New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-31

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c laiIs with every comfort provided them with
roosterpieces OF art of the present DAY emDeiisn-
inc Them with works OF renowned ar"s's' oo'h III
paW,rh,es improving the Bremen; New York express
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EU oSt In the year 1885 they secured Government
contract ID India ne CHINA Japan and Australia with
branch lines in the Mediterranean ana the Pacific
Ocean requlresns 81; six ne rs perai German mail
steamer. the Oder. left Bremen for Eastern Asia
Yne Of these number Of smaller yes
sells sent out for sd in
70 I,; c with the China line and between Sydney
md the Samoa Islands In connection with the Aus
H Ths steamers built for the Imperial Mai lines
the Bayern tho anzr and
,heck for the branch lines all of these having been
@ Their speed averages between fourteen to
s1Steen miles per hour. These fine ships are fitted
up specfb. e requirements Of the imperial Govern,
ment regarding speed dimensions beauty of interior
Hnoiher line; acting as feeder to the China Line
anu Line the North German Lloyd established
IL isss new line between Singapore. Batavia and
N svcs isss the Lloyd added number of other
handsome and imposing steamers to their already
IKE vessels of this class form type OF
steamers Ies and Cargo and are sapabs
~ sccommodatng in that class some 2.4OO passen-
gers besides so cabin passengers and about 5000 tons
o. The Storage compartments provided with ali the
nnckly so that 5000 cubic metres of space
b. appropriated for cargo. These vessels supple
, mssd in the New-York. Baltimore and the River
Pate trade also in the season. for the wool traffic
In the autumn of 1891 the New-York Genoa Line
opened wcn oa e IT1n 'nS vsns
Southern SPAIN the Riviera. Italy switzerland and
rne q regular service between Genoa Naples
and Alexandria, which likewise has become a most
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TWIN-sCREW VESSELS BEING BUILT.
A number Of twn-screw steamers are now in
construction in European shipyards. and will be
added TO the feet of this company. Some idea of
the growth OF the service and of the ocean travel
IN general can be obtained from the following
statistics In 1858 the total tonnage of the Lloyd
was 5255 tons; in 1898. 23o.5s1 TONS including the
steamers in construction The amount of coal con-
sumed in 1869 was 5000 TONS in 1892 76o 066 tons
During 1853 the steamers of the Lloyd made
total mileage Of $3.50 miles while in 1892 distance
Of 2S40S24 miles was covered by steamers flying
the North German Lloyds flag. equal TO l3l times
round the globe. The number of passengers carried
in 1858 Wa l.s7o in 1892 2o34ss The total number
OF passengers carried ty the Lloyd up to the end
OF 1892 2754.7$
The company's possessions have become so vast
that they do not insure with the underwriters, but
write off each year a equal to the premiums
they would nave TO pay and put il into an In
surance fund of their own. on which they draw in
an emergency such as this.
The worst disaster which has previously hap
pened TO the steamers of the North German Lloyd
Company was the loss of the Deutschland. on
December .. 1876 The steamer bound from
Kentish Knock Sands part OF the great shoal near
the mouth OF the Thames River. In terrific snow
storm. The ships bearings were lost in the thick
weather and the first sign OF danger was the
grounding OF the vessel. Then the lookout dis
cerned breakers in front The engines re-
A strong wind blowing and carried the vessel
fast the shoaL Boats lowered, but many
OF them capsized In the heavy sea Many OF the
passengers and crew persisted In consequence or
the severe cold weather. OF the passengers and
about seventy-five lost in this disaster.
Those who reached land at Harwich had been ex-
posed 10 the severe weather in open boats FOR
thirty-four hours and suffered intensely The YES
sci completely wrecked.
The steamship Mosell. of the North German
port by way OF Southampton struck on the rocks
at Lizard Point in dense fog on August 3.
1882, and wrecked. She had on board between
600 and 700 passengers who, with her crew. were
rescued by the Falmouth steamer Rosetta and
taken safely into Falmouth.
In 1873 the Kaiser Wilhelm went ashore and
broke up, and about two years ago the Elder went
ashore Attersfeld Ledge. She was foated
and towed intos Southampton. where she was
abandoned by the company.
an accident to her shaft. and towed into the
Azore Islands.
ON June 81 1892 the Travs. of this line. into
the ship Fred b. Taylor. and cut her In two. or
the crew OF twenty-three men OF the ship two
men were drowned. the rest being rescued.