The daily gazette., 1882-08-26
THE CLYDE'S BAD LUCK.
ARRESTED IN PHILADELPHIA
BY THE AUTHORITIES.
ALLEGED Overlooking CHARGED
A Complaint Made Which win Cost the
Owners $4,000, or $40 for Each Pas
senger Carried In Excess.


The excursion steamer Thomas Clyde WA
seized last evening in Philadelphia, b,
United States Deputy Marshal Jahraus upoi
an attachment issued by Judge Butler o
the United States Court for the Eastern dia
trict of Pennsylvania. The work of SERVING
the attachment was done so quietly thai
none of the passengers or deck hands were
aware that before the steamer had been ten
minutes In her dock on her return trip from
down the river, she had become the tenn.
porary property of the United States. The
Thomas Clyde reached her wharf at the foot
OF Arch streetin Philadelphia at s 05 O'Clock.
She was moored to the landing, and the pas
sengers hurried over the gang planks to the
shore, brushing against the coat of the
| deputy marshal as they hastened by.
''ahraus held small package in his hand,
| containing steel chain and paddock
stamped with the seal Of the United States.
| Padlocks of this description are ALWAYS
fastened on vessels attached by the Govern
| ment Captain Felix Ii. McMumm stood
| by the gangway with lantern in his hand.
/ helping the passengers to the wharf, As
| the last one crossed the plank, Deputy Mar
| shal Jahraus stepped on the steamer.
Is Captain w. E. Reybold on board 2" he
"No," replied Captain McMumm, che
did not make the trip to-day. | am In
charge"
81 am deputy marshall continued
Jahraus, "and hold an attachment for the
Thomas Clyde. / will read it to YOU"
Just wait minute, please, until we get
IN the slip" returned Captain McMumm.
The deputy marshal stepped aside and the
steamer swung out from the landing and
slowly moved into the slip on the north
side of the wharf. Then Captain McMumm
returned to the deputy, who in low tone
of voice, read the attachment
After Deputy Marshal Jahrus had finished
reading the paper, Captain McMumm re-
marked ~
eyes, / know we ran over-crowded on
that day, but Captain Reybold was not In
charge. Will this prevent us making a trip
tomorrow We are down to leave the
wharf at s. Is in the morning."
In reply to this question Jahraus said that
II Captain Reybold would call upon Marshal
kerns Immediately and file bonds to the
amount named in the attachment, or offer
other satisfactory security, the regular trip
OF the steamboat would not be interfered
with. If this was not done the deputy mar
shal said that he would accompany the
vessel down the river to-day and thus the
TEomas Clyde would still be able to accom-
modate her patrons. W -
ance with the complaint of Frank D.. Bing
ham, whose libel against the steaIner was
illed yesterday by his attorney, Thomas j.
Diehl, in the United States District Court,
before Judge Butler. The complainant
states in his libel that that on the Fourth of
July, of this year, the steamer Thomas
Clyde left Arch street wharton an excursion
to Woodland Beach, carrying with her to
her destination no less than ,S31 passengers.
Her license entities her to convey 900 per-
sons, but on this occasion, by special perRit
issued by the Government Inspector, In ac-
cordance with the Act as gOhereAs for the
regulation of Gteani yessels, she was en-
powered TO carry 1,2OO. The llbellant calls
attention to the fact of the CLYDE carving
six hundred and thrty-one passqhsers id ex-
cess of the number iip Whicn% she W was
licensed, and pGays f5f the ihhiction of the |
full penalty on the owners of the vessel. |
In other words, that they be fined $40 for
each passenger carried in excess, OF S6.3lO. |
or with the cost S6,500.
The sections Of the act of Congreas en-
forcing the regulation reads as follows:
Regulation Of SesE- lvsseis, Tifie LII, Chapter |
SECTION 446a. 1t shall not be lawful to take |
on board of any steamer any greater number of |
passengers than is stated In the certificate of
inspection and for every violation of this pro-
vision the master or swner shall be liable. to
any person suing for the same, to forfeit the 4
amount of passage money and ten ti0ltafs TOR /
each passenger beyond the namber allowed
SECTION AGO II any passengerssteamer i
engages in excursions, the inspectors shall issue
to such steamer aspecal permit In writing for /
the occasion, in which shall be stated the addi-
tional number of passengers that may he CDR
red, and the number and kind Qf Iife!shyino II
appliances that shall ho proYfded for TIE safety |
of such additlenat passengers and they shall |
also, III their discretion, limit the route and dis
tance for such excursions.
Act Of Congress, Feb. 2s, 1871.
Late at night Captain Reybold called \
upon United States Marshal Kerns and
promised that satisfactory security should |
be entered this morning before Judge
Butler. Mr.. Kerns therefore consented to
allow the boat to make its usual trip, under
the charge of the deputy-marshal.
Tho suit will be pressed.