Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-06-02
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A THAT sgacs, as nssed BY . Pssseazxr.
Thursday, 26th inst, at precisely 10 o'clock
A. NJ. the steamers Thomas Swami and Crys-
tai Palace, two Of the brag boats Of the Pitts
burgh and wheeling Lines, hove in sight at
Galhpolis, the first bang ahead some three
minutes run Each rounded to, done their
business In donble-quick time, and departed
unoer nigh pressure Of steam When each
Sas again under headway, the same respectful
Instance was maintained, until the Swami
passed Guyandotte without stopping, while
me falaee rounded to aud "picked up the
q1llis,, (Passengers.) The Swami then gain
60 on her opponent, stopped at Catlets6urg,
put off lot Of freight, and was round;n, ,,7t
when the Palace was rounding in. Her frs;shs oS,s
discharged, she was in a few minutes under
headway again, ''dashing foam and SPRAY far
and wide" The chase was ably, manfulIy
and skillfully maintained at an equi-distance
until they arrived at Portsmouth. Here Off
GERS, deck-hands and 6remen, of each boat,
seemed not only anxious but determined to
despatch business, and again to renew the con-
test for the "horns." Each rounded out, but
in doing so the Palace had most signal ad.
vantage-she was easily Influenced by hel
rudder, and was under headway before the
Swami got Strengthened up. The Swami in
turn became the pursuer, being in the real
some three hundred feet After a run Of some
ten miles, the Swami came up in the wake oi
the Palace, and when "deep soundings and 8
broad sea" was gained, to decide the contest II
the presence of some two hundred passengers
who fully enjoyed the contest, the Swami rur
up on her side, and, after run Of some three
miles, gained her full length, when an appa.
rent reaction took place, and the Palace, if any
thing, gained on her, letting the Swami know
s6o Thau rar
nearly locked, until the Palace was in danger
of being run on ''tow-head," and was back
ed and sheared around, but when over shoal
water the chase was renewed and adroitly sus
tanned, until each rounded to at Maysville
where they again strained every nerve to dis
charge freight and abe off" Below that point
no obstacles were presented, each pilot knew
the soundings. and kept straight ahead, and
gave to the machinery all the steam that could
be generated by their boilers, until each ar.
rived in Cincinnati at thirty-six minutes after
ten o'clock P NJ, being IL hours and Sc min
utes out from GallipOlis, distance Of 2lO
miles. After deducting the time spent at diff
| ferent points, the entire run was made in ten
hours and seven minutes, being about 90 miles
per hour. running time. The passengers gen.
orally, without regard to sex, fully enjoyed the
race, and their countenances but too plainly
showed their anxiety that their respective
boats should "wear the horns" All spumed
the prerogative of Judging the race, and when
"notes were compared, it was decided to be a
"draw race" but at the same time awarded
the highest praise to the officers and crew Of
each BOAT. for their gentlemanly department
and skill in managing water crafts
advise all who may desire to take trip
for pleasure or business, that they will step on
the Swami or Palace, as the best Of fare will be
found, while they will have an assurance of a
quick trip.