The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1889-08-30
S. s. City of Paris, off SANDY HOOK,
Auo 02th 1890

E. E. EWING, ESQ.,,
Dear SI:-In my office at Risin,
Sun hangs very large picture OF tn
steamship City Of Paris, under full
speed. Before left home I had named
it "Queen of the Waters" She hat
made the fastest time on record on hel
May trip, west, making the run in
days, % hours, and min. That time
has not been beaten. The papers had
it that the Augusta Victoria had "tak.
en- the belt" as it is termed in common
parlance. That is not the case AL
though her port on the continent is q
different one her run amounted to the
same as days l hour on this course
hence this good ship" still has the
honors. She has also made the fastest
run eastward on her last voyage to
Liyerpool-two weeks ago-making
that direction in days, % hours and
3S minutes; a more difficult run than
the westward trip. Hence, we lover
525 first class passengers) are very
proud of our great floating palace, upon
which we now for brief period have
our destinies depending, in manner
so to speak. Many impressions pre-
vail as to the points from which and to
which this time is counted and miles
measured. After hearing the opinions
of some dozen wlseacres, always to be
found on shipboard, and thereby get
ting some dozen different theories, 1
went to Captain Watkins and learned
that the two points were: the light
house at the outside of Queenstown
harbor mot Fastnet Light as supposedly
was the eastern point while Sandy
Hook Light Ship mot House, was the
western point, and each captain en-
deayors to find the course over the
fewest miles. He Captain Watkins)
found the shortest pathway on the last
trip westward, yet found, 2797 miles.
When we left home made the boast,
speaking entirely at random, that we
would return by the great steamer City
of Paris and we would have the pleas
ure of being on board when she would
break that great and best record. We
left Queenstown Harbor Light at Las
r. ~, Aug. 22nd, and amidst noise and
confusion we bounded over our success
full run. We pass the Sandy Hook
Light Ship this q. m. at 457. surpass-
ing our own and the best record by 8
hours Al min. Time of run: days,
8 hours, IS min The advent of the
new ship Teutonic, to be followed by
the Majestic very soon, in the White
Star Fleet, both large and magnificent.
and also the many other fine ones soon
to tfollow, has made the owners and
builders of this great palace anxious to
reduce her time and enable her to hold
her well earned honors.
The builders engineer, therefore, is
with us on eur voyage. Although he
does not want any visitors and keeps
yet we know he is on hand
and driving every part of the machin-
cry of this immense structure up to its
utmost capacity. We have come
through rough and smooth seas, storm
and fog. and yet it has struggled night
and day, never ceasing and never halt
ing moment and as the result we are
all jubilant and happy over our run
and those who won the pools. which
were numerous, are happy as we'll
Pool selling on these ships is wild and
extensive. Pools are sold on each days
run, on the whole run, on the time of
taking on pilot, on the number of his
ship, on the color of his eyes almost.
Many too can recall the excitement
over horse race at local fair. Com.
pare what that is to what anxiety and
suspense must be over a race that lasts
for almost six days, in which the race
course ia the mighty deep, 5000 miles
long, made smooth or rough as God
elec.s; the racer an immense floating
palace 200 yards long, bearing 10000
tons burden, carrying in all 1925 souls,
costing millions of dollars, burning
300 tons of coal per day or over a ton
every minutes, and think of the
excitement attending the home run
when she has beaten her own record
and when her own is the best record in
The world; result that will be heralded
all over Europe as we'll as the United
States.
1t is not generally known that fogs
do not impede these vessels but instead
If possible they 60 the faster believing
the su bstance that has the greatest
speed, in case of collision, comes off
best-an alarming thought. but said to
be fact.
We will send this ashore by the mail
tug and by the time we get clear of
custom officers it should be enroute to
Rising Sun and be in time for this
weeks issue.
Our daily runs are as follows: From l:45 p. m
Thursday to noon Friday 432 miles, to noon Sat-
lrday 493 miles: to noon Sunday 800 miles; to
noon Monday SOC miles; to noon Tuesday $40 miles:
10 57 a. m. Wednesday to Sandy Hook Ligh tship
3i6 miles; excelsior total 27S8 miles.
Our passenger list is as follows saloon sat, sec.
ond cabin 1872 steerage 422. total 1l4l. Add crew
1856, total 1926. Truly &c,
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