The herald., 1898-04-27
COASTWISE STEAMERS
BEGIN TO LOOK FOR PLACES TO
TIE UP
Two Lines Have Already Suspended
Operations and the Others Are
Getting Nervous

NEW YORK, April 26.-War and tht
risks incidental thereto have caused mucl
| apprehension among the agents of tht
coastwise steamship lines at this port. A:
| yet there has been no general stoppage Of
| traffic, as the lines are waiting to see
| what the latest developments are. The
| feeling generally among the agents OF
these lines is that there Is more actual
danger of their vessels being seized by
Spaniards along the North Atlantic coast
than in Southern waters, and as a result
even before the port regulations were iI
effect, these lines, which all fly the Amer
ican flag, were sending their steamers out
early in the morning, so as to pass through
what they consider the most dangerous
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
the same move.
The first was the New York and Cuba
Mail Steamship Line. After sending g
large amount of supplies to Cuba on the
regular American boats, it later chartered
several flying the British flag, and con-
tinued sending provisions to Havana. II
has now discontinued this trade, and while
its American boats are laid up will con-
tinue to send a few chartered British
steamers to Mexican ports.
The Mallory Line announced that its
service to Galveston was discontinued
and that prior to the sailing of the steamer
on Saturday it would announce whether
the line continued fits service to Key West.
The Clyde is still keeping up its Jackson
vile service, and the Cromwell Line has
fN ovlA
| The Steamer Finance of the Panama
Railroad Company, which was billed tc
sail from Colon TO New York, was ordered
by the company to remain in port. 1t is
doubtful if the steamer Advance. booked
to sail from here to Colon on Saturday
will start. These steamers fly the Amer.
lean flag, and the Maysi passage through
which they pass is now regarded as OK
tremely dangerous. The Company S
steamers on the Pacific are still making
their trips to and from South American
ports regularly. as there is no 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 OIL the company
being to 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
ern Pacific Company.
All other coastwise lines 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 If the
same regulations are put into effect as
now prevail at the south entrance to the
harbor, they will have to change theli
sailing time.
With the excursion season approaching
many persons are interested in the plans
| of the regular excursion lines for the sum-
| mer. The same regulations will prevail in
| their sailing as to other vessels, and this
will do away with the moonlight trips tc
Coney Island and other points where COW
cred by the local harbor regulations.
| 1t is even probable that those excursion
steamers which ply near Sandy Hook may
have to discontinue service during the
war but no arrangements to this effect
have been made yet