New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-01
Her manifest showed the following cons!en-
menfs which mlght be termed war material

menfs which might be termed war material:
one hundred and forty four Of and accesso
sxtern cnse. Of guns ara accc..oes Consigned to the
eommandant II the Dro%kiyn Na.y Yard 49,, ,...... ~,
the Navy. At Washington
In addition to her regular passenger list she
had on board two stowaways who said that they
were returning to the United States fight
Spain. Both men were young and had worked
here up 10 year ago various street rail-
way lines. and then after losing their places
had gone - England. They are British sub
jects and Will be dcpOrted.
A RECEPTION FOR CAPTAIN WATKINS
The Custom House brokers and shipping men
celebrated the safe arrival OF the Paris by a
rousing reception to Captain Watkins when he
visited the Custom House yesterday morning
to file the ships manifest The big rotunda had
been profuse!y decorated with the National
colors. From the centre OF the dome eight broad
bands OF red, white and blue bunting stretched
away In as many directions To the walls Of the
great apartment The two narrow galleries on
both the north and south sides were festoOned
with bunting. over on the East River side the
two great stone pillars were draped with Ameri-
can flags. and smaller flags in abundance
adorned every desk. The rotunda was crowded
full OF mer about 1890 O'clock when Captain
Watkins. wno had come into the Custom House
by the Williams entrance, In company with
John G. Ryer. Custom House brCk er for the
American Lire. made his Appearance bearing
the farlh \ manifest instantly the demOnStra-
ti1l began. the brokers and Custom House en-
ployes cheering With 'igor and frequency for
the man who had brought the menaced steamer
safely into port When lu In the cheering
occurred. Deputy Collector Frank Raymond In
charge OF the First the marine) Division. made
a speech welcoming Captain Watkins, and con-
graduating Lin upon his safe arrival. The cap
tain responded speaking briefly. but what ne
said could not be heard many feet away. Then
Captain Watkins formally filed the manifest
whereat there was renewed cheering. James NJ
Anderson OF the Custom House STAFF Assisted
by the Custom House Brokers' Gee Club sang
THE Star Spangled Banner" and the celebration
came to All end. The crowd around Captain
Watkins on the rotunda floor was so persistently
enthusiastic that he was finally forced to escape
from the Custom House through the Naval
Office. IA he couldn't get through the throng at
the other entrance.
There was slight accident which, II was
feared for the moment. might be part of q
larger one. while the celebration was going on
The second floor gallery on the Wall-st. side of
the Rotunda. which was crowded with specta-
tors partly gave way under the unusually
heavy strain, and length Of about twenty feet
OF iron bar which had been part Of the gaerys
support. fell 10 the floor. striking on the way
the head Of the official guide to the Custom
House, Alexander CaBhow. The injured man
whose head was rather seriously cut. WAS sent
TO his home. No. "a Wyckoff ST.. Brooklyn, after
surgical aid had been given him. The accident
caused scare. but there Was nothing resem-