Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-10
STOP SHIPPING At
philadelphia PORT
Not an Allied Vessel Clears,
Consuls Refusing NeceS-
sary Papers
II CRAFT HUG
TO THE HARB0R

Not a vessel flying the flag Of any Of
the Allies passed down the river yes
terday Reports of German subma-
rine operations off the Atlantic coast
have closed the port of Philadelphia,
so far as the sailing Of British or other
Allied steamships is concerned. The
British Consul yesterday refused
ships articles TO master who wished
to sail
It is the understanding in all OF the
steamship Offices that no such articles
will be delivered to a steamship cap
tain until further orders. Clearance
papers cannot be had without the
ships articles
All agents for lines under the Brit
ish flag announced that the sailings
Of their steamships would be held up
until they we're assured that it was
safe to send them to sea.
Seventeen British, French, Italian
and Japanese vessels are now in the
port of Philadelphia, and as far as
could be ascertained yesterday they
will be held there until U-boat raids
cease or until Great Britain or her
Allies can furnish conveys for ships
leaving United States territorial
waters On the basis of recent sales
shipping men estimate that at least
$4,000. coo worth of steamship prop
erty is tied up in this port. Every day
some of these vessels are held it will
cost their owners $1,000 or more.
Six vessels bound for Philadelphia
and five vessels out from Philadelphia
are now within the radius of opera
ton of the undersea raider. II was
feared Yesterday that some OF the
steamships reported torpedoed Dut
whose names had not been learned
might be from Philadelphia. Early IN
the day there was report that tne
British steamship Snowden Range,
from Philadelphia for Glasgow, had
been sunk, but this rumor could not
be confirmed and was generally dis
credited.
How War-Risk Rates Jumped.
With knowledge that six steam
ships had been torpedoed and sunk.
underwriters began to increase the
war risk insurance rates. These in
creases amounted to from two to four
and one-quarter per cent. On Satur-
dav shipments of general cargo from
Phuadelphia to Liverpool on the
British steamship Georgia were COW
cred at seven -eights of one per cent
Yesterday similar shipments on the
same vessel we're covered at hve
per cent. Late in the afternoon rates
~ five per cent. were quoted on
goods in British and neutral bot
toms. exclusive Of American vessels
from Philadelphia to England. Cargo
covered al
one and one-half per cent. To South
American shipments in British and
neutral bottoms were quoted az
three per cent. Shipments in Ameri-
can vessels were quoted at one per
cent These rates had been one
eighth of one per cent on all DOT
IONS On saturday the rate on cargo
from India by the Cape of Good Hope
IN british and neutral bottoms was
one-ouarter Of one per cent. fester-
dav If was quoted at FIVE per cent
Tnormous Cargo Held on the George
THE british steamship George, OF
the American Line, one of the larg-
est vessels trading to Philadelphia
should have sailed yesterday morn
ing for Liverpool by the way o
Rrest France. She had cargo oil
1900 head of horses 800 IONS ~
flour $4,000 bushels of wheat ano
other general cargo. Her clearanCe
naners we're obtained Saturday. Al
though the Georgia mounts one suu
on her deck for defense she VII
not sail until the submarine sl'ua'
ton has been cleared up
There was a rumor IN shipping circle
that if vessels were not allowed to sal
- J,rr ar two the railroad
,rould declare an embargo against fIlla
delnbia TO prevent congestion. In fact
fbe representative of one railroad com
many told the head of a steamship lin
that his company was contemplating
rutt,no on an embargo. Should subma
rine operations continue for week ,
was estimated that hundreds of mel
would be thrown out Of employment
along the waterfront. and it was he'll
possible that the hindrance to commerc
might ultimately reach clear back I
munitions factories.
Severa British shippers said they di
not believe that they would be held D
port long. Most are of the opinion tina
the American coast is too extensive 10
the Germans TO inaugurate an eitectiv
blockade. They spoke, too, Of the pos
sibility of conveys.
There are seventeen belhgerent Graf
in the Philadelphia harbor whose aggre
gate net tonnage is AZ 1856. They are;
Str and nationa'y Str and nationa
Am Transport Br. Minnesota Br
Ascot ....... Br Nankai Maru .Jai
Arab .... Br. Rosemount B
Corfu ..... Br Y. de Tamatave F
Crown Point b. SaXonian ......
Georgia ...... Br. EPSON ....... b
Gonzaga Ital. Lodaner .....B
G. r. Grove. Br. Strathhllan .... b
Man. Port .. Br.
Because of the raids there has bee
much speculation as to how the du
Pont Powder Company will be affect
ed should the raids continue, 1t ha
been learned, however, that the CON
pany makes no shipments to the wal
ripo nations of EuroDe