New-York tribune., 1903-01-17
SLOWLY,

to struggle against gales and high seas The
seas continually swept her deck and on Janu-
airy 10 a boatswain's mate was knocked into
one of the holds, sustaining fracture of the
left leg and three ribs. This steamer also was
delayed by trouble with her boilers
The ST. Louis was said yesterday to be the
only steamer of the American Line on which
the insurance had not been cancelled at the
first Of the year. At the marine insurance Of
fees 1t said that she was valued at about
$2.25000O and was insured for about 81. 100000.
OF this amount about 100000 was placed in
this country. The remainder was placed in
England Nearly every company having
office here, and the chief companies Of England,
were said to have interest in her insurance
While a number of New-YOrk companies are
carrying insurance on her cargo. it was not
known how much. copy of the manifest
had reached here, owing to the fact that
one of the big transatlantic lines had sent out
fast boat.
Insurance companies in many cases carry the
insurance of shippers by a contract in which
they agree to insure cargo brought on the fast
liners at from one-ifth to one-quarter of 1 per
cent. This contract covers cargo dispatched
from the other side. Of the value of which they
have knowledge until a manifest 8 received
or the ship arrives herself In the case of such
steamers as the st. Louis the cargoes are OF
great value, as only high class freight can af-
ford to pay the rates on these vessels VeIvets-
laces and high grade dry goods form a good
part of their cargoes. Fortunately. the St.
Louis carried gold, it Is not moving in
this direction at the present time The ST.
Paul. her sister ship. when she aground at
the mouth of the harbor some years ago. had a,
large amount aboard The rate of reinsurance
on the St Louis quoted in London was ID
guineas or Il per cent.
The ST. Louis was not the only ship on which
high rate was quoted yesterday. The steamer
Mountby, which towed into the Azores
yesterday with her tail shaft broken, was quoted
DIT so guineas. She left Wilmington for Bremen
on December 8 with cargo OF cotton The
steamer Ansgar, which left here for Sydney.
Australia on December 3 with cargo of grain
and -four, has not been reported since sailing,
and reinsurance was quoted on her yesterday at
40 guineas.
Some of those on the st. Louis are Mrs. Robert
Abbe wife of Or. Able. professor of surgery at
the POSTGRADUATE Medical School; W P
Ahnelt of No. Al West Seventieth-st., president
of the American Fashion Company. and Mrs
Ahnelt; Thomas ]. Cotton, of No. oSI west
End-ave.. a member of the firm of j. c. john
son & Co.. and George and Frederick Kold. OF
No. 319 West Ninetieth-st., representatives OF
BorgfeId & Co ON board. also. Mr.. and
Mrs Frederick NJ. Leonard of Philadelphia.
Mrs Leonard is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
H Grfmston better known on the stage as the
Kendals Mr. Leonard is a well known lawyer
of Philadelphia Mrs j. NJ. Orkin. of Montreal.
is also passenger
Up to the time of the arrival of the message
telling of the sighting of the St Louis anxious
inquiries and inquirers kept reaching the Amer
lean Line office, and many persons even went 90
the pier The news of the vessels safety soon
spread and the anxiety allayed.
When seen by a Tribune reporter just before
10 o'clock last night. Clement A GrlscoIn IT,
president of the American Line. said:
1T was about 7:30. and by wire. that L hrse
received tidings of the St. Louis. My telegram
simply stated that at $50 p m the ship had
signaIIed her name off Nantucket. have heard
nothing as to the ship being disabled
AT the st. LOuis's normal speed. the run pc
tween the Nantucket and Sandy Hook nght-
ships would occupy some twelve hours From
her tardy sighting of Nantucket however. as
sumo she is running slowly. / do not expect
we shall hear anything further until noon To-
morrow
"Of course" added Mr.. Grscom. we are
thankful to learn of her arrival off Nantucket
This however, merely justihes our confidence In
the ship, her captain and complement
Mr. GriscOm said, further, that his company
would not se1d aid to the st. Louis, unIesS'
asked to do so by her captain