The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-19
EXODUS TO EUROPE.
The Spring Birds Flying
to Sunny Lands.
BREWING the PERlLs or LAE DEEP.
Steamship Companies and Their
Prospects for the Season.

Yesterday was the spring inauguration OF Euro
man travel and for the fret time since last iaH
SAe steamship piers and the steamship decks
sb~ut the hour OF departure presented q lively
scene. n was day OF late departure, when friends
I'D country cousins eould be present 10 bid "God
wpeedn in what seems nowadays almost "a danger
cns task as the voyage OF Jason TO the Garden OF
sse yIeperides There a time when people
bid each other .goodoy'' in going TO Europe
w.t. a simple shake OF the hand and muttered
..sse We again sOon,n just naturally as one
would see you of 10 Astoria or Glen Cove
BIT now voyage TO Europe suggests
- many memories OF perils by FIRE ana
water; OF strangely careful captains; OF DANGER,
disaster and death; OF atai mystery that the mind
almost nesitates in horror a. the thought OF all
that il TO be encountered III a ten or twelve days
VOYAGE TO Liverpool. In looking carefully yester
nav al the faces OF the outgoers there did seem 10
be q difference 10 those OF The usually gay and
cheerful prospects OF trayel through the gardens
OF Europe the lands OF ancient memories and OF
rnedlayal lore. The late disasters were carefully
summed in all Conversations; ideas OF danger
were tabooed, but they chung tenacious,y Tor
ali that. Then all the small talk Incl
dent to such peculiar gatherings. One
hoped for some perfumes from the
cid country. Another didn't want MIN to forget
wanted 10 know how much cashmere shawls cost
IN England; and a fourth asked for mere remem-
brance and nothing more. Then came the hard
voice OF the deck hand, 'sAl apoard,' and tue
hasty partings took place and hasty retreat took
place Tor the shore, as If the company going
TO take them TO Europe If they knew It, Then
came the mail laundering down 10 the steamship,
and then the captain got up on the bridge SO that
AIl the small people below should admire him, and
whistle and the big boat moved out slowly INTO
the stream, and, after all, little waving OF
handkerchieis, and the people got about
their business again as II nothing had hap
pened. The departure OF steamers not
numerous usual on spring saturdays
yesterday, though it was meant TO be a field day.
the City OF Montreal, one OF the crack boats
si the nman line didn't 90 because she didn't
come soon enough IN consequence OF bad weather,
and several other lines were troubled in various
ways. Thus the unfortunate Europe was to have
left yesterday, OF winch chartered vessel,
the Kong sverre, OF the Norwegian line, took the
place OF the steamship Europe. The Anchor line
sent out their second class boats instead
Ol one OF their best. the Macedonia, about whose
arrival there was some anxiety.
Tue National line steamship the Greece lett yes.
terday afternoon with the brave Captain Thomas
Ia command. The following Is list OF her pas
sengers:-
y Stevenson, G Gordon. Rey Nahsr, Mrs Charles
reeve Key DR. Nsl ss onacsenoass
mrs Quackenbush Miss Abnle sturgis Miss heaten, w
E Sadey Mrs MIS- fsdia Miss Miss
and Dr. and e
Jerome & smith ana wlie Mrs. Ha;dy Charles Hardy
Lr sJeene and n Man a. + shnorn Key A.
sv. Mr. Cnchlow, John Radley, jr Thomas G. Ander-
This list IL unusually good for the season. and is,
no doubt attributable TO the iact OF the desire OF
many to go with captain about whom 80 much
has been heard during the past week.
M. Hurst, the manager OF the line, says that the
prospects OF the season Tor caDln passengers Is
very good. and that the booking Tor May anu Jun
promises well, bur the steerage business has alen
Oh very much. me receipts III this particular
have also been reduced and that the prepared busi
ness which applies those here VINO send for
their friends IN Europe has almost come to
standstll. This is one o the results OF The panic.
The poor mere, VINO gradually anlassed enough TO
send for their friends, have been so hard pushed
during tie winter that they have been unable TO
do this, and the steerage business has coIse-
quently suffered greatly
CuNARD STEAMSHIP pARTHIA,
Captain Watson left yesterday Tor Queenstown
AND Liverpool. she took moderate number of
passengers, Of which the following IS a list
MI William oppenhemer, Mr.. Horace Perkins. Mr..
wife, two Children and ipiians; Mr. Matter Horsnan'
Hcrstman, two children and nGrse; Mr. stapley; Mr..
mayer, Mr.. and Mrs O.. l. WaiGer. Rev i. NJ. N,chon
and ~s MI Mar and M shn Ms age II s sa
Hal, Mr. J. z G.. Reynolds, Mr. J.e. 9. Reynolds, ~;
waTs. Mr. D. NJ Chds and vie Mis-. aanInersiey M
Dsvenpor Rev o'fs H. Holman j. 81 Mrs no
,w9 Misses Hoffman H and hTee ndrea Mr. Garter 4
bell. Mr. Wood snd son, NJ and Mrs Joseph Wood Mr.
man. Mr. george halliday
This line reports that the cabin passenger trade
looks wen Tor the coming season and tnat in tine
summer boats many OF the berths are already
taken. Even at present the trade j. good and win
business, however bad. and there does nos seem
Al present any prospect Of amelloratlon. Tue com
pany attribute TINS mainly 10 The Tact OF tight
IN ne nd he a I p.4n ami. los
winter, Though tne Vienna Exhibition last
summer a strong inc ucement To visit Europe there
VIII probably be railing of IN the irst class pas
senger trafic. Those VINO can Afford IL VIII 20 10
Europe mpch a. ever, and the dminution III
he receipts OF the line Will he mainly the FAILING
n OF the steerage.
TIE STEAMSHIP RuErs.
b apt2in +. JicEenstein, Of the North German
oyds, lett yesterday afternoon. The following is
> INST OF the CABIN passengers
r. kr sr Mrs NJ 5 kreischsr ana maid Mss
err nd Msss e. rfssss heM 16 y ORR Mr. =
s a 's Saaph bsenss,P and ss Ado Yq Hs
ssis o,s, Pa Mr., Igeast asas MS a.as and child
New T s aczso a9 ~ Fe' xsra
NJ S H 9ls sae Mf Anton ton
asre5sad AUD ~ p eh 1oas ayrs
sIs 4 ss 10 gan AND end obokeS III ar E Ar.ns
tome Issss; " Mas Sia@Ssn, fn,aaeeSs ar
y; Mr. Louis :, Born, Brooklyn, q ]. Miss Minnie
tsuDtner MIS- ~ hauilnann and Mr.. r. CEDther. New
York; Mr. g. aoiette and Mr. A. Lcnarfel, Iayti; Mr.
Yhiiipp kloz Bsio kansss Miss Katharine Cordes and
Mr. A. .Vtixtl, Chicago, III Mr. Ludwig -chot.epiels,
New York: Mrs ). b. Anderson. Chicago ILL.,: Mr. and
Mrs Hefnric I.inge. Hoboben. n j. Mrs Anna kaih-
arine Leopold. IndI8napos Ina. Mr. Wilhelm 5aIz.y.
and Mrs Theresa SieSiried and child. Hoboken ". J.
In substance the same report is made as 10 the
passenger business this AS at the other
lines. The PREPAID business Is SAID 60 be almost
stopped and the Cause is believed to exist in Inc
reports which have reached Europe 81 the starry.
usg and poverty which have distinguished New /
YORK ana other large cities OF the Dnltcd states
n VAL
IN eettcr 10 sUnrr IL IN Lhcir own country |
tnan IN a foreign lana, away rom friends ana /
mems or alLieyatlng their distress. The reports /
nave ruined the steerage businrss. Tue NEW I
fORK HERALD sclrculatsS vpry lnrTply IN fersranv