The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-26
FULL SPEED INTO PORT.
THE CITY or ROME LEADS THE AU-
RAMA AND THE Alaska.
CattIemen and Flrem,n on In, R,r sts.m.


rnnin Runs Down the Steam Launch
hendn In the Bay with Loss OF Life.
Three big steamships. all with records as
speeders before this era OF twin screws. passed
through the Narrows into harbor before sum
set yesterday after race OF 5000 miles from
Queenstown. The trio turned off Roche's
Point, rs thev bounded westward on tho af-
ternoon OF May is, in this order: City of Rome,
Anchor line, ~ 80; Alaska Guion line 90
and Aurania, Cunard line, SO The giant
City OF Rome won, vauduishing tho Aurania by
only 80 minutes and the Alaska tonce tho
proud benror OF tho ocean record by more
than hours None of tho racers was ever In
sight OF another after they left Queenstown.
They were run for DrcttS much all they were
worth as all made much better time than they
usually make at this season, when the Ice
compes them to tako long southerlv courses
just after tho leaders, the City of Rome and
the Aurania left Quarantine. two things hap
pencd which made everybody on both boats
forget all about the contest. The Aurania ran
down thelittle steam launch Ieada Off Robbins
Reef. drowning two mon. and there was fight
between cattlemen and nremen on the City Of
Rome. which may result in tho death OF one OF
the iiremen.
The City of Rome had twenty-throe cattle-
men among her steeraGe passengers. They
made life in the Storage somewhat sensa-
tional. According to some OF the passengers,
the cattlemen. or some of Them had an ave.
inspiring frontier habit OF shooting of their
revolvers, with which they appeared to be lib
orally supplied. whenever they were under the
influence of whiskey which was pretty often.
They filled the hearts of the women immigrants
with fear and made tho men uncomfortable,
Some Of them occasionally tried to whip tho
iIremeni who are pretty tough citizens. and
didn't always succeed. One OF them, James 7.
Curran Of l55 West Fifty;;frst street according
cook, and beat him badly. Curran also BIZ
Curran was tho terror of the STORAGE As the
City OF Rome started from Quarantine for her
on dee TWd NJ oFd Se%
Michael brennan and John Jones, according
to their comrades. we're immediately attacked
for them. He slashed Brennan with knife or
razor twice. once under the nth rib on the
the heart Ship surReon BaieRer says botS
Gh do the The oer en-
tackled Curran and overpoTered him. he waS
to 4 beEa Who al" Elm to The
Carrsn said that the 1nremen had a erudee
him and he cut them with razor In self-de-
fence. Brennan and Jones we're carried to tho
While the Aurania was humping herself to
reach Quarantine the little steam launch
Bay. Aboard Of her was her six owners Henry
Be OF lI Pb Elm p street this city, Charles
street. and Lawrence OBrien ,f170 Elm street.
They had Just purchased their tiny craft for
short pleasure trips in the waters hereabouts.
McMann, who Is an engineer, ran the launch.
Aurania got to Quarantine Just as the launch
steamed into the upper bay from the East
wheel ran aRSngsde; s9a shs slowed down
ine her papers Then she rushed on.
p The {ea d was, was steering west for Newark
Aprapia bearing down on them. The launeh's
TWISTS Ye fSe ''G pe o lie sh auFsr
mia heafd! the warning tee late: The
Threw nG of R2ay Hddfn no
the air. and her whistle roared six times for
help. Her sharp stem struck the launch oppo-
cockpit. was. his companions think. badly
after the collision. He could swim. His
Henry T6o Nv vas not ;sa
in order to save himself
Capt bGwn Of the SHteT had
In her course a moment before. he OWNED the
cause. He was half mile away, and
he started TO cover the space even
for assistance Before n boat from the
ship could be lowered. the cutter was among
Styles and the deck hands threw lines to them
with life buoys attached and dragged them
aboard the cutter. The Aurania's surgeon
brought them brandy. They got up TO the city
OF 90 O'clock. One OF McManns arms was cut.
Henry c. Biel. who vanished when the PROV
OF the Aurania pierced the port side OF the
launch. was SO years old. He leaves a wife and
two children. He had Just gone into the bust;
Crosby street. Charles Bel was rs years old
and lived with his mother and brothers.
The City OF Rome beat the Aurania by MAX
ing shorter course across the Atlantic rather
than by neutrality-suspicious. speed: The Aurania
covered 2Ss5 miles or seventy -four more than
the City of Rome ran into hurricane from tho
north which swept the seas clear across her
decks, She passed Ave lceberss.