New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-20
LEADS THE PROCESSION.
TIE CITY OF PARIS AT THE HEAD OF TIE
TRANSATLANTIC FLEET.
SIZE PROVES HER RIGHT TO THE TITLE OF
QUEEN OF THE SEAS BY BREAKING ALL
RECORDS FOR \ TRIP. DAYS
EUN AND AVERAGE SPEED.

Run AND AVERAGE SPEED.
In tho early hours of yesterday morning, with
her lights cleaning brightly, as if in celebration
of the new victory over time and space, the big
City OF Paris swept proudly over the mst-coyered
sea, and passed by Sandy Hook after breaking
three ocean records. She had again proved her
self worthy of her title Queen of the Seas, and
added another achievement to the long list which
make her worthy to sail under the Stars and
Stripes of the United States, as she soon Will.
She had made the fastest westward trip from
Queenstown - New-York ever made she had
made the biggest twe1ty-four homs' run ever
made and sine had made the best average speed
on record She made the voyage il five days
fourteen hours and twcnty-four minutes. That
is one hour and thirty-iour minutes faster than
her own record, made last July, which beat all
previous records, the best up to that time hav-
ing been the Teuonic's record of five days sin
teen hours and tlirty-onc minutes.
The fastest run for twenty-four hours ever made
before was $50 miles, made by the City of Paris
herself on July 26. Up to that time the record
had been 80 miles, also her own achievement:
and before that tie Tcutonc had been holding
the record with 5l7 miles. The City Of Paris on
this trip, during the twcnty-four hours between
noon on October 10 and noon on October = made
$50 miles, beating her own and the worlds rec
ord BY ten miles
She made the best average speed record also.
her average during the voyage being 2O.7O knots
The best previous average her own. being
204s knots, and the next best was that of the
Majestic, with 2O.41, and Of the Teutonic, 2O34
knots.
The number of miles covered by the ship
was 2,s7e, few miles more than the record Of
the other vesscls which broke records previously.
and three miles less than her own trip las,
July, when she made the last record.
The ship sailed from Liverpool on October -. at
10 n. m. and at 81; D. m. Of the same day
she stopped of Rochc's Point, Queenstown. The
tender loft her there Mt 2:2S p. m and
four minutes aftcrwar She was under way NJ
full SPEED. VI 3:li p m. she passed Dant's
Rock Liqhtship and was fairly started on her race
against timr. Up 10 noon on Friday. Tor run
Of less than twcn;y-four hours, her record was
AS miles The wind was moderate to light and
httc slually during the middle part Of tho
dav Tie same conditions prevailed during the
next twcnty-four hours an the run found 10 he
sos miles hat was fine running. and those on
board knew that the handsome ship would break
n record II ehc kept il up. And she dill II nobly.
Whom the monday calculation was made
on October Is the bi-ccSt run on record
for twcnty-four hours was announced amid the
cheers and hurrahs Of the PASSENGERS, while the
Gallant ship still laped along t.c highway of the
seas Ike a winged moey necr. In twenty -four
hours the vessel had gone more than half
thousand miles the record being $50 mles-tcn
miles more than her own rccord-which was the
best mp 70 tnie tine. Only 2So miles remained
To be covered before tho S1nly Hook Lightshtp
was abcam, and these 2SS miles were covered Ivy
two minuirs past ! o'clock yesterday morning
Among the passengers we're Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
Carpenter, General and Mrs. \. : Webb f. j.
welsh r. ": T. Marshall White, Mrs John. &.
Wilucrding Gibson +. Williams Captain AMI Mrs
Frank l.. Shoemaker, W. T. Smyt nitc1 states
Consul ITuddcrsfed; Mr. and Mrs. John D.
Sprcckcls, Robert :. Stephenson, Mr. and Mrs W
g. Taylor. the Rcv and Mrs. NJ. \. lonan, Mrs
l. r. Van Nest, MIR. and Mrs. A Van Saum, lly.
: Vau Schaicli. Mr. and Mrs. &. +, Vincent. DR.
>. W. Walk. Mr. 9nd, Ars q; G. Ward NJ NJ and md
Grant. W T. Gray. Don Juan lItlnleo, Mr.; and
Mr.. j. lolrcyd, Richard N llotaling' VI. F.. {.
|. Jourecnsrn Rev. DR. and Mrs. William klncaid,
Mr. and Mrs. W. 5. Lawrence and Samuel Smell