The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-14
BOSTON LINE COMES OFF TOO.
FIVE STEAMERS A WEEK FROM
SAVANNAH TO NEW YORK.

The City of Macon TO Rum Between
New York and BOstOn-The Phila-
deIphia Line Abandoned AItOgeth
er-Thc Change to Take Effect July
I-Other Arrangements May BE
Made When the City of Augusta Is
Again ia Commission.
The Ocean Steamship Company's lines Of
vessels between Savannah and Philadel-
phia and between Savannah and Boston
will be taken off July l.
The line between Savannah and Phila-
delphia will be discontinued, except by
water and rail connection from Baltimore,
and by rail connections from New York.
The company win continue to handle
Philadelphia business to and from Savan-
nah by its own line to New York. An
other route for the Philadelphia business
will be the Merchants and Miners Trans
portation Companys line to Baltimore
from Savannah. The traffic between Phil
adelphia and Baltimore for this route will
be by rail or canal.
The vessels now plying between Savan-
nah and Boston, the ChattahoOchee and
the Gate City, will be taken off the same
day the Philadelphia line is discontinued,
and will be put on the line between Sa-
vannah and New York. This will increase
the number of vessels on the Savannah
and New York line from four to six and
will give five sailings a week each way.
The sailing days after July l, the time
the changes will go into effect, will be
TNaAnagIaxre
and Saturdays.
The company owns eight steamers, one of
which, the City of Augusta, is now dock
ed at New York for extensive repairs and
refittings. The City of Augusta may be
completed by Aug. !, and il may be later
before she comes off the ways. Just what
will be done with her when she is dis
charged from the New York yards is not
known. 1t is possible she may take the
place of one of the vessels that will then
be running on the New York line. The
vessel she relieves will probably be placed
on the restored line, If il is resumed, be-
tween Savannah and Boston, running with
the City of Macon between the two cities.
When the City Of Macon, now plying be-
tween Savannah and Philadelphia, is
taken off she will be run between New
York and Boston, forming a connection
with the SavannahNew York line
for Boston. Savannah and Boston will
thus have no direct line of vessels plying
between the ports. but the business be-
tween the two cities will be carried on
as formerly. The City of Macon in her
new capacity as a water line between
New York and Boston, and as a transfer
vessel for Savannah-Boston business, viii
e., L.. 81.
port every fourth day.
These arrangements will be in effect
until the completion of the repairs on
the City of Augusta, which consist in re
fitting her with new engines and boilers
and an extensive renovating throughout.
When she again goes into service she will
be one of the handsomest, best and fast
est of the company's vessels. When she is
ready for service the disposition made of
her may effect the situation somewhat
The changes, the officials of the COM
pany say, are made for what is consider
ed the good Of the service in business
way, the benefit of Savannah and of Geor-
gia, Alabama and Florida. 1t is emphatical-
" denied by the officials both of the Ocean
Steamship Company and Central of Geor-
gia railway that they We're influenced in
the course adopted in any manner, shape
or form by competing lines. The with
drawal Of the Philadelphia line has occa-
stoned some talk OF inducements from
competitors, but this is denied. The line
has not proved a success, financially, and
its discontinuance was suggested for the
interests of the company.
Vice President John NJ Egan of the
Ocean Steamship Company and of the
Central of Georgia railway returned from
the north yesterday. Traffic Manager e.
II. Hinton, General Freight Agent W. A.
Winburn, and General Passenger Agent
J. c. Halle are expected to-day The Off
Gals visited the agencies at Philadelphia.
New York and Boston. They left here last
Sunday. Monday and Tuesday they spent
at Philadelphia, Wednesday and Thurs
day at New York and Friday at Boston.
Mr. Egan left the others al Boston.
The trip was for an inspection of the
agencies. The officials recently appoint
ed to the administration of the traffic af-
fairs Of the company, Messrs. Hinton,
Winburn and Halle. made a careful study
of the situation, with the view of thor
oughly familiarizing themselves with
their work. With the withdrawal of the
Philadelphia line, the port agent at the
latter place. Mr. A. S. Strong, will re-
tire from the company's service as agent
Mr.. nj. c. Hammond, recently transferred
from Philadelphia to MI the vacancy al
New York. caused by Gen. G. NJ. Sorrel's
resignation, Is the company's port agent
at New York. with office al the pier, and
= Mr.. +. X. Bryan. Jr.. formerly chief clerk
In the office here of the general freight
agent Of the Central, is installed as the
eompany's general eastern agent. with OF.
fee at No. 81 Broadway. Messrs Rich.
ardson & Barnard are the company's
agents at Boston.