New-York tribune., 1909-09-06
CUSTOMS MEN RIGID
PASSENGERS LONG WAIT.
Late al Night WhcR Last One
SQuee2es Through Gate.

An unusually careful examination by the Health
Officer Of every person board the big Holland
SAmerics liner Rotterdam. including all the mem
bers the crew. was responsible yesterday for
her tardy docking last night She made good
from Rotterdam and up 20 Quarantine
about p. m but Rotterdam is regarded as a
suspicious port for cases Of cholera. Dr Doty
would not pass the steamer until he felt assured
What IL was ssfe to release her.
4 further and more cxasperatng delay was en-
,ountered the pier. where the passengers were
sifted through tho meshes Of fine screen which
The customs men had set UP tho hoPe Of catching
smugelers
As soon as she came ND to Quarantine Or. poty
went aboard the steamer and conducted the eN-
animation Tho revenue cutter Hudson which
came alongside the Rotterdam just az she came
sip Quarantine put back 70 the Battery. and Tor
- while che officials were in doubt as 10
-'svhether The liner would dock a stiff gale from
-she west kicked M q big about the hay ana
4 vas thought that the Rotterdam would not COCK
f'sSter dark because Of rhe TestheT-
Secretary NaEeI OF the Department of Commerce
and Labor went down hay the cutter 70 meet
his daughter. Who Tenr abroad on the dey her
father made FIRST visit Ellis Island The Sec
retary was trife anxious, as he did not know
fhe nature Of -he steamers detention in Quaran-
tine but he ra;te5 patiently at tie Barge offcs
until the cutter went down 70 tho Rotterdam later
n the evening
-. When released from Quarantine Captain Van
r'per Zee brought hts vessel up fast speed, snd
e-Ssd HIS Eancplank down a. s.15 z. M. The big
liners cabin was packed. She brought over 1855
yabi passengers. ell of whom were anxious 70 get
Through with the customs examination as quickly
IS possible
The boldiue I'D Of passengers for an examination
Of their person and hand baggage. stil IN the
hands of Nj Wall the snecial Treasury agent
vas carried on with It's usual zealousness at the
gates. a small watch and chain which woman
csrr1ed in her hand leaving the pier was taken
9ron her by of the watchrnen snd handed &c
Mr. Wall. lie examined II carefully. opening the
3 case then. after the woman and her husband
-hoth declared that the watch was taken with them
. = abroad II vae returned 10 tho owner.
- Three gates ia operation last night, two Of
czhem being used exits for the trucks containing
'~xanined baggage and the third gate for the
%ntranoe of empty trucks Although the inspectors
y worked quickly there several hundred pas
'EengerH waiting for examination after 1910 p.
- James r. Reynolds, Assistant Secretary Of the
&'-rreasury present tho baggage examinations
= on rhe arrival of all the big steamers YESTERDAY
having postponed his return Washington for
Shis special observation. He said 1t possible
Tor fFre customs Ustcrnlen make mistakes. but
z that conditions would adjust themselves In time
EFle will 80 Washington to-day 10 report on the
work
The Rotterdam according 20 ? number of pas
,inengers, exceedingly close sailing vessel
svzsereUs averred collision The ship brought
Tsu7Auv prominent persons from Holland who came
n mere 10 attend the Hudson Fulton celebration
srAuonE them ras otto Re1chlin managing director
rfi the FoiisnO-A america Line 7no ta1f am H. g
Pant of the Dutch army.
Tohn p Mcdonald, The contractor ,ho built the
-otr-s~. also psseenser- He said had
-pen' most Of his time Carlsbad. tndulging
- t'le baths hut in playing golf. Ffr. Mcdonald
sad he felt TOO old build any subTsys
and obtsrved that The discussion subway
'outeE was largely talk fest"
general Corbin. who had been 'l in london, vas
aIso : passenger. He said he enjoying gocd
health now.
Miss EuEenis MakeroH. the Russian soprano. vho
-rill appear with IN italian opera company this
city, passenger. She said she not a
nihilist and attributed the report 'tesous art
IN rhe operate world" She molested
by the Immigration of7csls