Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-05-29


Since tbe loss Of she Cunard steamer
Oregon, the tfansailantio steamship
companies havine theiE wasfarn taFmi.
nus ia New York have been carefully
considering the ENORMOUS outlay ra-
quired By ths fast steamships, aad Try
ing 30 solve the question whsthef thssa
express trains of the aea can Be made
20 Day.
'sTo my mind" said : prominent
member Of lha Maritime Exchanges tha
other day, " Il Il impossible % eol even
on theae Ereyhounda. les Aiono making
anything out of them. Tia frsl eost of
q steamer like tbs Oregon can b. count
ed IL Fcund numbers 81 81 900 900. Tho
Increase In oosl, however, u nnl tao onlY
thiag % Be eousidared TIE expense g
runnina these enormous ships Is also
increased. To man one 81 them requires
q of6U Of much greater numbesn Ia pro-
portion than n necessary % navigate q
vessel sAy Of 5000 tons burden. Besides
this thay barn more thAn 800 tons of
coal daily. which u 80 Important Item.
nst oalY on aco1unt 81 ils cost, bat b.
cause Of the room necessary for che coal
bunkers, which might b m0go probably
used for she storing Of freight. Anala6F
REQUESTS for success 4 that tha enqinsa
shall b Of very high power. This moana
enormous aixe, and must nenezsltale q
further contraction of hold space In o.
der that she maohinery may b neooua-
modated. Finally. thcao fast stsamegs
masl of necessity be laid ap dHrinR The
winter menths, o., II run a all, mnsl
be rua ~ . iosa. Does a pay, taen, tp
baild theso Steamships boeauss they will
mako the trip between New York and
Qussuslogn II & liltle over SIX days,
when vessels costing very mach Loan 70
build and a. least one-thtfd lees 70 maia.
tain will make ihe voyage IA less than
eight days1 think not.
9, as has been the casa occasionally
With some Of The fast ships nov Fun-
ming, aye ~ SIX hundred naluon pmmaan-
GERS could hs carried every trip. thea
these vessels wouid yield : hanasoma
pfo1t 70 their owners, but thia 4 impoa-
6ihle. The steamship oompanies have
been engaged II a. axreFimantnl aola-
llon 81 this pFobiem ainaa tfl, when
he Alaska and AFis1oa made their phs-
nornsnal fast tripa. several ef tham
waqad their exigtenco on the hoilsf tha4
fast ehips oonid BE- made 20 pay. Wh41
Is she reaultf Tbs Inman I1aa Icat the
City of Eoma, which q nov Enn ~ ne
Anchor Line, and Williams 4 Guinn.
tie bionsors ID he fast niiina aargic4.
came 10 grief and weEe also e0mpal|s4
- lst 80 of their pride, tha Ors41n,
which was purchased b. the uunard
CompanY, and nov lies at the botIom ~
the deep. martyr % this inasliabie DE-
sire fer speed on the ocean. Ibe fas4
stsamers 81 ths North Gesman Lloyd
ana Cunard eleameTs mag pAy Taanine
expenses. bat doubl u. Iha ngaFeas
approach % success IL this parlio1Iaf Is
perhaps ths Amerios, Of she Naiiouai
Line. Being of q yacbt model, nto tuIne
very iitlie coal, and Il run af compaFa-
lively small ooaL Bot Wits ahe q
olaasad am0ng the apeedy vosaola, she
can hardly 81 said % belong % ne be
onaa. Asit ~, che eannoi Be run % any
adpaniaQo iu the winter m0rlha H1g
eapaaity for frsiah1 "a sagB limited and
unless So carries : nna ooupiemeu3 81
passsnRaF8, foS which aeada an9 waa
built, she magt msks TIE voTage oulg e
. ioas. Whau this question 3 fairy
rettled, beiiegs Il viii Be- fcand tbat
1Ho1e vessels 11at make lh4 strip halWeam
- Old word and ne NsW - aboa1
sizaI 1aEN vii b. found % be tAa moaf
pf0EIetIo. A. = RUE they barn le1r than
30 t1ns of eosi IN = dag and can aaFgy
eemfoftablg 100 passsnaafa Ihis proh-
len nza oonti4eEabIa lntarnat for ne
trsvaisnQ pabiia. hni 1 beilsse q Elli
noon b an anefple1 fanl l1af wAal gha
larger AID swillsF vessels gsin q speed
and capaciiy y dons e 40 REeai sApanae.
which sxpenss ths lsartiinR Dublis nn1t
svenfsaiiy pay."