New-York tribune., 1899-08-18
DELAYED BY THE STORM.
WEST INDIAN AND SOUTHERN STEAM
SHIPS OVERDUE.
A MISTAKE ABOUT THE vIGILANCIA-No
ANXIETY FELT FOR THE VESSELS HERE.

A MISTAKE ABOUT THE vlGILANCIA-No
ANXIETY FELT FOR THE VESSELS HERE
Il seems that the dispatch received by the
officials Of the Ward Line on Wednesday say
Ing that the Viglancia had passed Jupiter
Light at o'clock was based on the misappre
hension Of the marine observer at Jupiter 1t
was not the vigilancia that seem but her
sister boat the Mexico, which arrived at Ha-
vana at : o'clock Yesterday morning. The
Vigflancia was due at Havana last Sunday, and
she is consequently now five days overdue
Fears for her safety beginning to he enter
tanned. especially as her course would have
taken her right through the path Of the West
Indian hurricane At the Offices of the Ward
Line however any suggestion that the vessei
had met with some mishap was secuted. The
officials give it their opinion that CaPtalh
REYNOLDS finding the storm closing IN around
him put out to sea, and that he may he nesrd
from at any moment. They say tha' tne
Vigilancia had taken the same precautions dS
did the Antila, Of the Montell Line "hlch pu'
out n sea last fall &c avoid storm ana arrived
al Nassau her destination. seven DAYS ia'e'
John W Barrett, the managing director ot the
Ward Line. refused yesterday to make punn'
the passenger list Of the Vie'lancta IFS pno"-
cation, he urged, would cause needless alarm
He declined also 70 state Just how many pas
serpers we're aboard the ship. to give the
value Of her cargo. Mr.. Barrett stated 'na' ne
had received dispatch during the morning
frcm Havana informing him that the MeHlco
had sighted the Vigilancis last Monday morn
ing The cable dispatch furnished No detalS
however and from that very omission II is CON
I, ,f,,ev
overdue ship Otherwisa the Mexico would have
stood by IN help her The Mexico should hnd'r
ordinary conditions. have reached Havana on
Tuesday hut she. too met the hurricane a'-
cording tn the cabIed report. and weathered 1t
without sustaining any damage
The Vigilancla is steel vessel, 800 feet lons
a. feet bear and - feet deep. Her gross ton
mage is 4115 and net tonnage 2.9"f She has
trinla EXPANSION engines She was built az Ches-
ter I'm $500 The Vigilancia was a troopshlp
for the United States during the late war III
addition 10 a rich cargo of merchandise she cal cal
ried on her present trip about sixty PdSsenspis :,
most of whom We're military and government
service men returning 10 Cupa from raves VI
absence.
Another Ward Line steamer. the Havana,
which holds tho record between MORO Castle
and Scotland Lghtship. is also overdue. Snc
left Havana last Sunday for this city. with d
full cargo of cigars, tobacco ana trult ana oN
T one hundred passengers. one Sil'hIN ho
this port on Wednesday afternoon at the ldlesl'
MIR Barrett has no fears for her safety, now
ever He thinks that. like the Nigilancia. she
ran out 70 sea to escape the storm, and IS now
making her way back 70 land. The Havana mas
among her passengers number OF Army OH
GERS privates discharged soldiers ana service
/ men who are coming north on leave
The Spanish Line steamship san Aueustn
which left Havana last Friday, has not Deen
heard Of. She should hay" arrived mere OF
Tuesday She has on board twenty-five pdsseh
gers and A large cargo. Mr.. Vidal, the agent ol
the company said that, in view OF the storm
there was nothing unusual in the vessels de
'ay and added that he expected her to reacf
/ port some time to-day. The company steamel
| Manuel l.. Villaverde. which left here las
/ Thursday for Havana. arrived at that port at
| o'clock Yesterday morning. She met the hurri
/ cane and sailed through il without injury .
Tho steamers City Of Augusta and Decatur II
Miller belonging 10 the Ocean steamship Com
pany and the Merchants and Miners Transpor
/ tation Company respectively, have not ye
! reached Savannah. The Augusta left mere o
. Saturday, and was due at Tybee on TUESDAY
/ and the Miller due there about the sam
. time. The Clyde Line steamer Oneida, Whic
. sailed on Saturday for Wilmington n &,
nearly three days overdue at that port. tee
gram Of inquiry was received by the agents Il
+ this city yesterday afternoon but they were, o
course unable 10 give any information or IN
vessels whereabouts.
The Oneida is commanded by Captain staples
/ and has crew Of twenty-four men