The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-01
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVEL.

TWENTY THOUSAND AMERICAN PILGRIMS SAIL
FOB EUROPE THE LARGEST EXODUS EVER
KNowN-END OF THE RUSH.
The departures for Europe yesterday were fewer
than on any previous sailing day this summer. Four
vessels cut only $50 cabin passengers and 40
in the steerage Aboard the Labrador, Of the French
line were Count ana Countess Castor d'Athemar and
child; Lieutenant Napoleon Bonaparte wysc, ofthe
French Navy, aud Dr. D. S. Reynolds, OF Louisville,
Ky. Among others on tho Eiysia wsro A. : Logan
Mrs. Logan aud Rev. J. p. Lacroux. The Algeria, OF
tho Cunard pe carried SIS cabin passengers, and The
Denmark, National limo 49, There were on board the
Labrador upward OF 200 steerago passengers, mostly
homeward bound Italians.
THE SUMMERS TRAVEL
The number OF Americans visiting Europe this sum-
larger than has been during the correspond
ing three months OF any previous year The rush DO.
gan The made OF May and continued up to the
first week OF July In 1878 the year OF the Vienna
Exposition, when many more vessels crossed the At
iantic than now the outpourng though greater than
BEFORE was yet much lcss than that OF the past
three months; ana in 1876 Inc Centennial Exposition
greatly reduced tho number Of outward pound travel.
lers, while occasiouing proportionate increase In
the number visiting This country There can be no
doubt that the Paris Exposition has proved great
attraction to the people Of this land and done much
but the steamship companies arc generally Of tho
opinion that the OF transatlantic travel would
have been greater than usual had nothing oil partcu
lar Importance been Transporting on the other side Of
improvement in the financial condition Of tho people,
and look forward 10 even better things next year.
FASHIONABLE PILGRIMS.
The following Stats lies OF tnis years. travel were
obtained Inc various companies yesterday, and
From April is 20 July 20 the White Star line has
had use six steamers, which, In fourteen trips IRON
this port have Carried 21s4 cabin passengers. de-
cded increase over the record OF any previous year.
The largest number carried on any one vessel was
taken out on the Britannia which sailed June with
202 passengers and the average has ooen above 100
The Germanlc the Goth OF July carried 1885, and The
Baltic, last Thursday, only go, showing how suddenly
The Anchor line, during the months OF May, June
ana July, with SIX steamers, made fourteen trips to
Glasgow carry 1876 nrst GLASS passengers In ad-
diton 22O passengers were taken u London, making
u total OF 1895.
The North German Lloyd, in fourteen trips 70
Southampton and Bremen carried Q lis hrst ana SEQ
on0 cabin passengers and ia Storage passengers
between the 2oin Of April and tho 2oh OF July. The
largest business done IN May, The Neckar, which
sailed the 18th OF that month, carrying 2l5 cabin
ana 257 storage passengers In tho year 1879 when
three months the number OF passengers carried was
only 1880 50 that the average per vessel is decidedly
The following is the report presented by the Cunard
line to LIverpool:-Apr 10 TO July 10, 1vc vessels.
fourteen Trips, 1850 cabin passengers, IL 1878 wnsn
OF time, the passenger list numbered 1850.
The Williams Il Quion line 10 Liverpool refused 10
make statement Of the number OF passengers car
ried during the summer on Tho ground that u would
be exposing their affairs to rival companies They
claim, however, 10 have bcen more successful than
ever before.
The Inman line puts Its number Of outward bound
cabin passengers during the past three months at
1,900-sn Increase, as IN other companies, over
previous achievements Five vessels made thirteen
trips.
the Nstherland American Steamship Navigation
Company makes tho folio wing showing for the thr-
teen weeks between May aud July 27:-Nine depar-
lures and 964 caoin The decrease ~ the
number OF steersge has been a marked as
the increase in cabin passengers In 1876 twice as
many OF the former class wero taken over, but the
present state Of affairs In Germany does not induce
many wandering sons and dauRber 70 return TO the
Fatherland. aFNt
The Hamburg-American Packet Company, with
eight vessels made fourteen trips between April IL
and July IL, carrying l7S first and second cabin
passengers. In 1919, though more passengers were
carried, vessels were run ana the average is
now mucn higher.
The Red Star line has carried 90 first GLASS passen
gers from this city TO Antwerp, ana many more from
Philadelphia. The American line, from Philadsiphia
70 Liverpool, has also carried many passengers
1he Compsgnie Genorae Trans-AtAnIique claims,
for the past tnrleen weeks s75 frst cabin passengers
| and many more Of tho second class
The State Steamship Company, during the three
months ending July 81 carried ITO cabin passen.
| gers Glasgow. In 1874 only 206 wera taken out
the same line. Tho number OF stecraee passengers
| for the pust three months was about 500.
The National line from April 20 10 July 20 made
twentyone trips with ten vessels taking out 1856
| cabin passengers during tho same length OF tme
about 500 steerage passengers taken to Eng
| land ana 2, 900 brought to this country.
TWENTY THOUSAND IN ALL
Will be seen from the above figures that tho whole
number OF cabin passengers leaving this country Tor
Europe during the present season nearly enty
thou sand. an unprecedented number, and which
likely to DO materially Increased by subsequent
| dcpaHtures.