New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-02
PHLAGE or THE SCOTSMAN.
PROPERTY OF PASSENGERS FOUND n
CREWS POSSESSION.
rwENrY.rHREE ARRESTS on THE MONT
FORT-MOB ATTEMPTS TO AS
SALT PRISONERS.

5AULT PRISONERS.
Montreal oct 1.-The list Of the Scotsman s
dead remained unchanged at II o'clock to-
night The Rev Or. Chalmers the Congrega-
tional missionary Of Hong Kong. who was re-
ported missing last evening, has been located
lie Is on board the Dominion Line steamer Of
tornan which arrived at Quebec this morning.
bringing DR.. Chalmers. four other passengers
and twenty eight Of the Scotsman's crew. The
captain the chief and second and fourth officers
still remain by the ship, and It IS supposed that
all the passengers and crew have been taken
off Change Island.
The feature NJ the dav has been the arrest ~
twenty-three members Of the Scotsman's crew
They arrived in Montreal this morning on the
steamer Montfort. on the wharf waiting 10
receive them were twenty police officers The
policemen were kept concealed until the gang
WAYS were alongside. when they suddenly
swarmed on board. and in a trice had rounded
no the Scotsman's crew. II was done so quickly
that the men had no opportunity Of Kidding
themselves Of any traces Of guilt Half dozen
patrol wagons were waiting alongside, and into
these the sailors were hustled. amidst the jeers
and Kisses Of a large crowd which had gathered
Throw them into the river" was the cry that
went up Had Fl not been for the presence OF
the police the threat would probably have been
carried out. The men were taken TO the central
Police Station, and there searched. When the
search was ended there remained not the slight
est doubt Of the stories Of pillage and violence
told by the unucky passengers on the Scots
man
Among the goods found were diamond rings.
watches brooches bracelets, chains, earrings.
iewelrv Of every kind womens dresses silks
ara1 nd Il
woman's sealskin sack discovered in the
bundle of one OF the men Private papers were
even included in the prey The will Of Nh
Lester was taken from one man. on another
was found handsome and costly locket' on
which vas engraved the name Of A woman VINO
is numbered among the dead. The value OF the
articles recovered is placed at $1,000. Some OF
the men denied having anything in their posses
sion. one man who did had 5000 worth OF
ievelrv sewed in the inside Of his underwear.
Others were frank and handed out what they
had without hesitation
Judging by the stories told by some of these
men. the rocks on the morning after the wreck
were strewn with jewery and wearing apparel
The Greclan came in about noon. and from her
the police took nine cattlemen who were on the
Scotsman.
eliminating nature found.
The Ottoman, which is due here tomorrow
has tvcnty-six of the crew on board, and the
notice expect further arrests. Most OF them are
expected 10 be made by the British police Wheh
The Monterey arrives there, tomorrow or Tues
day. .,, 90
on the NontfOrt were Mr.. and Mrs Alum OF
New-York and their SON Mrs. Alum was IN
tho water for some time. and was so prostrated
that she was unable 10 leave the M0ntfort WIN
the other passengers at Rimousk- she was re-
moved 10 the Windsor Hotel, and is still there
under q doctors care il is given as reason
uhv more stolen jewelry was not found on the
sailors from the Grecian that when the ship
touched a; Quebec half A dozen polcenen III
uniform boarded her and that the thieves took
alarm and threw their plumber overheard.
diver is IN he sent down in the morning 10 search
the bottom where the ship lay