New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-05
Fl STEAMERS TO = :"
TOURISTS RESCUE
Boats of Two Lines To Be
Used for Bringing. :
Home Americans. ,.---
TIE-UP OF ENGLISH
VESSELS EXPECTED
Kronprinz Wilhelm Thought to-
Have Taken Coal to German
Cruisers OFF Coast. Z 90

Active preparations 20 bring hons
Americans stranded in England and on
the Continent were announced yester-.
day by two steamship compsies, the
United Fruit Company and the Luck
enbach Steamship Company.
According to Arthur W. Preston,
president Of the United Fruit Company,
eighteen steamers Of the Elder-Fyfe
Steamship Company, which the United
Fruit concern controls, will abandon
their schedule from Central American
and West Indian ports to Hamburg, and
ply between English ports and New
York.
"This is not a money making scheme
Mr. Preston said. "Only the regular
transatlantic rates will be charged. and
il will be necessary for US TO charter
other boats for the South American i
service"
Each of the vessels is Of more than
1000 tons burden and capable OF car
rying 200 passengers. Salings will be
made from Bristol. England, the frat
ship leaving to-day. Others viii SAL
at iive-day intervals. All the steamers
fly the British flag.
The Luckenbach Lire vessels arc or
American register. They arc the S, ".
Luckenbach. the J. L. Luckenbsch and
the Harry Luckenbach. all old vessels, .
but probably entirely sesworthy. They
arc now being rchttcd, two AZ South
BROOKLYN ship yards and the other AZ
Newport News. and will be ady-to--
sail within a week. :"
The $. V. Luckenbach is 40l tcet
long She was built in 1881. The }. l..
Luckenbach was built at an English, A..
ward in 1885 for the North German
Lloyd Line. She has a capacity OF
1000 persons. The S. V. Luckenbach
could carry ZOO.
The Harry Luckenbsch is an iron
steamer Of 2,795 tons, 300 feet long and
capable of twelve knots.
A complete tle-up OF all English YES
sells is expected today, following the
declaration Of war between England.
[ and Germany
Official cable instruction was rrs'''
ccivcd Yesterday afternoon by A. r..
Johrson & Co. agents for the Scai1hI-
ravian-Amercan Line. that until fur.
thcr notice none but Scandinavian and
American citizens we're 10 be hoeseas
/ for passage
At the Offices Of the Anchor Line IL
] wa Sdl1 tndf lUf Mfbll'i ldh'dh 90 I
/ vice Of that company had been sus-
pended. n was also announced durfng (,
/ the day that the business mems cruise
I of the Red Star liner Kroonland next
I October 70 South American ports he'd
| been cancelled. The kroonls I'd, an
American vessel. will be used sfpr~
/ bringing home American tourists froui
Europe. Ffcts
The last Of the German liners TO
leave the seas until the war is over wfif
arrive this morning. Tno Kaiser Will
helm II. from which no wireless report
was received yesterday, arrived stp
/ Quarantine, twelve hours overdue, last
night. The President Lincoln, Of the
Hamburg American Line, is also due
to-day Since Friday both stearners~
have been running at forced speed. Z
with lights extinguished at night and
the wireless silent.
Nothing was heard yesterday Of the
kronprnz Wilhelm. which slipped ST.
lently out Of port with an enormous
cargo Of coal on Monday night, The
/ Custom House had been told that.tre
vessel would steam for Bremen, but
Yesterday the prevailing opinion was''
/ that the coal was for German cruisers :.
/ off the coast near Sandy Hook.
/ The fact that the waterline OF thos'
/ steamer was at least three feet below
/ the surface led TO the impression thsDl
/ she carried considerably more than
/ the 5000 tons said to be aboard.