The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-18
THE GREATEST OCEAN RACE.
Rival Steamships Test Their Speed
Across the Broad Atlantic.
From the Philadelphia Press.


this country by the brand new steamship
Teutonic aud the City of New York was a
great ocean race. 1t was a contest of speed
from beginning to end, the most remarkable
that ever took place. The City OF New
York beat the new gem OF the ocean by
thirty-thres minutes, and did 1t In such a
fashion that the admirers aud hackers OF
the Teutonic are quite willing to pay their
bats and say nothing. Three times during
the voyage were the two floating twin
screw racers in even water. eacl drawing
its last pound Of steam to gain the ad-
vantage
The New York traveledssten more knots
than the Teutonic during the trip, and was
delayed on three different accession by over
heated machinery. The Teutonic was de-
layed to some extent for seventeen hours by
foggy and disagreeable weather, and during
the presence of the mist three-quarters and
sometimes half speed had to be resorted to.
Both ships encountered rough weather.
They met rain, ad verse winds and high head
seas, and the ele nents are responsible for
the fact that neither steamship logged as
many as 500 knots on any one day Of the
trip.
THE OCEAN RACE DESCRIBED.
A clear sky, close, choppy sea and a
fresh, westerly wind were the ruling ,le-
ments when the Rome and her two rivals
steamed away last Thursday afternoon.
The Rome started off at 10 O'Clock a. m. ,
followed by the City of New York at l 30
o'clock p. m, and the new Teutonic at 2:O5
o'clock p. IN. The New York proceeded
slowly out of the renowned Cork haruor
and found the lofty light OF Roche's Poin
abeam at 50 o'clock.
The way in which the New York tarricd
IN laaViOO rho hs-hO. 90 tha Ton
ch rec to make up the thirty-tiYe minutes
which she lost in sta ting and so when tn
officer on the New York's bridge renorted
Roche's Point light abeam, the leu ono
was just tapping the stern of the Coy o,
New York. Tae Teutonic was tr vel 10
twice as fast as her rival at that time.
When Capt. Francs :. Laud, the H.
mander or the New York, found the leu
tonic abeam he gave instructions to uue
officer on the bridge, who telegraphed bel
for moro p5sd. Tnen the live SKID " &C n
test began in genui 10 stye.
The Teutocic appeared TO lave the most
speed at first and gradually forged ahead
But the humping of the triple expansion
engines soon told faYoranly on the New
York, ard half an hour after leaving
Rocue'' Point astern the two vessels were
again on even terms. Then to the Fast e
light, where the lurse vas changed, it was
nip and tuck, neither vessel gaining moro
than foot at any time on the Other a |
the passengers wore On deck, and in thei,
excite nelt shouted them solves hoarse. So
close did the ca ners travel that the louts
and handkerchief waving of the passenger,
OF eaca vessel could be plainly heard uai
cen on the other. The two breasted the
FasUnet light i'll even water at 5:23 o'clcck,
AMI thea the voyage proper began.
A NIP AND TUCK CONTEST.
The New YORK then settled down to n
steady 10-knots-per hour speed, and at dusk
the leu oaic was several cabe lengths
astern, The New York headed North So
west while tue TeutOnic steerad straight for
the westward When turning in time
came to the passengers of the New York
the Teutonic was still in sight, but far
astern. When they arose on Friday morn
ing she was nowhere 70 be seen.
Friday ope ed with a strong breeze from
the no Invest, which, as the day wore on,
increased - moderate gale with a very
heavy head sea The passengers of the
New York secured the horizon in ali direc-
tlons with their glasses, but failed to bring
the Teut mic within the range of the lens.
Toward o'clock on Friday afternoon
land day one of the engines of the City Of
New York became overheated and had to
be stopped. The vessel continued to drive
through the sea with g engine at the rate
Of 9knots an hour. The overheated engine
had been stopped just two hours whea the
Ieutomc was announced astern.
She as coming along at great speed.
In IA hour she IVES abreast Of the New
ork, and then she assumed the Lad. she
did not carry her honors long, however, for
the cooling process had its effect on the
overhea ed machinery Of the older craft.
and she set out to overtaKe the Teut1nic.
5 succeeded finally, and once again the
w hlte Star liner was left il tho wake Tue
two vessels lost sight Of each other the same
night.
THE TEUTONIC AGAIN IN SIGHT.
Early on Sunday moraing the people of
the New York were specializing on inst how
much they would beat the rival, waen the
machinery becams uverhea ted again. This
time fve hours were partly sacrificed, and
the Ieutonlc craNled up again and hung on
for several bours. When the New York
was ready to go ahead at full speed she re-
sumed first place handy, and at noon the
Iedtoufc was out of sight.
On the 18th, Tue day, the machinery
again became overheated, and for the third
time the Teutonic hove in sight, coming up
from point abaft the beam. The New
\ ork was then going slow under one engine.
Inc Teutonic managed to steal a lead of ten
miles on the occasion, but when righted
again the machinery of the New York
worked with great smo illness for the re-
Of the voyage. The New York
overhauled the Teutonlc late on Tuesday.
md in four hours had her lost astern. She
14d not sec her again until she entered port.
MIsHAPs TO THE TEUToNIC.
The Teutonic, too, had her difficulties
Turing the voyage. Green firemen, whose
service had become necessary through the
strike in England, caused her a delay of
many hours, bong unable to supply a sutii-
:lent quantity of stem for the demand
Two days of strong gale ana high sea and
eveateen hours Of dense fog also PLAYED
havoc with her good i1tantio e. In all the
New York lost about fifteen hours by her
machinery. The exact time of this New
orks passage was six days and fourteen
hours. The Teutonic consumed six DAYS.
ourteen hours and thirty-threa minutes.
AS compared to the maiden trip of the
Jlty OF New York, the noted performances
II the Teutonic is far superior. The New
ork came westward for t4e first time in
August last, and it took her seven DAYS. |
'leven hours and thrty-nine minutes to
bridge the Atlantic. The City OF Paris
maiden trip was accomplished in six DAYS.
eighteen hours and fifty-three minutes.
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