The sun., 1892-09-06
Ar 7HE COMpAXr,s OFFICE
Cmcinis md Clerks Busy with Matters
Relating 20 Their ShiPs.

Cmciais md Clerks Busy with Matters
Relating 10 Their Ships.
Tho Hamburg American Packet Company's
- Office at 81 Broadway was kept open all day
yesterday. and the officials and clerks were
busy attending to the increased and new
duties imposed on them by the detention OF
their ships In tho lower bay. All the other
steamship Offices were closed for at least the
greater rnrt Of tho dnv in recognition Of Labor
Day. There were many inquiries at the Ham,
burg American Office either in person. by
letter. or by telegraph from anxious friends Of
passengers on tho detained ships. or peo-
rlo who feared that friends might be
aboard them. STILL, there lave not been
30 mahy inquiries thero as would be
supposed aud WAS expected. 1t would seem
that as people have got their news OF tho
ships being detained with cholera aboard from
tho newspapers. they have also learned thero
that the steamship compnny's agents have
hccr unable 10 communicate with tho ships.
md are not go we'll able to get and impart news
ns are the newspaper. The newspapers have
told ali the news so far. and 1t seems that
friends o. passengers aro looking to that
source for further Information about the ships
ond thcir friends.
great many letters and kilograms have
boon sent to tho Hamburg American Com
puny's oilice addressed to passengers on tho
Normnnnln and lTgia. principally the former.
md these have oil been delivered aboard the
vessels as 70 st as possible by the company's
tugs. and IN many cases answers. both letters
and kilograms. have been brought back from
tho detained passengers and forwarded to
their destination. Every scrap OF paper thus
rassed from the detained vessels has been
most carefully fumigated and thoroughly dis
infected before coming over tho ships side.
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for the passengers on the detained vessels.
Fresh provisions and fresh water are sent
down to encli OF the steamers daily BY the
compnny's tugs from Hoboken in charge OF
the Hamburg Am erican Companys dock su.
perintandent. The dock superintendent has
been able to hold conversation with tho OH
GERS aboard the boat from u safe distance. and
he reported on his return to the city yesterday
TINT tho officers and passengers on the detain-
cd ships said they were "as contented AS pos
sible under the circumstances and trying to
be cheerful. II not happy. and that there abso-
lutcly was not and had not been any panic
whatever Eaboard the vessels"
Tho company received tho Normannia's
papers Yesterday. but they do not give any
further information than that already printed
about the ship.
Tho Suevia Of the Hamburg American line
sailed on Sunday from Hamburg for New York.
She has aboard eighty-one cabin passengers.
but none in the steerage. Her cabin passen-
gers were to be taken aboard at Cuxhaven.
Nifty eight miles below Hamburg. at the mouth
Of the River Elbe. where all passengers BY this
line are to embark while danger Of cholera
lasts. The suevia will be twelve or thirteen
days making the passage to this port
1t is not probable that many passengers will
como from Hamburg now that steerage trafac
% ofoppod Amaricana rAturnin0 home from
tho Continent Of Europe. and other passengers
from Europe bound here. will naturally avoid
that port II at all possible. and will get around
to British ports. or to non-infected European
ports. to embark for America
The problem what to do with the immigrants
already booked for this country. many OF them
already ut the port Of embarkation. and not
inconsiderable number left of ships the day
before they ware to have sailed. Is still un-
solved by some OF the lines. according to the
information in the hands Of the agents at this
end. The Cunard line has positive news that
no immigrants will be brought to this port
during September by any Of their vessels.
Whether they will be brought to Boston by the
smaller and slower boats OF the line. or re-
jected altogether. the agents are not yet In
formed.
The two special steamers Of the American
line that are to bring the immigrants already
booked by the Inman and Red Star lines will
sail this week. The Indiana will leave Liver
pool for New York next Saturday. bringing
the immigrants booked for the Inman line
The Philadelphia will sail from Antwerp for
Philadelphia tomorrow. bringing all immi-
grants booked by the Rod Star line. She will
not call at New York. Tho passengers on
these boats will be the last immig grants brought
to America by the Inman and Red Star Limos
for at least O month. Both vessels will. OF
course. be subject to the twenty days quaran-
tine on arrival.