New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-20
CUTTING DOWN THE RECORD.
FLEET OF FAST STEAMSHIPS IN HARBoR.

Those who CHANGED to stroll along the North
River front few days ago the ha ,.s an oppOr
ships in the world moored at the piers. Among
them were the Britannia OF the White star Line the Au
rama and servla the Cunard Line the Ebe OF the
North German Lloyd the City Of Rome oil the Anchor
me; the City of Pdeba, of the New York, Mexico and
Wes indies Line; and the NacOOchee. o tue Ocean Line.
If the Alaska Arizona, of the Guion Line; the Nor
mande, OF the French IrSnsaantle Line; tne chateau
Hau burg American Linz; the Newport OF Wards Line
and the new tbe .etest s.m.bns Of s
world would have been here.
10 see these steamers the piers suggested that this
the agc OF fast time, aud that IN the contest for the
renl acy III matter OF speed tue steamships max
no Tand strides There difference between the
tine made now and the remarkable lightning TRIP OF he
steamer sirius from Qleenstown 10 New-Iorx 1888
witch was made n nineteen days American aud British
sbpbuders are eageriy seizng uDon every device to
W ~ rh mir had nj last been reached For many wears
"A ten days passage the ocean was considered
rapid one but this has now been reduced TO seven days
The White Star Line conspicuous for making
trips the OF The line being the Britannia Her
fastest trip from Queenstown 10 'New-fork was COM
petcd on June 10, when she made the passage
seven DAYS fifteen hours The return passage made
In seven days, seventeen hours This was the quickest
DAYS IRON Queenstown New York aud back TO Queens
town. taking cargo aud passengers both ways Ihe sc-
tua time was nineteen days, two aud hall hours.
When the Arizona made the fastest time record,
1851, from Queenstown to New.fork-the time being
days, eight hours ana ihiry'tro mlnnes-every
body cecaIedit would never be beaten But the Alaska
OF the same ilue. had not been tried ripot the latter
from Queenstown to New.York last May was made in
six days twenty three hours and fOrtysx minutes. Her
fastest Queenstown was made laSt In ak
days eighteen hours aud thirty seven minutes Both
trips stand fastest record Her days
run was November last, when she made 4i7 kuos
an average OF Is % knots an hour
The Cunard Line also has two fast steamshps-the
and the Gaa and their time IL almost equal
that of Arizona. The Seryia has made the last
time the Alaska She lett Now-York August 80
OF year. made the trip to Queenstown in seven
days i've hours aud forty five minutes The El0e the
Fulda and the Werra, OF the North German Lloyd are
also among the egnteeu.knot vessels. The Werr2 has
made the fastest time TO Southampton from this port
seven days, twenty-one hours The Ebe is next, In
days, twenty aud half hours. The Fuida 10
expected be the ees but her fastest trip thus far
Is ght days. tDirtynve minutes The Normsnde OF the
French Line, made the fastest from H2vre TO New
York May, in eight days sixteen hours IL 10 expected
that she will do better than this after few. trips
The City of Berlin the fastest of the Inman feet and
In October, 1877, made the from Queenstown to
NewYork In days, four cen hours twelve minutes
The Spain sde the fastest voyage of the National
Line eet having made the trip outward In 1872 In eight
days thirteen hours The steamship America will
among tho seven-day vessels. The Oregon. OF the
Guion Line which will be put the route Tn,
is Ipeced onstrip tho Grcy hognd ~ tue Alaska
II called.
There has been great competition between Aexandres
Wards the Havana trips for the past
years CITY OF Puebla. OF the former line,
nanded by Commodore John Deakin, carries tho
month. she from the MORO Castle, at Havana
Sandy Hook, in two cays twenty thre hours thirty
nine minutes, average of more than 400 ilss day