. The British Isles : a guide for overseas visitors, taking in the American pilgrim shrines, the principal show-places and other famed for their history, beauty, or literary associations. ii»lit ^1 il II IB EE II Efc Ii 11 II Et » II tt tt EE ii (^ II [I Ii IK Ki bE il II ei gi II II BB tt 11 II tb tt^ tt 1^^ rrrr E. No. 1 BROADWAY— THE NEW YORK OFFICES OF THE WHITE STAR LINE, THE FERRY. were carried chiefly by ships of war, though many letterswere doubtless sent out in the trading vessels. The historyof the transatlantic services really commenced with theintroduction of steam at the
. The British Isles : a guide for overseas visitors, taking in the American pilgrim shrines, the principal show-places and other famed for their history, beauty, or literary associations. ii»lit ^1 il II IB EE II Efc Ii 11 II Et » II tt tt EE ii (^ II [I Ii IK Ki bE il II ei gi II II BB tt 11 II tb tt^ tt 1^^ rrrr E. No. 1 BROADWAY— THE NEW YORK OFFICES OF THE WHITE STAR LINE, THE FERRY. were carried chiefly by ships of war, though many letterswere doubtless sent out in the trading vessels. The historyof the transatlantic services really commenced with theintroduction of steam at the beginning of the last century,when the business of shipowning became definitely a tradeapart from the buying and selling of goods. The earlysteamships were hardly comparable with those carryingon the trade to-day, and, as previously mentioned, thepioneer of the passenger liners de luxe of the present timewas th(^ Oceanic of 1871. The leading services of the White Star Line are themail and passenger service between Southampton-Cher-bourg-New York and the service connecting Liverpool-Oueenstown-New York, both of which maintain a weeklyschedule throughout the season, and, in contemplationof these, it seems excusable to feel that Atlantic passengertransport has reached the zenith of efhciency. Theprecision in
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