New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-11
OCEAN LINES IN WAR TINES
HOW AN ANGLO-GERMAN CONFLICT
WOULD AFFECT THEM
NETWORK SHIPPING WOULD BE BADLY CRp.
PLED-THE AID THAT STEAMSHIP CON-
PANIEs COULD GIVE TO THEIR
RESPECTIVE COUNTRIES

pLED-THE AID THAT STEAMSHIP CON.
PANIEs COULD GIVE TO THEIR
RESPECTIVE COUNTRIES.
war between Great Britain and Germany would
have serious effect upon the shipping OF the port
! OF New-York " 1t should take place. and other
European countries be drawn INTO the conflict.
many think probable. shipping would be sadly
crnpled and almost destroyed for the time being
so far as the big transatlantic Ines are concerned
The only transatlantic lines which WoaN not be
crippled by the talked-of war would be the Amer-
can the Red star. the Netherlands-Amerean and
Thngvala lines
4 Tribune reporter visited the offices OF number
Of the different lines yesterday. ard while the idea
OF war was generally pooh-poohed some Interest,"
/ ing facts were CLEANED as 10 how far England and
Germany could rely upon the Ines running to
their ports for feet cruisers and trained oilcers
ard sailors Gustav Schwab, the agent OF the
North German Lloyd Line sa II was incoaceva-
bic that war should ensue, but r it did 1t would
certainly Involve all the big steamship lines. and
practically cripple them for the time beng Mr.
Schwab then gave some figures as to now micn TIE
North German Lloyd could aid the German Gov
ernment on the high seas It's heet s composed
or ffy or more vessels and OF these sixteen would
be available as cruisers transports. There are
ga cantains officers and engineers IN the employ
OF the company and OF these more than % per cent
belong 10 the naval reserve Of Germany lneh. "a~
men are employed in making up the crews OF the
company big feet. and a large part OF these
could be called upon fer service In war
Emil l.. Roas. the agent OF the hamours-Alen-
ga, line Vas equally certain that England and
Germany would not go to over such rival
matter a. now appears the surface Inc lam
burg Line said Mr.. Boas. has hfiy-sx Vesse's III
is many Ines and o. these four could De al once
armed and equipped as fast CRUISERS Inc 'a'.ef
are the Augusta Victoria. the Nornannla' ,ne
TO this port They have an average speed OF u 10
% kro,s ar hour and are classed express steam
ers Then there five twin-scre" Vessels Oh an
average speed OF fourteen knots. and these. to-
ge,her with the rema Ming vessels OF the '"'e
could be brought into service as armed Uahspo'ts
4 large number u soldiers could be transported os
the Hamburg American Line alone. The Norman
ris has already been in the service. as she was
armed with guns and used for eleven days IN the
German naval rnanoeuvres last Novo'nSer IN INC
service OF the company are W experiences cay
,sins and officers and COZ engineers. oesGes a0ou'
FIVE thousand two hundred men o. all departments
.ho make No the crews Of the vessels OF the Ines
feet. 60
Among the principal lines that the German Gov.
,,,er, cou1 draw upon in case Of necessity are
the fo..ov.lng: The North German Lloyd Hamnuts'
American Hamburg South American Kosmos Line
:, South America. Kingsin, German East Air'c~o'
Orient German Australian ana LeNah' ms
tho crnard. White Star and Anchor lines and these
would doubtless be called upon 10 aid Ersana
var WAS declared. While England would not /"
obls TO get as many vessels from the trahsA,1a
x,-,.,ca as Germany the Cunard and Waite Saf
lines could furnish her With several lee' ana formS
dabie cruisers besides adding largely 10 the NUM-
Der g her transports. The Campana sha I-nc%1 IN
a,e queens OF the Atlantic. ana tne MarsS , anu
T.ut6rlc are not laggins far ben.ne: me mugs
ivSi,e St,r freleaters would make IDEAL transportA
and there are d score or more OF tnsm me Sn "
arc manned by able selmsn and ofhcrFs. ana sns
larger vessels OF tGs Cunarl and White stag ..nes
c,rrv crews OF between 40 and ~ msn ;.ccu 100
figures OF the available men on the hhshs" III"
II war should be declared, then. as NJ schwSSS
said yesterday. all the ,uropean Po"erfS ~ TSat
vw6uld cause Fran,e to cali upon the Frencn Linej
which could furnish a large number OF men anu
SHIPS to the Republic Among the Essn men, nsr.
mining To this port besides those ALREADY men.
,ionsi arc the Atlantic Transport, Visor A .s,
state Iamport & Holt Na,ona;, Br's s,Sn ' ssy
,ha, there are enough SHIPS row I'D yp on ina
'ish shores for all the purposes wn.cn nnsaHy
might need them for ami ;hsy believe mar a ss'
anS Of the lines woid be called upon III eA'e
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