Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-10-10
rHnaANDY Hook WINS.


W kANaNth NhO"a
Pre-enincnce ON the Water.
The GAZETTE stated some time ago that
the Central railroad OF New Jersey had
accept ID the steamer Sandy Hook, built by
the Harlan Hollingsworth Company OF
this city, because she had shown that she
could beat the Monmouth, a product OF
Cramps ship-yard, and the fastest steam-
boats ot her siZs and class now niloat.
This weeks Marine Journal OF Nav York,
confirms the reported acceptance and gives
details, as follows;
The widespread interest felt In the perform-
ance Of the fast now twin screw passenger
steamer Sandy Hook, built this season by the
Harlan y liollingaworth company, for the Cen
trial Railroad OF Now Jersey ,as sister steamer
~ The Monmouth, built by MGssrs. Cramp "
sons last aeRsOn, has permentnd all circles Of
our cltlGens directly Or Indirectly Interested IN
shipping matters. The peculiar feature OF
the present case Is the fact that the reputation
as high speed builders heretofore earned by
the Harlan Ilolllngsworth Company in turn-
ing out such hiers IA the Albany, New York,
city OF Worcester, Georgia, Sc was Thought
10y many 10 have been nciipsed by their COM
pettors, the Cramps, in the production OF lhe
swift and beautiful Monmouth.
The owners II that steamer, approaching
the merits OF their boat and the great pupu-
ularity awakened by her last running. when
coupled with the luxurious appointments
which made hnr one of the abandonment
steamers about New York already famous Tor
tho number of its floating az well a. its sta
tionary palaces-wiseiy determined toinsure in
the new boats nm equal or even higher speel
than any yet attained.
The dlniculiy of this undertaking on tho
fart Of the Harlan II liullingswnrth Company
may be imagined, when II ii remembered that
tho task set for them was 10 boat the bcst--iu
other words, 10 excel on her own conditions Of
length, drnught al watcr.nnd schedule service,
q steamer whose builders Claimed Tor hef that
she was tho swiitost vessel in the world of hor
size and type.
Nevertheless, the Importance to the line Of
obtaining phenomenal results in quick transit
upon route like that between pier s IN this
ely anu sandy ttOok, as pnrt of tho run to and
from long Branch and adjacent seaside re-
sorts, was Snch as 10 cali for extraordinary
measures.
The consequence was that the Harlan S Hol-
lngsworth Company wore put under tho Sc
Yprest guaranty 10 accomplish the desired
sperd. ihta guaranty WIS not of the ordinary
kind, which simply involves q money penalty
for non tulhllmunL II was The bald condition
that II the Mnnin0uthA speNd was not cS~
coelcd on the route, the builders WoJli tn,o
back the boht and either make her accom-
pEsh the required speed or build another ono
that would.
Nor was this ALL since wo arc reliably in
formed that Tue owners, in addition, stipulated
the Withholding vi sb0,Wn of the contract prize
until all the terms of The agreement had lcnn
satisfactorily executed, The intCrcEtIig So
qucl Of this transaction has Just been made
public.
mo record Of a wcck's ofnral run d both
steamers has brcn taken by the Central Rail-
vision Of their own officers, aud without any
representation OF participation upon he part
Of the Harlan Il tlollnEswOrth Company, md
This record shows TINT the steamer sandy Hook
made continuously better time ON both IpwHrd
ana downward trips, AMI on every day Of the
week, than tltc steamer Monmouth thus cuu-
clusiyely proving her superiority in point Of
speed over hHr fJl1nil thir rival, ma at tho
same time cNunerntiug her builders irnm thulr
grave responsibility under the cnntrAct.
The uHnerS have accordingly sent n check 10
the ltar'au ~ li0llingswutth Company for tbs
balance Of tie purennSe prize, ana thus ends Il
chapter Of marine competition which has beeu
watchcd with intense interest by thousands OF
our people, md Wll.rh while II scores "a tenn
pufary triumph Of onN nuiider over another III
the matter Of very high sputi, opens silll more
important questions connected with the adapt
| ability Of III" light dr9urnt, twin screw, ltipr
nNpHnsi II type vi sleaueI Tor our sound nuI
bay passenger traffic and the comparative
merits pf this new departure with tho older
and hitherto more popular -lp wheel beam
engine styles of craft for Similar uses.
1t gives us pleasure 10 chronicle all such
tNats Of skill and workmanship as Is einhptiah
i the nov famous steamer sandy lOaA, nut
we do not wish 70 lull oar antrrrrisiug builders
into n dreamy stHteOf mental satisfaction With
! present achievements. We want 10 see tile
good work 81 u"iskly forward, and new Efforts
made, amt new fields explored III the grcut III
/ terUtinnaI strGEglc Ion world wide -tI-
/ Fremary upon the sOas ful our American ship
| ping Of every k4ud.