The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-29
STOPS SEC'Y MORTON AT PIER,
GATEWAY U'ON'T LET HIM IN
WITHOUT 4 PASS.
Deputy surveyor Rescues Him and the
Secretary Admits That the Gateman
Seen His Duty and Done It--liners
Held in Foe Night ana Morning.

Deputy surveyor nescueS him and the
Secretary Admits That the Gatemsn
Seen His Duty and Done It--Liners
Held In Fog Night ana Morning.
The American liner st. Paul, from South
ampton, the White Star steamship Celtic,
from Liverpool, and the Anchor liner Gale
donia, from Glasgow, were ali outside the
Hook on Saturday night in one OF the
thickeet fogs that has ever bothered navi-
CATION hereabouts in May for many years.
The Caledonia had beaten the record from
Neville, where she touched on her way from
Glasgow, covering the course in six days
and 23 hours.
The fog held on until late yesterday
afternoon. The st. Paul lodged in
through a clear lane at II in the morning.
The Caledonia, which arrived of the bar
at 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, did not
get up anchor until lis O'Clock yesterday
afternoon, and the Celtic was unable to
find her way in until after 8 o'clock.
Aboard the Celtic was Joy Morton, brother
OF Paul Morton. Secretary OF the Navy,
and Miss Helen Morton, the Secretary's
niece. The Secretary came down to the
White Star pier to greet his relative, but
neglected the formauty Of procuring pass
to enter the customs line. The customs
inspector acting % gatekeeper refused to
let the Secretary in without pass. The
Secretary thereupon whispered In the gate
mans ear: MY name Is Paul Norton
The gateman said in substance that he
did not doubt it. but that he would like to
know the nature Of Mr.. Morton's occupa-
ton. The Secretary then said AT present
am Secretary Of the. Navy" While the
gateman was trying to recover from the
shock Deputy Surveyor Bishop came up
and hurried Mr.. Morton in. Before he left
the astonished gateman the Secretary
to have had pass. But l thought Cabinet
officers were better known.
The gateman said nothing then, but de-
cared later that he intended to buy all the
picture papers every day and collect photo
graphs OF everybody who held or had a
President Roosevelt. also to commit to
memory the name OF every Senator and
Representative from every State in the
Union.
Joy Morton and his daughter have been
on a pleasure trip In Europe. MY visit
solely for the purpose Of seeing my brother
and my niece. have nothing to say just
now for publication about the Japanese war
or anything else that would interest the
public. l shall leave for Washington to-
night"
Other passengers by the Celtic we're:
Lieut.. Col. Home Drummond, Lady Geor-
giana Home Drummond, Walter s. Eddy,
W. G. Kernochan, Charles H. Knapp, the
Right Rev. Leighton Coleman. Bishop Of
Delaware; Percival w. Clement, Sir r.
Musgrsve and Lady Musgrave, Robert
Inglis, Major V, E. Mitchell and William
H. Day.
Aboard the American liner st. Paul were
Gen. Rush G. Hawkins, who brings paint
ing Of the Madonna for the Boston Museum
of Art; Mr.. and Mrs Edwards Spencer,
Gen. H. Clay Evans, formerly American
j. Hewitt Morgan, Prof. George F. Barker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Learned. the Hon.
j. j. Mctardy, Charles R. Rockwell and
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Haight Ieggett.