San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-05-04
THE AL,sKA's GREAT RECORD.
-, II,erpooI 10 New York 10 Seven Days, Six
f'o" Hours and Twenty Minutes.
rrom the N.w YOrE Times.

f'0" Hours and Twenty Minutes.
From the New York Times
The steamship Alaska, of the Onion
Ijne. which arrived from Liverpool
yesterday, has again beaten the record.
mis- trip was accomplished in seven
days. six hours and twenty minutes
sciual time, aud was twenty.three min.
,,tes faster than her last outward trip,
which was one hour and five minutes
ouicker than the best passage of the
Arizona, of the same line, which vessel,
until the appearance of the Alaska, had
the reputation of being the fastest
steamship afoat. During the wonder
inl passage which the Alaska has Just
completed considerable rough weather
was encountered, the wind blowing
from the westward the greater portion
of the time, while the seas often ran
very high. Some field ice was passed
an the Banks, and the steamer was
headed to the southwark for time in
order to svoid il. The Alaska left Liv.
erpool on the Sth of April, and reached
Queenstown at 10 :43 a. IN. on the 9th.
She there took on DO rd few add.
tiopal passengers, and sailed agaiu at
1850 D. m. During one night south
erly gale set in and head sea was en-
countered. The wind veered round to
west-south west, but at noon of the
10th the vessel had placed $50 miles
between her stern and Queens, own.
The gale continued fresh, while the
head became qvite heavy during the
early part of the succeeding night, but
at midnight the weather began to mod
crate, and at noon on the 18th the pat
emit log showed the days work to have
been 3S3 miles. During the following
night it became overcast and rainy,
while the wind shifted back and forth
between southwest and west There
was still heavy north westerly swell,
but at midday on the 18th, 1872 miles
had been travelled. The wind contin-
ued from west and northwest during
the ensuing twenty-four hours, but the
sea was comparatively smooth, and the
steamer rushed through the water at
speed of nearly seventeen and a half
miles an hour, and at noon on the 18th
the log showed the days work to have
been Alt miles. She was then in lati-
tude 43 deg. and Is min, and longi-
tude As deg. and 40 min. A quantity
of Jumps and fields of ice were then
discovered ahead, and Capt. Murray
ordered the vessel headed to the south.
ward, in order to pass clear of the OBJ
structions. During the night the wind
blew from southwest to northwest, but
at midday on the 18th the record was
400 miles. The wind continued from
the westward during the following
twenty-four hours, but a distance of 397
miles was covered. The weather by
this time was fine, and during saturday
night the Alaska dashed along at O high
rate of speed. Fire Island was sighted
long before noon yesterday, at which
hour the Alaska completed the unprec-
idented run of 419 miles in twenty four
hours. At 2:30 yesterday afternoon
her engines were slowed down, und at
$3.50 Sandy hook was passed. Shortly
before o'clock quarantine was passed,
and the Alaska sped up the bay with
flags flying. The cabin passengers, of
whom there were $50, were landed soon
afterward. They speak in the very
highest terms of the vessel and of the
way in which she was managed. Capt.
Murray and his officers seemed Justly
proud of their magnificent vessel,
which has again proved her title to
rank as "the monarch of the seas"
Her passengers might have attended
church at Queenstown on the morning
of Easter Sunday, and could have been
present at divine service last evening
in this city thus worshipping one Sun
day in Europe and the following Sun
day in the United States.