New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-03
?. DECEMBER 3, ISJ2.-FOURTEEN PAGES.
NOT YET HEARD FROM.
NO 1IDlNGS OF THE MISSING SPREE.
OFFICERS OF THE NORTH GERMAN LLOYD COM
rANY BELIEVE THAT NOTHING MORE
SERIOUS HAS HAPPENED THAN
BREAK IN HER MACHINERY.

rANI BELIEVE THAT NOTHlNU MOIr-
SERIOUS HAS HAPPENED THAN
BREAK IN HER MACHINERY.
No news OF the overdue North German Lloyd
steamship Spree was rcccivc in this city up 70 an
early hour this morning, and at midnight a't
night she was forty eight hours overdue Whefe
she is and what has happened to her no one pre-
tends 10 even guess. All that is known Of the
missing ship is that she sailed from Southampton
on Wednesday, November %, at p. m NO
ship has thus far brought any tidings OF her, ano
when the White Star steamship Britannia canc
into port Yesterday and reported that she hau
seen sign of the Spree, her agents here became
ANXIOUS. They do not fear for the ships safety
nor 10 shipping men generally entertain any appie
hen ion. Tie worst that is cared is that her big
eng ncs have bIoSen down and will be hard to re-
pair. 1t is supposed that the Spree. being hcp-
c.s has drifcd ont Of the steamer track, for her
fas are useless except to steady her. This would
explain why she not sighted by the City OF
Ncw-York the Britannia, which both go over
almost idcnticaliy the same route. This Is IN"
first time since the present schedule went into
effect that the City of Ncw-York failed to sight
the Spree the day before she reached New-lork.
The City of New-YorS generally gets in eight hours
ahead of the Spree. Both the City Of Ncw-lork
way across, so they could not have missed tn ship
had she been in sight.
Under the circumstances nothing can b. done
except TO wait for news. Many ANXIOUS poepc
visited the Office Of the North German Lloyd Steam
shin Company yesterday aud some OF them
fingered there most OF the day. The ship news
Office and the barge Office at the Battery were
also bcsicgcd by friends and relatives OF the
Messengers on the missing ship. They were rc-
assured at all these places by the statement that
thc shin had probably broken down. ana mat
there was not one chance in thousand that any
marc serious accident would happen to ocean
liner.
There were on board Of the Spree when size
sailed from Southampton $50 passengers In the
first and second cabins and 1870 in the stccragN
Tn. nossenror list could not be- obtained, and Mr.
Schwab said that he did not know VINO was
on board But il Is known that among the pas
scnrcrs is General o. {. Howard, commander OF
the Division Of the Atlantic, United States Army
General Howard, whose residence is on Govern
or's Island sailed for Gibraltar the Fulda. Of
the same line on October IL, accompanied by his
aide second Lieutenant Charles Gould Treat.
who. il is supposed, is also on board the Spree
General Howards trip abroad. was, il was said,
for the purpose Of writing a Lfe Of lsah lla.
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Governors Island. have been anNiou,ly waiting
for news OF the Overdue vessel
Her commander, Captain Wilhelm Wilgeroi,
/. The commodore Of the North German Lloyd
feet He his an excellent record. and th" fact
that he is in connani If the hi sing ship tn
crcascs tie confidence ;ha, she will turn mp all
r:eh; Captain Wilig,rol became widely known
| in December 1891, by the gallant way In which
he and lis crow saved the passengers and crew
Of the burning steamship AbyssnG. The Spre"
reached ti'c Abyssinia jur in time The other
officers of the ship are + Petcrman, chief officer;
| C. Iaumann, chief engineer: \. 1elbaar, purs"r :;
f. Waivers. chief steward ard DR.. A. IIaencl, sur
scon. She carries crew Of over 200 men.
The Spree is a sister ship Of ihc IIavcl of the
sane line They are both beautiful and powcrfui
sLiIs and their stout construction makes TN
agents here confident tlnt the most serious thing
that could possibly have happened 10 the SpFc"
j. the disabling OF her machinery. The spree
was built in May, 1890, az stettin, Germany by
the Vulcan Iron Company, which has bni man.
Of ~" big tr,nsat sntic liners that ply between
GcrIrqn ports and this country. So we'll
established is their reputation builders OF ale
and Strong shi,,s that they Will probably re-
cciye from, the Ipmburg- American Packet Com
pany the contract for building a new monster
the Campania which the new ship will equal in
size The Spree was built entirely of sirc! of the
best quality and i divided into fifteen wat"r-
tght compartments by fourteen bulkh"ads. which
were designed 10 bc kept tightly roscl. In that
condition il is expected that they would form an
efficient SAFEGUARD against sinking in ease of col
lision. Will" il il expected that this c0nstrnc-
tion is perfect guarantee against any serious
accident the facilities for saving the lives Of
the passengers and crew in case there should arise
the necessity of abandoning the vessel. are fully
adequate to the needs Of the number of passengers
which she had on board when ia" sailed from
Southampton. The ship carries eighteen bi0 life
boats, ten OF which are Of steel The other eight
are cOllapsabe bo its. THIS latter consist oil
y ste hot ON containing air-chanb, rs and ballast,
ilc sides Of the boat being constructed OF canvas
adjust II 10 an iron frim" which can BE- placed In
psi'iOn in two nOvomrntc. ] he boats have room
for forty persons each, an there are number oi
iifcIafts and other apparatus. 10 much Tor the
question Of safety
The engines Of the Spree are triplr expansion
rnPines Of $4,000 horsepower aud the steam
ship makes about nineteen knots an hour. Inc
prOp"llng power l. furnished by single scr.'"
which has four manganese bronze bla hH -"
boilers, six Of them Goube.cndcd. and four slngi,
ended having in all frrtyciCht stokeho es ger er't'
the steam. The saloons, cabins. stat"roOins "f
are finished in the beautiful style Of all modern
transatlantic steamships.
The rig Of The S,rcc is Ike thot of the other
ships Of the lnc, four maSts, harlIcninr-rgs''
Her tonnage is =, 500 tons nr', aud C,0f3 groS'
She is i62 feet long, 40.3 feet hcam, and 34l iret
deep.
The steamer Ncsmorc. CAPTAIN Jep.on, at Bo,-
Ton from London. reports that NOvcInber -,
A. midniehi. in latitude 0:40 north, longitude
30 i o vest she passed disabled steamer IN tow
of another steamer, hcnding eastward on nc-
count Of the darkncs, the Ncsmorc was unable 10
ec; - description of the vessels.
This was not the Spree, for that shlp ana @ nor
sail from South imptOn until November % Inc
steamship rcfcrIcl 10 Is probably the >amc one
before reported by Boston ship being IN dis
trcss she was then described having oHe
white funnel with black band.
A STEAMER SUNK IN TIE EIBE.
HER CREW OF TWENTYONE MEN PROBABLY Lo'l
-RUMOR OF \ WRECK DISCEEDITi.D.