The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-04-04
Ocean Steamships.

Scribner's Mazagine has begun in the
| April number 4 series of articles on Ocean
Steamships, and the following questions
and answers will give the reader some
desirable information
What was the name of the first steam
ship that crossed the Atlantic and how
long did it take her? The Savannah"
in 1919 Twenty-Five days (The usual
time for one of the fast clipper ships was
from 1G to 2l days.
What is the largest passenger steamship
in commission? "City of Paris 1O499
tons displacement
What is the cost of steamship like the
"Maiestic?'' Nearly two millions of dol
lars.
What steamship carries the largest num-
Der of cabin passengers? The "Etruria'
$50.
What has been the greatest days run of
any ocean steamship? 515 miles
Is speed materially increased by twin
screws? No, but the vessel can turn
quicker, aud if one shaft breaks, the other
will carry her into port
What line has the largest transatlantic
! feet of tirstclasS passenger steamships, and
how many? North German Lloyd. Twelve
vessels.
How many steamships are there engaged
in the transatlantic passenger trade?
About 90
What is the longest steamship now in
service in the world The "Teutonic,
565.OS feet long.
What captain has been the longest in
the Transatlantic service? Captain Brooks
of the "Arizona," Guion Line
How many cabin passengers were landed
in New York during 1890? 99,1S9.
How much coal is consumed by one of
the great lines in twenty-four hours?
About three hundred tons, or 4GG pounds
a minute.
What is the average expense Of single
voyage-New York to Liverpool and
return? $4,000
What We're the dimensions of the 'Great
Eastern p when was she launched and
what was her horse power? ESQ feet long,
S3 feet broad, - feet druught Launched
January 10Th, 1856. Horse power, 6,600.
She had both side wheels and screw.
What is the length of Il nautical knot in
land measure? 6,OS0 feet \ land mile
is $3.50 feet
What is the distance sailed, in nautical
miles, frhh New York to Liverpool?
From Liverpool to New York ? New
York to Sandy Hook, Ii miles; Sandy
Hook to Roches Point, northern track,
2,S05 miles; southern track, 1850 miles;
from Roches Point to Mersey Bar, 229
miles; and from the Bar to stage landing
in Liverpool, II miles Totals Northern
/ track, 3,06i miles; southern track, 3,139
miles From Liverpool landing to Roches
Point, 2f3 miles; from Roehes Point TO
Sandy Hook Light, northern track, 2,780
miles; southern track, 1850 miles; Sandy
Hook to New York, 1G miles. Totals
Northern track, 3,039 miles, southern track,
| 3,l09 miles.
Between what points are records esti-
mated? What is the first light sighted
on the British Coast? the American?
Sandy Hook and Daunt's Rock, Queens
town Harbor, near Roches Point. Bull,
Cow and Calf, south coast of ireland;
Nantucket or Fire Island.
| What is the greatest number of immi-
grants ever landed in New York in year?
in a day? 455, ,450 in 1888. Nearly
10000 May 11th, 1887.
What was the first regular transatlantic
line, and when established? The British
and American Royal Mail and Steam
Packet Go. founded in 1910 by Samuel
Cunard
What are the chief landing ports on
the European side? Liverpool, for the
Cunard, Inman, White Star, Guion and
Anchor lines; Havre for the French; Bre-
men for the North German Lloyd; An
twerp for the Red Star; Rotterdam and
Amsterdam for the Netherlands; Glasgow
for the Anchor and State; Hamburg for
the Hamburg American; Copenhagen for
the ThingvalIa.