The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-09-30

ocean steamers and when this limit Ii reached the
captain can go further. The same is not true o
racing on the Mississippi. Dangers aboundS boIers
are of nimsy, crude and uncertain manufacture
valves. pumps and even hremen and engineers ar,
not fraction Of what they should be, and 70 con
sequence--a fearful slaughter. How diirerent OF
the ocean, and with the stanch, strong, seaworth,
steamers Of such lines as the Cunard, Inpan ant
, French service. Their boilers are made for pres
sure; the contingency Of bursting is imagined ant
all the preventions are applied literally beforehand
Atlantic as coming from badly built ships and
grossly Inadequate appointments.
Little therefore. can be said against
STRUGGLE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC,
for 1t involves nothing BY chance but everything by
expectancy excitement and heightened pleasure.
which the readers Of the HERALD need hardly be
assured Is considerable on account OF the expected
fruitful ana agreeable future on shore. Such
test was mad between the swim and elegant Cunard
British and North American Royal Mall steamship
THE WILLIAMS GUIoN STEAMER COLORADO
iron steamer built for the Pennsular and Oriental
Company and is OF 900 tons burden, with the deep,
long and narrow English model as constructed on
This being the third voyage of the Batavia that is,
the sixth passage this superb Canarder was not, Of
course, on her high speed.
MACHINERY
IN o new vessel Is frequently observation-disclosures
harmony Of action. This should be considered. The
gers and the usual brigade in the steerage Was well
out to on the night Of the LIST OF September On
the following day. Friday, the I'd inst the Colorado
followed. with the mails and liberal number OF
passengers On the 8th inst. the Batavia overlook
the Colorado. 800 miles from the Irish coast From
the date OF her departure the sth inst the Bata-
gave violent lurches. whether with head
sea- whether In the trough OF the sea. or with the
ind fran rio 1ofto nsv~al
pushed from starDoard to port upward and down
ward. by some force that was very sensibly con-
scous OF violation TO say the least OF the laws OF
The weather was good for four days, and the tu-
multi OF the waters was little more than one might
sec twice week In New York bay.
On the morning OF the fifth day dense fog fell
suddenly upon the sea and the ships length was the
limit of sight. You could see nothing. All was o
dense vapor, and 1t thickened. These strange IOgs
is well to say are nseparable from portions OF the
Atlantic coast. They are worse than reefs more
dangerous than sudden squalls, more to be feared
than fire, pestilence or disabled machinery. The
theory Is now pretty generally accepted that the
lister clouds struck an iceberg in the North
board: For three days the fog continued
and at one time objects could not be seen at O dis
lance OF 200 feet During this interval Captain Mes
surfer was constantly on the bridge He never slept
and his meals were served on deck. The danger it
must be remembered, Is purely by collision. At In
tervals two minutes the fog whistle screeched for
eighty most uncomfortable and
NOISY HOURS,
and then the benignant mist which had 80 suddenly
descended c0n1escended to lift and the rest OF the
blllty and oil That gives good appetite and healthy
liver, whether the inducement be good dinner fol-
lowing free appetizer or rubber at whist with an
OppOrtune might cap" and q long tassel. But to
THE RACE.
At halfpast four o'clock on the morning Of the sh
inst a small black cloud was seen lifting above the
horizon on the port bow, bearing east by north.
Broader daylight and increasing way soon made 1t
apparent that 1t was a steamers smoke, distant
fWnn a on nm a n tuof
Batavia, now with clear weather put engine driving,
manipulation of sails and steering The given course
to the esSe. 1t was the Colorado that was sight,
and it was very evident that she doing her best
to keep out Of sight-an evolution 1t was Impossible
to permit on the part of the Batavia The Colorado
remained hun down to eastward and ahead through
out the day. though by nghtfall her masts began
to be hoisteu gradually above the horizon. Smoke
masses, rising bodily to lofty height.
On Saturday the Colorado was being Overhauled
rapidly, though with good breeze she was able to
make splendid fight; but the die was cast for the
Batavia was the laster vessel. All day long the
Colorado was inspected with opera glasses. She
before, nothing as far as could be observed, was
lett undone to obtain the highest rate Of speed.
Sunday dawned, and with Sunday the Colorado
was visible to her water line. Her course was lit
tie more nortnery than that OF the Batavia. SO she
S Ss n sns a e.
maintained by the Colorado, but the Batavia at
least gaining half KNOT an horr, though for con-
siderable interval the Colorado seemed to hold her
On the afternoon Of the 18th inst. the Colorado,
seven miles, took q broad sheer to the north
ward slowing down, 1t Is supposed, to cool
her bearings That this is merely hypothetical viii,
to recede astern, until at midnight she lost to
view, and the Batavia passed along
THE LOFTY BLUFFS OF IRELAND
by the brilliant, flashing light OF Fastnet rock,
steaming into Queenstown harbor at half-past four
A. NJ on the morning OF the l2tn inst after rather
Batavia was the victor The Colorado made Queens
town few hours later.
The Batavia has on board 10000 boxes Of hard
bread many barrels Of the same prOvender and large
quantities Of grain-all for the French. Each box
short of prOdigious IN themselves but whether they
have reached Paris since the altered prospects OF
board that large quantities Of breadstufrs were re
daily leaving the United States, and believe that
when Paris subjected to the greatest siege In the
1000 900 inhabitants and $780, 900 defenders Will have
subsisted upon products of American soil.
1t was at Queenstown that the first intelligence
DOWNFALL OF NAPOLEON,
Of his captivity and the national torture inflicted
the bloody field OF Sedan. A thrOne'ess Emperor
and an infant republic, the contemplated reduction
OF Paris, and the loss OF her Majesty's steamship
ment OF Engshmen / found to be more against
France as q republic than France as an empire.
Americans here appear somewhat Indifferent now;
but the majority oil them have lived In Paris they
have been impressed with Its splendor and bewil-
der1ng beauties, and deeply deplore the collapse of
a government whose security was at least to some
extent guaranteed by the recognition Of all the great
Powers Of the world.
One curious fact is that what Paris loses by patron
age London gains In hard cash. Tourists from the
Continent, Americans, nomadlc Englishmen, and,
indeed. all nationaties, are at present quarered In
London. Langham Is full. When M. Theirs reached
the Char1ng Cross station he drove to three hotels
ana found accommodations at none. The city Is ex-
cited over the news and the activity Of the journal.
lists, though undoubtedly great for London would be
Insignificant for New York. While the HERALD pub
fishes six columns OF cable kilograms, contempt
umn OF unsatisfactory Continental intelligence.
Thus 1t goes.
As close this letter Paris IS osciatlng between
peace and investment by. the Prussian army, with
all chances in favor OF the latter. stubborn re-
sistance, it IS believed here will supplement- the
herOSm at StrasbOurg, PhalzbOurg, TOul and SOiS.