Telegram-herald., 1890-04-29
is THERE LUCK IN NAMES
ghe Many Mishsp- That have Followed
ships NaBaee Aher Cities.
ooPYRroHr 1890.

What we want 20 know about tho
City Of Paris IS precisely what The own
ors will not tell US, namely, how came
IS magnificent engine TO break down
The grand inducement offered by the
builders OF these oeesn palaces 10 voy-
ayers Is not only the speed Of their
compound engines but their absolute
safety. They are in duplicate or trip
licate, so that the collapse of one does
not necessarily cripple the ship Then
We are assured that If leakage should
occur IL would only food the particular
watertight compartment il happens in;
but how was ID that q passenger was
able 10 walk freely from one of these
compartments 10 the other through
supposedly tightly closed iron door that
was left wide openi We shall never
learn the whole truth about this lucky
escape from disaster, but il is a pretty
safe predi TO make that there will
be o turn in the tide of steamship fash
ion. The limit of safety has certainly
been reached, IL not overreached in
these leviathans Of the deep They are
splendid TO look at, quite pslatial as
you inspect them in dock, and every
thing promises so beautifully for the
trip. But you find you are q small unit
in big crowd, you realise that you
must submit to be fed, nurs>d and reg
nlated by machinery; disciplined and
drilled like the greenest recruit in an
overgrown awkward squad You pay
for the bigness Of your boat and its
style, in your sense of littleness. ss one
OF It's transient atoms, a soothing refec-
tion tempered by the exhilsrating con-
sciousness that If perchsnce you 90 to
the bottom, your descent will be blaz-
oned into fame by the bignes. of the
catastrophe. Mark IL there will not
speedily set in a return to the fashion
of comfort, versus barrscky boarding,
preference for ease and enjoyment over
speed at the cost Of safety and disoom-
fort. The day of smaller sh ips that
gave you homelike-pleasure during
week of eight days will Assuredly hold
it's own against the siK-dsy wildcat
vessels that only make you nervous that
ever you left home.
What In ships namef Not much.
OF course, but the unlucky maiden trim
Of the City Of New York and this freak
Of the City Of Paris make US think of
the many mishaps that have befallen
ships named after cities. Here is an
incomplete list Of those that have been
lost, beginning with the old Vile de
Paris, l792; City of Bristol, 1910. six
lives lost; City Of Glasgow. 1854. 4s0
lives lost, Eastern City, 1853; CITY Of
Boston, 1870, with all on board; CITY Of
New London. 1871, twelve lives: Vile
ds Hsvre, 1874, many lives lost: CITY Of
Waco. 1875. seventy live. lost: City Of
Hartford, City of Mexico. 1873: City of
Chester. City Of Manchester, CITY Of
Troy, 1876; City Of Havana, City OF
Merida, City Of San Francisco. 1877:
City Of Chester, City Of Dallas. CITY Of
Houston, City Of New Bedford. 1878:
City of London, 1870; Marion City. 1880.
ten lives: City OF Vera Cruz. 1880. si1ty.
eight lives lost; City Of New York.
1880. City Of Austin. City Of Richmond.
1881; City Of Antwerp, City Of Lin
eriok, City Of London, City Of Sanford.
1922; City of Brussels, City Of Green
Vile, 1888. City ~ Columbus Citv of
Merida. City of Portland. 1884 CITY e
Buffalo. City Of Toxic, 1855. Gate city.
Capitol City. 1925. City Of Chicago.
City Of Oven Sound. City Of Richmond.
1887 city of Lawrence took FIRE In
Long Islsnd sound, lsss, City ef Non
trssl. burnt a. ses. 1853 In the San.
yssr ship va sunk in the Rnglish
channel by oolliding ~ith sship nsn.d
Happy Town Would n. latter hsvs
gone down II che hsd been ehrist.nsd
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