The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-26
C0BT|NG STEAMERS
IRE LAYING UP.
Many Being Withdrawn From
Fear Of Capture BY Spanish.
British steamers Chartered IN some
Instances to Take the Place u
American ye.se.s In the West In.
dia and Mexico Traae-Other Lfnes
Raining ~ Usaal ana ran Con-
tfnse Unttl WarneA BY Aushsrities

NEW YORK, April 36.-war and the
risks incidental thereto have caused much
apprehension among the agents OF the
coastwise steamship lines at this port. AZ
ye; there has been no general stoppage az
traffic. as the lines are waiting to So
what the latest Developments are. The
feeling generally among the agents Of
these lines Ia that there is most actual
danger of their vessels being, seized by
spaniarsis along the North Atlantic rather
than In Southern waters. and as a result.
even before the port regulations were In
effect. these lines. which ali fly the Ameyi-
can flag, were sending their steamers out
through what they consider the most dam
gerons part Of their voyage in daylight.
Two lines have practically suspended
traffic to ports where there would be any
real danger. and others are contemplating
ths same move. The first was the New
York and Cuba mali steamship COMPANY.
which. after sending q large amount Of
supplies to Cuba on its regular American
boats. later chartered several flying ine
British nag and continued sendsng proyi-
sions TO Havana II has now discontinued
this trade and while it's American boats
are laid up 1t viii continue to send a few
chartered British steamers to Mexican
ports.
The Mallory line announced tina. its SER
vice TO Galveston was discontinued and
that. prior 10 the sailing OF the steamer
on Saturday, II would be announced
whether the line continued its service 10
Key West.
The Clyde line is stili keeping up It's
Jacksonville service. and the Cromwell
line has boats running to New Orleans
The steamer Finance, OF the Panama
Railroad Company. which was billed 10
sail from Colon to New York. was ordered
by the company to remain In port II is
doubtful IL the steamer Advance. booked
to sail here for Colon on Saturday. will
start. These steamers fiy the American
flag and the Msysi passage thrsugh
which they pass. Is now regarded as ex.
trenely dangerous. The company s.steam.
ers on the Pacific are still making their
trips TO ard from South American ports
regularly. a. there is nc immediate fear
Of their being intercepted in that part OF
the world.
Official notice is given by the Southern
Pacific Company. the SUNSET route. that
the service OF the Morgan line between
New York and New Orleans has not been
interrupted. the intention of the company
beng &c dispatch steamers from New
York every Wednesday and Saturday, the
Spanish war risk between New York and
New Orleans to be assumed By the South
err Pacific Company. All other ceast wise
tines are In active service and running
steamers as usual and will make no
change until warned by the government
The sound steamers are making their
regular trips. although II the same reguia-
the southern entrance 20 the harbor, they
will have to change fheir smiling time
With the excursion season approaching.
many persons are interested in tho plans
OF the regular excursion lines for the
summer The same regulations viii pre-
vail IN their sailing as 10 other vessels
and This will DO away with moonlight trips
To Coaey Island and other points which
are covered by the local harbor regula-
s!onS. I, is even probable that those ex-
Hook may have 10 discontinue service DUR
lng the war but no arrangements to this
effect have been made yet