New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-20
An OCEAN RECORD SMASHED.
TIE FASTEST MAIDEN TRIP WESTWARD.
SPLENDID PROMISE MADE BY THE NEW STEAM
SHIP AUGUSTA VICTORIA

The new twin-screw steamer Augusta Victoria OF
the Hamburg American Packet CompanyS llne' ar
rived at Sandy Hook shortly after d p m. on satnr-
day. Owing to the dense fog she was compelled 70
anchor there until yesterday morning, Wheh sue
steamed up to Quarantine, and thence TO her dock
at HobOken, which she reached shortly before noon
She Is Of tho most handsomely fitted up steamers
In the transatlantic service, and she succeeded In
beating all previous Of maiden trips, completing
the voyage from Southampton to Sandy HOOK IN
seven days two hours and thirty minutes actual time
This, the difference OF the distance between Fastnet
and southampton be allowed for, would mako her time
from Fastnet to Sandy Hook SIX days, eight hours
and thirty minutes or fastest first trip ever made
Tho two previous records were made by the Amer
lea, OF the National Line, in June, 1884, her tme
for her first voyage being days, 10 hours and al
minutes and the City Of Paris covered the distance
in @ days, Is hours and 80 minutes. The now snip
has triple expansion engines and was detahed iour
hours on the 18th owing 10 their Journals beine
heated, and and on Saturday afternoon sho was
obliged to slow down, owing to the dense fog. her
average ratio Of speed was II 0-lO knots, which was
made on a consumption Of only 22O tons Of coal a
day. Her propellers registered II revolutions a
inmate and her twelve engineers feel confident that
when an her machinery Is In good w0rhns onor
sho VIII eclipse anything now alloat IN speed.
The steamer lctt southampton at 45 p m. on
May IL, and her daily record was as follows: May
lo. 900 miles 10, 434; II, 40; 10, AL; l0 I9o ;
II, 464: is, to noon, 49, miles, when the Vessel
was l22 miles east Of sandy Hook
Her commander Captain a. Albcrs, was over
whelmed with congratulations by the officials OF mo
company and his friends when ho had made mo
magnificent vessel fast her pier In HoboRcn Cher
Oicer A. schoe was delighted at the record having
been broken, and said that the vessel would certainly
beat every record yet mado when she gUt her ehgnes
into good working order. The steamer, when va
built at stettin, Is a triumph OF naval Architecture
Her lines asc as Rno those OF yacht Her dlmcn
sons are: ength 400 feet; brcaArh. 80 feet depth
80 feot dlsplsccmcnt, 10000 tons ana her ehGln.s
viii develop 500 horse power shH has three masts
which are somewhat lower than Is usual on a VeNS'i
Of her size and sho is rlggcd as oIr ana az s'hGonSr
She has three smokes tacks and some IfcH ol me
Immense slLe Of her machinery can be tTncd from
the fact that her propeller shafts wrlgh iprY tons
each while her propcllcfS are ~ d. i' IN alaho e.
The shin has fvc decks built pi steel ana teak
wood on Ito promenade de.k, above the upper
dcck are fourteen elegant saicrOn,, with family
accornmodat ous. ladies saloons. music room ami
library. and smokne-rooms. The main saloon on the
upper deck OAI32 fcct. The entire ship l. HEhirl
BY electric incaud~scen' lamps, In corridors enngways
> aloonS and EtatcrunWS. 1clegTRph6 hnhuhrlhlnrH
communicate with al s'aicro"ms and the stewart
department.
card from tho Hamburg tmcrca" Office, a. NO. 81