The Washington times., 1894-06-04
OVERDUE NAHSHIPS.
They Are Ali OId and SLOW hut They Az
pcrkars Safe

They Are Ali OId and SLOW hut They Are
Perhaps Safe.
NEW YosE, June 3.-Of the three sc-calied
"oId" warshi:s now overdue at various ports,
orly Caeetne lancaster, Is SO r,-ch as twenty
years Old. The gatIon w4E launched at ki.tery:
Me, in IS.5 and the Alliance a. Norfolk in 1876.
Both are wooden baris. The Marion is the
larger OF the two by alGacst go tons They we're
both very good vessels OF their type when built,
and there are a half dozen others neither better
nor verse, still or the active list OF the aavy.
The Nation, when in fiis.--ste trim. can steam
rather more than s.evon Eaots en hour, and ihe
Alliance rather less than len Srots 10 the o.
dinarg lIEus.nEn lEr.- 20 NOT 10 < ike ausi-
Iuated vessels, ani GuiA nave d.ne a vasl
amount oi dairy wiihir tEv i'asi I've years.
Ire Lancaster Is nov -htty-siS years cid. She
IS stii-t.2E"d sesscl VI tonnage about
equal 10 Cs&: OF til" -the- ~ rut:. .iiea. ana her
accredited specs. lItls ii:;,1t t;lzt o. th
Ail!aate 4 : not many yeas s.i-o she made
one Vf tar longest SCygises GhdcrI.xe'. by the
saps ( tla ri,tad S.Iirs IA :. Acne ~ these
shIis is q la = 81 7! nica ovec Sfl tons Of coal,
and tie capacity OF :i.e u is .ni 80 tons.
li.ey al deaeEd chiefly s,isir sa.ls IN i;aS-
ing nG voTi.ivs aAd Lone Il tte.n IS T. a.3eiGliy
swif. s5iiyr. lte o.d hears rye. Z. Vessel Of
ewhat EIr-I sz. t..,,u n5 = iii ne vas oue
uf f4e Few fiiiy swift Sc. iu: crr:t VI The navy,
She col.d sl,-'t-n acyu: tIesri knots xn Eour.
aad, = i.h ti.c Gid w he: salts. could sEow her
heG.s u scrir nl tEc shiis of Iae new navy.
fue = - Vi t.Is' nom -SOiLiEE CI i.tuatCs
sh - ls"-n tSe China at:on is one o. .rt.i-.i.
L. erJ's:. s,'i;.e save s4"!ed tEc ara! tuey
~; 81 7- s.id, accas IN w.s anssfe to b.in..
lLc.r II '.-, :. u IA rs mrIy wears since Capt.
n..,a... - ~. IieG. l. : friends sad. a; Anxiety
II o. =, :: {; me f'G-I tbin aia Old Sailing ship
ii-l.t i.iH,' TIE vrS5=e W.ta such ti;.., Eliy
tta: ts =, is5i,- ls.yT pgssc n,gnE sieepl=ss
IL f,..:s IN lie br.4 'sel ing hat sac wCuiI be
lIst
.,zra; a..iee aye so = e stoned to the delays
ct tuc 3:deT st.i tt tue fHct q sl n c vessels
h.;n. ira.,1- dIFs Uve"d:r eXcit:S no CrFHt
ait. N, siiton- .iti,nsc asacr.. liz tho
WY ~ .-.s the IA. i al = saved for -.rat
e:i.-. :. II .eS. frc-yb dr tnpas Iias she sails
Wi s...cc ~ ietsb The snip a".Ie ii acc.deG;
Ia, pms. and. as the oid II ps ara amply ptO-
lJn- e. se.tr. Ike a.in5er OF miles that tue
81, : r-ai Will carry her s a.so known win
rersonG:'ie exaCines' ana rs tie cor, IS a last
resource. IL IS nus .-rCed Uriii te commander
is sure Shat il will suIco ~ bring the snip into
ioft.
with shi pa rs sound rs the three now awaited
:. .src voyage Is taken without pneasiness on
tnt Ut ol d. sG o ocetIs. and th+ Ch!eI draw
Eack Sf suth q >oyare Hes in t5o teGiun NitE
tie newer s!Iirs tVcl.y aay5 - Neen ports is u
lon: tilstn, ant y sI;'Ps company Is sa.,.om So
i.u.n ia tHrse weeks IL sea kven With tas slew
shifs tnRt haze -isEr-to made ny the China
: II; dt.4i. III yUT., between ngrte Of the China
:, alton W seldom very l5nc. and tnefe vas
ia-cs from ia iN- into ;s;.l,sai LHs.ei. when
the -, a. III s.l. . M 20 post everybody on
tcr.9i A!!i tel relieved, II II 50 Oh having :
s;r.pss Eiiy ulss ii ttu r.'riS O. ne deep as at
Lawns, ESCAPED the Ieuiuni ui his l..ossl1a.o s