, the sum-
mer White House,
conceded: THE Presidents family take
no encouragement from the (medicaD
bulletins, and such of them as have
shown themselves this morning make
no effort to conceal their great alarm
at the situation. The physicians advise
them to hope for the best, but offer them
no real encouragement. They admit
that they are uncertain as to the result
and have, so it Is said, quietly intimated
to the President the strong probability
of a fatal result" The physicians were
right. On October Is the Presidents wife
died.
Washington was getting ready for the
big GAR encampment, and in honor of
the veterans the Cor
ART 0oliery coran Art Gallery made
Open an announce m en- t,
printed in The Star of
September IA, 1892: THE Corcoran Art
| Gallery. which has been closed for the
| summer, will be again opened tomorrow.