The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-04-23
The Collins Line OF steamships-Trial Trip
ofthe Administrators Achieved 1t Last.

OF the Administrators Achleve ed IT Last.
For some time past the attention Of the whole coua-
try has been directed towards the
ships known the f. X. Collins line which were con-
structed for the purpose Of plying between this city
and Liverpool, and at the same time convincing the
world that II we not behind all other nations in
TIE spendor and speed Of packet shps-or rather
that II We could excel them in that kind Of craft we
could do the same IL we applied mind 10 It. in
steamships Mr. Collins did excel the world in his
splendid packet ships and commenced the building Of
five steamships which II we do not mistake very much
WILL when they reach the other side Of the big pond
make an impression there, and convince our trans
Atlantic friends to their satisfaction that if they can
build fine steamships do the same and that in
that respect, well in others. justly claim
to be inferior to no country under the sun
The Atlantic, the first Of Mr. Collins new line being
just completed went on trial trip Saturday last,
for the purpose of testing the engine and machinery
that when she starts her regular voyage to Liver
pool, the 27th instant she will have fair play Afer
going down the bay short distance che waited for the
steamship Southerner, which trades between this city
and Charleston with the view of giving her brush and
trying her mctte. The southerner is remarkably fast
vessel and up to Saturday last beaten by
thing in the shape of sea-cra whether propelled by
steam or otherwise She accordingly entered into the
spirit Of the fun and did her best At the time when
proceeding at very moderate rate, but when they
were nearly abreast the Atlantic woke up and deter
mined that the saucy Southeyner would accomplish a
feat If she beat her fair trial of speed between the
two vessels then ensued the result Of which was that
the Atlantic shot ahead Of her like and PROV
ed herself to be much faster vessel than the other
The captain, crew and passengers at all
tilted at their defeat Southerner though the Of
the vessel and although the passengers were most
y Southerners they rejoiced that the Atlantic excel
led their vessel in point of speed because they ware
Americans, and were rejoiced at the Of ma
tional vessel which the Atlantic is to all nten,s and
purposes They accordingly cheered her she passed
them fright heartily and much better pleased
they would have been if the southerner had beaten
her
After testing the speed Of the vessels the South
erner proceeded onlher course and the Atlantic headed
towards Fire Island, and remained at till yester-
day morning when she returned to her dock at the
foot of Grand street The performance exceeded the
most sanguine expectations Of everybody, even Mr.
y. X. Collins himself She tried in every way by
sail and by steam and proved herself to be only an
excellent boat but very fast one. With twenty
pounds of steam to. the square inch, her engine re-
vol,ed seventeen times per minute. and she accom-
rlished in coming up the bay, the almost incredible
rate of between seventeen and eighteen miles per hour
with the throttle valve third closed at that At
she made fourteen and half and fifteen miles
per hour. She seemed. indeed, MS IL no limit could be
put to her speed Her beautifully formed bows offered
little resistance to the water, and she hardly
created ruie the surface. In fact at a distance
Of hundred yards astern would suppose, II he
had potk nown it, that she had passed at all During
the trial trip the machinery worked most beautifully
No jar or shaking porienced, than there
is felt in drawing room uptown by the rumbling of
carts in the street-nor in fact much. 1t worked
with the greatest imaginable and regularity
Not n got loose, and when she arrived at
her dock, she was, In that respect IN fit condition to
undertake her voyage to Europe
We rejoce-the whole country will rejoice-at the
success Of the Atlantic She has more than equaed
the expectations Of her owners of the originator of the
enterprise, Mr. Collins and Of all concerned She has
proved herself to be vessel the superior of which
does not exist in any part Of the world, and that
will confer credit and honor not only on Mr.. Collins,
but the nation at large In this trial trip she had
a full cargo Of coal aboard and drew eighteen and
half et OF water With her regular cargo she will
draw more than nineteen feet aud half We look
forward to her making one Of the shortest If the
snor,~-t passage record pecunarlty
about the Atlantic, which is well worthy OF mention
She makes but break, as IL Is called In the water
the bows. and cuts the water easily II there
was mo resistance at all
The trial trip Of the Atlantic proved perfectly sa,sctory
Enough said.