The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-20
0UTDONE BY HER SISTER SHIP
TIE M4JESTIC'S BRIEF-WORN CROWN
SURRENDERED TO THE TEUTONIc

Nv, Days sixteen Hours and Thirty.ono
Minutes the New Record for tho Trans.
atlantic Passage-New Records for
Day and for Three Days. Too. ana the
T.uton,c Holds Them An-She Steamed
SIT Kaots on tho rinh Day Out.
Altar n VOYAGE that wns notable and oven
mar, soua in three respects. the White Star
iina steamer Teutonic arrived abreast OF
Sandy Hook Lightship at 1:3G o'clock yestsr-
d.v morning. She had com pleted tho quickest
massage over male between Queenstown and
Nav York she had covere moro miles than
had ever before been covered IN twenty-tour
hours m d sh, had made the best run for three
consecutive days that seafaring folks ever
heard Of The long whip pennnnt that had
besn hois,ed 10 the main truck OF the Majestic
only two weeks before had been made to dro"p
undsr her tnfrrai like The tail OF whipped
doo bs; veen his legs; the broom at the fore
royal pole on the Majestic had been knocked
10 pieces by the aerial wake OF the Teutonic
As she sailed By her, SO to speak, in tho over
sea race The Teutonic has captured both
nautical emblems OF victory.
Ever since the month of August. 1890. Capt
P. J. Irving and Chief Engineer Hugh Cur
RE of the big Tsutonic have been very
much disgruntled with certain nautical sharps
OF the Maritime Exchange. In that month tho
Tsutonic made . very quick passage. Capt
Irving and Mr.. Currls said 1t beat tue record
Of the City OF Paris-that it was made in ) days
10 hours and minutes. but the nautical
sharps would not have 1t so. Capt. Irving
didn't say much. but both he and his engineer
Rave been waiting for August weather 10 show
tho maritime sharps what the Teutonic was
made Of. They now walk the decks OF their
ship with heads up. There is no disputng
this record. They have vlndicated tho leu.
tonics name.
To the man familiar with Steamship races
the log o! the Teutonic tells n thrilling story.
It was at l1:10 A. N. on Wednesday OF last
week that tho last bag OF American mall was
hustled over the rail at Liverpool. There was
no time lost in getting under way. and at 900
In tho afternoon Rock Lighthouse was abeam.
Thereafter 1t was breezy run OF 236 miles to
Queenstown-a run like the preliminary canter
given to q racer to warm him up for the
svsepstakes. Queenstown WAS reached at
4:50 the next morning. md whom her anchor
was down tho ship lay there until afternoon
taking on belated passengers and the mails
that had been driven through BY rail from
London at lightning speed to catch her there.
There was sharp work with these. and at
las o'clock. when the last bag tumbed over
the rail, the blue Jackets were casting of the
mailboats hawsers. and the man at the steam
windlass was shaking In the CABLE while Chief
Engineer Currie WAS down in the engine room.
having severe look ut tho bearings and TT
tings and tho furnaces and coal bunkers. In
just three minutes from the time the last bag
OF mall was received the gong in the engine
room rang to 20 ahead. and the engineer at
tho throttle valves threw them slowly open.
With GRADUALLY growing speed ths tig ship
headed around for sea Capt irving. standing
on tho bridge with his watch In hand. kept his
eye on Daunt's Rock Lightship until suuint
along the bridge rail showed the light to be fair
sbeam. Then he looked at his watch.
1t was precisely 2:O5 7. NJ. on Thursday.
Aug. 49, and the famous race was on. A strong
westerly bresze was driving over the sea to
hold the huge chip back. but Mr.. Currie was
watching tho engines and. as he says. thinking
they were In just such perfect order that he
couldn't sec ANYTHING to wish for. but he was
standing ny lust to see that, things remained
ssthey were there. Down below in the stoke
Watching the firemen IS a trainer watches the
stable boys when rubbing down tho racers.
spread with tho utmost CAFE. No men ever
worked more Willingly than the stoke hole
Ssw bS fires ever burned hotter
the sH Ts and eT @s9G maa
the idea OF special efforts being made. but
Bs:ses lot any donbtsr 20 and a aslk 10 Is:
%sn themselves a. they sii at their beer In tho
t Mss street saloons me passengers
could cake pools on the result and drink no
@ 10 ana tSs S.1 did Win
ysrvs and esprit do corps that was pleasing to
AZ Thursday afternoon: Thursday ,nicht: and
TO 5s shs dsS e
", SD The run ana found 40 miles e The eIsd. q
her Journey, and It was a good run, but moi
Qqite good enough.
y. sea unfavorabe. The Teaionic in spite Of
s sSnasr spars presents huge surface to
noon I'm: CAM. n.x W"s ia, Ss CROWD
ias ~ 81 t Almost sSS al sH
a.. record that shcHea two days so on TSieh but
49l and 497 knota had been covered, There
spa.isS 10
Then tho wind canted to northard and be-
ss%i T 4o 4nss io %ss ts afSS s as
q the ship showed no incrsass-if ANYTHING
hs sa 70 BE- going soMss now that E
~ ~. doing S:.tsr Nj VA thst al NJ; cYT:
drove along no Was getting more turns from
hs pIopellrrs In a minute. The hremen were
3urning. up something Ike $40 tons. Of coal a
az. and 90 the a.hes were dumped over the
snip rose In the water. and 80 offered less To-
NIance TO tho Screws.
Naturally tho passengers heard OF these
tnlnRs during Sunday morning. Some of them
remained rem H. he smoking room during pr ouch
ine time and talked nyor. the race. so when
lunch lime cams again half n hundred men
wsre SO much Interested that they Q uld not
"a! until they learned tho run. A young man
WIN the log in hand came along. and The crowd
MADE way for him and then lammed n around
him until he barely had room to post tho manor.
nre'oie 1t was fairly In place some one saw the
ueures. and yellet:
vehundred and five knots. boys. Whocp"
~ WAS gIeat run and n crowd rushed of to
a.! a., chart room. whore they found the CaItain
Md shook his hands nnd told him he was n
great man. and then wont aft and found Chief
masineer Currio and told him no was great
The TeutonIc had been gradually increasing
ne!speed Would she continue to do sof
On, Gentlemen. premise you thu you shall
ssd C,pt Irving wherent the passengers
snrersh him and went away to celebrate the
aLtcipated occasion.
Matching steamer racing against time is
HTerse-racking. The passenger can do nothing.
Lss tlme between quarter posts, so to speak.