The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-09
OUR MERCHANT MARINE.
Trial Trip or the Steamship PonnsyH-
vanfa, or tho American Steamship
Linc-Fast Time and . Successful Trip.
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Trial Trip or the Steamship Pcnnsyl-
vania, or tho American Steamship
Linc-Fast Time and . Successful Trip.
PHILADELPHIA, May 9. 1878
Pennsylvania has achieved decided success n
naval architecture, the steamship Pennsylvania.
the pioneer OF the line now being constructed By
the Pennsylvania Railroad TO ply between Philadel-
pha and Liverpool, having returned to Philadeir
phia to-day from her trial trip to Sandy Hook.
The HERALD has already published an article ON
the subject OF this line, and It Is peculiarly CRAFTY
ing that the hopes INDUCED with regard to Phila-
delphia's frst international line OF steamers have
not been groundless
The Pennsylvania left Philadelphia on Monday
last and ran down the Delaware, closely followed
by three fast harbor steamers and tugs, but, with
one exception. she distanced all OF them. We LETT
the city about ten O'Clock A. N. and reached the
Capes Cape May In the evenings distance OF
ninety-th miles. We laid to at Cape Henl0pen
until Tuesday morning, when we continued our
trip We ran due east thirty miles, and changed
our course to the northeast by east for ten miles.
Here our course was changed to northeast by east
half south, running sixty miles, which brought
US abreast Of Barnegat at four p NJ. The
vessels course was then directed to the
sanS Hook ghsn Tha vess we reached ihs
- ts s We ras sa
and reached the border Of the Gulf Stream at three
A. N. wednesday; Then another turn and we re-
past ten Wednesday morning.
TRYING HER SPEED.
It was then determined to try the Pennsylvania
speed. Alter rounding the nghtship she was
headed directly for Barnegat Light, forty miles dis
tant We left the lightshp at TWENTY-FIVE minutes
to twelve O'Clock A. NJ, and were abreast OF Barne
gat at lour minutes to three P. NJ, making the run
In three hours and twenty minutes From Barnegae
to AbseCOm, twenty-five and half miles, the time
was two hours and five minutes. 1t was then de-
cided by Mr.. BartOl, Chairman OF the Building Com
mittee. that the vessel should comply IN every
respect with the terms OF her contract and to this
end 1t was necessary TO keep her out forty-efght
hours. As soon as Cape Henlopen was sighted
We proceeded some distance out and changed our
course for the Capes once more bound h0meward.
We reached the Breakwater at forty minutes
after four O'Clock this morning. and Philadelphia
miles In six hours. Coming up the Delaware we
at rate OF over nineteen miles an hour at one
time, which may be considered something extraor.
binary under any circumstances The engines Of
the Pehnsylvania, which are compound, were found
work satisfactorily In every respect indeed, y
Is claimed by professionals that the saving In flel
Captain Summer. the commander OF the Pennsyl-
vania, and the directors Of the company, express
themselves well satisfied with the initial trip OF the
pioneer OF their new line Of American steamships,
prospects. Certainly no steamer ever had .
more nattering trial trip In American waters.
Messrs William Cramp b Sons, tho builders, have
the line, the Ohio, having been launched-and will
commit them to the waters before two months
shall have elapsed. All these steamers are nrst
class IN every SSs s o1 ong ana oI N
and well intended for all the business which they
may be called upon to do. 4tle l1
The American Steamship Company OF Philadel-
phia starts out under the most favorable auspices.
The pennsylvania will make her first trip to Liver
pool on the 22d Of May.