The sun., 1870-08-26
WATCHIN0 THE STEAMSHIPS.
Fenrs Of Incendi nrism-The War Feeling In
Hobokcn-sunIiaht shed upon n Mystery
-Prepn raj Ions for Defence,

IRON, TIE German He,c Yort Democrat
The German steamers whics are anchored at Ho-
bokcp. and which celebrate each great Prnssan vic
gry yv py Tans s t, he @ naSo 9n 2 haye ne hos
hys h. T h The s9
Ne 10 that neiF' borhood in flames, have taken
smp' steamer s8'EH' ssHdd' spa h BY
o nS SScpn Do boat
allowed TO- near !ne vessels without giving satisac
tho DOCKS are closed The Companies sun bear in
ireland "
This Is the substance Of tho report thst appeared
in the Democrat but last night SUN reporter
visited the vessels in question, to ascertain what
foundation there was for tho rumor concerning the
Irish plot. He took two genuine and unmistakeable
Dutchmen along with him TO dspel any alarm that
Ills appearance might otherwise have occasioned
On arriving at the gate that leads to the Bremen pier
he found a guard OF two me stationed at the en-
trance They were the quartermastcr OF the Amer.
lea and the watchman Of the wharf After some
little difficulty tile reporter succeeded In gaining ad-
mission TO the steamship Weser, where ne found
the first ocer on board stud ing out the plan OF op
erations in the European war by means OF an atlas
To this gentleman The reporter stated what be had
heard about the expected attack the part OF the
irish. The orcer smiled, shook his head. and de-
MED the rumor In toto. lie said In substance that
the Weser was an iron vessel and consequently had
little to fear from Gre. Moreover. the Gre engines
were always ready, the hose was at hand, and steam
was up all night
"We have heard some story or other" he said
"ahout such plot, but We don't believe there Is
| anything In it, We havn't got our cannon loaded
| nor have We increased our usual guard. We have
only two men on each vessel to keep watch, and
don't think IL necessary to put on more.
Our cannon are down there on the pier where we
carried them TO IRE our sautes on the occasion Of
frussian victories; but this Is simply wasts Of
DAY. and shall hsvs ihem earrisd up here sssin i
for We have in all about 500 men our vessels and
1t would ,ske !. '.rvs number Of men 20 beat them;
have these cannon ready In a moment, loadsa TO the
muzzie with broken bottles and beer glasses, and
think they could do all the mischief We would want
| Or would take out our hose, and using hot water
instead OF cold. would play with them on the
No. sir, we are not afraid. And as for the Irish
steyodores, well we haven't any work for them jus,
now, but they may get !, any day They seem well
| running order again within fourteen days, and then
things will 20 on as before. No, sir, we not
We have given orders, it is true, to drive away
the loaers that hang about the pier, and have placed
an extra guard on the wharf for that purpose, but
we hayn't armed them. You will remember that
| We had great nre on the pier here short time
loalsr. He probably let aspark fall from his pipe
and set ERE to the straw that lies about here
don't think II was purposely set on nre. No, $" ",
Bidding the othcer OF the weser goor ,,,., A..
reporter returned to the wharf and osinnn5 w, w,
T1o assse a9e 9en,eneS les ss reee America
differed In remark able manr A. S,m ,h, va
ON the vessel which lie hal 90, .' s 5vi 'ha' enuereu
| The Qusrtermaster Jus. 'e',; ,A.. -
Hsmhr men ar eon,h" lily on guard at least OF IA
n;,h S,,SS ,nS ~. that the cannon were ioade,
| o,rht msn nn Ady for action and that there wer
| srmsj nv w. " guard on the wharf. each OF whom wa
| rom ~ N reyolvers, No attack was eIpecte,
| I'M men who had been at work for the vessels
be- sther hom the ordinary Irish laborers in Ho
| :? zen and the neighborhood, who side with tn
french because OF religious prejudice, and are ex
asperaisd at the manner in which the Prussan vic
torie. have been celebrated by the Hamburg an,
Bremen steamers.
| There are at present thine German steamers lyini
Idle near Hoboken. Six OF these are Bremen steam
ships, and three run from Hamburg.