The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-29
FIVE BIG LINERS COME IN.


Augusta Victoria Rsports the Pslarstjernen
Drifting Propellerloss-sent . Boat but
Her Capt. ain Wouldn't Quit Her-Kaiser
wilhelm der Crosse Breaks \ Record.
Five palatial twin screw liners. all OF which
hold. or have held, records. arrived here yes
,erday within the space OF seven hours and
Kept the customs inspectors hustling from
noon until after . O'Clock last night Usually
only two twin screws reach port on a Satur-
day There were not enough inspectors to
take care Of i've great crafts coming In
practically all at once. and 80 ttere
was delay In tho examination Of baggage be-
longing 10 2.169 cabin passengers. There were
2.43G voyagers in the storage who will be ex-
,mined to-day at the Barge once. Never be-
fore in the history OF the port have so many
twin screws. in all nearly 10000 tons. come In
nj the Hook between sunrise and sunset.
The American Liner st. Louis was the first
,o r,ateraize from the mist that banketed
things seward. She brought Col. o. II. Ernst
70 the Is;l m an Canal Commission. who has
l,.n EXAMINING records OF the Panama Canal
Il, Paris; Riley Grammar. the horseman. who
saws he won moro than he lost In his
lour months stay In England: Robert
= Porter. who went abroad merely
10 bring back his family: the Misses Molly j..
Ruth Fl. and Evelyn Il. Early. nieces OF Gen.
Jubhl larry OF LynchpurR' Nunuerpht AVN
and Samuel g. Thompson.
The Hamburg American liner AuRuste
Victoria had aboard Gen. Charles H. T.
,ollis and Gen. Clinton B. Paine: also q yarn
=, a tempsst which carried away the
,,on.ll.r OF tho Danish freight steamship
po,arst,ernep Polar STAR and loft her plung-
ing in tho seas looking for the skipper OF
frsghter to tow her to port The LOOKOUT OF
the Auguste Victoria reported early on Tuesday
.v.ninp in midocsan that there was q vessel
10 tho northwest displaying distress signals.
The German liner headed for the stranger.
which began firing guns Capt. kaemrh OF
thu Auguste Victoria shouted through his
msgaphoue down the wind to the steamship.
asking her to send boat. He got no answer.
Although the seas were heavy. the German
commander decided to launch one OF his own
lieboats.
First Officer Eckhorn and Grew OF six vol
uuteers ed the boat. and. while the ships
compapy. inc udng 42l cabin passengers.
looked on. 1t was lowered into tho ferment. Oil
bags were suspended over the gunwales OF the
aboard. First Offlcsr Eckhorn learned that
n. disabled from Se" York oet for
Copenhagen. with general cargo Eckhorn
Slppsr e Can't sae 81 said he merely Tantsd
en- help HIM that hs v Tsy in NHssH fss
Alongside Alongside in 80 bad a sea, and gave him
hi. letter ety. to nS WHIP c. 'ni Then
Eckhorn and his men returned to the AnRusts
in gale on Oct. l6 and gay" her position
when the Auguste Victoria spoke her.
aboard h Se ap az sHi for the b.nes u
Eckhorn and hi, gallant oats crew. Nine.
trnu,ed 1924. which was presented to the
bHsts crew by Gen colls The passengers
pressing their appreciation OF his humanity
and s-amanship,,
German Lloyd Line. which usually gets here on
Tuesday. was deIaysd at Bremen. AMI that is
WY she was. 'or the first time. Saturday
he'd BY heT;-ii. o. 5 lay. IL hours and Is
minutes. She covered the short route OF
3 mna'.s at an h6"Ty avrrae su II 25 s9q
k,nmts On nm eastward run. over cours'
2mns ] as ss hs Count csss
Gray DjGIsmore 81 I'VE. DE- Limant our Next
Ky. a,tachf Of the RUSSIAN embassy i .s''''e"
c: Am"nFF the company con any. aboard the Gnne5hsr
Of III" Alaskan Bopndary' Com miss ion. He
with Colonial Secretary Chamberla n. Lord
Salisbury and the American Ambassador.
Lord Salisbury and Mr.. Cham berlain were
emphatic 10 their declarations thar, the, hound
airy dispute should he settled amicably; they
secuted The possibility OF any other sort OF set-
were MaoT.Gsn Thomas Il. Rmre s Sir Ed Hai
La Tourane. the last OF he quintette OF great
ships T. get in. had aboard the Count dc Pour
SSf s chness SEW
and Paul Black mar. director Of the Paris Ex-