Show RECORD NUMBER Of STOWAWAYS VIA WAYS Largest argest Consignment Ever Found on One Vessel Brought Over in a Russian Ship Brooklyn N Y stow stowaways stowaways the largest number within the memory of o the immigration officials were discovered aboard abord the Russian Russin steamship Arconia of ot the East India line lne which ar arrived arrve rived lived at its Brooklyn dock from Libau C J Russia Russia Unusual interest attaches to the th discovery of ot this large number of clan clah destine passengers upon the the ship forthe r r the reason that the charge was recently made mad before the federal authorities here that conspiracy existed at whereby were placed place aboard abord vessels Y f fT t f this country who were incapable of or orr 4 A r issing the strict physical physic examination which the authorities demand and that in this manner many undesirable rest resi rei dents secure entrance to the United States In the the present case the Arconia which left Libau and which touched at Roter dam dain was sas wa three separate times time thorough ly inspected by the ships officers for tor the purpose of discovering any passengers not down upon the sailing sing list the com corn company company pany having had previous knowledge of ot the reported conspiracy and having havIng taken especial measures to thwart purpose These ThesE Inspections which Captain Bolter Boler states were rigorous in the extreme were made at times timea when the fact tact that they were to be undertaken was wa unknown to any of ot the passengers and that the stow stowaways stowaways stowaways managed to hide their presence ab absolutely absolutely shows the cleverness with which the scheme to bring them here was plan pan planned planed ned ed and The Arconia arrived arrIve In port but In order that no one should leave the ship without the knowledge of the officers it i anchored off or Staten Island to await day light When hen the vessel ve arrived at its It dock Captain Bolter Boler was both amazed amaze had and nd dismayed to witness passengers passengers gers not upon its Is list calmly camly walk down the gangway The stowaways all al of ot whom hom were men were immediately placed back aboard abord the vessel and are under the tha strictest surveillance lest Jet a fresh tresh op opportunity opportunity be given them to disembark These precautions are ae exceedingly elaborate elaborate rate ute and even so far as to have a boat with wih a company of ot seamen semen constantly the ship upon all aU sides side The Immigration officials Intend to tomake tomake tomake make a rigorous Investigation of the case ce That the men were successful in con concealing conc c themselves for tor several weeks week is certainly amazing and establishes the credibility of ot the story told Assistant States State District Attorney BIck to the tho effect that there thore Is an extensive con conspiracy at Libau whereby Immigrants are fraudulently placed on board vessels v els for the United States |