The record-union., 1892-10-31
OCEAN GREYHOUNDO.
Records Made by Some Of the Flyers
This Year.
Quick Passages Between New York
and Liverpool Are Now
the Rule.
A correspondent of the Liverpool Jour

haJeStlc, IL may De OF interest to your
readers to know that she and her SISTER
are the only vessels which have ever
crossed the Atlantic four consecutive
times in the same direction in under six
days. The Teutonic, in 1890, crossed
westward four times, running well with
IN six days, and in 1891 and 1882 the Ma
JSstic has done it. Eastward no steamer
except the Teutonic has ever crossed
three times running in less time than six
days. The Teutonic accomplished this
feat last year. Altogether the Atlantic
has been crossed 81 times in less than six
days. Of these the Teutonic has Il, the
Majestic 10, the City of Paris II and the
City of New York runs. Thus, in three
years, the White Star line has y tive-day
voyages, against IS for the Inman in four
years. The above trips amount to 80, so
tnat there is one remaining, made this
season by the Umbria. Some people are
greatly surprised that she did the trip in
under six days, but there is nothing to be
surprised at, simply because she never
before took so direct route as she did on
the voyage referred TO, and her speed was
actually below her previous best.
1t IS to me matter for surprise that the
Etrurla has not yet done the trip in less
than SIX days, for this year all the Cum
arderS began to follow the short course in
summer, like the White Star and Inman
lines. Now, as to average passages, in
1889 the City of Paris, and in 1880 the
Majestic's, City of New York's, and Teu-
tonlc's averages stand as follows (the City
OF Paris not running in 1890 her trips for
the season 1889 are taken): Average pas
sage and speed ftom May to December
Ssummer season. of the greyhounds-
\ ear 1880: Majestic, l9.0S5 knots, 6 days
hours IA minutes; City of Paris 1889,
1902 knots, days hours l3 minutes;
City of New York, 1902 knots, days
hours 81 minutes; Teutonic 1885 knots,
:
knots, 6 days II hours 10 minutes. The
average distance traversed per voyage by
the Majestic and City of New York was
longer than that taken by the City OF
Paris which explains the greater length
OF their average passage.
In 1891 the average of the Teutonic and
Majestic was much better than any of the
averages in 1880, so that the Teutonic inn
proved very greatly. On the other hand,
the City of New York and City of Paris
were slower than ever this year. You
published some little time ago a table
showing the comparative speeds of the
Inman and White Star liners in 1891, as
prepared from the times of departure
from Roche's Point and arrival at Sandy
Hook, published by Lloyd's. These yes
sells in your table stood thus: 1881
Average passag ages-Majestic y voyages.
days l hour 45 minutes; Teutonic, Il
voyages, 6 days 2 hours Is minutes; City
of New York, ii voyages, days 7 hours
minutes; City of Paris, 9 voyages,
days hours 10 minutes. l have myself
calculated the average passages of these
vessels from the beginning of this season
May to the present time lend of Sep
tember), from the times of departure and
arrival each voyage at Roche's Point
and Sandy Hook, published by the COM
panies l give the averages below: 1892
Average assages-Majestic, 10 voyages,
6 days l hour 40 minutes: CITY of Paris.
City of New York, 10 voyages, days
hours - minutes; Teutonic, 10 voyages,
days hours 81 minutes.
1t will thus be seen that all four steam
ers are keeping pace with each other, and
that the tables are somewhat turned from
last year. But every year since the
Majestic came out she has been the best
average vessel, and this is the fact l wish
to impress. 1t was this that led me to
say in my former letter that 1 observed
the Majestic was now making on an av-
erage faster trips than either the Teutonic
City of Paris or City of New York. In
conclusion, l would just mention that if
the winter season were thrown in as well
rs the summer the Teutouic would come
out above the "Cities'' in the list, and
perhaps in the remaining two or three
voyages of this season viii improve her
average.
For your satisfaction 1 append de-
tailed list Of the passages as calculated by
me. When the exact time of a passage
thas been published | do not mark that
passage, but where the passages have
been calculated by myself / put an italic
q alongside them; l add five hours for
The westward and deduct the same
amount for eastward passages to make
allowance for the difference between New
ork and Greenwich meantime. Where
the time of arrival at Fire Island is given
instead of Sandy Hook for westward
voyages | add two hours, and for east
ward voyages where the time of arrival
off Browhead is given instead OF Queens
town, l add three hours. These cases are
very few, and all are indicated in my de-
Jailed list of the passages W hich took
place between May and September, 1892,
inclusive.
CITY OF NEW YORK.
Passage.
81 Len Queenstown. May .. 1885
=. NJ; arrived New York, May
i.eit New ork. Giag is. ii:5
a. ~; arrived Queenstown,
May "a. 1870 p. N.................... 6 O 30
SO Lett Queenst own. June 2. 1:45
p. NJ; arrived New York, June
s, about T. NJ. Fire I'land),
Lit New York, june s. II:I2 40
\. NJ; arrived Queenstown,
June 2l, 9:52 r. M-........-..-...... 6 3 4Od
80 y eft Queenstown, June 20,
2:30 =. NJ; arrived New York,
July 8, . p. aI........-................ 6 1 3Oa
Left New York, July 13. 1910
a. NJ; arrived Queenstown,
July 10, 1923 p. M....,....-...... s 131
a. Left Queenstown, August =,
$40 A. NJ; arrived New York
August ! 2, about midnight. 5 90 50
Let New York, August Il,
s:2G z. NJ; arrived Queens
town, August 23. Az r. NJ. > 10 81
80 Lett queenstown, September
l, 1850 T.. NJ; arrived New
YORK. September :, about 10
A. ". Fire Island, a. M.1...... 6 / 1Oa
Left New YORK, September Il.
100 i. T.: arrived Queens
town, September 20, say 9:35
p. NJ, (lSrowhead, $50 p. M. 2 4O1
Ten voyages ayeraging...-.........~... 6 10
CITY or PARIS.
23 Left New York, May 1, 1:IO
p "; arrived Queenstown,
May 10, 1856 p. N-,,.....' 6 5 45a
"a Lett Queenstown, May 10,
lao p. NJ: arrived New York.
May 25. about l p. NJ, Fire
Island, ! \. M.l....-......-.....--..-. 6 4 90
Left New York, June /, 11:35
A. NJ; arrived Queenstown.
June 8, LES A. M.................... 6 8 Od
25nLeft Queenstown, June Is. =
=. NJ; arrived New York, June
%. 10 a. M............. .............. 6 Oa
Lett New York, June 80, l1:lO
A. NJ; arrived Queenstown,
judy 6, 10:3S p. .NI.................... 6 3Od
90 Left Queenstown, July 21.
I:45 7. NJ; arrived New York,
July %, 1:2 A. aI.,..................- 5 15 SIS
Lett New York Aug. 3. 1888
!. NJ; arrived Queenstown,
August 3, 9:27 P. M................ 6 D 54a
81 Lett Queenstown, August is,
AaSgst " y; 5, $ "a. 1. S,....,.- 4 80 IS
p IL; arrived Queenstown,
September 6, 1854 T.. M..--....... 6 8 q
as Lett Queenstown, September
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