The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-27
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famous ia" however. II will be noticed
that the line chose names of countries
alone at first, even to the Servia, but
these became exhausted so far as the
wishes of the company were concerned,
and names like Gallia, Bothnia, Scythia,
Pavonia, Catalonia. Parthia, Etruria, UNI
bria, Lucania and Campania were taken.
The last four boats were named after
Italian provinces.
Another company with the 'ia" fever is
the Anchor line, its christening being
made from countries as well as races.
The Furnessia, Circassia, Devonia, b.
livia, Algeria California, Alsatia, Assyria,
Ethiopia and Italia are typical Anchor line
names. The old National line, which the
Atlantic Transport Company took over,
had in it's more popular days steamers
named after leading countries of the
world To the knowing ones the mere
mention of the France, America, Europe,
Canada, Denmark, Holland Italy, Spain,
England Erin, Scotland, Greece and
Egypt told to which line they belonged.
The only exception to the rule was in the
cases of the Queen and the Helvetia, and
both OF these were said to be hard luck
ships. They could not have been more
unfortunate, however, than the Erin,
Scotland and Egypt, which came to I'M
timely ends.
The old Guion line, in its bid for steer
age passengers, was partial to the names
CT American Territories and points in the
West as its Dakota, Wyoming, Alaska,
Arizona, Oregon, Nevada, Wisconsin.
Montana and Idaho would indicate. On
one occasion only did the Guion line VIC
late this fixed rule. This was when it
christened the Abyssinia, which was af-
terward burned at sea-
The White Star line has built so many
in hA 49,.
mand great deal of twisting and turning
to meet the requirement of uniformity in
names The company ends its names in
'1o, and to adhere to it's principle has
OF necessity been obliged to use the same
name several times. The original purpose
was 10 call the ships after oceans and
seas. The first vessel of the company was
the Oceanic, and that is the name of its
latest flyer. The Adriatic and Baltic
about ended the company's desire to stick
10 great bodies OF water, ending in &c"
and II then began with continents and
races. There have been several Runics
and Arabics. Other names that the line
selected were Nomadic, Naronic, Coptic.
Cutie, Boyle, Celtic, Britannia, Belgic.
Tauric, Cymric, Delphic, Ionic, Georgia,
Majestic, Teutonic and Germanic.
The Holland-American line names are
also uniform in their ending. The com
pany was nicknamed the profane line by
shipping men years ago, and the name of
one of its vessels, sounding like "Obe-
dam,' was never mentioned among la
dies The names Amsterdam Spaarn-
dam, Rotterdam, Potsdam, Statendam.
Werkendam, Edam, Maasdam and OBJ
dam We're appropriately Dutch. Several
Of the boats came from the White Star
line, but their names were changed
Red Stars GHauds ,,
The Red Star line has always had
land to end its names. except in the
English-bred Kensington and Southwark.
The Friesland, Belgenland, Switzerland,
iceland, Vaderland Westernland Penn
land, Noordland and Rhynland ends about
all the possible lands" and the company
with the Belgian flag has been obliged
to repeat names in christening new ships.
This is so of the Vaderland, lately launch
ed, and will be so of the new iceland.
The State line drew literally from the
South and Far West in naming its ships,
some of its most famous names being the
State of Nebraska, State of Nevada, State
of California, State of Georgia, State of
Florida. State of Virginia, State of Ala
bama and State of Indiana. The State
line is now tackled on to the Allan Com
pany which ends all of it's names in ian"
the same as the Leylands and several
other smaller companies.
The French line ships are all named af-
ter French provinces, and the American
liners after American cities, now that the
Paris is to be known as the Philadelphia.
The Hogans and the ships of the Atlantic
Transport Company are given to the
names of Indian tribes and American
cities, and the Chesapeake and O 10 Com
pany has the good American names of
Chicahominy. Appomettox. Kanawha,
Rapdan. Shenandoah and Rappahannock
The majority of the Johnston line
steamers end in more" and the Harri-
son line has such uniform names as In
ventor, Editor. Legislator, Dictator. Coun-
sellor, Author Governor, Senator and all
the callngs of life, such as Mariner, Mer-
chant. Engineer. Magician, Barrlster.
Navigator and so on. Even this list is
limited and the Harrisons have been
obliged to have ships almost alike in
names such as CollegIan and Scholar,
Traveller and Wanderer. Legislator and
Senator, Navigator and Mariner, nd Bar
rister and Counsellor.
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