The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-07
BOSTON.
Third Grand Excursion OF the City
of Pekins.

BosToS. September 6.-The Pacific
Mail Company steamer, City of PeEing,
arrived off this port this evening at s
o'clock. on her third great excursion, the
object of this one being 70 test the speed,
machinery, and the sea-going qualities Of
the ship. John Roach * Sons, the build
erS, preferred TO have her thus tested be-
fore sending her on voyage. The
Peking's visit here Is IA surprise even "a
the members of the excursion. The an
nOuncement before the departure from
New York was that the vessel would
make an excursion of fortv-eight hours
to sea and return. After leaving New
York bay the cxcurSionists learned that
there was Boston pilot on board, and on
inquiring of the managing director elici-
ted the fact that the expedition would 60
to Boston if the wind and weather per-
mitted. She now lies ten miles of and
will come up inthc morning. The Pcking
left her dock in North river at l2:l5
p. NJ. Saturday; passed Sandy Hook at
2:4O p. NJ. and Fire Island Light at 5:l6
r. NJ; at 80 +. NJ. she passed the Ma
tional Line steamer Queen, which left
her dock few minutes before the Pc
king. The Greece. which left an hour
ahead, WAS passed ut +. NJ, and the
Utopia, which sailed at L \. NJ, was
passed at : T.. VI. The steamers City of
Richmond, Republic and China, which
sailed soon after the Pcking, were all
spars down astcrn at $50 P. Nj. From
the time of leaving port until , o'clock
Sunday morning the Peking ran
on an average Of l4l miles per hour;
an average Of II revolutions per
minute Of her machinery. The highest
pressure of steam was titty-Scyen pounds,
and greatest number of revolutions tltly
per minute At 2:30 Sunday morning
the engines were Stacked To half speed in
consequence ola heavy fog. and the en-
gincs were stopped every half hour for
soundings, until South shoals were pass
ed. The weather continued thick until
one o'clock Sunday, when th" fog lifted,
and full speed was resumed. The cxcur-
sion partynumbcrs one hundred and thir-
ty-threc, among whom ARE W. T. Church
and Iwang, of the japanese embassy;
Rufus Hatch. managing director, and
Messrs. +. Alexander, 7. II. Talcott.
and j. D. Smith, directors Of tn" Pacific
Mail Steamship Company; G.S. Forrest,
Vice President Of the Panama Railroad
Company; John Roach, builder of the
City of Pcking; T. T. Johnson, Secrc-
tarv of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pahv; +. II. Collins, II. II. Thurh"r,
Lawrence jerome, james Mo
Creery, :. II. Munford, Vice President,
and 4. :. Brown and \. II. Watson,
officers of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, and +. 4. Miller and Com-
msnder K. w. Mead ofthc United States
navy
Religion. Services OH hoard.
On SUNDAY morning religion, service,
were conducted in the saloon 9TH"
PckIng by Captain Griffin, the members
of the excursion and tho officers
and crow being invited to partl"i-
patc. Tho music consisted ofcompo,ition-
bv J. L. Thomas, written for NJ. Hatch.
and wuS rendered by Mc->r-. Myr"n
Whitney. Of Boston, and Baird. Rush
Clark and Hill, of New York, and in-tru-
mcntalists from Grui'ula.- Seventh Reg
imrnt band. The whole services were
impressive, and the attendance was full.
During the day. Sunday, Prof. Pierce.
pianist, of New York, entertained the
company with selection, from smred
compositions.
The City OF P"hinc will remain her"
day or two, and reception will b" h"Id
during the day and evening Of Momday.
to afford the citizens of Boston and vlru-
ity an opportunity to visit and lnsp"ct
the steamship.