, 1874-09-07

Third Gront Excurnton Of tho MnR-
1,tficcnt Ahtp-Sho ftitns IL 1"2 Non"
ticnl milcH MI RAour. l..
noaroN. Sept G.-Tho Pacific Mail Companies
steamer City Of Pckine arrived off this port this
oyoning at o'otools OH her thirdgreat excursion,
tho object OF this one bofng to toat
tho Hpood, machinery, md aoa-golng quail
tics Of tho ship. John noao}l d Sons. llor
builders, preferred to have her thus teatod be-
foro sondinE hor On voyage. Tho poking's
visit 1icro Is surprise ovon to tho tnoinbers Of
tho excursion. Announcement waB made boforo
hor departure from New York TINT tho vessel
aca and RETURN Aftar lowing Newport hay, tho
oxoursionBts learned that tliore was = Boston
pilot On board, and on inquiry Of Managing
Director oltcitoa tho fact That tho expedition
would go to Boaton II wind and weather pormit-
iii sda ss soao no" up Hos IN 70 n1s" ths arss e sSa
Tno re&ins 1ofatp her dock X In A'a, NorEah
ntvor at 1915 p. nj. Saturday, passod Sandy
Hool at ago ?. ~, aud Fire Island light at 5:15
Z. m. AZ a5b P. m: she passed tho Nattonal
few minutes before tho pelting, Tho arooco.
which loft NJ, hour ahead, naa passed at p. n.,
and tie Utopia, which smiled ut IL a. m., waa
passed ct 7 p. m. Tho steamer, City OF fsioh-
montf; Rerubllc. and China. which, smiled eoon
at se Son n'f tSo ts sas o f1Sh ssve e'tssa po1
until 2:30 Sunday morning. tho roAing ran
nu avorago OF lax nautical inllos per huur, on
an average OF 51 revolutions ror minute
OF her machinery. Tho highest pressure of
stoarn was 81 ponnds, md tho Ereateat number
Of revolutions So, por minute. Al 1850 sunlay
morning tho onglnos were slowed to half spocd,
IN consequence Of II hcayy fog. an1 tho ugineB
wero stopped overy half hour for soundipgs
until Nantucket South Shoals woro passed. THO
wenther continued thick until o'clock Sunday
afternoon, wllon tho fog lifted and full Bpncd
was resumed. Tho excursion narty numbers 15o
gentlemen, AMONG whom arc ". =. Chn,cll mt.
s lwanaga, Of tho Japanese Embassy nafus
Hatch, Managing Director; and nlosArB. T. Alex
andre, F. Is. Talcutt. and ]. .. Smith, Directors
Of tho Pacific Mail Steamship Company; G. 8.
Forrest. Vicc-prcsiaont Of the panama Haiiroad
Company yoem nosS' tho builder, builder of The The
Company; Z. X. Collins. II. X. Thurber, Inv
rrnco Jerome, James hfcCrcery &, Il. Num-
ford. Vice ~prcshlont, and A. s. Brown and 4. II.
Watson, otllcora OF tho Wcrtorn Union Telegraph
Company. and T. a. Miller and Commodore r..
morning religious services were conducted in tho
saloon of tile pcking by Capt. Griffin. tho mona-
bers OF the excursion and utlcera and crew being
invited to participate, Tho music consisted Of
compositions by ]. II. Thomas, written for MIR.
IIatel, and ~ero rendered By 1loaara: NIyron
mud Hill, Of Now York, and inatrumontallsts
from Graffula'a Seventh Regiment Band. Tho
whole eervico wna impressive, a,.d tile attond-
nnco full. During tho day (Sun1ay), Prof.
Pierce, pianiHt, of Now York, entertained tho
company with selections from sacred compost
lay or two, and a reception will be hela during
tho day and evening OF Monday, to nftord tue
citizens Of Boston and vicinity nu opportunity to
visit and inspect tao slip.