New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-05
HOWE FROM EUROPE
CUSTOMS INSPECTION FACILITIES SEVERE
LY TESTED BY THE ARRIVAL OF
THREE STEAMERS
AT ONCE.

Three big ocean liners. the Paris. the Etruria
and Ia Touraine, arrived in port yesterday, orinS-
ing large number of passengers. Thelr appear
,nco at practically the same time taxed the ia
cilitiCs OF the customs department 10 the utmost
and the inspectors had all they could DO for sew
craI hours The Paris, Of the American Line got
IN first La Touralne followed and then came the
rupori liner Etruria When she arrived the force
Of customs inspectors had already been pretty
we'll divided between the first TWO steamships ana
only few were LEI; to inspect the baggage Oh
the Etrura's passengers. so that II became heceS-
sary to draft some Of tho inspectors from 'he
piers Of the other two steamships. There were
large crowds Of people at the piers to welcome
friends among the passengers, and the crowd at
the Cunard pier augmented by those wno had
come down to see friends off on the Lucana' when
sailed about two hours after the arrival Of the
Etruria
Among the arrivals on the Paris were g. Creigh-
ton Webb one of the attaches OF the Special En-
bassy from this country TO the queens JuolIee
John II. Wiley. cx-Consul at BordeauX' Coohe'
Albert A. Pope ana \. c. SPalding' the bicycle
manufacturers: Or Howard Praine Samuel W.
Pennypacker and three daughters. Mrs Herbert A.
Porter. Dr. c. s Munson. y. Z. Pillsbury' DIR. NJ
f. Parrot A. +. Onderdonk the Rev II. bTlnIey
Moran. the Rev. J. f. Huntington. Bishop {. T.
Grafton. Dr. George \. Cameron Blshop hoDah
r. VI. JaTrcy Miss Johns;one Bennett c. Il; Ba da
M. l.. -.
Ciaictv Theatre. London. who are to appear IN In
Town" and AdiYtant Clarke and N. }. II. Ferris
counsel of the Salvation Army In America. -.
M Spalding declared thar he went ABROAD, WIZ
Colonel Pope solely on pleasure trip ne delIyi
that there WAS any truth IN The rumors that DcycIe
mon intended TO form some sort OF a trust or COM
lino declaring that such thing would DE-" an I'M
uossibuiiv In relation 10 the combine OF tuolnE
inanufa cturers frequently referred 10 Whlle ne
was abroad Mr.. Spllding remarked mat three
American tuhcmakcrs had combined. ana hai at
tempted 10 noat their stock on the London narket
with what success he had been unable to ascertain
Colonel Pope and NJ. Spalding made a careful
study OF The hOrsclcss carriages while ABROAD, anu
MIR Spallng SaM that he thought that the morse
less carriage would be- feature here In the tIture
Messrs Pope and Spald.ng also investigated the
chainess bicycle bu could lind nothing as good as
the wheels OF that kind now being made IN
America Mr. Spaldng had nothing TO say on the
nrire OF blcvccs IIc declared that he was not
prepared 10 20 on record To what the future
price would Ot. - -. -. =.
French steamship Ia Tourainc. She said that her
Visit to this country was one OF pleasure. ana she
Other passengers were Colonel +. \. Dodge W.
Harris Roome Vicar-Geucral J. j. Koch. OF Harris
burg Penn: Professor T. Mircou. Edward C. R,Ge.
Eugene Coleman Savdge Colonel Ilsdel ana MI.
and Mrs Grant Squires n
Among the passengers on the E'ruria W"r" frO-
fessor Albert C. Crehorc and Lieutenant George @.
squier who went 10 Europe 20 test te!cGrapl
machine said to he capable ~ sending 1000 words a
minute: H. W. Forster. VI r: Colonel James VI
ScoyeL Captain .. Langc. Mrs. \. FdNne fa!Way'
the Rev pr W. W. Atterbury and Mark smith.