Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Robert Moses State Park" in English language version.
Fire Island Beach; Detention Station for Cabin Passengers
On the tenth day of September, after repeated endeavors in other directions, I received from the Governor of the State his personal check, with instruction to purchase Fire island, which I had previously described to him. The suggestion to purchase Fire island did not originate with me, but with the cabin passengers of the Normannia, as indicated by the appended letter, S. S. Normannia, Lower Quarantine, September 7, 1892 [...] for our prompt removal on board some suitable ship or to some suitable hotel on Fire island. [...] The purchase of Fire island was at once effected, and on the eleventh of September the [passengers] were transferred to the Cepheus to be taken to Fire island.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)After coaling at the quarantine station the following morning (the twelfth) the Cepheus started upon a second voyage to Fire island, where an armed mob was encountered, which effectually prevented any landing. It was then for the first time that the cabin passengers realized the violent opposition which existed in the public mind to their returning to the city. On the twelfth, the Cepheus anchored in the Great South Bay opposite Fire island dock. An injunction secured by Mr. Wagstaff from Judge Benedict, was served upon the captain of the Cepheus, from whom, during the day, every effort was made to secure the papers, but without success, as all intercourse was prevented by the mob. [...] Pending argument upon the injunction, the Governor sent a portion of the National Guard to Fire island.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)[I]n the emergency the Executive authorized the Health Officer to purchase additional accommodations on behalf of the State. This was done by the purchase for $210,000 (equivalent to $7,121,000 in 2023) of the Surf Hotel and grounds at Fire Island, which seemed to be the only suitable place then available for quarantine purposes. An additional expense of about $20,000 was incurred by the necessity of calling out part of the National Guard and the Naval Militia to protect the State in the possession of its purchase at Fire Island,
The imprisoned "Normania" passengers on the "Cepheus" off the wharf at Fire Island
| Year | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1856 AD | Built | By 1856, David Sammis builds a chowder house
east of the Fire Island Lighthouse. |
| 1857 AD | Expanded | David Sammis transforms the chowder house into the Surf Hotel, by adding a 100-foot addition. The new hotel could accommodate 100 guests. |
approximately 30%, by their estimation, of those parking in Field #5 of Robert Moses State Park are doing so in order to avail themselves of facilities on the federal property, namely the Lighthouse, and even more often the beach near it, commonly known as Lighthouse Beach
David Sturges Sprague Sammis [...] was the owner of the famous Surf Hotel (Fire Island)
David Sturges Sprague Sammis [...] was the owner of the famous Surf Hotel (Fire Island)
David Sturges Sprague Sammis [...] was the owner of the famous Surf Hotel (Fire Island)