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EIGHTEEN DAYS TRIP Mississippi Encounters Extremely Rough Weather. Ninety-Two Horses in the Shipment and All Undergo the Journey Without Mishap. NEW YORK, N. Y.. Jan. 13. The Atlantic Transport Company liner Mississippi, which left London Docks December 24 with ninety-two horses, most of which were purchased by American at the Newmarket December sales, and finally docked here Friday at noon was eighteen days on the way. She encountered extremely rough weather and, although wireless advices to the offices of the Atlantic Transport line here gave assurance that she was in no danger, those who had horses aboard were rather anxious about them. The most notable passengers were the gray stallion Royal Canopy and the young stallion Craigangower. All the other animals were thoroughbreds with the exception of eight hunters, which were bought for the account of II. V. Colt of Geneseo, N. Y. It may be mentioned that the insurance on the consignment amounted to over 00,000. EIGHT MARES BOUGHT BY YOUNG. There were eight, mares bought by T. B. Young for his friends, as well as eleven foals, three mares, two colts and two geldings, which were shipped for account of Commander J. K. L. Ross and Major Frank White. With the exception of the eight hunters for Mr. Colt all the animals were consigned to Dr. McCully. R. Carruthcrs had the misfortune to lose a promising, good looking filly foal by Dia-domenos Inference, which was to have been included in the shipment. She died in her box en route to the docks. The cause of death was internal hemorrhage, caused by rupture of the spleen. This was bad luck for Mr. Carruthers because this filly was a line animal and came of the same family as Craigangower. Fortunately the loss was covered by insurance. Mississirn a slow snip. It would have been preferable to have shipped all these valuable animals on the fine new steamer The Minnewaska, which, having an eighty-foot beam, is wonderfully safe for stock carrying. The Mississippi is only quarter the size of the Minnewaska and moreover occupies more than twice the timo covering the journey. The reason the Minnewaska could not bo used is that she has gone into dry dock to be surveyed. In addition to her, the Atlantic Transport Company hope in April next to have running on their service another new steamer a sister boat to the Minnewaska. This will be named the Minnetonka. These two big fine steamers should be of great assistance in the safe transporation of thoroughbreds, a business in which the Atlantic Transport Company has specialized. It may be mentioned that the ninety-two thoroughbreds, notwithstanding a snowstorm, were all safely loaded on the Mississippi at London in less than five hours.
