The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-25
THE ETRURTA FORGESAHEAD.
SIZE REACHES QUEENSTOWN -FOUR
HOURS AHEAD OF THE CITY OF PARIS,

HOURS AHEAD OF THE CITY OF PARIA
The Fine Work OF = Single-screvv vessA IN
"a wintry Sca-fsssengers the Paris
Think Her Machinery Was Disabled-Her
Omcers Know Nothing Of an Accident.
LONDON. Dec "a. -Conslderatle interest was
manifested here in the voyages OF the Cunard
line steamer Etruria and the Inman line
steamer City OF Paris 1t was known that as
they both left New York on tho same day q
race would result It was held In maritime
circles that race In the winter would DO
greater test OF the steamers powers than ono
I'm the summer. when smooth water and light
winds are the rule.
II was the general opinion that the City Of
Paris with her moro powerful engines and
twin screws. would have little difficulty In
lcating the Etrura. which is much the older
ship and has single screw. 1t was not be-
loved that extraordinarily fast time would be-
made by either vessel. as incoming ships for
several days past have reported very severe
weather. but such weather was thought to be
favorable to the Imam liner.
This morning despatch from tho signal
station at Kinsale Head reported that tho
Etruria had passed that point at 1850 A, NJ
Heavy weather was prevailing, and when
Cork harbor was reached the sea was found
to hc running so high and the wind blowing so
fercely that Capt. Hams decided not to call at
Queenstown, but to proceed to LIVERPOOL, 2S3
miles further on.
Later a despatch was received from Brow
Head. some distance to the westward OF Kin
sale Head. reporting that the City OF Paris had
passed there ut G:1O A. NJ. about four hours
after the Etruria. Upon her arrival at the
entrance OF Queenstown harbor the City Of
Paris dropped her anchors and. notwithstand-
ing the storm raging. succeeded In getting her
passengers and mails aboard the tenders.
This will enable the passengers whose desire
to get in London before tho passengers on
toord the Etruria.
The passengers from the City OF Paris say
that since Tuesday the steamer had not been
able to keep up her usual speed. No informa-
ton was given to them on board tho ship, but
the falling or in the distance logged day by
day showed that something was wrong with
the machinery. They say that had this mis-
hap to the engines not occurred tho City OF
Paris could easily have beaten her opponent.
The Etruria's time was days hours and
70 minutes.
only 81 miles: and the loss on this day slon ne
was almost SUI tflcient to account for her defeat.
mhs ,'aly runs ma Of IN The Sly Of Paris were su!.
davs Il hours p minutes.
Tho Officers Of the city Of Paris declined to
snsnss They r 'D to Cs OF sns
accident. and produced the log hook. which
made no mention o; any mishap: The passen-
gers say that the first night out they saw the
Itrurias lights astern OF them. Tho lights
grew arGe nnd Prrntc, as tho nigh! i'd
aaris that the Cunarder was gradually gaining
on them.
hut tho s Er the w cy E? sens f H'
water faster than the Inn,an liner. and the
distance between them was owly lessening.
Ihis condition ,' q affairs Lasted all day sunday
appreciate the truth OF the old SAYING that "a a
Early on Tuesday morning. the Etruria was
9sasy abreast Of her RIVAL 6T, she was some
Iassengers wore. out. on deck watching her
whom suddenly she changed her course and
was indnged in as II what this move might
mean. put the result Of the run showed tina,
sort me the e"f Frura was xiii down.
then nothing could be- seen Of her save a Ions
trail Of black smoke lying along the horizon
iS aG y 3 considerable distance ahead o
steamer was hove TO for six hours. and wher
ON ensHe or sh1
The officers whom questioned replied that only
= pin had broken.
NJ: Vernon r: Brown: the New York agcnt
clared that IN rough weather there would b,
very little difference between the twin-screv
cracks OF the Inman line and the Etruria Of
umbria- Tho best previous eastward trip o
ne EtrnriG vas = days 3 hours and min
Queenstown in . days hours and 10 minutes
eastward record Of the City Of Paris. which /.
5aays 10 hours and 81 minutes. made II
pleasant ,wnnthe- 1t is likely that tho City o
each other during at lc.nst half OF the, Voyage
un!ess the fpume and scud from the sea:
mad" them invisible.
The City Of rnris discharged her pilot at o;
1: NJ. on Saturday. Dec: II. and the Etrurit
Until the report OF the City OF Paris reaches
this port we mny not know why she was dis
tnred by the Cunnrder. 1t may be that hel
machinery was derapgcd II his Is not the
cnse. the assumption that the Etrura is a bet
ter weather boat seems to be altogether rea
slnable.
This may re trutnful,y said OF the Etruria
Her average time between Queenstown ant
Nav York. taken all through the year. is about
sIseders. Mr.. I!rown figures that the Etrurir
beat The City OF Paris by about four hours ant
twenty minutes.
In race between tho City Of Paris and the
Ftrurin it should be remembered that the
chances OF misnap to the Inman boat art
The huge. complicated, machinery Of tho Cit,
than the machinery Of the Truria. and do To-
this reason Capt. Watkins n light deem 1t prl
dent to GO slow But whatever apologies ant
fact remains that the old ,Etruria is still ,
eplendid ship. even though she has only sin
G!a propeller.