New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-24

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On the seventh day the floats Of her paddle
wheels gave way, ana several hours were lost in
renairing them. This defect Of the wheels BIZ
causing an unequal and irregular strain on the Gu
zines. led to the breaking o. the air pump valve of
the larboard engine. This occasioned still further
delay and the vessel was run two days with sin
gle engine. The whole tme lost was about 30
toars. ard for The remainder OF the voyage the lar
hoard engine was worked on the high pressure
,lsn. Notwithstanding this DISADVANTAGE, it Will
ha seen that her last full day amounted to 23O
miles.
The running time Of the Atlantic was IL dav,
N hours and minutes, which is about the aver.
,pe length OF the trips If the Cunard steamers.
Her frstday out wss not a complete one TAX
ing. therefore, from the second day to the time of
her accident, we have an average OF 2sg miles
four Giths, as her daily periormance-a speed which
would have carried her to Liverpool in 10 days and
II hours. Her best days run was 297 miles the
hest day ever made 10y any Of the GUARD cam.
ers. was 305, or but one-third Of nile more, per
hour. The Europe, on her recent voyage made
3o3 miles in orc day
We are informed that the floats oil the whoels
were made OF the best white-oak that could bs OBJ
tained-probably the strongest substance oxc,,t
iron. which could be used for the purpose The nc.
cident to the engine is without doubt to be at,rbu
ted to their giving way.
We have seen a letter from lady passenger on
beard the Atlantic, in which she desclibcs moro
particularly the nature O. the delay
Al hal l.,to
during the passage. The weather was equally
with rough seas most OF the time. The Atlantic
made half the voyage in FIVE days when tie floats
of the paddle wheels became broken, go that on
Saturday we were obliged to stop and make re-
pairs We also layto nearly all day Sunday
went ahead again, but soon discovered TINT some
fling was the matter with one Of tue engines
They then stopped again, disconnected the engines
ard Travelled with one only FOX one night, when
fearing the strain might be- too much 70. a sin.e
engine, and car engineers having some show O.
Yankee ingenuity, they altered the disabled en-.
CINE to one Of hish.prcssure principle. We then
had an engine weldng-Mr High Pressure to
Miss Low Pressure, but still the contriyance was
not complete, as the engineers and iiremen were
nearly par boiled by the steam which escaped
from the high pressure engine. SO we bad another
stop and rigged out pipe at lvt, which answered
the purpose very well after which we went on
very pleasantly, though not with our fall power
"Ihave, you see, given you a pretty full account
Of our proceedings, but you form be. little idea
of the fears, hopes and anxiety which have alter.
nltoly prevailed in our minds Yet after all we
have made n very good passage, and all On board
are satisfied that the Atlantic under favorable CIR.
cumstances, can make the trip in ten days"
We make tie following extracts from the Liver
pool journals showing the interest felt in the At.
lantics trip on the other side Of the water:
From The Liverpool Telegraph, May Il.
The trip has been accomplished in shorter time,
Icy English lie ships yet j. is but fair to state
that the length OF passage stated, was cOnsidered
renark ably short when 4 Cunard line first start
ed I'VE iMnk 1899 )-pnd we have to add that the
Atlantic was considerably delayed by an acc! tent
in her machinery often unavoidable in q new, and
be'ore uuiried vessel. We willingly admit this
fact. for We lear not the honorable competition Of
Brother Jonathan His success viii Only encourage
usto new eNcIt.ons ia science 10 beat hun, Il We
can; ard We have SIS yet 10 apprehension OF
defeat.
nthc 9th day fas we lean after the Atlantic
Ion New.Nork, she Ind 70 Jay TO tor Eome hour 70
rsrair her losts-which even now appear 70 be o!
madeouate breadth. Soon atcrag boiLg enabled
to proceed, il was found that the larboard engine
airpump valve was broken, and itbfcane neces.
ssry to1isconntct The engines, and TO lay TO again
for ahou, 80 hours, ard afterwards las - ore H.
form d. 10 work the disabled engine az hgh pres
sure.
The weasel he'd been locke If,r With intense Curl
cSiy for ~ or three days be.c7e her arrival She
was sieualzed yesterday io.enoDn, as beIhS Oh
Point Lynas, bat as the tides were rather low, and
h;ch wnfaroccurripg AFTER ten az uiehr, il was lot
expected tlat she cou.d get up before that boar.
Messrs. Brown, shipley X Co. who erei the con-
signCes Of the ship had engaged steGmtag, as
terder 70 meet her in the river, and his crlt vas
stationed NJ tie south end OF the pier. a great
number Of gentomee including reporters ana ior-
ayers ior the press got N boari By. BROWN ~
aId lis partner wcrt present at about ot.1cA'
eariei tbsaexpeciod.
The leviathan ship 'oo,acd in he haze north Of
tie Rock Lighthouse, AID rapidly drew near sAe
appeared, s,.m On, " % 0. great * AN and gener
81 magnitude. IS she aIpr1achel 81, app area
of cuurre much larger b. nc very lJ.ty cut Of tne
WGtTr, und having HEB dcek ercc.A.as. The steam
tus nunde tow ara her, tu- there Was no en,Te
uILl lie bad moored IN tla elJyne. Amidst tne
lucy shury OF assirc u 2 lass, AZ .fym ne 'AiS
to ne sicaI1iug the difficulty Of letting cupboard
the shin. there being nD Eaueway ladder, an TIE
dusk Of The evening setting ia IL was quite inP's,,
sibls ~ yisw Lsr cabins All acc0mnl )iaill n ala
we rust be bTiel eyl D. il our notice OF tie h1ll
HpT wwer iiao "a be antiiu ald her oHTard
woodwork inisbod 80 Lish degree OF nicely. l.
has tlSv M lf,fh, sld ale bad 10 maze trntS
react hcr moonugs she saenea u ssser ~
great sse, aud 20 20 v si ahead when Atoam 'saA
On. She is Figzsd very sparingyrs a three-
mttisd schOOEeT. We can nGw but Aud -Ha' 70 he'
.ulk above v alec, and Der deck-hooses nsinS over
lerslhss les. give her la the light IA winch We
saw Asr, rattle s1nwie'dyappearanfe' ai'c sus