New-York tribune., 1910-09-05
CUSTOMS MEN KEPT BUSY
-Four Big and Two Small Liners
Brinu to Port 1859 in Cabins.
CLOSE SCRUTINY CONTINUES
$50 Inspectors Handle More
than 1900 Trunks and Pieces
of Hand Luggage

The customs officials were confronted
,-.e-z-5ev with = problem o. passenger
,---ras-for that has not occurred N
--e-,- years. II was the frst o's rush
--,.- Messengers 10 come 70 these
..---.s 4-o-7 abroad il single day since
,--r1.--,- -.-ab took of7ce. and the De
-.e--~,zr- had TO DO some juggling 70
- enough r1en 70 examine ceo1n pas-
-.ve Four big liners and Two smaller
80 from foreign ports brought in 3.nS4
--Af, 1assengers. This meant that at
7sss- 1915 trunks and hand bags had
= - exs-7ined between { q m and s
2
-rA White star liner Celtic. from Liv-
s-77o7 with 80 cabin and SCI steerage
-9sserze-s. zras cut Of Quarantine At
N She was followed by the
-s--l7z-c-A r2erican liner Cleveland.
from Hamburg. with a22 cabin and 767
e-ze-sze passengers. While these two
s-esr-sf7tus were on their ws=~up the
7zv 70 their Piers the Red Star liner
Tzolsrd. from Antwerp. was released
rom Quarantine. and followed them Up
re river with 70 cabin and lbs
steerage passengers
u-r-5 was received BY wireless from
re HoUan S-An1erica liner Rotterdam.
from Rotterdam. that she would be in
Cuzra-r5ne by ! Z n and this news
gave -ne customs officials 2 chance 10
draw breath and plan for the enler-
sz-c-- Had the Rotterdam come into
vo-- sz-n-lltaneolIsly with the other big
vessels. there would not have been
enough men 70 handle her baggage
The Rotterdam brought the biggest
passenger complement Of the wear She
Ea5 1888 cabin passengers and 9S7 in
re- s1ee-age Meanwhile the Panama
liner AIIianca came in. with s. abin
passengers. from CristobaL and the
Ward liner Vlgilancia. from Vera Cruz
end Havana Gooked, with "a passen-
z-s
The problem OF handling the baggage
c. al these steamships in the strict
fashion demanded by Collector Loeb was
hard one for tba deputy surveyors.
E-6 they had 10 call for help.
Every available man was pressed into
x=---ce- Inspectors who had been work
.-z until midnight examining baggage
o- the French liner La Provence were
~ hand for the Cleveland and the Gel
&c when they came up 70 their piers at
: e n
The average big day requires about
r-e hundred and fifty men. but they
-a-u-d have been f1guratfvely e drop in
1-= bucket in disposing OF the record
baggage Of yesterday
Surveyor Henry had only one avenue
= help open 10 him, and he took advan-
zage OF Il 81 once. \ hurried call was
sent out 10 all piers calling in all in
Epec1ors Of The dtscha-ging division who
were guarding the cargo Of steamships
s. port and every nan who was bic 10
Era--lre baggage was sent 70 the big
k-!~s- Their places were taken by night
-z-z--h--er on the staff Of Deputy Sur
-evc- Lurz-
There were 262 inspectors examining
baggage alone The entire staff OF ap-
--zisers also vas working. After clean
z-g Up the Celtic, IN the Chelsea dis
----t. Manhattan. the inspectors were
s-urted over 10 Eoboken TO clear the
baggage q the Cleveland. 4 detach-
-r-er- Uas sent q Lhe Alianca, at 9th
rect and the North River. and 10 the
-EEz1Cla- which docked in Brooklyn.
after --e Cleveland was passed the in
E1e--ors came over 70 Manhattan 10 the
Izp-ard. and returned again 10 Hoboken
81 z m u examine the baggage Of The
: 9e3 passengers OF the Rotterdam
TIE inspectors were told that the same
K--.-- and minute examinations would
he 70 be maintained, regardless Of
numbers. and that close scrutiny was
szrzr-Cun- 70 speeC.