Daily Republican., 1879-03-04
Ysstsrdsys Late Edition.
vI101N1A AND VICTO8Y.

rp1al ~g speea BetWeem the kseass-
era ''virgisis" and "Car~llna" Of
oG the Old Hay Lane.
The new iron steamer. "Virginia,"
pniit by the Harlan Il Hollingsworth |
Company, fer the Baltimore Steam
Packet Company, was complsted some
lays since, but owing 10 the heavy ice
she was prevented from going into the
dry dock, TO get her finishing coats Of
paint.OA Monday the vessel being CON-
pleted and ready to leave, she took her
departure from Wilmington. Ths fol-
lowing IL an abstract from her log:
Left the mouth OF the Chiistiana riv-
er at ll.3O A. NJ; made Cape Hsnlop-n
ut 4 2. M; Cape Charles, ll.30 P. NJ;
Cape Henry, at II O'Clock, midnight.
At the mouth Of the Chesapeake
Bay the engine WAS stopped, and a.
ter waiting for daylight was put un
derway At s A. NJ. and reached Norfolk
at Z o'clock.
During the passage down the noast
the steam carried varied from 25 TO
80 lbs. vacuum % TO Is inches, with
food-tide to Resdy Island, and ebb-tide
from there to Norfolk; the whole dis
tance run was about $50 miles, which
was made in l4I hours, running time,
the wheel making from IL 10 20 revolu-
tions per minute. The distance from
Cape Hsnlopsn to Cape Charles, l2O
nautical or 1876 statute miles, was made
in hours. averaging over Is miles
per hour with 30 Tbs. of steam.
As the builders had agreed to fur
nish boat equal in speed to the Caro-.
lima, and the Virginia being Of the
same dimensions, and sams power a.
the Carolina, viz:
$50 feet length of keel 35 feet beam !;
ID feet depth to base line; ons beam
engine, cylinder 80 inch bore, II feet
stroke. with two boilers for 43 pounds
steam pressure. |. was determined by
the parties Interested that the trial Of
speed should be made side by side.
Run FROM NORFOLK TO BALTIMORE.
The conditions Of the race were that
each boat should run under 4 steam
boiler pressure Of 80 pounds and no
more, and also each boat carrying the
same weight Of cargs, so AZ to de-
termine the relative rather than
the maximum speed of the boats,
az it was not the intention Of Mr.. Robin
son, Presiden. of the Baltimore Steam
Packet company, to run any risks by
forcing the boats to their utmost rate OF
speed; and by the Carolina leaving the
starting point some Is minutes in ad-
vance Of the Virginia, there would be
nothing to disturb the quiet Of the pas.
sengers On the Carolina.
LOG OF THE VIRGINIA.
Left Thimble Light opposite
Old Point, 7.06 J. NJ,
Passed Wolf Trap, S.4j 7. M.
Ovprhauled, passed Carolina, 9.o6 7. NJ
Passed Smiths Point Light, 1910 p. M
Passed Point Lookout, ll.l5 =. NJ.
Passed Cove Point, l2.3S A. N
Passed Thomas Point, 2.42 A. NJ.
Reached Sandy Point, 3.O5 A. NJ
Here the engine was stopped and the
boat came to an anchor, on account
of the fog and it being dangerous tt
run.
The anchor was lifted at $40 A. NJ
passed the 7th knoll light 6.55 A. M
passed Fort Carroll, 7.23 A. NJ. reached
her wharf in Baltimore, 7.50 A. NJ. tota
hours running Obs. 25ms. total distanc,
in miles $50, average speed per miles,
10, 2T.lO0, steam carried in boiler 33 t
3j lbs, vacuem 20 to % inches, revolu
tons per minute Il to -, conditions o
the tide; ebb to Sandy point, slack wa
ter from thence to Baltimore, wine
south up to Sandy Point; calm halanc,
of the rnn; counting the distance from
Thimble Light to Sandy Point l43 mile
allowing the ebb tide u miles total l5'
miles; time running this distance Tbs
SO minutes gave her speed o
19, ,45-l0c miles per hour in stacl
water under a pressure OF "a pounds o
steam on the average. With this expert
ence it is very evident that carrying n
pounds Of steam she will make "A revO
lutions Of her wheels per minute, giving
a speed of over q miles per hour il
slack water.
This trial of speed has demonstrates
the fact that the "Carolna' and "Nir
ginia" are probably the fastest boats il
the United States for their size ant
power. Great pains were taken to hav
the trial perfectly fair in every respec
without any disposition to favor eithe
boat as the acctptanc" of the" e"Nirginia
on the part Of Mr.. Robinson wa
based upon her being the equal G
the Carolina in point of speed, the tes
being made under precisely the sam
circumstances for each.
1t need hardly be stated that wit
such satisfactory trial the Nirgin
was accepted by Mr.. Robinson betor
she reached Baltimore, as he was o
her throughout the run, giving hi
most careful attention to all the detail
and conditions Of the trial.
The Virginia has been described ful
ly IN the 'Repubica', heretofore.
will not be miss however TO stat
again, that for beauty in style and fiji
i,h and eXcellenc in workmanship sh
has few equals in the country.