New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-26

failed to keep to her record. Several persons were
heard to say that the delay was another case OF
Dunraven's proverbiai 'll-luck.
About the middle Of the forenoon a fashionable
cart with a tandem team drew up in front of
the Barge Once, and II. Maitland Kersey sprang
out to inquire II there was any news. All the
morning the tug Pulver. Of the White Star line,
and q half dozen other tugs were anchored of
the Battery wall, among them being the Evarts.
which, It was understood. was subsequently
chosen to do the prospective honors and Captain
10" Parker declared his intention of taking the
Earl Of Dunraven of the steamer the moment
she poked her nose within the pale of the Health
Officers domain,
Last night the Captain, with pea-Jacket but
toned up to the throat, was pacing the fog
mantled beach in Fl mt of the quarantine
station. down on Staten Island. bemoaning his
fate while the Evarts lay Lear the pier with
lights cleaning mistiy through the veil. and
waiting like the newspaper men for something
definite to hang r. hope upon. In spite of Cap
tain Parker's declaration tnat ne intended TAX
ing the Earl in tow the moment Of the Teu-
tonic's arrival Deputy Collector Dowlirg said
that he had heard nothing Of any permit to
transfer Lord Dunraven to tug and that II
could not be done.
SEEN AT FIRE ISLAND.
Well he this as 1t may, hour after hour passed
and still the Teutonic did not appear. IT was
not until o'clock in fact that she was seen
stealing past Fire Island, and the welcome
news was transmitted at once to the. city, BY
the usual method she should have reported
at Quarantine by o'clock at the latest, and
then the progress to the pier would have been
simple in the extreme; but the weather. both
outside and inside the Hook was what the
sailor would call dirty and instead OF coming
up 10 within boating distance from the shore
Captain Cameron, whose snip 's his best love
anchored somewhere near the HOOK, ana IN
structions were passed up to the Barge once
for the staff officer to be on hand at O'Clock
this morning. instead Of 7:3O. the usual hour OF
departure for the revenue cutter TO meet the
steamer.
When Captain Parker seen late last night
at Quarantine. and was asked whether ne woui
take Lord Dunraven of the steamer as Soon
as she arrives there he looked off into the aim
distance of the night across the Bay. and mused
and mused and unused. But there is every reason
to believe that his Lordshp Will shun any pos
sible demonstration at the pier
EVERY ARRANGEMENT MADE
Dr. Doty had made every arrangement. to clear
the vessel should she reach his station before
Q o'clock but before that hour he received
telegram addressed to Captain Cameron, in
structing him to remain at anchorage there dur
ing the night. The captain will read that tele-
gram this morning when he comes up from
the Hook, for the fog thickened as darkness
fell and Il was impossible for the operator at
the Hook to the beach from his tower OF OBJ
servation; he reported that he could not even
hear the fog signals. which might denote the
presence of any vessel near his post. The mali
boat was tied up at Quarantine along with a
number of tugs.
While the Teutonic may be docked at very
early hour this morning, III ,re Is hardly any
question that the pier will be crowded with
people anxious to get another glimpse Of the
man who has come across the Atlantic to back
ND his charges against the Defender syndicate.
He will have a fair field, ana no favors Will be
shown Upon that he can safely depend