The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-09

made by the Savannah. New York built
ship. from Savannah. Ga, in lsia This
ship used sails as we'll as steam, which
was applied by side wheels. and consumed
twenty-five days in making the voyage.
She was queer craft. and made such
slow time at such great expense that she
never made second voyage. The ROYAL
William crossed the Atlantic from Quebec
In 1881, but she was nolha success either.
In fact. no successful transatlantic voy-
ages were made until 1883. when the Sirius
built at London, and the Great Western,
built at Bristol. crossed, both arriving in
New York April q, 1888. The Sirius had
used 40 tons of coal, all her sparespars and
forty-three barrels of resin for fuel in max
ing the voyage, and after her return to
England was taken Oft tho ocean. but
piled for many years between Dublin and
Cork. The Great Western. however, did
better and made thirty-seve voyages be-
fore she was taken of. Both ships were
received in New York with many demon
strations of delight. and the Great West
ern was speeded on her homeWard voyage
by q concourse of lo0, 600 persons. Sixty
six took passage on her at $40 for first
cabin and $50 for second cabin fare
The first successful regular transatlantic
trips were made in 1870 by the ships of the
British and North American Royal Mail
Steam Packet line, founded by Samuel
Cunard. of Halifax. 1t is a mercy that
this string of words has since been, by gem
eral consent, displaced by THE Curard
line" under which titles its marvellous
vessels still ply between Liverpool and
New York aud Liverpool and Boston.
The Cunard ships did not at first make
New York, but chose Boston for the Amer
lean terminus. stopping both ways ut
Halifax. The Britannia. Acadia, Gale
donia and Columbia made regular trips.
HrtV I.l.
after voyage of fourteen days and eight
hours. The earlier rivals of the Cunard
line were unsuccessful, but the Col
Inns (Amcricanl line won in speed
and comfort This line was started in
iss9. aud was to receive subsidy from
the United States government Of $S5s, 80
q year. providing its boats made better
time than the Cunard beats. The time of
the Collins boats averaged eleven days ten
hours. as against twelve days nineteen
hours and twenty-six minutes by the ia.
narders. and the subsidy was given. The
expense, however. of running n. the Col
Inns speed with the imperfect engines of
the day, and the loss of the Arctic, which
came in collision with a French ship of
Cape Race in September. 1854, and the
Pacific. which left Liverpool June -. 1856,
and was mover more heard of, killed the
enterprise.
Since then o number Of other successful
transatlantic steamship lines have arisen.
the Inman--now the American Iine--the
White star, the Hamburg American. tho
North German Lloyd, the French line and
others. Zach of these lines has sailed
some wonderfully fast shirs, and each has
contributed 10 the gradual approach tn
perfection In ocean travel. The Great
Eastern. the largest ocean steamer ever
built. Is well remembered as q failure fran
q financial standpoint. bu. builders un-
doubsediy learned more from her as 10
wha, they must not do than from any other
boat. II has been popularity supposed ,ha,
her lack of success WAS due TO her size
wheeled locomotives, was her lack Of
boiler and engine power. She was $50 fee,
long, with - feet breadth Of beam, While
her engines we're capable OF cevel-
opsng but $50 horse power The
Umhrss is Sei.a feet long, with
bean, of So feet and her engines develop
Ii. 81 horse power. The Paris Is 500 fee,
long. with Is feet beam and aoet, horse
power, and the Campanla and the Luoanis.
the Canard Company new monster SHIPS.
With . length of go feet and as. ) feet beam,
have engines Of about a, 600 horse power
The Campania Is now the fastest craft
atsoas, as she showed BY her recent east
hound trip in ) days. l. hours. - minutes.
The hes, east-hound trip before this va.
M ade hy the New York In 5days. % hours,
s. minutes. in August. lss.
The following table shows how ocean
speed has t~en deyeicrcd on the Queens
town coarse" during the past dozen years: