New-York tribune., 1878-12-28


claimed that the Baltimore and Ohio Railroads. now
line from New-York to Philadelphia and the West
and South will be running in two weeks Proceed
lnps have been taken to foreclose the second mort
gage of the Southern Railroad of Long Island
DETAILS OF TIE NEW LINE.
A DESCRIPTION OF STEAMSHIPS ALtEADY
CHARrKRED-THE FIRST VESSEL TO SAIL JANu-
AIRY s-LARGE wnARvEs AND NEW ELEVATOR
ALREADY CONSTRUCTED.
A new line OF steamships, to be called the
Unicorn Line has been established TO run in connection
with the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad
Company Tae wharves and elevator recently bult Oy
this road at the foot West Sixtyfrstst nave Deeh
constructed 10 requirements OF the new he so
as 10 give New-York City thorough terminal taches
contract was signed Oh December Ii between william H.
Vanderbilt and John C. seaeer. shpcrOker Of No 2OW-
la-st by which the latter 20 place at the dis
posal OF the Newly Ork tral Railroad rs many steam
ers rs may be desired carry western freight 10 Eu-
rope. The foreign ports named in tue contract are
Liverpool, Hamburg, Antwerp, HavTe. and any other
important ports in Great Britain or ON the Con-
tinent that may be selected. Mr.. seager' through
his brother VINO is England has made
all necessary arrangements to furnish the vessels re
Qured and already fourteen iron screw steamships nave
been chartered several OF which are now ON the way 10
this city The vessels secured and their capacity are as
follows
NrtJv-BuiIt at Wbifby 1876 Capacity 1444 tons ;
Irngth 2472 feet; breadth. SO feet; depin Of hold
l73 Get; engines, loo iorsS ower OFT Canocitv
FL tom IeSptb 30I feet BREADTH SO 3 feet; depth
O hold, 25.3 feet engines. $50 horse-0owcr:
I,ngth $50 feet: BREADTH 3O2 fee depth Of hold Is
feel engines 100 horsepower.
CosMoPOLITAN-Bullt at Wiitby 1872; Capscty, ioot
rniS ohS ~ 2F = test enSines i5O 6o,se~nower
EIPHINSToNE-Bui al Newcastle 1874. Capacity, 17Ol
IONS; ength. $500 feet; pTeadlh, 800 Ieet uep'h
LANGsLAND-But at son,h Shields. 1873. Capacity,
depln of hold 25.3 feet; engines lao horsepOTeGro Go
AMEIIA-Bullt al sSh Ss7 ochS, b sdtn 90 ert: det
10 feet /; engines, 100 horse pOwer o.
sERAPIs-Hmit az oeS y t S,ren az feei depih
q boid 2} feet: Engines 1856 horsepower.
WOoDBURN-Built at Newcastle, 1874 Gapselty' l,IsS
iOhs iengtn; Z9o1 @ .vt go hnrse 0wer
srpoT tTRIYEBnlIi at MlddlcborU, 1876. Capacity,
gio ions length, 2S26 feet t; beam 34.S feet:
sottn of nolo 23S feet elsnes' 100 hofSvg9Wor'
HELlos-buItos aon az ,t 49, AZ faf denim 0f hold
oe iset Snri es 100 hoi se-power.
lMBKos-BaIlt al Stockton lS76 Capacity, l9oo TONS
l SnStn. 9 H. toVo Do,pes ,ue 70 hors, newer
GANos-Builf al Stockton 1874 Capacity, l.s9s tons
engtD, 267 iett BEAM dol Ice-i dep'h o uOo' -
ioe, epSiues, pSt tv S,nct o,i Is-S Capaeity 1879
Ions: length 2sO5 ieet heau, 36.6 feet; depth Of
hold 26.2 Ieet engines, 100 horsepower
ARRANGEMENTS have been made TO fill several OF the
steamers and dates OF sailing have been named The
7 I,,a will sai for Hamburg on January IL, and the
III Iann.ry 1s The Zanzibar viii start for Ant
werp January s, and the COSMOPOLITAN Will leave Tor
toe ON Janpatv 1s For the LIVERPOOL trade the fol-
hdffo Vn ""n'"iJ 40 " :,
lowing vessels nave Deeh seieeteui ho s"if-
ing oates beng nxe1 T,a hrc. Gano.
eerapis' "oo"pnh' 0ua'u"H' i,'n'9, ,, -"' , 80
and JeraDos. Others Will be ADDED, II required Hom
time to time The terms Of contract private and
S4-r. S'Hrs ~ No, vor haen o,vuIged.
nave not yet peon ui'uIS'u'
II stated yesterday by gentleman VINO Is lnter-
ested in the contract that Mr. Vanderbilt had been
maturing 'ni9 piAn loi yeaio "nu ,D 'n'' e,a rh
80, drawnock ,o ca arrvinO the pan into execution
- .-.A.,,,- e. ,oo,ra ratorfropt
was he ihaoHI'y u o0'0
recent decision he claims, gives 10 the NeT1Ork Cen
=, D., a., oh, oF ap,,pent domain aloug the yater-
US" w ~ :, -. -. I'd elevations will
'front.' ana u Is stated inst "h"I'oS anu ei' VI"
be built speedily meet the demands OF the West Tor
direct European TRANSFORMATION.
uao.' . f, "a ,,r,hor. 4" For MANY vears
lhlS Rohueh"n e"i" i"AN"'' =,
NewYOrk has been without proper terihlhal laciii-
ties and has lacked elevators and wharves
@ " ,,S1I,o,,t, pnstop and baltimore
have enjoyed. Under the present system mere, u Is
.o.r, 60 Iob,er and re.snip careoes arriving from
the west, az an eAtrd cOs' VI 'hiOe 0o"'' Po""U'
question has been discussed by the chief commercial
,oa,os or this ctv for several years and until now
"ou~o " - =. -. st. do,,,.nd, Of ,I,o oi.r
nothlhg mas oeen uVn0 W WV y
TO prevent Eu opean ireight from oeing uNerWu W
other and smaller cities. The policy OF the New
-, -, "a u,dson piver pai,road Com.
YORK oen'Ia' anu huu'o" ~ -, 80
pauy lately has been 10 uNerl lnrOugh
freghts its line to Boston by way OF the Boston
and Albany Road in order to secure proper terminal
facilities At Boston the freight brought from the West
hy the New-YOrg Central feeders IS being loaded on
steamers by the Lbylands, OF Liverpool VINO nave
received through MI yanderDt rOaus enough uelGn
20 send out two or three steamers Week Mr Nhnde
but that II was 10 tne advantage DOth OF
the New-YOrk Central Road an" OF THIS clty
TO eStaDlsh Hhe OF EuTOlehn iDi III @
nish him win an we IRON steaGiS @ G may T Ina ~