New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-20
THE AMERICAN LINE.
TUE ARRIVAL OF THE NETWORK AT SOUTH
AMPTON-THE FESTlVlTlES-SOME
PRACTICAL QUESTIONS.
London, March S

no,urslly attracted some attention in England
IA saw that our cousins like it would be to say
"a much II il enough to say they take 1. good
ra.uredly. They don't like to See their CONNER
.;al monopoly-for such il was, almost-spping
.wxy from them. Liverpool does not like to part
9Th any Of its business in favor Of a rval port
I,ut Liverpool has still respectable portion of the
American passenger trade, and the British flag Is
an considerably more frequent on the Atlantic
than the American. We have made beginning;
that is the most that can be said.
AZ for Southampton, she has long been a port
n arrival aud departure for two Of the best trans
.lantic lines, the North German Lloyd and the
Umburg-American. These two lines c1r,y more
,assengers than all tho Liverpool lines. / am not
.ure that the North German Lloyd alone does not
me passengers do not all embark at Southampton
Yet this port seems all at once to have woke up
nom lethargy. 1t is thought, ard il is, Won
derful thing that ship like the New-York should
hare been able to steam up Southampton Water
and enter the new Empress Dock on Saturday at
dad low water She could not have crossed the
bar at Liverpool. There, after waiting for tide
she would have landed her passengers by tender
one OF the clumsiest of maritime contrivanccs and
one Of the least agreeable experiences of the sen
farine American on his arrival in these ports. lie
must still endure il, not only at Liverpool, but at
Southampton. if he journeys ny German ship
The Germans regard Southampton but port of
call They will not como into dock though they
mioht The American liners land their passengers
on the dock under cover, where train to London
awaits them. Their only intermediate purcatory
u the Custom House, which is in this country as
IN some other countries. a synonym FOR disorder
and confusion. and needless annoyance and delay.
Sueh II was hear, on the arrival of the Newly crk
Saturday evening
SOUTHAMPTON and the Southwestern Railway do
their part Of the business handsomely. spirit of
enterprise has seized upon both. The Southwest
ern Railway. under it's new chairman, Mr.. Portal,
and its new manager Mr.. Scooter. is different
concern from tie old company, which was BY
word for slovenly and clumsy management. in
the old days il drove away the Great Peninsula ana
Oriental Company from Southampton by its parSl-
mcny and illiberality Now it brings the great
Inman Company to Southampton by acquiring
docks and building a new graving-dock, and offer
ing TO business and to traffic all needed facilltles
The advantages OF Southampton in these new cir
eumstances are beyond dispute. The avoidance OF
Queenstown. with its long pause on the outward
Journey and its shorter one inward the greater
proximity to London, the easier landing. tho rail
or more away as at Liverpool the hour and three
quarters by rail instead of five hours-these are
but some of the facilities Of travel which South
snpton offers and Liverpool dos not offer.
The energetic English managers or agents of the
American Line have made the most Of their new
departurc Perhaps il will seem TO You a proof
Of the easy good will of The English that the Eng
lish press has beneyolcntly seconded these efforts
The whole story has been told over and over again
in the London papers The arrival Of the New
York was described at length. and the enthusiasm
Of Southampton if it did not find an echo in Lon
don found chroniclers. which. perhaps, was better
So Of the festival which the American Line or
canized for the following Tuesday, when they took
some three hundred gentlemen by special train
from London TO Southampton, and gave them
luncheon on board the New-York. and extracted
speeches from some of them. not from all, happily
or there wonld have been nobody left 70 tell the
tale The American Minister was. on this occa-
son the chief guest Of the company, and the chIci
orator Of the day. Mr.. Foster, late Secretary OF
State, came next. Mr.. Henry White ana MAJOR
Post OF the American Legation in London, and
Mr.. Sherman American Consul in Liverpool, COM
Dleted the representation Of TIE United States.
There were many Englishmcn. Of course. most OF
them connected with shipping. railways or with
supervision of Mr. Taylor, of Mcssrs. Richardson,
Spence & Co.. the English managers Of the Amerl-
can Line. Mr. Lincoln's speech was excellent
Just enough of the American Eagle IN 1t, ana not
too much, and the right proportion OF courtesy 70
England with plenty Of cordial wishes FOL the sue
cess OF the new American Line.
The guests were allowed 10 wander AT Will over
the ship and there was personally conducted
party besides, in charge OF an officer. She IL 100
we'll known 70 neei description. but, as two con-
sorts are to be built in Amerc1, should ike 10
ask their designers if the present rather coA'pN'
Gated arrangement of the cabins conld not he SIM
nlifcd. and if the two saloons could not bc turned
into one The division OF the promenade deck
might perhaps be abolished, and should imagine
that the men who have u sail these huge ship' IN
heavy weather might like less hamper Oh INC
upper decks. There was something about the snip
on Tuesday which can only define as want oil
marines. A vessel in port is never, perhaps,
oujte 70 shipshape nor her decks so Immaculate
as at sea- bit il struck some of rs that the New
York might have been put into better order Ior
p,ch an occasion a. yesterdays. Her new Amerl-
can captain was. / believe, in tho employ of the
Inman Line on an Antwerp ship. 1t may well
take him little time TO get used 10 tins much
larger vessel. and 10 do his best by her. Nor can
there have been much opportunity for an A'neri-
can CAPTAIN 10 command Atlantic liners approach
ing the Ncw-York in size. Such details as these
are worth noticing only as hints toward thit per-
fec,on 70 which the New-York and the laris so
nearly attain.
Tie new mail contract with this line seems
more doubtful matter They are TO have tile SAT
urGsy mails, il is said. for ten years mat Is an
Infringement upon the sound American principie OF
sending all mail. by the fastest available SHIPS
do not lay stress, or not 100
much stress. on the fact that the New.iorK
on this voyage failed to deliver her mails IN tune
10 bc distribhted i'm London on Saturday. III the
Etruria had happened to sail from New-iork on
the sane CAY, it is probable she would have gwen
US our letters Saturday evening. She generaiy
does, and 80 does the Umbra. Perhaps the New