The evening world., 1888-08-10
Blaine HERE 4!
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" "a uOtht W Y tue z ~ il1tI htdlt. NuHItI-
Tors. About 8 /. 80 the whistle SOUNDED TO warn
con pany, worn GU, With fat,sue Of he E pre- ara,ion
ior getting r.a y ,n.' new vers.l Tor nr arst tr o
s sna co sas S5,sO'' %'a,s Snae t. reSsrIen' and %r'i sssn
the hydraulic giant began t.pginp at the
huge ancnor chain In a quiet, noisele.s way,
aud within I'VE MINUTES the aucnor was free from
I e ground, an IN n few more minutes, under the
CONVOY OF a smart tug, the great " ssel began TO
move out Of the nv I In the d rectlon Of the irish
ChanneI. Cheers from The shore and the waving
OF nan lkercn'eis from tie passengers on otner
ship and her possibilities.
Ii was q clear, cool evening. Mr.. Blaine and his
%a,ehsd with evident sptI pleasure the recedins shores
Of England. The decks, wulch were GOV red vita
Isgs.re, were soSn cleared, and althouvn there
the new ian OF a new vessel, there was nothing
that could ne called di,com ort.
and the City OF New York headed for Queenstown,
going at an average rate of seventeen knots an
The event Of tue first day was the dinner and
the inspection of tue din,ng-room. TIE
with this room. 1t is on Inc main deck, with
nige dome or arch extending to the top of
! he. line Of CABINS on the promenade deck.
room a height OF twenty feet. The stutlness and
lack OF ventilation OF the average s lip dinin room
IL completely overcome in TINS. Arounl the high
arched space are aicoyes In which there are Two
small table, .~xtendiug around the entire room for
The nrst announcement made to the passengers
was that there would be no regular assignment OF
seats, but this led 20 so much object gu that the
next day the order was modified 40 eacn one could
have his %esgecial place. The first dinner was a
good one. the watermelon and green corn upon
the bill Of fare were especially appreciated by the
home-re,urniDg Americans.
The night was 80 quiet that no one on board was
III. Mr.. Blaine, who Is very sensitive to the motion
OF a ship, found that he had passed as comfortable
u ME ut AZ on land.
AT QUEENSTOWN.
The arrival at Queenstown was made soon after
| I O'Clock in the morning. Then there WAS a lOnR
wal. for the e,1 mails T Tsey S ald not Of, c Snn,s on Ios an tn
one Of the most beautiful and sparkling Sc
rene Of DAYS. During this time The yes
sci should have gone at least 1876 miles.
the ship. All sought to interview Mr.. Blaine. lie
shook hands win them and smiled with great
the Irish rep ,rrers would wind up: "How Is your
health ~ and to this MT. Blaine always replied:
Many oil the passengers went ashore at Queens
town, None OF Mr.. Blaine,s party left the ship
in Europe, felt that he had seen all that he cared
TO. He Illustrated his fatigue with mere sight-see-
ing by expressing his sympathy Tor the much
what t ere was to see In a certain small town on
the rou e. I" Nothlny, my lord"
Then we will stay there a month, was the
1t was during the leisurely visit at Queenstown
that ! learned several interesting particulaTs con-
crruing this American enterpI ise iuvoIved in III
re-equipment OF the lnman All International line.
ESQ., 80 coo 2 ss e1il R'"'ss; ne 'd Is G Gos '0@ ecnsrasi S %,sn
heavy penslties upon the part Of the builders 10
make IN, Inc G dis!snG no Heswee ma 'sn nsn and land w,1, IN NJ, I'VE ss
enforced for two or three trips, until the men
handling her nave learned bes, how to
she mad been running over four years. She has
ana tina, belongs TO the Spanish navy, which mas
greater driving power. A slalist,cian con .ectei
used IN the City OF New YORK were made inio
needles there would be enougn to reach 10 the
moon and back four times. Her average cOnsulnp-
ton of coal will be $50 tons a day.
She Is Obliged to fly the British dag owing to our
absurd navigation laws, although she rs mainly
Her owners receive . subsidy from the British
being abe to take tna vessel in the event of war.
Besides this the revenue from the English mails
amounts to els, QUO a year for the whole line. The
British Government secures every new vessel
butt for any of the Atlantic lines by paying for tn
cais'e Of necessity. In re e. urn Tor tne SUBSIDY y
paid and which am cunts in the case OF the
e s.1y OF on N ser G SSsl, inc 0s somO.S, pei pei
obliged to man her throughout with Euglisnmen.
The American managers have a clause In heir
condttionss shall fail IN he event OF u oona-nde sale
to Other owners. 1t is the hope OF tine present
tue privilege Of nyinu over her the American nag,
put II they meet with no more encouragement thar
they did when they tired In Congress to secure az
American register for the twelve vessels of the Rec
Star line they will not go lar IN that direction.
THE P1RSTDELAYs.
The nrst great disappointment came at Queens
town; After waiting irS ,, Z A; y; to +. N. fol-
found I at there was To lie still further delay. Al
the afternoon there was a mysterious dragging
! niRht, steamed out trlumphdntly ahead of us, The
day was so clear and serene, 10 Iull of 1oyou
spa kl and hfe that the poor sailors alnoni hi
? pas engers felt especially az ri we'd that the fnl
, weather ,hould be lost lying like a great log a
!, T,pd'1s and small boats came ou, CONSTANT,
from the shore. The PASSENGERS ,specusated lon4
Sine.room there was VA Constantly heard the Click.
click of the hammer, and IN n the gossIps OF IN,
. = 10 insisted that the machinery OF the ship hat
r Mr.. Blaine walked about all day In the lazy air
d and did MT appear to take the stories OF disaster
. Day / stUrmed Inc o,idre. and leHch,di rresiden
3 Grlscom, who was In the CAPTAINS room. The ex'
Of The steam-pipes was loose, and thi, looseninI
perm tied steam and wafer 10 eScape into the en-
Oniy Two men could reach the point of disturb
= ance, so the unRering went on Tor hours. Tut
i shi was not ready 10 starr ag tn untll B. Ia IN,
: the night. Al l2 O'Clock on Friday 2IO II Hes wa
gwen a, the run from the time Of lie wing Quee 5
town. There was u good sea running AL tr day
quite enough to make auy OF the regular Atlsnti
liners roll. But the neav.. waves, appeared TO h "
apparently SO counted upon her s~teddinss
as to not antici, ale any rolling, 70
sasrs for are he p pro Isst' of b Sre,la .SS ar a' ie'ss
. The chief incident OF Friday was the appearance
9 OF a great school OF porpO SEES. These Isl race
with the ship Tor some nours. Al 8 O'Clock some
q thing went wrong " IN the jumps. 7 e technics
explanation was that thele was d ficu'ty IN form
ing the necessary vacuum, so they had TO sloy
down, TO just en- luRh speed 20 III ke steerage way
tron'tnen until 3 O'clock OF the morning of satur
day I C vessel barely moved.
The morning of Saturday the sea ran nue.
nigner. Tnere VAS a !ong swell, which broke tut
white ca and strGck with great force a ainst tn
, sides Of the sn.p p. But the vessel Ieither ptche
nor Inlle,. I the vessel mad only teen goin
. ahead fun speed every one would have been de
u | gutcd. The On eli worry ielt by every one wa
Q that there m llht be such delay as TO create uneas
y ness and ais ress upon the part OF relatives an
d IT ends on shore
Al IL saturday the captain posted a run OF onl
lss miles, nut after that there were no more de