New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-23
OCEAN SCHEDULES GLANCED
TRANSATLANTIC STEAMSHIPS wITHDRAwN.
THE Gluoy LINE WILL SUSPEND OPERATIONS
TFMPORNRIIY-OTHE8 LINES TO LAY
Up TIITIR BIG boats.

The announcement wa' made We crday by the "u'oh
Line that they had made sweeping change IN th"r
steamship schedule. Withdrawing their two largest
steamships altogether and holding back all steam ships
no. now on the way FOR al least three weeks Inc
reason Owen at the Guion Line Office here for TILE
action va, that the practical rc.,ri.t placed on
immigation had lod 70 great Increase Of expenses
and made il unproniable to send shlp- to this country
No other reason for economizns given by the New
York agents.
For some time past the Gulon Line has been doing
remarkably large second cabin business as compared
with their first cabin business. that the larger part
= their income came from the second cabin and III"
storage This made the loss which would Dc caused
by detention hard 10 bear. and the consequence was
that the exI.nscs reduced hy making th" sweep
Ing change. the details Of which were mad" public
ycs'criay.
Inc two ships which lave lccn taken of are the
Alash, and Arizona. Tho ALASKA IS withdrawn now.
and viii not run again I'll further notice. The Ari-
lna arrived herr yesterday with sixty three first cabin,
80 second cabin and IL stccracr passengers. On
saturday she Will sail for England and will lie hlr
40 Cuion ship viii be- dl patched from England Tor
Tbs country for at least three weeks TO core. Inc
lsst ship 10 sail was the wyoming, NDi'h LEFT
Liverpool on November 10 with sixtyseven ,teeraso
passenger After she sailed the company found that
he will b, detained here when she arrives. None
# the Guion ships will sail from this side after sat
nfday til December = when the wyoming viii so TO
England. probably 10 STAY there unless there Is
change In H." pole Of the company by That time
Then 10 other ships win be sent from this side for
month ON January : the Nevada Will sail Ihi
Gulon Line has sutlct portion ol us pier 10 "'
MORGAN steamship Line.
The Onion Line /. the only u,atlautc steamship
lie which ha- taken THIS action. IN" strong National
,calnc AGAINST the further indI- eliminate admission
= tn, undesirable ana bur'l"nsome immi-rnnts who
lnye been coming here by the thou anto has b'en 50
appar.nt for a long time that steamship men have
been expecting some legislation the subject The
..con; detention of vessels with immigrants, while
au ING fhe cor anics some los. did not. Therefore
,.lc the protests that might naturally have been
expected.
Talks with the Ncw York representatives, Of leading
steam, ship line saoE'd that while they oil no. rrheh me
situation they felt that The was Just. although
NOV did not acknowledge II ga 50 many word'.
The condt, u affair, has received the serious con
,deratIon Of the companc, for som" time. u was
said recently that the proposition had been MACE l"
Increase tie Storage rates by 80 per cent but 80
definite action was taken In the matter 80 mr rs
known. Another way by which the steamship com
poulcs could make good the los, caused them by
restricted immigration would be- by Increasing The
amount OF freight carried by the ships. Most Of IT,"
ecrage accommodations In the biz transatlantic ships
nre Temporary that l.. hey can b. removed 10 make
way for freight. Tho dircrenc" between the rate Tor
FREIGHT and the moaey paid by stccrasc passenger
at present Is not large ~ might be snpp'rt'
The present rate 70; immigrant, Is about ~ The
room tak,a NJ by such passenger ard his personal
properly would accommodate cnoHrh freight 10 pay
moe than half this amount al I'll" lowest rd''a.
Therefore none 81 the linc have taken any concerted
action or indeed, action Of any KIM. bclphd re
suctlng the humber 81 lmmi ,rni> carried bv thrm,
eNc.pt thn Ciuion Line. There have been number
~ changes made in the schedule "i mol ol inc
unc, but thy only dur 20 ti" usual winter
I5~ Hamnrg American Line has not been RAINING
ia large steamships for some weeks. except hD," 10
Inc Mediterranean ports The North German Lloyd
has hon sending Of it, steamers 10 the M'dlt"r
raucau ports and VIII probably stop sending steam.
,I,,s TO the Sorh Atlantic ports on saturday durin;
no v.Iutcr The White Star Lin. will Withdraw the
Noio,Ic after her next eastward trip. which begins
noX SATURDAY. ard the Adrlair Will tax" her place.
In, Cuuard Inc will Withdraw the Scr'la after ntNt
saturday and tho Callin viii take her place on De
cembcr 10. ON December - IN" Bothnla VIII r'-
rlncr the Aiirana. The Anchor Line has Withdrawn
he .enu~hl Crc1 ssa. which should have sailed rom
Glasgow on November TO- and VIII send no steamship
from this sd" I'LL December ., when IN" furn,N'.1
Will .nII.