New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-13

They will 90 in British ship. if tho
British has better table. bet6r staterooms'
better attendance, better management ana Oester
reputation for speed and ssfoty ian the American
Reverse Tho conditions aud tho Tlbc WI N 'no ehu
reverse ia Judgment Herein lis The tho nope OF
prosperous future to some Anglican ssenmshlp com
psny The Cunard will be beir most powerful rVH'
and tho Cunard ships osn ey be surpassed IN every
partioular above mentio1ed line OF hmenOan
ships can be economically and proGtasy managed
and vet be better built moro conveniently arranged
furnish auperor accor-odetiOns and better Cuisine
than the Cunard ed at ieet an equal aaSnfshCo "
safe and quick vsysge to Liverpool
The truth a. the Cunard line is living on tia eePu-
tst;op and whatever it may once have been snc
lonGoT yvpd managed. Tho public which patroniseo
il with unparalleled liberality Is imposed upon with
unlushng efirontery. This company trades upon rs
reputation for speed yet keeps aaoat suoh srks az
tho Asia, which has just made fourteen oays
passage from Liverpool 10 Boston. II Is oeiioVeo
to DO safe line. and justifies ITS CLAIM
to confidence 10y putting forward as ono
of its two fastest vessels craft that in ordinary WIN
ter weather has to DO nursed across the Atlantic Oy
captain too prudeat 20 carry steam in WORKOUT ooh
ers or to strain his weakened ship 10y more than 10
revolutions of her too powerful engines ms iine
has for the most part avoided accidents or mas hao
great success in keeping its mishaps out OF the news
papers but those may judge between skill and luck
who remember tho Europa collision; who remem'
Der how near O certain ship once came TO
Cane Race who remember the Arabia pushing her
way into field of ice till it became not quite certain
whether she would succeed in backing out Of " who
remember che Persia on her first voyage racing against
tho Pscfc and coming into port with her bows stove
in by collision with an icebergi and who hap
pen to have heard that the Scotia this last
Summer narrowly escaped being sunk in the
harbor Of Queenstown by collision invited ny the
obstinacy Of Capt. Judkins on a matter Of marine
etiquette We have a great respect for marine Ell
Quette but we doubt whether tho 80 passengers on
the deck Of the Scotia at that momenacared whether
the Scotia or the Engsnd put its helm a-starbosrd'
when both seemed likely to go to the bottom.
The Cunard ships arc built in respect to passenger
accommodation, on one model. and whatever effort
may have been made 10 improve the sea-going quail
ties OF the vessels the invention Of the architects who
designed their saoons and staterooms was exhausted
with the first effort The airy and wel-hghted
rooms on tho upper deck, familiar to passengers
ON other lines arc unknown on the Cunarders. Album
dance Of clean bed linen and towels is unknown
Tho table is bad good cuisine would be bad If
served as bad one is served on the best Of these
British steamers. The cooking is that OF third-rate
London hotel and the seryices Of frst.rate French
artist woHId not make bad tea into good
nor ohiocory into good coffee nor cheap
vegetables into savory dishes. We have heard
that in these matters some of the existing lines
are much more lbcray and decently ordered; va arc
quite sure they cannot be much worse And these
details are what mako Atlantic voyage com
Portable or ndiculousiy miserable Dr. johnson
said voyage was like a prison, with tho ad-
dtioaal chance OF being drowned II the Cnnard line
had been in his time. ho might have added, with the
certainty Of needless annoyance and petty misene'
inflicted by a wealthy company upon tho passengers
who have too long patiently contributed to swell ="
enormous profits at the cost Of the ordinary deoencie'
aud epjoyments Of hotel life. We are quite sure a
good American line would soon find its advantage IN
improving on the Cunsrd management.