Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-02
u. S. Destroyer Patrols
RiUer to Question Ships

low river bottom, they pointed out ,ro
cluded such an intention.
Two British merchant ships saiIad +odor
from this port for the new German war
zone, defying the submarine menace Tv,a
remaining thirty-two British vessels being
loaded here, representing total cargo and
ship value of $4,000, 900, will follow as soon
as their cargoes are installed. it was de-
clared today, in spite of the German an-
nouncement of submarine "sink at sight"
policy. Some of them expect to weigh
anchor today.
The two vessels that left shortly before
noon were the steamships w I. Radcliffe
bound for London, and the Cardiff Han
bound for Gibraltar. Both carry general
cargoes. The vessels II is understood will
mount guns fore and after after lea wing tho
three-mile limit ,
We're not afraid of submarines" said
an officer of the British steamship Carlton,
which is loading oil at Port Richmond I'VE
VIII sail and If we get near enough a sub
marine We'll ram it,.
Commanders of other British ships carry.
ing contraband expressed defiance of the
German threats and declared they would
san ahyhow and ram the submarines which
attempted to stop them. Captains of Nor
wegian craft spoke more cautiously. Many
declared they expected to be sunk
The port of Philadelphia has not been
closed and probably will remain open. Col
lector Berry said he had received no or
uers 10 close the port and intended taking
no such action.
At the navy yard today It was denied
that the torpedoboat destroyer Jones
whlch was reported patrolling the coast off
the Delaware Breakwater, was doing such
duty The presence OF the vessel Yesterday
OH the Breakwater was explained by the
fact that it was on its way to the wards
OF the New York Shpbuildng Company,
at Camden, for engine repairs and that IL
was forced to halt Off the Breakwater on
account of the dense fog. 1t is now on its
way up the, river.
Everything is up in the air" as far
as insurance rates on marine risks leaving
the port of Philadelphia are Concerned said
william Brown, OF Mather & Co., marine
insurance brokers, 226 Walnut street "Au
kinds or rates have been quoted during
the last few days" he said "and 10 sav
that rates have doubled doesn't mean anv-
thing There has been no concerted action
ana rates quoted yesterday may not be
the rates for today and rates for todav
do not necessarily mean rates for tomor,
row. once however, we quote a rate and
underwrite the risk the transaction ia com
pieted and there can be no cancellation
no matter what eventually turns up.
AT the Office of the Marine Insurance
Company, Limited. of London, IL was va IA
that rates In most cases had gone up 100
per cent In the last two days and rates
quoted Tor any particular risk II not ac
cepted at once were subject to cancellation
ON short notice Some of the marine in
surance firms said they were holding aIoof
and not making rates. In fact this seems
TO De the attitude of a large majority OF
marine underwriters in this city.
-Four vessels sailed from Philadelpbia
yesterday for transatlantic ports. These
were the Norwegian motorshp Hamlet FOR
London; the American tanker Sun, for Lon.
don the Norwegian steamship Briefond for
Gothenburg and the Greek steamship panS,
A. Rail- for New York. to load for Greece
The Swedish steamship Boden cleared Tor
Narvik, the Swedish steamship CarlsboIn,
for Aahus, by the way of New York: The
American steamship Navahoe for Genoa
by the way of Gibraltar, and the snsnish
steamship Udala Mendi for Galveston 10
load cargo. w
/. Captain Hiliestrom. Of the CarIsholm. re-
ceived wire from his owners not 10 sa
until further orders. ,ut to take his ship 10
New York 70 nntsh Ipa1tpg. Tho C,erIr
port to11v. A. ! "a. q n 4 N !, ~ - Z