New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-25
STEA MBOATS TO BE WATCHED
OyERCROWDING TO BE PREVENTED IF
POSSIBLE.
FEDERAL OFFICERS APPOINT MEN TO SEE THAT
THE LAWS AS TO THE NUMBER OF PAS
srNGERs ARE oBEYED--A MISTAKE
ABOUT THE GENERAL sIOcUM

THE LAWS AS TO TIE ~ MD''i' w
sryGrRs ARE oBEYED--A MISTAKE
ABOUT THE GENERAL sIocUM
rboro ,,u 10 no more ovcrcrowdns Of excursion
aud n,oasura boats on Sundays or any otner Gay
hereafter II the Federal authorities can preNe" IT,
CAPTAIN Fairchild. United states i"03'
spector Of Steam Vessels. said yeS,'t'",
that the crowding on some OF the 'oh'y i'"'''
boats last Sunday was not to BE- helped ana VAS
ma, rho faul Of either the authorities or the steam
hoa, mon as the people rushed on board IN s"'h
numbers that they could not be restrained
ON sunday sufficient men VIII be on hand to see
that the law * enforced. The Work OF watching I"'
boats has been divided mp ~ follows; Inc ono"
Of the Collector OF Customs viii look "i'er 'ne
vorwtch Line the steamer Rochester mp the liud-
son boats boats the fishing banks. 70 odh"S
Point 10 Atlantic Highlands and shrewsbury
River Long Branch. Coney Island. Rocka"ay ana
around Staten Island
Tho United States Local Inspector 81 Steam YES
seIs u.iu inspect the Glen Island boats, the Iron
s,oauboa,s. Keyport boats and the 81. Johns up
the Hudson.
Tn. boats Will be closely watched and every
offence reported. According TO the law any one
informing against the owners Of boats permitting
o,..rcro.ding will ret one-half the fine imposed.
which Il SO for each person over the number al
lowed 70 be carried.
The charge that tho steamboat General Slocum'
whom running - Rockaway on Sunday. July ~ was
ov.rlnalel TO the number OF II, passengers Hld''
by Iuspcc;or L. - Gregory. Of the staff OF surveyor
McCure Yesterday fell - the ground. According 70
tho repor, Of Inspector Gregory. the boat had on
hard o. 81 PASSENGERS. Snc "a only authorized 70
carry 2so on q trip Colonel Phelps head OF me
Law Division % the Custom Hous" sent word 20
tho Knickerbockcr steamboat Company. which runs
tho General soclm that. owing to the overlooking
the eofnpany had incurred a tine under the law, OF
So
IS a result Frank -. Barnaby. general manager
- the steamboat COMPANY called upon Colonel
ph.lns He showed that On the date In question the
boat had ma le Two round trips and gave the ngurrs
s q, u,sengers hy the oiicia! report u the ticket
acerts on her first trip 10 ROckaway from TINS
cit, she carried lGH passengers. Coming BACK She
had only fourteen passengers on board On h"r
second trip the beach she took l"'l pass myers
IRON, his CITY ana on her return 1888. During one
OF the trips Mr. Barnaby VAS on the boat As re-
s,,, - Mr. B,rnaby's statement. further inquiry
vas made as TO Inspector Grceorys msnre'' ana D.
admitted tina, he had counted all the passengers
,,ken on board the boat not taking into consideIa-
ton that they were taken two trips. BY this
mean. he had managed 10 arrive At the figures
.s,nerin,cnd.n, roiton. OF the Barge Office. has
mad. hts report 20 surveyor MrGnr" IN rrEart 70
a.. ,li.g.I 'sv.rcrowding OF sfermboats last sun
day The report. which concerns ohS l"e OOd'S
,esf.riov received by tho collector. Al except one
~ tho inspectors who nlci reports sdid th@t th'y
hld found no overcoming The otheI nSprg,",
did nor count the passengers. however on the boat
O. which he assigned
Il is denied that there has been any friction be-
tween the Custom House inspectors ana IN" hlt"i
states steamboat inspectors. They cover liH"f.ht
lines ~ STEAMBOATS,. II WAS SAID yesterday that
while many u the excursion boats seem To- nave
them hy their permits the numbers thus allowed
are really too large fOr safety.