, 1873-06-22
ATLANTIC NAVIGATION. :
RULES OF ROAD FOR ATLANTIC
STEAMERS.

OF 'ames Anderson sends the following letter to III
Oa13y 1e657cph, in reference to the adout,on Of !
iane route BY tho cunard steae,s in their yfvaoe
70 and from Ameraca. Sir James Ii e.est suthor1t
great weight:
Il word Of pra1se IL given now md .oa,, In ~,
Columns OF the London press to those vo mana a6G
those rho command the great steamers now crossius
cenanra which they fail to receive When oss .,
sscaaent occurs to one Of that great feet Of ocean
stconets. now numbering three or four per ay saino
from each side Of tho Atlantic.
hlnk It should bc known widely as posalbe tha,
H. e cnnasd Company have this month issued instruc-
onA 70 their Captana to adopt welde6ned traca BE-
tween England and New York, which wi1 laad out-
"afdpound steamers a1ty mies north Of the ateamera
o1 at that point whera fog aud ice are
NJ 9hf1e ase many reasons In tho public interest ~hy
me pan Of defined tracks should 10 supported Gy ho
tpaaT voice aa principle worthy Of general adoi-
uon venture to afirIl that in the fogs Which nre
vaa On and about the Banks Of Newfoundland human
must be favored with quick ear aud souethIna Ike
sba instinct to avoid the dangers Of collision with
The abno avsr Tn1n has qccnr fa1 more frequently than
+ ae.e are new ahips continually being placed upon
saa Atlantic, both hy the cunafd and several other
aae more careful track in . new ship than the short
es1 possible route ever adopted by the .os fi
ent 1hs unlesa ths track be defined, he must
auopt mo shortest. run Ill rsks and do bis beat y
asaeft thst steamers have been fost aud many mora
nea5 lost from no other than tie esirs to do
Do apprehension Of 1oang reputation by se1ectnu 1ha
tr7ck In preference to the shorter even thnnoh
me 1atser t. admitted to be crowded with risks.
tae distance by way OF Cape Race, q route which
aas oesn fat1 and dtsastrou; to ma11y IL about lii
ao,ted a1o1;er m . than ~ out~ardbound track now
Geaaty for sounding to insure safety in nassins, .
besides tho necessity for carrying less pressre Of
hoo u, On r. account Of tho denAe fogs in the
1oou VI lce anu nsnng vessels which 1T apv moment
may pecesstate the instant reversal Of the snqnes t
aVod DISASTER that time 1s frequently lost than
ts sunce 70 nun TIE extra distance upon the safer
w1efe logs aud ice very much iass preya
tent, and which track can. BY ainpo ordcr ha
1seed from the danger Of meeting homoward-b
The track selected for nonaeusrd-bound ste.m.r.
toe aoTantoge Ct favorable current often stronp
inat The log Of dzae will generally be nnimporanf.
England and New York attach SO much i1npo1tsnca
o1 ths pan of wadenned trach TIT @ foee1ee nepee
1s IL e q @aaq g As
sbere his 4I md 3udsmen. would n 4eaiy eoaSt aSk
or something instead Of trusting merely to IN scc
nidsr at fog and midnight darkness - 0
1eau-adord now to speak pla!nly of these matters
ay9ag lon al TIE 1isks and having had ample tim.
mort 1nado to gain An advantage Of lew hours over
oIne u otaar weasel or commander.
~. ong Iar to say that in the Cunard service ne
'elo nder encouraged to make any needless effort
never nHnember Of any commander befnr h1amaj
Soao no1 pr praised for shoFt one There
Ia to ensure safety, aud for one, aiways fet that
tae snip commanded was lost, It wo1id h. ~ ~ |
ID 5s4! saa a no 9s 9R could sth
confess then, 70 feeling OF aahsfacrion at s,ein
10 service IN Which havs long tel. great n1ids
humanity ald haye been tempted to az AL fqss
% OF this letter as Illustrating that the old diacinn
u PR Rresaa "a 4a,d perhaps have pleasure IN see
one o. ny a.d Cuna1d comrades conspdcuoun for
manly bezring. ASt