Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-22
Captain Stuart Now Finds Him.
self TO be Badly in Need
Of Men.
HANDLING OF GOODS DELAYED
Imports Which Small Force Failed to
f, Inspect Remained Exposed to
Weather Last Misht-rransporta-
tion Companies May Complain to
+, thc Treasury Department.

Captain ]. l.. Il. Stuart, collector of
customs at this port and an aspirnnt
Tor the vicc-prosidcncy Of the United
states, was acting as un ordinary I'M.
spector Oh the piers here yesterday
mofnipS. inspecting and checking I'M
n0rt freight for several hours
When the steamship Albano ami
kanawha. which arrived yesterday
morning, began discharging their car
goes OF imports. every available in
spector i'll the custom house was put
to work checking freight. but as n mum.
Der of inspectors were at work ON the
Rappaliannocl1. which was also dis.
charging import cargo. there were not
enough men to handle the freight from
the Albano and Kanawha and Captain
stuart was compelled not only To act
as inspector himself, but also to put a
messenger and several clerks from the
main oll1ce of the custom house to
work on the piers. Even then there
were not enough inspectors to handle
the freight being discharged by the
three ships, consequently large
amount of the freight discharged was
lett on the piers exposed to the rain
OF yesterday evening and it is report.
ed That about $1,000 worth of it was
damaged
The freight had to he left on the
apron of the pier last night because OF
a recent order issued by Captain
Stuart, forbidding the customs inspcc-
tors to allow any freight housed which
mas the coopcring on il damaged, I'M
less the inspectors have sufficient
time to sec the packages recoopcrcd.
1t is said that Il large number of
packages discharged from the Kama
VIVA and AlbanD yesterday had the
ccoperinS broken on them and as all
OF the inspectors were kept busy in
specting the freight discharged from
the ships all such packages has, To re-
main on the pier last night unprotcct.
ed from the rain.
IT was said last night that Mr.. Edloc
Morccock, who was recently reduced
from Chief to ordinary Inspector, was
forced to work from G o'clock Sunday
morning until 6 o'clock yesterday az.
ternoon, inspecting import freight,
because Of the lack of inspectors to-
relieve him.
Yesterday was the first day on
which there has been Il rush of bust
ness SINCE Captain Stuart sllmmarily
dismissed Frederick Barrett, G. ".
struggled, G. w. Kellum and Hiram
Sherman. Democratic inspectors.
therefore the position in which the col.
lector found himself was observed
With considerable interest along the
waterfront.
When seen by Daily Press report
Ell yesterday afternoon concerning the
lack Of inspectors Captain Stuart re.
fused TO discuss. the matter, saying en-
.Rhattcally that he would have nothing
sto; shy about 1t.
Ut was learned yesterday afternoon
that q general tie-up. was caused on
|, the. Chesapeake & Ohio piers yestGr-
g daN,bGch,isc OF the scarcity Of clIsto ms
inspectors and that n large amount of
tho Immediate transportation imports
discharged by The Rappahnnnock.
kanawha and Albano will be delayed
;" Thts trhflslnission to thcirs1tcstinhtidns
a number of prominent business
men, discussing the tic-up at the peirs
yesterday. said that they believed The.
E TRANSPORTATION companies will apply
to the treasury department for more
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