New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-09
A NEW OCEAN RECORD.
SUPERB RUN OF THE CITY OF PARIS.
THE FIRST VESSEL TO CROSS THE ATLANTIC IN
LESS THAN Elk DAYs-THE ETRURIA's TIME
BEATEN BY OVER TWO HnIrRa

LESS THAN SIX DAYs-THE ETRURIA's TIME
BEATEN BY OVER TWO HOURS
The Inman Line steamship City Of Paris is the
queen Of the ocean, and no prouder man ever
walked the decks OF ship than Captain Frederick
Watkins, her commander. when after making up his
record yesterday morning, he found that the YES
sci had made the best transatlantic trip on record
surprising the records Of the great Cunarders
beyond possible question The time from Rocho's
Point, the entrance TO Queenstown Hsrbor, 70
Sandy Hook Lightship days 23 hours and
minutes The City Of Paris had beaten the great
Etruria, the vessel that has flown the champion
Pennant since June last, by hours and 4S minutes
Not only was the voyage unprecedented in speed,
but the fact that IL made upon her second
tranSatlantc voyage promises that her pres
ent record will yet be surpassed. The vessel
brought i32 saloon, l52 intermediate and $40
steerage passengers.
REVIEW OF THE RECoRD.MAKING.
What is the limit of speed p has been the ques-
ton ever since the Guion steamship Arizona came
out in 1881 and made rush for the Queen Of the
Oceans pennsnt and took 1t with o record Of
days, hours and 90 minutes. AS steamship
has followed steamship as compound engines have
succeeded single low pressure engines and triple
expansion engines compound engines the speed
has been increased. When the Cunard steamship
Etruria made her remarkable record Of days
| hour and 55 minutes from Queenstown TO
New-York in June last II wes almost
agreed that this was unapproachable All
other competitors yielded 70 her the champion
pennsnt When Captain Frederick Watkins,
formerly Of tho White Star Line, took command
Of the City Of Paris. the Inman LINE recognized,
the White Star Lane had done years before,
hat ha H. 80 al
Cook, the commodore Of the Cunard Line and
when he made the notable fast trip on the
initial voyage Of the City Of Paris, he hgura-
lively gave a hitch TO his trousers and said,
She'll do better next time" Her trip ended
yesterday proved tho truth Of his prophecy.
MAKING SUPERB RUNS.
The City Of Paris sailed from Queenstown at
:49 p. m Dublin time. on Thursday, May ?.
and soon after leaving Lands End she met with
strong hreczc followed by a moderate gale.
At noon on May 8 she had covered 445 miles.
The following twenty-four hours she made 492
miles and covered sos miles from Saturday noon
10 noon Sunday. This was unprecedented
twenty-four hours run, surprising by one knot
the bS;t days run Of the Etruria. In the twenty
four hNurs ending Monday at noOn she had made
5O6 mISs, and then made 5ll miles. This was
a tremendous run for an ocean steamship, but
notwithstanding tho fact that II Was q great
achievement, IL must be borne in mind that she
WAS running 20 the westward, and had covered
about ten degrees Of longitude. SO that she WAS
about twenty -four hours and forty minutes mhk-
ing that one days run. However. all other steam
ships are favored in the same way. When the
pilot boarded the vessel, at 1880 q. M yester-
dAy, Captain Watkins verified his position and
time But the vessel was Handicapped somewhat
by fox which began at noon on Monday and
continued until sundowu on Tuesday. In the mean
time the vessels spAed slackeDed several times
20 take soundnRs Then, too she came the southern
course 10 avoid the Ice. THIS IL seventy miles
mOrB Than the course taken in August
AtnfaTN NUaE mil
average Of about twenty knots an hour. She
burned an average Of 320 tons Of coal each twenty
four hours, and made an average Of eighty-eig
revolu tons per minute OF the engines, at one t'me
running up 10 ninety two revolutions,
At lOSO a. m. yesterday the saloon passengers
heH meeting, David Dudley Field presiding;
Resolutions were adopted praising the officers and
crew for their able AMI attentive management OF
the vessel, and thanking Captain Wstkns for his |
courtesy and kindly attention TO the PASSENGERS;
No accidents deaths, births or sickness occurred
on the passage. The following Is list OF the |
sal oon passengers:
r. H. Abrahama W. L. Arherton. c. p. Armstrong. |
Master l. AbraAsmS Charles W. BonynEe. Thomas BAL
ontina L W BN.pnns. T. W. BlAlehicrd. c. J. Bow |
stead Mt and Mrs. James nartle. Miss Rose Bsfue.
Mr. and Mrs. John Blakelcy. Chichester A. Bell MT ana
Mrs. H. J.. BcerDer. Mr.. and MrS L. r. Brooks Master
Philip Brooks. J. r. Bruce. Miss & A. Beach Henry D.
Brandreth. MrS BurbHdge. MI and Mrs Brcreton. AAt
land Brrrcon Master Rolf Br,rtOn. Master CondcleJ |
Brcreton, Miss Katharine Breroon, Mr.. BAYles' Henry
Ives Cobb. C. 2. Court f. H. Cate. Alfred H. Charles.
NJ ChuFtOn. II. II. Chamberlain. "nlRul NlAFEe'
Reid Craig James Cutberson Howe Cuyler Dr and Mrs
i,onby Master Arthur Denby hlss Mary DENLY. Miss |
Douglas Mr. aud Mis s. W. Doty. Master Douglas pOty'
Master RaioA DOty. Niss Ahtsiino DoC. Mrs Johh n
Dsy yies william DAyies Henry W. HwaFds David DudIey
Field Lawrence Puurnuro James Ftnlayson A. g. bo"cr
r. s. Foster George l. BinlAy. J. G. GledAiL Miss
Green. julius Haho. Mr.. and Mrs H. X HaNoSoh' d.
Uarrer Charles Heap sanIucl Heap Mrs II. II. Heap.
Mr lubbock Rudolf Herr. James Hcdgknson, hSs E'hsi
ITodgxinAon David johnson. Carl Bunth. Mr.. and Mrs
d Ma-nnl Lang Charles Lancaster.
H. Laird James Miller, Noel Michel. James H. N"She'
J. A. MsRuo. Argentine ConsuEGenerd In CanadA'
George Mewnliam. L MaldonA T. A. T. Manning d.
ard Mrs Mackenzie. j. u. Novel; Miss Memo. W. A.
Phillips Miss II T. Phillips Mr. Pewter LPomeroy MI and
Mrs W II Potter G. Po'uehtw Aise, Mr. and Mrs Lionel
Prescott. J. Dwight Ri-ley w. Shilbcch MI ana MRS
TIarry r. stnson Mr.. and Mrs j. See. H. SchoonmaEeF.
drN J. D. Sullivan. Miss NJ Z. sullivan. MI and MIS-
John stevens Miss s. santino r. stsyensA w Thompson
l. A. Thompson MIRA Townsend. G. Trevor. H. ThonaS
r G Wtso Henry Woods Miss Maud White. O. b. Wen
ieler c. H. wendeler. ]. A. Washington. IN FleldhR
Iysldy e. O. wostcolt Thomas r. Young. Elliott Zooro"