Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-04
Boom in Shipbuilding for the
Transatlantic Service.
LAST TRANSPORT TO SAIL FOR CUBA
"Red' Leary, a Confidence Man,
Has Curious Experience.
HISTORIC MANSION SOLD
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, June 3, 1901.
Shipping men in this city say that more
steamships are built for transatlantic ser
vice from American ports than ever before
in the history Of the country. This is due.
they explain. not much to the natural
increase in traffic as to competition and the
desire of the various steamship companies
to have their vessels in every respect up
80 date in order to get the patronage of
passengers and shippers.
At present, according to the engineer of
the American bureau of shipping, there are
eight vessels being built in American ship
yards for transatlantic service. Two of
these vessels are under construction at
Cramps yards. Philadelphia, for the Amer
lean line; two at Sparrow Point for the
Atlantic Transport Company. and four for
the same company at the New York Ship
building COmpany's yards at Camden. A
law was enacted some years ago that ad-
mitted ship built abroad to sail under
American coiors provided the company that
operated it built a vessel of equal tonnage
in American yards The American line has
recently built four ships on the Clyde, two
of which will be used in the service of the
Red Star line. Besides the addition of the
ten ships alluded to above, the transat-
1antiC fleet will be increased by the addition
OF several vessels that the foreign steam
ship companies are building abroad. 1t is
impossible to get the number of foreign
built ships that are being constructed for
the American service, but it has been es-
timated the number will be at least twelve.
Besides the passenger and freight vessels
Cow being built for the Atlantic service in
the United States, there are two large
GOLFERS. 5000 tons each, being built at
Sparrow Point. Md Two large steam
ships for the Pacific Mail Company I'M
der construction at Newport News.
Last Transport to Sail for Cuba.
The last army transport to ply between
the United States and Cuba will leave this
port on Wednesday. June ). On that date
tt>e Sedgwick having on board 100 horses,
few recruits and a cargo of general sup
plies. will leave New York for Matanzas.
Havana, Cienfuegos and Santiago. When
she returns to the Brooklyn navy yard she
will be put out of commission and held to
await orders from Washington. The trans
port Mcclellan. that left New York with
general cargo on May ~ for San Juan and
ports on the east of Cuba, will return at
about the same time and will be held for
orders also.
~9tficers Of the Army building do not know
what is to be done with the transports that
We're used between the United States and
Cuba and Porto Rico, but 1t Is believed
Philippine service. The army transport SER
vice between the United States and the
Philippines, IL is said. will probably be con-
tiuUed for some time. The next transport
o. sail from this port will be the ingalls,,
which is scheduled to leave on June % for
Manila.
Italian Immigrant Problem.
Ellis Island authorities are wrestling with
a big Italian passport and citizenship prop
ositi0n and have appealed to Washington
t. have the case Strengthened out. One
girl who was born in this country. but
whose father is not a citizen, was given
passport at the United States embassy
N nj mot hpr INN 1itrrl nt moi
only showed American citizenship pa
Irrs. but produced an Italian passport vised
by the consul at Naples 1t is exceptional
t. swear allegiance TO two countries at
time. and as n result this immigrant
Is detained at Ellis Island until the great
question Of what country he belongs to is
decided According to all accounts. the i'm
migrant authorities are willing to abandon
their claim To the loyalty of the man
Vessels in Porto Rican Trade Save
PflOtage.
About $4,000 will be saved annually TO
W SSels engaged in the Porto Rican trade by
In United States Supreme Courts decision
that they are engaged in the coasting
trad~ and consequently exempt from the
requirement of paying piotage charges at
tn ports where they touch, provided their
masters are properly licensed as pilots at
L So ports. AS the liners have refused
t pay bills for pilotase since the cession
- Prrto Rico, the pilots Will not have to
and out OF this port from .S125 to $50
fHr these ships. according to their draught
Al Porto kican ports they about $50
Historic Residence Sold.
Under the hammer of the auctioneer the
fine old colonial dwelling which the late
Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt used to
occupy at Stapleton, s l., has been
knocked down to the owner of the mort
gage which it has carried for some years
Britt for the and pleasure of one of
the world most famous money makers. 1t
long ago fell into comparative decay, and
apparently there were few who wanted IT.
For many years the old Vanderbilt dwell
ing has been place of great interest to
visitors at Stapleton- was the last house
Old Commodore Vanderbilt occupied on
Staten Island. The facts that he was
reared on that island and started his re-
markable career as ferryman there and