New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-22


Tie agents declared TO q TRIBUNE reporter ulas IT,,
steamers carried twice us many cailh
is cxpectcd mis- season Nearly many cabin passen,
gers rs she can carry have already been nookg 20 san
i'm the Spain on her next voyage hence ana appcaons
for berths I'm other vessels are reaching tne omees u
usually early. The steamers, on an sVerags; eau anc
room far 100 cabin passengers each anu lne average
VOYAGE is Of II davis duration Although the rates of
passage have advanced from SO ana se currency
20 so and 500 currency recently on account OF the In
creased cost TO the agents asser
tion, they lower than those OF al te ~ Up nes
ia said 10 he ample aud good but OF course nov as uXur
that in more expensive es. hounu IiIp uckes
| fare. and servants at 500 each
THE WHITE STAR LINE.
In tho two years Of the White Star Lines II
has gained remarkable popularity all its steamers being
of large size and great speed. Voyage after
voyage was made in time ranging from eight TO ten
days improvements introduced in the saloons and
state rooms hitherto not applied to vessels having TO
buffet with Atlantic gales, and many inducements OF
this kind were held the passenger ss OF every
steamer nearly full When the line started old sea
men objected 10 the "new-fangled notions" in the
vessels and predicted that while they might be quick
Summer boats they would prove failures IN Wlnry seas
Nevertheless, during the Winter OF 1872 and that just
past they made their trips quickly safely and evenly.
Whoever at first had doubts OF the stability of the line
soon Joined those who applauded IT, ana throughOut
next summer every steamer sailing from tuh port
would not have had berth empty The agents state that
1850 passengers have been engaged TO date for steamers
sailing between April and July, or 900 more than had
been engaged this time last year. and they further
claim that since the Atlantic disaster only three OF these
engagements has been Withdrawn or appeatoh Ihao
that the money deposited he refunded. The Adrlauc
sailed Saturday with full complement Of passengers,
although the first vessel OF the line leaving since the
Atlantic disaster. The present heet comprises hVe stea
of about the size, model and speed, when VIII
sail every Saturday during the summer lne blti,o
and Germanc are building ana the lttef VIII ne rtauy
for service IN august she MI ne % ys
raised from $50 to 500 gold because, the agents STATE
the cost Of provisions made tine old rate unpronbe 10
the company IheY also claim thaI the VI
about 16 hours less than that OF any Ontr
line Each steamer has accommodations for about llo
cabin passengers, mas me Saloon ausnps dn
ing across entire width Of the vessel with the state
rooms fore-and-af or the rooms beng fitted eX
pressly for families None OF the captains OF the Inc
are Old men; 80 and "A being the limits OF tneir ages
| the National line, and Capt Charles Kennedy ot the
Baltic was chief officer OF the Scotia during the last
| four wears that Commodore Judkils commanded her.
The majority Of the other officers are English Persons
who have travelled IN the steamers enthusiasticaiy
praise them seamanshp OF the officers as eyinced
alrs silver fankard or abeautifHl memento OF some
Sort presented 10y passengers at the cOhcuOh OF sue
THE ANCHOR LINE.
-Four pucy Scotch boys began life about 20 years ago
as owners of two or small boats, which piled up
and down the river Clyde. Their perseverance was re-
warded with success and in 1856 the firm which they
| had established became known I'D Handysde d. Hender-
SON. and they the owners of fleet OF sailing yes
sells Their next advance was in the establishment OF
steamship line employing three vessels which formed
the nucleus of the vessels comprising the present
Anchor line.
During the coming these steamers VIII he dis
patched from this port 10 Londonderry and Glasgow
| every "Wednesday aud Saturday. Extra steamers viii
Je dispatched If the rush o. TIA u requires them, but
the agents state that although the demand for passages
! has begun early tins year, t. Is not nouce.
| the steamers of this lue have been chartered
| exclusively for the OF special exc sion parties,
large number of which are forming IN v,ous sec IONS
| OF the country. The vessels of iron and on an
average make the journey IN II day IN he summer
Tue Bolivia, Elysia, and Utopia are bulo.ng aud at
least OF them viii be ready TO accommodate part Of
the summer trade The rates o passdse hy tHe Anchor
they must be paid IN gold anu not currency FIRST
class passengers servants snd children under u years
Of age Will be charged nan ARE ana ihlahtA % me
average number of cabin bcTths III each steamer is 100
which capacity 80 per cent has already been engaged
The vessels the line noted FOR speed, the California
and Victoria for instance, are almost iu Tor several
steamers, this cOmuanY has large n'nber Of vessels
running weekly Glasgow, 10 Mediterranean and other
Glasgow and back issued for $50, gold, ana for
IN addition tourist may break ms Johruey al GLs
gov and then proceed al the company steamers up te
OTHER ENGLISH lines.
The Pennsylvania, OF the State Lue between this port
and Londonderry and Glasgow, Is appointed 10 sa on
her first voyage to the eastward May7 with other
vessels now building she will then form monthly line.
The agents claim that they are receiving many offers
from passengers and that each steamer Will be able to
carry 100 in the first and second cabins The first
cabin fare single journey Will be $50 gold and for
the double Journey, $40; the second cabin fare for
new $780, The rates for not yet fxed, but
children u will be charged hafare The Cardiff
they anticipate large number OF passengers during the
season, their fares are very low The Great western
Line 10 comprises the steamers ArragOu and
Western also expect as many passengers as they
accommodate. Their fare Will he as heretofore go
currency, the usual allowances being made IN favor OF
children ana servants
THE GERMAN AND FRENCH LINZ
An argument constantly presented u favor OF the
French and German lines is that passengers by them
tio md
PEELED TO undergo the dscomiorts OF voyage the
British Channel The steamships Of the North German
LLOYD Company VIII be convenient 20 people gong from
this city TO Vienna which miles from the terminus
of the line at Bremen. Aside from this, the line has
been popular account OF the excellence OF the table,
the civy Of the WATERS and the high discipline OF the
crews. Preparations making FOR an extraordinary
number OF passengers during the coming season. aud the
agents state That they wli De aole " hcconnouae an
applicants The steamers nave cabins OF hnch greater
capacity than most OF inc , "inef lnet d tse
Last year one steamer carried out l9J int
and secOndcass passengers 50 hrstcass tickets have
been already for the Weser sailing NAV H. and 4s
for the Donau sailing May a. The agents state that the
demand Tor passages Is not likely TO be very great
until early Nav. Among the notably swift vessels OF
tins line the Weser Rhen, Main DOnau, and MOsel
The latter making her secOud voyage, and will
new steamers building but viii rot he ready Tor he
Summer trade The Company, however, will run boats
| every Wednesday Heretofore the Wednesday boats
| have occasionally been omitted, but 10 meet the
! out the Unlike other companies, the
North German Lloyd will reduce their fares an an
ucipatiOn Of increase Of passensers. IL has
customary 10 charge the fares IN Wednesday
and Saturdays steamers Under the rates now esa6-
shed upper saloon passengers IN Saturdays steamers
be charged sl2O each aud lower saloon passengers
So each In steamers the rates upper
saloon passengers VIII he 500 cacn and for lower saloon
passengers $50 each Infants under one year VIII bt
carried children over one year ana less than
years OF at half fare and servants 10 trStclass pas
seugers at twothrs OF the iu fare All these charges
paya able IN gold The steamers tOucn SJutnanp
ton aud Havre, the rates TO those ports being the