New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-23
THE GUION LINE ABSORBED.
ITS PASSENGER TRAFFIC TRANSFERRED
TO THE ANCHOR LINE.
CLOSE OF A LOEG CAREER-OLD-TIME GREY
HOUNDS' TO FLY A NEW HOUSE fLA"
FREIGHT STEAMERS MAY RUN


FREIGHT STEAMERS MAY RUN
AT INTERVALS.
The Guion Steamship Company, which. next
to the Cunard Line is the Oldest transatlantic
steamship line entering this port, has practicaily
ceased to exist. So far as its passenger service
Is concerned IT Is thing or the past. ror
thirty years the Guion Line has been well
known all over the world, and for many years its
steamers were the swiftest and finest appointed
ships ahoat.
People who visited Europe ten, fifteen twenty
and thirty years ago will remember when the
Wisconsin, the Wyoming the Nevada and later
the Arizona, the Alaska and the oregon were
the "ocean greyhounds" Of their respective
periods But their glory is gone. The Wisconsin
and Wyoming have been broken up into scrap
iron the Nevada IS getting old and rusty The
Arizona and Alaska are still fighting the battles
with the waves. but they were long ago eclpseo
by other swifter rivals.
The Alaska is now at the Red Star Dock In
Jersey City, where she has been lying since
November Is last She arrived in this port on her
last VOYAGE from Liverpool on October 90, and
was scheduled to depart on the final voyage Ior
the winter on October 2S. Just previous TO the
time for sailing however 1t was announced
that one Of the three crank shafts Of the steamer
was broken, and she could not sail on time.
Repairs were made by changing the position of
one of the shafts, and the steamer started on
her homeward trip on November TO- with only
two of Ter three engines in working order She
returned five days later with another shaft
broken and 1t was strongly suspected the second
shaft was cracked before the vessel started on
her homeward voyage. The vessels big cargo
was unoaded again and one shaft was sent Tor
from England. The other Is being made py
the Southwark Iron Works. Of Philadelphia.
The Alaska scheduled to sail on April
and the Arizona on the same date from the other
side to resume the passenger business FOR the
summer. News arrived by yesterdays steam
ers however announcing that these two steam
ers had been transferred to the Anchor Line and
would be used in the service Of that company the
coming season. These two steamers never be-
longed to the Guion Line. They were owned by
the builders the well-known firm Of John Elder
& Co. Of Glasgow. They were run In the inter-
est of the owners by the Guion Line. That line
has also chartered a number of freight steamers
during the winter and has run them to this
port at irregular intervals. This service may be
continued as Harvey Underhill, Of the firm or A.
NJ. Underhl & Co.. will sail on the Majestic
tomorrow to try and arrange for other freight
steamers at least. Hereafter Henderson
Brothers will be the agents Of the Alaska and
Arizona, that firm has charge OF the interests
of the Anchor Line in this city.
The Guon Line was first known as the
Williams & Guon Line. and afterward
changed to the Guion Line. being owned and
controlled by Stephen b. and William H. Guon,
both of whom are now dead. The Guion Line
goes to Liverpool and the Anchor Line TO Gas-
cow 1t is understood that hereafter the Anchor
Line will send steamers to both these ports.