New-York tribune., 1904-08-05
AGREE TO REINSPECTION.
GRAND REPUBLIC RUNS.
Carrying Capacity Reduced 10 2,o00
Ibid Depends on Report.

Ala conference yesterday il the Office of the
Tinted States District Attorney compromise
was effected between the federal authorities ana
she nrearnlana Navigation Company, The char
sare-s of the Grand Republic. who nave reiused
10 allow the steamer 90 ba reinspected J ne
leseees 81 the Grand Rcpublic agreed 10 ailo"
ber - 10 inspected after ber last trip last night
frcrl Coucy Island. II was also decided to alio"
her 10 make regular trips 10 Dreamland yester-
dav after her carrying capacity had been Inn
ise6 20 two thousand persons The steamer was
20 lie Inspected by Supervising Inspector Rode
il he could get enough inspectors 10 finish ihe
work before the FIRST trip this morning Jnth
Inspector Rode had fled his report IT was
agreed that no Iioe! should be fled against the
steamer
The federal government vas represented AT the
conference by Assistant United states District
nev King = no has charge Of the case in the
absence Of General Burnett who sailed on the
Deutschland yesterday and United states as
sistant District Attorneys Houghton and Wise
Frank E. Hamilton. solicitor TO the Collector Of
the Port and Supervising Inspector Rode. EX-
Senator Reynolds and Commodore Beebe OF the
Drearnlsnd feet appeared for the Drea;niand
Company.
Mr.. Reynolds said ne had been advised that
the government could not require reinspection
Of the boat but that he had decided 20 help the
officials in every way He reluctantly sur
rendered the certificate OF inspection granted last
spring allowing the Grand Republic 10 carry
400 passengers. and agreed TO limit the num-
her TO 2OO0 He said that certainly fully 1000
Of the $500 life preservers were IN good condi-
sion and that It was impossible A. present 10
get more ones. as the market vas eN-
hsusted. the manufacturers being behind or
their orders. When Mr. Reynolds stated lis
opinion that he could not be made to submit
20 a reinspection Of the boat. United States
Assistant District Attorney King informed hir:i
ahat the federal authorities had the right 10
board at any time the Grand Republic an
other vessel 10 reinspect her. by force if nece.-
sary. After the reinspection of the Grand Re
public, the Dreamland. the 81. Johns ana the
Rosedale. on the same service. viii he rein
spected- II Supervising Inspector Rode cannot
hnd sufficient force 10 inspect the Grand Re
public before her first trip this morning he viii
nnish the work tonight.
When the reports made by the customs
officials detailed by Collector Stranahan 10
watch the Grand Republic are fled suits may
be brought 10 recover the penalty of $500 a trip.
10 which she is liable for disregarding the order
of Supervising Inspector Rode tie up for
inspection. The Grand Republic made three
frips Wednesday. and II the Collector establishes
his case, her owners or lessees will have to pay
g fine of S1,50o. The afidavits Of the inspectors
when filed will be turned over 10 United States
Assistant District Attorney King. who said yes
terday:
This is the first time the government has been
called on 10 take action IN "A case Of this kind
in this port and we have no precedent 10 work
on The statutes governing the case were
framed long ago and we must be sure that they
apply ia this particular case before we can 90
ahead. This office is the one 10 collect the fine.
aud # il is thought by the law division Of he
Customs House that the Grand Republic is az
fault viii certainly levy and collect the pen
atty.
TO add 10 the troubles Of the managers of the
DTeamland feet the crew Of the Grand Republic
went on strike yesterday when she left her pier
at West e-hundred-and-tw -twenty-ninth-st. The
strike had been expected by the company and
the places Of the men filled Al once. Nick
Anderson, the mate, had no certificate emitting
him 10 that position and when l,ils was dlscoN-
cred last Monday by Supervising Inspector Rode
he ordered the mans discharge When the
Dreamland company complied and hired a new
mate. the crew told Captain Carmen that the.
would not under the new man None g.
the new crew had bee;- on the Crane Repubi.-
before
when the Grand Republic got back to one
hundred-and-t twenty -ninth-st after her ! o'clock
run 10 Dreamland the officers said that only
were they unaware that the vessels boilers
TO be examined but that they did not know
what to be done about laying the boat up.
The mate went ashore for orders In a few min
utes he returned. and informed the captain that
the Grand Republic was To continue on the
COnev Island run As soon this word
ceived the persons waiting the pier were
taken on board and the vessel went to the
island. making her usual stops for passengers.
She made the last run from the island. getting
back TO Observation-Disclosures y-ninth-st. about
] q. IN. II said that she WAS then under
orders 10 proceed 10 Pier 20 and eXtinguish her
fires, that the inspection Of her boilers could
be made early this morning.
United States steamboat inspectors viii again
board the Grand Republic AT O'Clock this
morning. Ex-senator VIM. II. Reynolds. of the
Dreamland Company expected that the in
Epectors would make another test of the fire
equipment and lffe preservers when the boat
was due 10 leave her last trip from Coney
Island at 10 o'clock last night.
Captain Beebe, Of the Dfeamland fleet. stated
when the Grand Republic left the Coney island
pier at II O'Clock, an hour late. that the in
spectors had decided not TO conduct an all-niCI1t
Investigations but would test the boilers and
several hundred life preseryers early this morn
ing.
The fires viii be extnguished when the boat
reaches the West Fiftieth-st. pier after mid
might added Captain Beebe
Mr.. Reynolds said last night. i was rreser.+
a. conference between the United States his
fricf Attorney and Inspector Rode I'm he offira f
the district attorney this afternoon Mt Rode
conceded "a my proposition. which is To conform
In every detail with the law hui I shall moi
cease running the Grand Republic nor win =
hne Of $500 be paid for. each trip she has made
since we received the notice that the Grand
Republic is being run without proper equip-
9nent" '''P