The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-01-07
. OCEAN TRAFFIC.
Work Of the Atlantic Steam
ship Lines in 1878.
PASSENGERS AND CARGOES CARRIED
The Vessels Employed and the Voyages Made
Between New York and Europe.

that the traffic vast and important but 1t did not
reach that magnitude hoped for, and that which has
characterized in times gone by. The general depres
sion OF trade caused by the repeated revolutions in
financial circles both sides the ocean, and especially
the hue and cry the earlier months Of the year to
the 'hard times" in this country, stopped TO marked
degree the importation OF goods and the usual influx of
emigrants These two avenues OF great profit to the
companies being partly blocked their receipts Of
fell correspondngly low, and, in instances it las
been said that the larger vessels OF the several lines
have been running at a loss Be this % II NAV. ten
reg..iar lines have, weekly anS semi-woekly de-
spached their vessels either way the ocean, and
and all have done business sufficient at least to
continue the running Of these magnificent creations OF
mechanical skill at this season, while there is
great hopes that the centennial year Of the United
States will again bring around the old and prosperous
times Of the past
The particulars OF this s Ec-ore.n trade for the year
1875 are of the greatest interest to the mercantile com
munity They show what the capital and enterprise of
these several companies have accomplished ana 49,, ~
rs.,y~ OF unusuai antiie oistrust The amount
OF their trade The details appended are given with
this view: Generally, they believed to be very ac-
eurate and can be so looked upon There is embraced
in the extended memoranda the vessels employed dur
ing the twelve months in each of the lines respect
west the number of passengers carried either way,
together with many other items Of general interest and
information.
NATIONAL LrNE--YEw YORK TO LIVERPOOL AND LONDON
Though far from being the oldest OF the companies
whose vessels and the Atlantic, there
that have higher reputation for the regular
y and promptness with which its vast business is de-
spatched Its vessels fine specimens of naval arch
ecture all of ron full powered and among the largest
in the service Discipline of the highest order is
tanned in every department OF these huge crafts and
full knowledge of their particular duties and
station is comprehcnded by every officer and
sailor on board. The employed during the
year were the Spain, ASH tons; Egypt,
$3.50 TONS The Queen, All tons; Italy, 4,31o tons;
England SOC tons Erin, 4o40 tons: Helvetia, 3976
tons Canada ,276 tons Greece, 43l0 tons; France,
3676 tons Denmark 3, 724 tons Holland, 3s47 tons;
footing up total tonnage OF ST. 4S6 tons These
sells have made cghtyone regular trips to New York,
Queenstown and Liverpool London direct and re-
turn. and, though have been marked unprece-
dentedy fast there has been regularity in them that
has proved eminently satisfactory. The passengers
carried and fro the same period numbered %, 52,
both cabin and steerage, all of whom were landed
safely. In tho twelve months these vessels have
carried the quantity of 464 7O1 tons
OF cargo which to this port embraced SKINS dry goods
paper stock, WOOL prunes, figs teas soda ash and gen.
era merchandise while outward it was made up prin-
cpaly OF four wheat, corn, cotton, bacon, beef lard,
tallow, sewing machines and notions of all kinds
Some OF these steamers have also acquired considerable
reputation in transporting valuable live stock, and 1t
will be remembered by the turf community that Mr.
NJ. II. sanford's string-of horses safely and
very satisfactorily landed old Abions shores short
time since by the Holland Beside the improvements
which being constantly made the vessels of this
no Oman ualv Fri dur
the year just passed, received engines aud
boilers, each of which the result of the
highest engineering talent and the most
skilled labor. The large saloon OF the Egypt
has been repanted and ornamentcd and additional
ladies' saloon has been built upon her spar deck WHILE
among other noteworthy additions, is steam
steering The Spain has been overhaued and also
given additional ladies' cabin well as fitted with
the steam steering gear. The Engands entire saloon
and all her staterooms have been newly upholstered
reprinted and handsomely ornamensed. The ladies'
saloons deck and below have also received the
attention, while, 10 complete her new fittings, is the
steam steering gear which was recently applied Dur
ing the present winter the other steamers Of the line
will be thoroughly prepared Tor the business Of the
coming year, OF which the Nationals share must be
very large Tho liberaty and enterprise of the
agcment must insure that end Piers in New York,
Nos ~ aud AZ North River Companys Office, No. 90
Broadway.
WHITE STAR LSE-NEw YORK TO LIVERPOOL.
OF the new lines established within the past few
years this Is the more prominent Its vessels of
great size and combine many improvements OF import
ance For capacity strength comfort and speed they
cannot easily be surpassed 1t is not asserting too
much to that these wrought revolution
almost IN the internal fittings OF ocean passenger crafts,
of which to-day they are among the finest specimens
During the year the Atlantic feet OF the line comprised
the Britannia $50 feet long 500S tons Germaac, 4s0
feet $3.50 tons Celtic 400 feet 1857 tons Adratc 400
feet 3SSS tons; Baltic, 440 feet 7O7 tons. and Repub
lie. 440 feet, 3,707 tons. These made any passages
either way, among which the magnificent Germanic,
IN August in in seven DAYS. twenty-five hours
and eight minutes while the well known and stanch
and 81 minutes. During the twelve months these
sells brought from Liverpool TO this port 0e9 cabin
and II, 665 steerage passengers and carried hence
500 cabin and 1916 seerage passengers In the same
time the outward cargoes reached l10 900 weight
aad from Liverpool to New York IS 900 TONS Ono
vessel marks the addition Of this year. but constant
care Is taken that the highest standard Of repair is oh
served in all the fleet, aud the utmost vigilance Is
cised in every detail of the company's management
The Pacific feet OF the line consists of the Oceanic 1872
feet 3 07 tons Gaelic 400 feet 2 $50 TONS and Begc
River; general Office OF company, No 81 Broadway
ANCHOR LINE-NEw YORK TO GLASGOW.
This very popular and successful line its many
which elegant specimens Of marine architecture.
These steamers the Acadia, 100 tons Alexandria,
1850 tons; Anchoria, AIS tons; Anglia $50 tons;
Assyria, 1850 tons Australia go tons; Bolivia,
1850 tons Caledonia, $50 tons California 2S5 tons
Castalia, 2 300 tons; Columbia, 100 tons; Dorian,
1850 tons; Elysia, q $50 TONS Ethiopia 4,OO5 tons;
Europa 2275 tons; India 2 200 tons: Italia 245 TONS
Macedonia, 1878 tons Napol $50 TONS Olympia 1850
tons: Scandinavia, l. 100 tons Scotia $50 tons; ST.
DOMAIN, 1880 tons Trinacria, 100 tons; Tyran 100
tons; Utopia, $3.50 tons, and Victoria, 1850 tons.
I Those employed In the Atlantic carry
the United States mails, and have sailed every
Saturday hence 10 Glasgow. The number
of voyages made during the year was-from Glasgow,
SO; and from Mediterranean ports 49, The number Of
steamers loaded and despatched IRON New York TO
Glasgow was ST. and the carrocs carried were as fol-
lows:-Toal weight OF outward cargocs 1874 473 tons,
and that inward from Glasgow 81, $50 tons. The pas
sengers safely taken TO Europe and brought here WERE
Of the cabin 4, $780, of the seerage, Is 1888; total
OF 1872 In the Mediterranean service, the steamers
OF which sail about every ten days from Lisbon, o.
bratar, Genoa, Leghorn, Naples, Mcssina, Palermo,
Malaga, Valencia &c, TO New York direct, made 81
voyages bringing green and dried fruits, wines,
ore straw goods, marble and miscellaneous merchan-
I disc to the amount OF 60 900 tons. The Indian
service Of the Anchor Line In the twelve
months past has been marked with the
sailing regularly every month from Glasgow Liver
pool TO Port Said Suez and Bombay with passengers
and freight forwarded at througerates from New York.
Beside these branches named the company every sea-
son Of open navgation-say from March TO Septem-