New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-12

~. British flag and subject 10 her call In case
OF emergency.
No less striking is the fact that the sudden taking
O. this great feet Of transports out OF the lanes
81 commerce has not crippled the steamship lines
themselves which have been called upon TO lease
some Of their best steamships in many cases 10
the Government. II is g splendid tribute 10 Eng
lands merchant marine that it is able 10 so
straight ahead notwithstanding the drain upon its
resources handling the bulk OF the ocean carrying
trade OF the world almost as II nothing had hap
pened.
THE BIG LINES AND THEIR VESSELS.
glance at some Of these British steamship
lines and an enumeration of only the larger vessels
OF their fleets which carry the mails will reveal
how this IS possible.
"a The African Steamship Company has twenty
four steamers varying in tonnage from $500 10
27s2 gross tons The Beaver Line has five ships.
ranging from 1000 to BOG gross The Anchor
Line has twenty-three ships. ranging from 1883 10
27s2 gross tons The Beaver Line has five ships
ranging from $500 to 400 gross tons. The Biboy
Line has six ships ranging from es35 10 0200 gross
tons The British and African Steam Navigation
Company has sixteen ships ranging from 3On 10
800 gross tons The British India Steam Navigation
Company has forty-two ships ranging from 5'S'i 10
2U5 gross tons The Canadian-Austraan Line has
three ships ranging from 4.26S 10 1926 gross tons
The Castle Line has eighteen ships ranging from from
!95 TO $2St gross from tons 10 s2ss tons The
Clan Line mas forty-four ships ranging from 2e5o
10 2 PSI gross tons. The Cunard Line has f0ui-
teen ships Of more than 400 gross tons. Inc 10
uinion Line has eleven ships, ranging from II,toO
10 5000 gross tons. The Empress Line mas tnIeS
ships each Of 5000 gross tons. The LaHPolbb q
Holt Line has fourteen ships. ranging iIoin ooo1 70
l260 gross tons. The Natal Line has thlr SPo'
ranging from 800 1902 gross tons. ne -"
Zealand Shipping Company has fourteen SNIP SNIP
ranging from 100 3SOS gross tons ne OI en-
Lire has eleven ships. ranging from oop 10 o,oS'
gross tons The Pacific Steam NaNlsaIoh o I'm n
pany has twenty-five ships. ranging from oVW ~
s2S gross tons The Peninsular ana Orien6a! ~
pany has hftysix ships. ranging from eVJV 10 S,1
sross tons The Royal Mail steam Packet o,s ON,
pany has seventeen ships ranging nom ''f' ~
lW0 gross tons
TWENTY NINE HELD FOR THE ADMIRALTY
Then there is the Shaw Savili and Albion COM
pany which has fourteen ships. ranging foi"
SIS 10 ass3 gross tons. The Union Steahsil'P
COMPANY has seventeen ships, ranging from lo'oo'
70 2lg, gloss IONS The West lnd'a ana IdciIlc
Steamship Company has twenty shPs. Idhs.ns
from 90 SIT gross tons anu III" nHa ~ Dr.;
Linz has twenty ships ranging from l'VoV ~ f'-o'
gross tons 49,, .,.h total
Here are twenty-five steamship lines. Win d tod
Of al least 49, biz vessels besides the Saer ones
which many Of them own. II VIII mus De ~
that England has not drawn on one-qu'i te % 81.
shifs she might draw IN maxim up me-
tsti q NOR flan one hundred transports. ~ az
nfion their possible use as transports. tntIe ar
snong thess ~ steamships twenty nine that az
,ssd a. the disposal OF the BRUSH 5AdihHd''y ioi
Use as arnnol cruisers in case or need.