The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-09-07
falIMS OF THR WRRK1Y:
Tho PekInu,n rrInI rrin.

BoSToN, Sept, G.-The Pacific Mail
Companys steamer City Of Pekino ar
rived of this port this evening Al g
O'Clock on her third great excursion Tho
object OF this one being 10 test the speed
machinery and sea. going Qualities 6f tbs
ship. John Roach Il SonP, the builders,
preferred to have her thus tested before
sending her on q voyage. The Pekipe's
visit here was q surprise, even to the
members Of the excursion. The an.
nouncement before the departure from
New York was, that the vessel would
make an excursion Of forty.eigh hours 10
500 md return. Alter leaving New York
oay IneI learned there was Boston pilot
on o0alo, ano on inquiripg OF tho mansg.
ing director elicite6 the fact that the ex.
pedltion would 90 10 Boston II tho wind
and weather permitted. She now lies 10
miles of and will como up In the morn.
ing.
The Peklpg left her dock in tho North
River at 1915 p. M. Saturday; passed
Sandy Hook at 2:40 r. NJ and Fire Island
light at 6:l5 P. NJ At 2:85 P. N. abe pass.
ed the National Line steamer, the Queen,
which lett her docks few minutes before
the Peking. The Greece, which left an
hour ahead, was passed At3P. NJ, and
the Utophia, which sailed at II A. N, was
passed at 7sP. N.
Tho steamers City Of Richmond, Re-
public and China, which sailed soon alter
the Peking, were all spars down astern.
At $3.50 T. N, from the time Of leaving
port until 2;3O Sunday morning, the Pc
king ran on an average Of al nautical
miles per hour, an average OF 81 revolu.
tions pei minute OF her machinery. The
highest pressure Of steam was 81 pounds,
and tho greatest number OF revolutions IS
per minute. At2:30 Sunday morning The
engines were slowed 10 half speed in
consequence OF heavy fog, and the en-
glnes were stopped every half hour for
soundings till Nantucket South Shoals
were passed. The weather continued
thick till ! o'clock Sunday afternoon.
when the fog lifted and full speed was 70.
sumed.
Theexcursion party numbers 1888 gen
tlemen, among whom arc W. T. Church
and 5. lwau0a, of the Japanese Embassy;
Ruius Hatch, Managing Director, and
Messrs. +. Alexander, F. R. Talcott and
J. D. Smith, Directors Of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company; G. 8. Fores, Vice
President OF the Panama Railroad; John
Roach, builder OF the City Of Peking; T.
+. johnson, Secretary Of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company; E. II. Collins, Fl. K.
Thurber, Lawrence Jerome, James Nc
Creery, s. Il, Mumiord, Vice President,
and A. 8. Brown and A. q. Wat
son, officers OF the Western Union
Telegraph Company, and Command
er r. W, Meade, United States
Navy. On Sunday morning religious
services were conducted in the saloon Of
the Peking by Captain Griffin, the mem.
bers OF the excursion, officers and men
being invited to Join. The music con.
sisted Of composition by J. R. Thomas.
written for MIR. Hatch, and was rendered
by Messrs. Myron and Whitney, of
Boston, and Baird, Rush, Clark and Hill,
OF New York, and instrumentslists from
Gratfula's Seventh Regiment Band. The
whole services were impressive, and The
attendance full. During the day Sunday
Proi. Pierce, pianist Of New York, en-
tertained tho company with selections
from sacred compositions. The City Of
Peking will remain hero o day or two,
and q reception will be held during the
day and evening of Monday to afford the
citizens OF Boston and vicinity an oppor-
tunity to visit and inspect the;ship.