Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-17
FAST ATLANTIC STEAMERS.
First Appearance of the North German
Lloyd I'm the Lists for speed-Ths
UambnrC-AmerIeanC ompany.


liverpool Journal Of Commerce.
In Difference to repeated requests from
our readers we propose to give a short ac-
count of the lines sailing from Southamp-
ton to New York. We may state IN the
first place that the vessels running to New
York on that route sail from German ports,
and only use southampton as the Liver
pool steamships use Queenstown. as port
of call. where passengers and mails may be
picked up. This may be very hUmiliating
to British pride, but the fact remains.
The chief line is the North German
Lloyd. This company Yves started IN 1856;
it is now, we believe, the largest steamship
company in the world. Not only does II
run a bi-weekly. which early in March IS
to be converted into a tri-weekly, "ex-
| press" service to New York, but 1t also
runs cargo-boats TO New York az well as
service to the East in opposition 10 the
Orient and Z. and o. lines, and service
to South America. 1t is, we believe
largely assisted 10y the German Govern
! ment. SO
Though its vessels had been calling at
| SOUTHAMPTON for twenty-five years prevl-
ously, il was not till 1881 that this COM
pany entered tho lists for speed and
| brought out the Elbe. This vessel came
out in the same year as tho Alaska, ana was
built by the same firm as that ship and her
earlier sister, the Arizona. She 10 hardly
comparable with the Alaska, but it Will be
seen that she Is just inferior TO the Arizona
| in most points, being about 2JO tons
| smaller and 80 feet shorter. Her
| boiler-power is greatly inferior, tho Arl-
iona having six double-ended boilers and
one single-ended, against four double
| ended in the Elbe, while the ArlZona's are
also slightly larger. On trial the Arizona
| indicated 6,357-horse power, with a speed
| of 1913 knots, while the Elbe did 1851
| knots. her horsepower being Glib. The
| Elbe left Southampton on her hrst voyage
on the 9th June. 1881, under Captain Lult,
and made O passage of 8 days 20 hours,
which was speed of IA knots, assuming
| the distance travelled to have been s. lOO
miles. On her third voyage she made the
westward trip in days exactly, when es-
| tablished her as the holder of the South
ampton record, and on her fifth homeWard
VOYAGE she crossed in days hours and
90 minutes. reaching Hurst Castle at AGO n.
! NJ. on the 18th of November.
THE wKRRA's WORK.
In October of the following year the
Werra appeared on the scene. She was
| little larger and little moro powerful than
| the Elbe, having 500 more horsepower ana
| doing 1925 knots on trial, which was only
| a minute fraction less than tho Arizona.
| She made her first eastward trip IN days
| 20 hours and Is minutes, and IN August,
| 1Ss3 sbs went out To New York in z days
| 81 hours. She was followed by similar
| shin. the Fulds, and in 1854 the
| Elder and Ems were brought out. ms
pnir wers still on the Same lines az
| the Arizona and Alaska, having compound
| three-crank engines. Their size was hoIs
| increased upon the Werras, but they ha9
more poysr. having six boilers instead OF
four, Ths Ems did 1874 knots on trial,
| with 7. 2ls indicated horsepower. On her
second trip, in April, 1884, the Elder re-
| duced the westward passage 10 DAYS, 10
! hours. 10 minutes, and in June she came
| hack in 7 DAYS 10 hours. In the July OF
the following year QSS5) the Elder made
westward passage of days II hours.
Prior to the production OF the Ems anu
the Elder of the North German Lloyu last
vessels had merely sailed as extra boats,
hut their coming enabled weekly express
! service TO be established. But IN 1866
| three new sisters were turned out from the
( sone Fairfield ward, and the express ser
/ vice became bI-weekly. These sisters were
| the hller, Trave, and Saale. They We're
/ built of steel. and had triple-expansion an
/ zines. They were 20 feet longer than the
| fsbe and feet inches broader, put o loos
shallower. Their tonnage was apout S SoO
| tons more than the Elbes and about ZoO
moro than the Arizons's. On trial the
| Altar indicated 6,890-horse power, ana on
/ b.r VOYAGE TO Bremen ran from the CIyde
/ 20 Doyer (655 niles at eighteen knots. hhe
| soa5S the best maiden trip from oouth-
omnton TO New York, going, out In :
| dave on her first voyage IN April, 1880 On
her second trip she reduced the passage 70
| = DAYS 10 hours, and the Irave came east
ward in 7 DAYS IA hours 80 minutes IN Janu'
or 1857. The following August she I'M
/ NY n.y.. "a another hour. and on her fifteenth
,pyestword run she crossed in days houtS
III September, 1881
THE BEST MAIDEN TRIP.
In February, 1898, the Lain made Inc
hest maiden trip, going out IN Jay -
hours. and she lowered the easI"aIu 49, i'..i'
to = davs II hours 20 minutes coming oack'
e. Srss soD tons larger than the Aller, pc
80 zen feet longer andafoot broader lns
Ls,;no. were also differently arranged
hSncb of course triple expansion, hafihs
sI'o o.i;oders instead of three. Inc i've
nn,Sn1ers still drove three crsnks, bul
| sI,a had two high-preSsure anu W.
IoH.nTessure cylinders and one III
tsrm.diate, the high-pressare Gym
Sa.s beinR placed tandem-fashion aooye
aeIS nTessnr, ones. She did q maxi
Ino 80 snasd on trial Of 1916 knots on Tue
l1u. .,rsd mile. She left Southampton a
u on February 2S, 1899, and reacheo
~ +; " Work TX atsP. NJ. on the 7th Of March ,
ST D",.see or days 8 hours; Inc tlm I.
pas'S IN The Times was days hours
Which yl was probably apparent time aed, ne
turning she did ls9s knots Is, ana b reu 4
the eastward passage To- S aaS Of z AUGUST
minutes. Again, on t Men z1s At SP. M anc
ieos, sn0 Nav York at 10 A. NJ. on the 2gti
anoust. thus doing the passage IA
OF az honra performance OF only ~
DAYS Y nos .bsn the best Of the Columbia
hours ies s, s the westward run in s day
Sns a,so 40 minutes in her 0ctober-Novem
t.r ,,assage OF the same year. !.