The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-14
TOPICS In NEW YORK.
OCEAN RACING RECORD AGAIN
BROKEN.
The Teutonic Wins-The stewart Mansion
Being AItered-yisitors of the southern
Society-News of the Railroads-Per-
sonal Gossip.

, Being AItered-yisitors of the Southern
society-News of the Railroads-Per
sonaI Gossip.
NEW YORK, Aug. l3.-lspecial. l-Th'
White star steamship Teutonic arrived
here this morning from Queenstown, after I
passage OF five days, nineteen hours, ant
= five minutes, the fastest on record.
The spirited rivalry between the lnmal
and White star Line steamers is wei
known, but through a change Of sailing
schedule last spring. the lovers OF trans
Atlantic racing were disappointed because
none of the fast steamships came IN dlrec
competition, but now they are TO be graft
fed. Last Thursday, the Teut0nic and CITY
Of New York left Queenstown within hal
hour of each other. The cable announced
that the City of New York passet
POche's Point at / 30 o'clock. while
the Teutonic followed her at O'Clock. The
fact that they had sailed about the samC
time excited the greatest interest in mari
time circles. and the officials Of both lines
although very rcticent about saying any
thing. anXiOusly awaited the outcome 81
the vessels test Oftheir respective speeding
qualities in their 3,OO0-mile spin across the
Atlantic.
The TeutOnic was the fayOrite. because
her record is much better than those OF hei
competitors. The Teutonic, on her last
westward trip, made the run from Roche
Point to sandy Hook, in five days, twenty
one hours and tiity-fye minutes. Hei
average speed was 1893 knots in an hour
The best record the City Of New York has
ever made on its westward trip was six
DAYS, four hours aud seventeen minutes.
.l..s
she was placed into commission this year
she was thoroughly Oyerhauled.
The IcutOntic made the ocean record bi
clipping fourteen minutes of the time made
last August by the City Of Paris-iye days,
| nineteen hours and nineteen minutes. lhe
/ ieutOnic also won the greatest ocean rate
| that has ever been sailed beating the city
Of New York by three hours and two MN
utes. Both racers thus made the trip under
six days. the City of New York for the first
time breaking her own record by about
three houIs. The Ieutonic was sighted Oft
sandy Hook this morning at i:2O O'Clock.
! The City OF New York came along at b:J,
| The TeutOnic's actual time was i've days.
nineteen hours and five minutes; the Ne"
| lOrks five DAYS, twenty-five hours ana
seven minutes. The distances covered
were quite rs remarkable for closencss a.
the time the Ieut0nic covering two thou
sand six hundred and six miles, while the
| City of New York logged two thousand
seven hundred and one miles, difference
IF only fifteen knots.
The performance of the TcHtonic is the
more astonishing because in making this
new record she covered eighteen more miles
than did the City of Paris when the latter
made her record last August.
WITNESSES o.rHE RACE.
She brought over 40 cabin passengers.
| Among them were an unusual number OF
notablities. both American and English.
! Among the first 10 aiight from the Iuetonic
were Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain, the
| latter the daughter Of eN-Sccretary Endicott.
rhe couple have not been seen here since
| their marrlage.a year and a half ago. They
will 20 10 Massachusetts 10 visit the Endi-
colts Minister Lmcoln's wife and two
daughters were on the City Of New York.
~rEwARr MANSION
hor the u-~i iluir lu niduN ,cair ti, 'si..
lOws Of the Stewart residence, now tine
Manhattan Clubhouse, are opened every
day, and passers-hy can lock into It's intc-
rior They are making extensive altera-
tOns. The work bas begun ON the first
floor in the rear and the noise of hammer
and chisel is heard from early morn until
the close OF the work day. Workmen are
busy on the famous stewart mansion pre-
pairing the old Cdiiicc for the reception Of
new leasers.
SOUTHERN sOCIErN'S VISITORS.
The visitors book Of the Southern Society
is filled with the names Of transient guests
during July, August, and September. From
the list ST June until the lst of October there
are in town some hundreds of strangers
from various parts Of the south. The cheap
rates in the half empty boardng-houscs
have an ATTRACTIONS for ueTsOns who do not
care 10 pay dearly for stuily lud-i"~ ~ -ca-
side resorts. Those who can afford the
| luxury of "A fashionable Northern summer
resort stop over in the city on their way up
and down ana in all the restaurants ana AT
the other public places one hears That lecu-
liar soft Southern accent ali summer long.
THE LEPER TO 60 HOME.
The parents Of flannel Garutia. who wa-
found suffering from leprosy at No. 100 east
| rwenty-eighth street, have decided 10 take
him home. They are wealthy residents oi
| Yucatan. and lett on saturday evening on a
| PENNSYLVANIA railroad train on their way To-
Mexico. In this way the Health Depart
ment has been relieved Of a great charge.
They did not wish 20 take care Of the young
man long. or 10 set aside any one of the pa
yilions ON North Brother Island as place
for such patients.
SHOES TO RISE.
Roforo long the price Of shoes viii take a
decided rise. For the last few months the
demands ON the leather dealers has been
greater than the supply, and now lhe re-
serve stock is exhausted. the price OF
leather is about II per cent. higher. num-
Der Of large dealers IN 1.-THE swamp. seem
pleased with the prospect, as the leather
! irade has been duh during the last three or
four years. Representatives OF some oi tue
large retail dealers in shoes say that the
rise in hides will scarcely Affect thelr busl-
ness this season, but may cause rise ol
probably 10 per cent. next season.
The route Of the new Charleston. IL
mington and Norfolk railroad has been sur
yeyed from Charleston 10 the North Caro-
lima line. II has not yet been dccided now
the new road will enter Norfolk. \ connec'
lion with the Norfolk southern would estab-
lish a direct line between Charleston and
| Norfolk. but il is believed that an independ-
ant line will be built. such line, II Is
claimed. would make the distance between
| New York and Charleston about one nun
dred miles less than il is over the present
route-the Atlantic Coast Line.
The annual report Of the chesapeake aho
Ohio railroad for the year ended June JOtt
has been issued by President lngalls. h'
| gross earnings ol lht ioat VIZ f'f-'''N.
and the net earnings were Sl.luO,OOO, an lh
crease over last year Of S6sl,OOO. The new
equipment purchased during the year wa
charged to current expenses.
RAILROAD NEWS.
Railroad earnings-New York, Ontario
and Western. first week in August 1870
Sj9.773: 1859, $iG,j19; increase, Sl3' l9i
Norfolk and Western tincludlng >ciot'
Valley division), first week in August 1870
Sl57. .20j: 1889. Sl2J.93j; increase, SJl.2oi.
Louisiana and Nashville. first week Ii
August 1890, $37l, l,laj: 1889, $3ll,Oi3: IN
srease. $3J.Oi2. From July lst, 1870, sl,9l5,
$40: lsSl, 81, ,TS9,5S7; increase, sl2i, ,O23.
| Memphis and Charleston. fourth week II
July 1880. S3S.31i: 1-S), S5I.6J,; increase
SG76. aonth of July 1879. Slil,6ll; 1881
Sl2J.ji3; increase. SIG, lOl.
Chesapeake and Ohio. first week in Au
gust 1890, Slj5, l2l; 1889. Siij,9'l; increase
s., ,ljO.
THE ''GRERN-GooDs' MEN.
United States Commissioner Shields to
dav becan the examination of the thre
alleged ..green-goOds'' men, charged viii
irving 10 make victim Of the President
son Russell Is. Harrison. The Qllense VIII
which they are charged is using the maiI
for fraudulent purposes. They were com
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