St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-25
WON BY THE ETRURIA.
l. of Paris in the Ocean
Race.
An Accident to Her Machinery
Delayed the Inman Line
Steamer.

NEW DIRK, Dec. 24.-Ihe Etrurla, or
the Cunard line of steamships, has
beaten the City of Paris, of the Inmar
line, in their race across the ocean
Word was received this morning at the
respective Offices of the steam
ships that the Etruria passed
Old Head, Kinsale, at 1850 a
S:45, or nearly four hours behind the
prise to the steamship agents. for last
Saturday, before the vessels sailed, the
,Cunard people had no idea that the
Etruria would finish ahead of her more
famous rival. The two big ocean grey
hounds left their docks last Saturday
within few minutes of each other. the
Inman liner having the advantage in
crossing the bar by about twenty-five
minutes. The Etruria crossed at 4:30
o'clock p. M, and followed in the wake
of the City of Paris.
LONDON, Dec. 24.-The lnman line
steamer City of Paris. Capt. Watkins,
from New York, Dec. II. for Liverpool,
passed Browhead at 6:10 a. m. today.
Notwithstanding the heavy weather the
City of Paris landed number of her
passengers and her mails at Queens
town. The passengers say that they
experienced terrific weather on the voy-
age. Since Tuesday last the City of
Paris had not steamed as we'll as she
should have done, and it was supposed
by the passengers that she had met
wife some mishap to part of her
machinery. The time of the passage
was days, IL hours and 81 minutes.
The officers of the City of Paris de-
ciined to have anything to say about the
steamers engines. which are said to
have been out of order on the trip. They
profess to be ignorant of any accident,
and produced the log book, which made
no mention of any mishap. The pas
SengerS say that the first night out they
saw the Eutruria's lights astern Of
them. The lights grew larger and
brighter as the night advanced. and
this showed those on the City of Paris
that the Cunarder was gradually gain
inC on them. On Sunday the City of
Paris was still ahead, but the Etruria
was still getting through the water
faster than the Inman liner, and the
distance between them was slowly
lessening. This condition of affairs
lasted all day Sunday and Monday.
Those on the Etruria began to appreciate
chase is a long one" and, though the
by inch.
Matters on the City of Paris began to
look serious. The steady pounding of
her screws caused her to tremble from
stem to stern, and she rushed through
the heaving seas like an animal instinct
with life. Her passengers, who had
been confident of her ability to run
away from the Etruria, began to Waver.
The most. intense excitement prevailed
among them, and some heavy bets were
made upon the result. Even the ladies
aboard became Interested, and many
wagers of bonbons and gloves were
made upon the result 1t is even whis-
pered loudly that in some cases they did
not confine their bets to such harmless
trifles, and that those who laid odds
against their own ship received more
than enough money to pay their pas
sage out and home. Though the decks
were very uncomfortable, they were
scarcely ever deserted. Men and women
gathered under the lee of the deck
houses and anxiously watched the black
mass of the Etruria as she rose and fell.
but all the time creeping nearer and
n carer.
Early Tuesday morning, the Etruria
was nearly abreast of her rival, but she
was some distance down to leeward.
Quite crowd of passengers were OIL
deck watching her. when suddenly she
changed her course and hauled to the
southwark. Much speculation was in
dulged in as to what this move might
mean, but the result of the run showed
that Capt. Hams knew what he was
about. In short time the Etruria was
hull down. ana then nothing could be
seen of her save long trail of black
smoke lying along the horizon. This
soon disappeared, and nothing more
was seen OF her until Friday, when she
suddenly loomed up considerable dis
lance ahead Of the City of Paris.
With regard to the accident to the
City of Paris engines, the passengers
are all agreed that some mishap befell
them. On Wednesday the steamer was
hove-to for six hours, and when she was
put on her course again, she proceeded
under one engine for thirty-six hours.
The officers, when questioned. replied
that only pin was broken. The log of
the City of Paris gives the following
daily runs: To noon, Dec. Is, 364 miles;
Dee. 19, 40; Dec. 20, 449; Dec. 81, 377;
Dee. %, 403; Dec. %. 400, and Dec. "A,
S46.