The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-06
X ON SEA AND LAND.
STORM TOSSED PASSENGERS or THE
ST. LOUTS HELD UP Ashore

Some OF Them Had Been Drenched ana
Bruised in n Hurricane mt Sea and ths
Customs Officers Proceeded to Hurt
Their Feelings IN tho New style
After a stormy voyage OF Z days 10 hours and
81 minutes the American liner ~. Louie. Capt
handle. arrived in this port early yesterday
morning. She reached her pier at the foot oi
Nesey street n little after 8 o'clock and the
2OO-odd saloon and second cabin passengers
filed down the gangplank to meet the customs
inquisitors. Collector Bidwell's forces were In
charge. Of Wilbur F. Wakemap. Appraiser OF
the Port. who had come down in person to see
the working Of the new order concerning tho
examination Of baggage.
In Difference to the protest at the annoying
delay which has followed the new order there
we're seven appraisers from the public stores
in addition to the i've from the Barge onlje.
who would have attended. to the work under
the old rule. There were also forty inspectors.
Tho rule in tho department hitherto has been
to send one inspector for every ten passengers.
This-would have made but twenty inspectors
for the 200 passengers on the st. Louis. 30
that the force was doubled yesterday. The
increased force naturally expedited the work
and while many Of the irritating features OF
the new regulation remained, at least the ag-
gravating wait for an inspector to rumple up
your belongings was obviated. The baggage
VI Alls .OO ldo5ObE . Ou bu0 I. 1FSNAo Uoo "a
spected and appraised in an hour and q half.
about the time that would have been required
with the old force working under the old rule.
Still there was more or less kicking. The
most unfortunate and Indignant OF the passen-
gers was Mr.. Charles II. Wells OF st. Louis.
lie IS a Grand Army man and has been voting
the Republican ticket all his life. This is what
seemed to hurt him most after the inspectors
and appraisers were through with him. Mr..
Wells forgot to declare some canned fish and O
bottle of whiskeyswhich he had In his trunk.
The inspectors discovered them In their delvlng
and the appraisers put a duty on the goods of
loudly.
Have I get . to pay stT5 for TT that r s,nf[ I. he he
much. Why. I've been voting the Republican
ticket out there in Missouri ever since l could,
hnt I've d L e. nav if the he, party is so going ,Ss iTR to
publican ticket again. and III work against
the aysL pSr tSo. I'm IN got gSi9 tS b to turn Tbo 4He 47 ySt xot tSr
citizens this way"
The poor Inspectors shrugged their shout
ders and tried to explain that it wasn't their
fault, but Mr.. Wells went away refusing to DO
A. W. Tyler. a second cabin passenger. liv-
ing in this city. had better luck than Mr..
Wells. lie declared everything he had with
course. the : Inspectors Vdidn'S know this and
they tumbled all his belongings about with
stun SS' upon two "b brand. M Books. Out
came the pencils,of the appraisers. but upon
S %sTe nsab $hi y0i IN Hme 5asy a hHiq t6ef S : 'h nos
dutiable. Mr.. Tyler gave them the laugh and
the hystanders joined in.
who has como to this country to live. had with
him three chests. two Of which contained his
personal belonginGs The other contained his
spread out before his eyes and the eyes OF
tran nE bainp im plpnpnfa of trade Grann
was so disGusted with the whole performance
that he. didn't even appreciate this exemption
Tile whole performance is ridiculous" he
said. 1T, ought TO keep a man out OF the
4 Miss Williams. one OF the second cabin
passengers. who has come here from Eng
land and to oo liyei hs %bi an Gi il2stre t T1th di the GH !
under which the men who enforce the rule are
Obliged to work aud the waste OF time conse-
GGent upon enforcement. Among Miss VII
linms's belongings was q wooden box. with a
cover securely nailed on, or course. the, in
s~pectors had to get into this. They pried of
the cover and inside they found. among other
things. another box OF smaller proportions.
a dozen large screws and O screw driver was
got. After an industrious lot OF unscrewinR
the cover Of the second box was removed and
inside was found a fancy box Of black leather,
the lid being locked. The key was furnished
and the lid raised. In the case was found a
duly, assessed and paid for by the highly irri-
tated owner.
The most fortunate passengers aboard we're
Mr.. and Mrs. q. +; McCandless and Miss Helen
NlcCandless. English. people who have come to
this country on a visit. They took the foreign
residents oath. which In effect amounts to q
declaration that they are going to take their
belongings out OF the country when they leave.
and this ]cyempted them. Rudy9rd Kipling.
who arrived the other day on the Majestic. took
advantage of this provision OF the law and thus
one St" Of The nDI t6in aHeS about . I the law Which anger IS
the American. When Il citizen sees. him
self being used as Il Custom House football 1t
InAENif ~, l#lkE Il am M mr. Z I n - an Enn-
lishman or a Irenchman or q German escap-
ing tho petty annoYances to which he himself
After seeing for himself how the law worked.
Appraiser Nakeman declared that his Office
was ready 10 take care Of tho business Just as
.I haven, had anything to do with the or,
rigid enforcement Of it will lead to ifs repeal,
The Collector has suggested that II 1t is found
necessary a Gtaff officer OF, the port can be sent
to Europe on each Of the big liners and on the
return trip he can take the declarations Of the
the examination. After the people have learned
what the regulation is this could be stopped"
Another officer OF ne Custom House. who did
gested by the Appraiser was unwise because
the temptation TO colluslon between passen-
uroye too strong to be resisted. The same off,
cial also said that in his opinion no force avail
ublo could possibly handle the baggage in the
busy season OF tho year without q most I'M
reasonable and vexatlous delay which the peo-
lie would not STAND.
Tho voyage of the st. Louis was one OF the
romgnest she has had for a long time. She
sailed from SOUTHAMPTON on Saturday. Jan.
-. aud ran into moderately heavy weather the
next day. That afternoon Louis V. Hetzol OF
st. Louis. n cabin passenger. was sitting with
Il party oiladies in an Hlcove of the promenade
deck on the starbonrd side OF the ship. In a
Ice roll Il heavy wave climbed aboard washing
MIR. HetI"l into the scuppers. lie was pounded
about until two members OF the crew dragged
HIM 10 his, feet. While not seriously hurt. he
was SO badly bruised that he was still limping
yesterday when he came off the ship. The
ladies with. him hung to their seats and
escaped with Il ducking.. On Tuesday q strong
rnIc set u IRON the northwest; IT was accom-
Tuuivl by heavy squalls and high seas and
continued 10 blow for three days. On Wednes-
day night the barometer foil to an alarming
point and at midnight the hurricane vas blow
ing 80 miles an hour. 1T began to snow and
the sUindrift from the crests OF the waves
made tho GpGrs" II blind one, SO fierce was
the Wind that passengers below decks could
hetr screaming, oyhe storm continued at
passengers were unable to get about the decks
and two Of tho crew were injured by the un-
usual pitching OF the vessel. The Rtarboard
rqii forward was somewhat bent by the force
u the waves. Considering the heavy weather
the It. Iuui- made good time. She brought