The evening world., 1893-09-20
hope FOR lLV0 PASSENGERS.
Friends Of Those on Board Again
Crowd the Steamship Office.
q Despatch Stating I'VE Know
SAFETY" Received In New York.

Not since the missing steamship Alvo,
Of the Atlas line. was given UP for lost
has there been such a crowd around the
Atlas line offices, "a State street, as APP
peared there this morning. The cause
of the gathering was a story published
In the morning papers to the effect that
the vessel was in all probability safe, or
II lost, that some Of the crew and pas
ssngers, at least, had been saved.
Juan Ribon, of the Westminster Hotel,
this city, has received a despatch. There
were only two words to 1t. "sal"mos.
Salvation" which, translated means
1--WE know safety" Juan Trincoloso
Ribon. Q nephew of Juan Ribon, was one
of the passengers on the Alvo. The de-
spatch had a world of meaning for the
Il indicated to his mind that his
nephew was safe. The message was
sent from Mompox to Bogota, the
capital Of Colombia. THENCE to the
Pacific coast, from there to Panama by
cable, then to Galveston, and by tele-
graph to New York. Those who saw
the message believe with Juan Ribon
that the Alvo was safe, and in order
ana the story surrounding it were made
Every one seemed to have heard Of
the despatch even II they did not read
the crew who live in this city, as well
o the relatives and friends Of the few
passengers, FASTENED down to- Pim
beH are at tse agents ssr
the Atlas line. Question after, question
was hurled at. the clerks. All wanted
con1rpation: but unfortunately none
When the crowd first began surging
IN the wife of the Alvos captain was
there: She had not heard the story. Of
the despatch. but had l, come day after sr
n anything had been heard.
Then when she did learn of the
despatch. which. however meagre. con-
she swooned away. II was some time
before she revived sufficiently to be led
1t was really pitiable to watch the
when they found that the agents had
received no confirmation Of the report.
"No," said Mr.. PIN to an Evening
co1fiTmation Of that story sV Whatever We
never heard of 1t until we saw II pub
1ished. Neither can we understand 1t.
as had the .Alvo been heard Of In any
way think we would be the, first to
hear Of It. I am sorry the despatch.
whether authentic or not. has been pub
liahed. It has caused no end of trouble
to the friends and relatives of the crew
Juan Ribon. when seen by an Even
ing World" reporter. says there was no
doubt in his mind that the despatch
had come from his nephew. or from
some one who knew he was safe. The
despatch to his mind Is intended to con-
vey something like this:
1--WE have news Of safe arrival Of the
Alvo."
3 An American who has travelled ex-
tensively In South America said this
afternoon that he was inclined to doubt
that any one in Mompox had heard from
the AlvO her pa4aengerH.
"Mompox Is a day and half up the
Magdalena River from Barranquilla,"
ne said. "If any word of the Alvo had
been received In Colombia 1t would be
lirst known in Barranquilla, which Is
the seaport for Mompox and the Mag
dalena country. 1t would be prac-
tically impossible for news Of the Alvo
70 get to Mompox without first being
known to the vessels agents In Barran-
Quilla. / am very much afraid that the
cablegram brings no news Of the Alvo."