The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-31
LUCANIA LED THE WAY IN.
ST PAUL FOUND GEDNEY'S 0HAN-
MEL DARK AND III NOT COME UP.

Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt on the Cunarder-
The n,E ship started Four Hours Earlier
Than Usuai-An Aboard Knew About the
New TariT-Whiteinw REID on tho 81. Paul.
There were 400 cabin passengers on the Gu
nard line steamship Lucanin, which arrived
yesterday from Liverpool and Queenstown, and
all OF them knew that f~oreign-made clothing
and other imported things that they might
have exceeding 800 In value would have to
pay duty. The new Tariff bill was signed by the
President on Saturday and the Lucania sailed
from Queenstown on Sunday. The passengers
got the news about the bill at Queenstown. and
most of them did not like 1t. But they were pre-
pared to submit gracefully to the inspectors at
the Cunard pier.
The passengers paid about 81, 1000 In duties.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden Mills, Prince Andre Ponia.
towski, and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt bore a
largo share of the burden. Mrs. Vanderbilt
learned that she had become a grandmother
from the stcwardess OF the Lucania. The pilot
who brought tho steamship In handed q lot Of
newspapers to the purser, and the stewardess
got one of them and road the news about the
new Whitney. Vanderbilt baby. Mrs. Wander.
bit was accompanied by her daughter Gladys.
They took an evening train for Newport.
PRINCE Ponintowski said that the news from
and that many Eneiishmcn were on their wDV
to the diggings. Most Of thom had taken ship
to Canada and would travel thence to the klon-
dixie.
There was a cabin passenger with an antique
5000 Bible who blocked the wheels OF progress
for a few moments. The inspector who ques-
toned the passenger was uncertain about the
Bible. He had an impression that 1t ought to
pay duty. being n foreign article worth, more
looked up the law and decided that the book
SHOULD come in free of duty.
The American liner st. Paul was reported
southeast Of Fire, Island at 6:15 o'clock last
evening. One of the reasons the Lucania beat
her in was bee tuse the Cunarder sailed from
Queenstown about four hours earlier than usual.
ship than the Yankee. Both liners. were re.
Gently in dry dock and were overhauled. scraped,
S MHai pninf had to pa mafa eSeoFa Tb If t the sen a made .h q
| good run of 5 days. 10 hours and 10 minutes.
The st. Paul anchored outside the bar at 500
Ike her up through Gedney's Channel when he
learned that the electric lights on the buoys
were out. High tides ann heavy seas Of the last
few days caused the trouble with the lights. 1t
is estimated that the st. Paul made the trip in
six days and about eleven hours.
She Ih srop %ss a m%f9 Ero XII 4 ON ws ssG tS Se' b pspi t AFTER
miles this side Of the lightship when her pilot
cleaning channel marks ought to have been.
The station steamer New York exchanged sen.
timents with the pilot Of the liner;
smoky fairway. The New York went ahead a
to The liners pilot with her searchligh!. The
result was that the st. Paul stopped, backed
half n mile. and came to anchor.
The revenue cutter Hudson, with members OF
the Surveyors staff aboard. started down to
Quarantine just after they heard that the st.
Paul had been sighted, but she returned. About
fifty inspectors were detained at the Barge
Office to examine the dutiable things among the
baggage of the passengers. The inspectors were
sent home when the Hudson returned from
the st. Paul.