The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-01
LAURADA SEIZED.
She Is Charged with Violation ofthe Ro,,.
err Inspection Inv,

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err Inspection Inv,
The filbuster Laurada is now in the en-,
toay OF collector Of Port Cooper. H
S Sook charge yesterday afternoon while tn
harlan and Hollingsworth Compnnv Mn
seizure Is made because ofan alleged vic
latlon OF The laws relative to the insnectio,
OF nulls and boilers of steam vessels
charge different from any that has vel
yacht. Vi 'he
The charge is said to be only E. pretext
70 noid the craft here until it can be posi-.
| r r'H'y ueIermlhed whether Or not the Lau.
| raGa carried an expedition to Cuba
Inls was the message which Collector
cooper received and which caused tho
seizure: '""''u 'ne
5hlLADELPHIA, PA, March 3O.-We
are directed by the Supervising INSPECTOR
General Of Steam Vessels to notify WI,
mat the steamship Laurada left Baltimore
on an expired certificate of inspection m
9 az apout February %. ostensibly for Phila-
aei i or permit to go there for repairs,
auu 10 NJ her for inspection. Instead of
pr Ihrooeeding to Philadelphia direct, as she
newspapers as having just arrived in thu
delaware river from an alleged avail
t.on TO tuba, violating sections 4il7, 441s1
ana an 445S Revised Statutes of Initial
states, and Section z. Rules G. RuIes and
regulations prescribed by the Hoard of
supervising inspectors OF Steam VesscIs
Very respectfully, 's'o'''
III. A. THOMPSON,
&c. VEST,
The Hill ., Local inspectors. -"
the Laurada, claims that she yiolateL
Sections 44lH 44lS, 4i53 and 4454. of tbe
he e:,s statutes. The last section reads;
any master or owner Of any steamer
shaii refuse or neglect to comply with the
requirements of the local inspectors ,nade
~ pursuance OF the preceding section. and
snail contrary thereto and while tho same
Romans unreVersed by the supervising in
ssp o employ the vessel by navigating
, noi' Ihe master and owner shall be liable
to penalty of 5000 for each offnpse ono
mar for the uso Of the informer for which
sum inc vessel itself shall be liable. and
may pc seized and proceeded against Inv
ti III any district court having jurisdic.
Cioii; ana the master an | owner and the
". user shall, in addition thereto bo
iiaple TO any damage to passengers and
s 1Ls baggage which shall occur from any
b 1e ~ us stated in tho notice prescribed
ny me preceding section,
The action is the outcome of the Ia,
raui recent visit to Baltimore. The in
'pect0Ts refused to pass either the boilers I
'r mn OF the steamer MS they did not deem :
ler unseaworthy. Upon the application {
d captain Hughes the inspector issued "A
PERM allowing the steamer to come to T.
!. h,iladeiphia for repairs, but the permit
M not allow her to carry cargo or pa,. v
engers. VI p"'
fhlladelphia inspectors and the auhori.
les at Washington have been noUiiled of a
nc seizure and testimony Is now being oh. .
alncd against the boat.
DID NOT HEAR OF THE LAuRADA Il
Buckman's steamer Bernard Captain
arrived at Baltimore from I,
amlca with 1900 punches of bananas u
esterday. On the passage Captain Mitch. i
her spoke the British brig Alice Brad. II
nav of Windsor, N. S., of which, he was u
captain Kitchener doubts the statement II
laC the steamer Laurada visited ,Jamica "
ME she was absent from Baltimore II al
us been suggested that Capt Samuel n,
ughes of that ship, was seeking snfeiv ~
Jamlca from the United States Govern.
tent. eo'o'h L
a bill OF information against the Ian. Nv
da Will be filed this afternoon berore al
Smith for violation Of The n,
arihe Inspection laws and the pputralitv
VS. amy to