New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-28
OCEAN RECORDS SMASHED.
THE CITY OF PARIS. QUEEN OF TIE SEAS
oxrHE VOYAGE WHICH ENDED YESTERDAY SHE
LOWERED THE TINE FROM QUEENSTOWN
80 MINUTES-ONE DAYS RUN OF $40
KNOTS. AVERAGING olo2
KNOTS AN HOUR.

lust as soon as il was settled that the steamship
City of Paris was TO fly the American flag she
became faster and faster. Now she has taker
che record for transatlantic passage, thus prov
ing herself worthy to fly the flag which will
soon float her stern. She arrived here
Yesterday 8 days, 3 hours and 5s minutes out
from Queenstown, thus lowering the record by
"a minutes The Teutonic held the record be
fore. having, last year. made the westward pas
saee in days, l6 hours and 81 minutes. Not
only did the City of Paris lower the record fol
a passage, but on Sunday July "a. she travelled
5ls knots, and on Tuesday, July 26, 500 knots
The best previous record for days wa:
81 knots. Her average speed for the voyage
was 2O4S knots against the best previous aver
age of 2043 knots. On Tuesday her run of $40
knots made an average of 21.o2 knots per hour
which is the best average for a single days run
of any steamship. On each of the four full
days she covered over 500 knots day, in all
2O44 knots, or an average Of 51l knots day
The City of Ncw-York is the only other steamer
which has covered over 500 knots day for four
DAYS in succession. The City of Paris passed
Daunt's Rock at the entrance TO Queenstown Har-
bor. at 2 ,O4 O'Clock p m on July 21. When
an observation was taken the next noon, She
had reeled off AIS knots. light breeze was
blowing and the sea was smooth The next day
when Captain Watkins shot the sun" he found
his good ship had made sol miles more. This
day strong southerly breeze was blowing and
the sea was moderately rough. On July "a the
observation showed that the ship in the last
twenty-four hours had made the unprecedented
nm of 5l9 knots. This day there moderate
and light wind BY noon of July % the City
Of Paris had travelled 504 knots further on the
western VOYAGE When her position was fixed on
July p6 ut noon it was found that since the pre-
oeding noon she had travelled $50 knots, thus
breaking her own record of July "a. Then she
rau 26S knots 10 Sandy Hook Mghtshp, complet-
ing her voyage. She passed the lghtshp at Two
minutes past / o'clock yesterday morning, and
slowing down, ran In through the channels OF the
lower bay and came up to Quarantine record
breaker.
II should be added that on July % the City
OF Paris was slowed down for IA hours on ac-
connt Of fog. There will now be struggle on
tie part of the White Star ships Teutonic and
Majestic to regain the honor Of holding the
record
The City of Paris took the record in 1889, when
slie made the trip from Queenstown to New-lork
in & davs- 10 hours and 1s minutes. In 1891
the Majestic took the record, making the Trip IN
days Is hours and minutes Shortly AFTER
this the Teutonc became the bearer of the palm,
taking the record from the Majestic by run OF
Z days. 16 hours and 81 minutes. Now comes
the City of Paris and not only regans her old
rs6rels, but takes those of the Majestic and
Teutonic Since 1856 the record for fastest
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