Show HELD OFF BYAIVEOL lot Allowed To Land at Fire Island PLEADING FOR HELP I Prayers of Men Women and Children Refused GOVERNORS ORDERS DISOBEYED Passengers from Infected hliips 5 uf ferine Untold Hardships An Injnnc lion Sicured Federal Authority Will Probably Inter reSitu ation at a Late Hour Notes QUARANTINE Sept 12Thi8 flay will probably be looked on in future years as one of the most horrible reproaches to American civilization that ever occurred in American history The federal government govern-ment on one side state government on the other both anxious to be the rescuing party and in front the local authorities and private people forcing back the victims from a haven of refuge On Sunday the unfortunate cabin passenger pas-senger of the Normannia who for oight days have been confined on a cholera stricken ship were greeted with the information in-formation that they were to go to Fire island The iron steamboat Cepheous was hired and first and secondclass passengers pas-sengers BTAKTED FOR THE PROMISED LAND Tho weather was rough and many were seasick After a voyage of about thirty sir miles the captain weakened and said he was afraid to take the Cepheous over the bar withcut a pilot In consequence the Cepheous started back and the first class I passengers were once mere put on board the rickety old Stomngton liner Second cabin passengers were kept on board the Ceoh ous without I bed or even a pillow to lay on They were strewn auout on settees set-tees and carpeted decks of the steamer I I Early on Monday morning the captain of the CepheouB discovered that be required coal and water and could not get to Fire I I island without them He calmly steamed I up to quarantine jetty and made fast alongside along-side and sent word shortly after to wake I the health officer up Dr Jenkins decided to water and com her at hi own dock 1 his I was done and about 1 oclock the Cepheous once more started down the bay to embark tie first saloon passengers and take Ito I-to Fire island The trip was a rough one one but there was more than elements to be metA t A storm bad been brewing around Babylon Baby-lon and Islip since the first rumor of Fir I Island being turned into a quarantine station sta-tion was heard The Babylonians and near neighbors cared not for tho sufferings of I follow countrymen and women They did Lot L-ot cure i they died of cholera starved or irowned all they thought of in their raven fear was the totally improbable proposition of their being attacked by the pestilence owing to the proximity of a I number of ladies gentlemen and children who never had the cholera in their midst who had lived for a fortnight on midst I plaguestricken ship without being touched end who were returning to their own L homes CRAVENHEAitTED CREATURES trembling from their own imaginary fears rather Irem any real danger not only invoked in-voked the arm of the law by means of an anomalous legal stay entitled an injunction injunc-tion but assembled as a mob I hundred strong to drive these helpless women and children back to the cholera ship and to all events possible death The governor begged and Implored and Dr Jenkins prayed the men to allow the passengers to land Telegram after telegram Hashed over tho wire assuring tha mon of Islip and those of Babylon that they ran no risk TDET WERE OBDURATE They would not give in and the passengers passen-gers of the Normanma are now on Monday night lying in the inlet by Fire island The passenger appointed a committee with Senator MoPherson sa chairman to confer with the mob of violence The latter lat-ter refused to withdraw the injunction and so for tonight at least they can claim a victory a victory gained over 471 helpless women tag husband md children and equally unoffend |