New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-06
Id BRETAGNE NOT YET FREE.
THE BIG STEAMER ANCHORED IN THE BAY.


ORDER: FOR HER RELEASE DID NOT COME
ESTERDAY-N :APPoINTED PASSENGERS.
The steamship Ia Bretagnc OF the French llnc was
Stll detained down IN" bay yesterday, tho authorizes
ut Washington al the time Of closing the Custom
House having faicd TO act upon the petition OF the
agent OF the line for her release The ship was de-
tanned under the general order issued by tho Prc'i
dent in September calling for the detention OF all
,llpS bearing imm grants for pcroi of twenty days
special Deputy Collector Couch. who was In charge
Of Tie Custom House Yesterday. in the absence OF
Collector Hendricks, waited until late In the AFTER
roon 20 that the ship could be released II nm order
,hond come from Washington. None came. and the
agent OF the line. who lad waited for II. went away
disappointed. Mr.. Couch said that the ship was rot
held account Of the charge against Captain Collc'
that Re hal made false manifest when lr was h"Ic
on his last trip and put men down as tourists VINO
really immigrants. This charge woull he taken up
after tho snip had landed Captain Collier did ro,
come ashore Yesterday but the first onrcr Of the snip
went 10 the Custom House during the day mil made
4 declaration that there not an Immigrant on the
shin The charge o. making false manifest Is =
.orous onc AID n It Is proven II will get the captain
into trouble
The big ship remained at her anchorage OF Bed
low, Island, where she was stopped on SUNDAY
afternoon By the revenue officers. La Brciagn"
arrived at Quarantine at o 80 a m. Sunday, ana
+. O'Clock in the afternoon. She started for her
pier but on BcdlOws Island the revenue cutter WASH
ington ran aoccsd" and ordered her TO stop. There
was great lamen,atlon on board among the 200 pas
scnccfs bat the ORDER were imperative, and there
va, nothing for II hut TO anchor
To a Tribune reporter, Mr.. Forget. N" New York
agent If the Trcpch lluc said i hardly expect -
get permission for The ship to TO her pier bcf r.
10 morrow The detention OF the ship has positively
nothing 90 do with aiy questions that arose niicr
hcr last arrival here She (, held because the pur
ser I'm hl, anxiety 10 d the hight and proper thing
ana obey the regulation, OF IA" Custom llon"
10 tb. fullest possible extent, overild H. and In his
manifest designated almost all Ia" first and second
calm passengers Immigrants. Among Others ~
designated are millionaire Who Is IN pleasure
,rp and the wife and daughter, 81 m American
citizen There are really 10 people ON board who's"
admission would he contrary 20 tn" regulations Mot
OF her passengers come under the four classes men
uoucd a. being free from The restrictions placed on
immigrants within III" meaning OF the law Ihcy
are either American citizens tourists relatives ~
American crzons. 0r relatives q aliens resident
I'm che United states
leasr nom Washington. and never expected tnt
she would l, held. our agents on VI" Other side
now taxi" the declaration OF each pa-'"ngcr 1'iDr'
booking him or her. pld there were not 100 imIi-
giants within the meaning oi III" law, hpoH'd lnr
In Brclagne. Iut when the pnfs'r mad" out me
manifest designating almost oil 10" passenger hN I'm
migrants th. two statements didn't tally. and the
ship Of course. Lad 10 he he'd flr decision.
= w. carry no Storage p1,..nr"rs now. but have
lun, cabins I'm the stcoragc each ~ which acconm,.
dates from ten 10 twelve people. I'M, decreases our
capacity for carving PASSENGER ~ NE s'rringr h'
we olll H. an Of - - over storage rates
TIER, are 20 passengers on Ia Iirrtngnc In this
The detention 81 the snip cost, The company about
- 900 for every twenty -four hour-.