Telegram-herald., 1890-10-07
TREY LOST A DAY.
Importers al New York Angry II
Collector Erhardt.
ttis Failure - Keep shs csstesn
House Opea 81 s1od4s cesss
Thea Tho4sanas 81 Dollars.

sohr1aies aers o. Fsnaia 10 opeFstioa
Easii g1idBIgas On Gee s. As a matter
of fact the nea sehedgls sas pat
into operation teensy- y-four hours
shs4d sf the tine nxed BY
sat Of Coagrsss - Collectoc
Erh2rtt Aav shlB aos catered &t ths
sastora-h0 By nianighs GA October
lad 10 pay the hiKa tarif aaties On
RsT iuoorss. although tie law said ths
hlFh aFif was aot 80 BE enforced
untii October IN porters whose gcsds
cane lnto port sunday declare that
taey sill resist s1s payment of the
Ree duties. They say tie custom
house should have been keps open an
der the authority given the collector
sY eeere t4ry Wtnd0m nd uadsr the pro-
visions u the las itself Had teeeustom-
house beea kept oPea sundAy q vast
am0uas OF moaey would have been
sased 20 the bel lassd Importers
Tas o'srtus sssamship Zaadan. with
az invoice 0l >umatra tobacco. has ar
rived ia port She encountered severe
stOrms. which have eagssd the import
srs 70 lose about $500 900. it Is un-
dsrstsod that sne impofsers OF ths ~
b4cco iassnd O. hold TIE tobacco ia bond
and sken send II 20 Canada. and thus
escape the payment Of the duties i'm
posed oy the new tariff law.
NEw YoRK. Oct a-For the nrst time
ia ths history Of the New York custom
house that institution Vas kept open
for buslness unsii midnight Saturday.
It IS also probable that Saturday was
she most remarkable day in the history
OF the custom house. lt was the last
business day Of the ''oid tariff the new
tariff going into effect today and
though tss rush OF business had been
great throughout tho week. increasing
steadily rs Saturday drew near. nobody
had any idea Of the rush Of merchants,
brokers and clerks which was preparing
for ths last hours OF the old law AS tho
afternoon approached the rotundS and
corridors OF the custom house become
crowded with persons in various stages
OF excitement nine out OF ten
OF them holding packages OF invoices or
other customs papers in their hands
When o'clock drew near the crush was
Increasing % an alarming extent and
10 became evident that many merchants
were likely to suffer disappointment az
the last moment In their efforts 20 get
goods through the custom house. The
result was that Collector Erhardt,
who has been working night and
day, 70 use a set phrase, since tho re-
cent pressure Of business began, was be-
sieged with callers who begged him to
keep the custou-ho9se open until $50
D M. az least. In order that they
might get all the benefit possible
from the old tariff. The collector tele-
gIaphed 70 Secretary Window for in
structiOnS
While the answer 20 the telegram was
anxiously waited the crowd grew larger
every minute. and those who wished 70
see the collector had 20 make their way
90 his presence through dense mass OF
perspiring brokers. who filled the
snte-room and overfowed into the cor
ridor. One young broker who had been
waiting since 10 o'clock in.the morning
said that the failure of the City OF Chi
cago 20 enter In time 20 bring her cargo
in under the old law would cost the
fsm be represented between $50. 900 and
$50. 900 In extra duties.
Many OF them present were interested
IN business connected with the City of
Chicago from Liverpool. sighted and
supposed TO be putting on every pound
OF steam she could carry in her efforts
10 beat the tariff. " others had their
hopes centered on the Netherlands
American liner Zaandam from Roter-
dam This vessel was also ''re-
ported" according TO the custom house
oracles. and il was hoped that she would
reach port in time to save thousands OF
dollars for the consignees of her cargo.
TIE Etruria. of the Cunard line, from
Liverpool. was also due. as were the
Furnessia OF the Anchor line. from
Glasgow. the St Regulus from Antwerp.
the Thingvalla from Christiana. the
Ruxia and Australia from Hamburg,
and the Peconic from Gibraltar. In
addition TO these transatlantic steam
ships there were \ number OF cosstwise
steamers expected.
According TO the stories circulated
about the custom-house the fastest tugs
procurabls had been chartered By the
agents OF the lines interested in the ar
rival OF tariff steamers" and they
we're waiting down the bar. under full
steam. ready 20 take OF the captain or
some other officer of the expected
steamships and bring him to the city in
tine 70 enable him 20 pass in his pa
pers" and save the cargo from the new
Law
A. $50 a dispatch came from Secre-
tary Window telling him 70 use his
discretion. and the latter said he would
extend the hour Of closing 70 midnight.
business was promptly resumed on all
sides with feverish activity.
The entries made saturday we're over
800 I'D TO s D. m; the ordinary number
Ter day IL 400. bot even this
the entries does not give an
adsquste idea Of ths actual increase.
for the entries "a rule we're Tor very
much larver amounts than usual In
addition the receipts forSaturday. up 70
81 q m. were si.lst.s ss4 s6. aud for the
rast week sG.ots.coa Ihs average re-
ceipts per day a. the custom house are
about $500. Gee, or say s. COO eco per
week
Thc 1rlT shirs 20 arrive we're the CITY
cf Chicago. s. Regulus and Etruria
Caetaio Haines of ne Esruria totsered
inre rhe clstcns house With his paPors
only cns rfinuts before ~ eclccz Dc
vas calculated shst ne fslare of the
ctrer steamers mentioned 20 get here
en- time Viii cost she importers an extra
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