The evening world., 1889-08-15
NOT HER FULL SPEED.
The TeutOnlC'S Captain Accounts for HeI
Slow Trip.
A Crowd Of Visitors Inspect the
New Ocean Racer.
Record Breaking Predicted for the City
of New York.

Two ~oueenly boats Of the transatlantic fleet
of crui ers. drew in at their piers this morn
ing the Ininau liner, the City of New York,
and the brand-ncw White Star steamer and
Naval Reserve cruiser the Teutonic.
The big City of New York beat the Teutonit
on the trip, but has not lowered her own
record. while her rival leaves u%nimpaired
the score for the fastest Made trip.
An EVENING WORLD reporter visited both
boats this morning and had a talk with Capt.
H.. Parsell, of the TeuIonic, and the chief
engineer Of the City OF New York.
What alterations have been made in the
boats machinery :" he asked the latter.
mo alterations, - answered the engineer.
49, We had her whole machinery thoroughly
overhnuled before this trip. OF course, the
machinery is looked after and touched up
whenever a boat comes into port, but this
was a special wholesale refurbishinR of the
New NoIk's works"
why doesn't she make a better showing,
compared with her sister boat, the City of
Paris
THAT is II long thing TO go into, " answered
the euEln, er, but | IAN tell you that eventu-
ally the City of New York won't ask any
iavors uf her sister boat.
That's stuff, too" he went on 'about
the Ieulonlc being the first Naval Reserve
cruiser. Why, both the City of New York
and the City o Paris belong to the Naval Re-
serve. We will make a record with our boat
vet"
West street and the new pier Of the White
Star line were crowded with interested OBJ
servers TINS morning studying the points of
the majestic loutonic. The passengers were
drifting, down the gangway as the reporter
crowded Mp and made his way 10 the saloon
where Capt. Parsell, X. n. X. wa discussing
fried sole, bacon and eggs and dry toast.
nm perfectly satisfied with the boat, ="
he said. between mouthfnls. She has a
large reserve of power that has not been
drawn on. let her go easy most of the way,
though Mt the start, l spurted q little. and
gained half Hu hour on the City of New
York.
I'VE had beastly weather the whole way;
hend winds. fog of the Banks and q fog here
jus, before we came in"
"Thc Loaf is us firm as a rock. You should
have seen her SWING lightly up to the pier
here without the help of a rope, smuggling in
as costly As u chicken gets under its mothers
wing.
"She can make ten more revolutions to
the minute than she has done" continued
Capt. iarsell. with pride. am more
stuck on whnt she is going to do than on
what she did on this voyage. though the ma
chIuery gave us no trouble whatever"
III Teutumic is n lordly boat. and the pre-
vailing impression is of roominess. perfect
ventilation and simple decorative details.
Tic second cabin and steerage have been as
fully cons dered AS saloon passage.
The dining saloon is i'll white and gold and
is large AMI airy.
The smoking-room, with its handsome
stamped leather and carved mahogany, is a
model of elegance and comfort.
Most of the woodwork, which 10 antique
carved oak. with Itch gildings, was done In
Bel at, aud reflects the utmost credit IN the
carvers. She had a list of about two hundred
and fifty cabin passengers, among whom
were Sir H.. Brougham Loeb. Governor of
Victoria. aud Lady Loeb Rt. Hon. Sir Lyon
Playfair, X. G. b., NJ. P; Lady playfair,
Mr.. aud Mrs. lsmay: the four Misses lsmay
and c.. b. lsmay Mrs. Governor F. +. Low.
the Countess Of Selkirk. the Countess of
Shrewsbury. Miss vi toria Vokes. Hon. A.
Yorke. Capt. Keith Falconer, A. d. q. Hon.
7. Alwlth Blanoy, Lady Iberia Braney, MIR.
Alexander Bell. Mr.. Alan on BigeIow.
Everybody expressed the utmost satisfac-
ton with the bont aud the way she had con-
lMcted helhelf on tins maiden trip.