The morning call., 1890-09-14

uary Is. 1872 in ballast for st. John, n. b.,
she encountered Il heavy storm March I'd in
81 north latitude, sprang q leak and was
finally deserted then having twelve feet of
water in her hold. Her crew were all sub
Sequently picked up, while she went to the
bottom Thus ended the career of this
world-renownPd vessel, whose equal in
many points we may never ses
The following tables OF distances and rates
OF speed can even now be equaed b. only
tie very fastest of the Atlantic grey
hounds" In three days the FIying Cloud
sailed 992 miles, in ore of which She ran
42I 1-5, while on VOYAGE from New York
to San Francisco. Hurricane on same pass
age made 400 miles in one day. The record of
the Sovereign of the Seas is wonderful
1916 miles in one day on voyage from Homo
lulu TO New York. 3144 miles in 10 days same
passage. SOS miles in one day from New York
to San Francisco. 40 miles in one day from
London to Australia Gu parts of which she
made % knots per hour, 1915 miles in ~
days on same passage Queen OF the Clippers
showed a speed of Is knots on her first pass
age to California; Lightning, 1920 miles in
five days, in one of which sheran 456 miles on
voyage from Boston to LIVERPOOL, and on
her subsequent trip to Australia she made
record ahead of all others by showing au
average of 1922 miles per day for 10 sue
cessIye days. These are necessarily but
very few Instances. The following romantic
sentiment, prompted by some of the above
in Harper's Monthly at the time, was, we
think, good tribute to our Flying Clouds
and Lightnings. Here it is: Nine hun
bred and nlnety-odd miles of ocean
way, within three days time. is not
speed TO be passed over with mer9
newspaper mention. and it promises. if Our
steanl-men do not look to their oars, re-
turn 10 The old and wholesome service of
wind and sail. We are chI0niclng here no
imaginary run Of Flying Dutchman, but
the actual performance of the Al clipper
built, copper-fasten ship Flying Cloud,
Cressy commander; and if the elipper-men
can give us a line which will bowl us over
the ocean toward the Lizard at a fourteen
knot pace and not too much spray ON the
quarterback, they will give even the Col
Inns monsters scramble for a triumph.
There is quiet exultation. after
Wave-backs with no impelling power but
the swift breath of the god of winds,
which steam-driven decks can never give.
1t is taking nature in the fullness OF her
bounty AMI not cramping her gifts into boil
ing water pots; it is trust TO the god of
storms, that makes the breezes our help
ers and every gale to touch the cheek with
the wanton and the welcome Of an aiding
brother"
A poetical sentiment truly, but to our
mind very near 10 truth. Here is another's
idea about a ships claim TO speed. The
Game Cock, a well-known clipper, left
New York December S, 1861, tor Hong
Kong crossed the liae in II days. On the
fifteenth day out she spoke British ship
bound north. Captain Jayas of the Game
Cock showed blackboard on which was
written, Fifteen days from New York." to
which the John Bull response came, ITS
lie!" The Game Geek was 70 days from
New York 10 AMER Head.
FAMOUS RUNS.
In closing, few tables Of famous runs
will not be out of place. Space will permit
of but small list and only on the routes
covered by the California clippers.