The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-06-17

To the Editor Of the Union;
Sir: Enclosed you will find communication as pub
Lshed in the London Times, by Mr.. John S. Cunning.
ham, now at the Worlds Fair a commissioner for the
State OF Virginia, which fully tells its own story Ii ap-
pears therefrom that the Tmes-ack to be THE
n<ospapsr OF England. If not OF Europevenured 10 put
before the world there assembled the preenson that
England was the pioneer in Atlantic steam navigation
This has been promptly met and contradcted by my son.
with the most Uncomfortable proof, which goes to show
that America was not only the first to apply steam to
navigation, but that she s also entitled to the credit OF
having first navgated the Atlantic by steam as well as
being the the present day (vds late trip of the
Pacific, one Of the Collins line of seamers) on that ee-
men which Britannia has long boosted being the mistress
Of. take the liberty OF asking place in your columns
Tor this and the paper attached, important item OF
American history. which will doubt be interesting to
the American reader and may have passed from the mind
Of the public generally.
Very respectfully, yours, &C.,
A. F. CUNNINGHAM.
WAsHiS0ros, June Is, 1881.
.#a| From the London Times, May rs.
THE FIRST STEAMSHIP THAT CROSSED THE AT
Ea ##4#L LANTIC.
To the Editor of the Timo:
Sin In your potential Journal Of the 22d inst the fol.
chinesy in tho great eIhibiiions About 1886 81 The
PROJECT OF crossing the Atlantic started the Sirius
ssl Ss"'''' ne n' ''s"" ''''e' ~n'0' performed h'
On referring to The Tm.s OF June e. 1873, you will find
NE following paragraph, credited to Marwades CONNER
among the arrival: Yesterday 2, Til. poI, we were
finest esmshp. which round st7i, p M, without the
assistance Of single sheet, in style which displayed the
power and advantage OF the application Of vessels
o. the largest size. being $50 tons burden She is called
no savannah, Captain Rogers and sailed from Savannah
Georgia, United States) the 18th of May, and arrived in
the engine IS days Her model Is beautiful and the sc
oommoda,on' for elegant and complete This
the first ship this that has undertaken
TNs Twu OF June 30 1879 says "The Savannah steam
vessel, recently arrived Liverpool from Amerca-he
FIRST vessel Of the kind tina, crossed the Aanricwa
chased whole day off the OF Ireland by the Kite
nns crnise on the Cork station, which m'took her for
LIoyds list report. the arrival of the Savannah at
Liverpool on the both Of Jone, 1919, bound 70 St Peters.
burph and in Gus'' A~rais Of Lp,rpoo you will find
=. American stesmers arrival recorded among remarkA
The steamship Savannah was American ship-built
sSs.ed and nsyss,ed by American Francis Fcke,, Of
commanded by Captain Moses Rogers, and navigaed by
Stephen Rogers, OF New London, Connec tcu W no is st
vng to see the same voyage performed In less than half
the tune by line OF American steamers the chet eng
neer Of Of which Che Atlantic, Captain WesD is hi.
hat the present writing the qaefe. ip aoTos. the
ocean hs, been made by The Pacific, Of the Collins
nne Of Amsrcan Steamers In less than ten days chat
we are not only the hrs,. but the fastest.
In Ens.nd Copenhagen, Stockholm, St Petersburgb
Excited great curiosity and attracted thousands OF ys,crs
The King OF Sweden presented Captain Roger. with
"slver teaksule token OF his grsaeson At The 8r.
attempt TO cross the Atlantic by steam" Lord Lynedoch
bugh, presented stephen Rogers with superb gold snuff
boz" All these es,imonals in the possession OF
Of the voyage, 10 in the National Institute Washington
city, and may be seen AT any time.
JOHN s. CUNNINGHAM,
or Norfolk, Virginia.