New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-30

Comrania was not sighted from Fire Island
Ind.r the cover Of the mist she gidcd past
SANDY Hook and slipped into Quarantine just a.
the sun was sinking blow the horizon. I'D"
health officer permitted hcr to 90 on her way to
her pier after brief inspection. She went a. iar
~ Eedlow'- Island, wherc she cast anchor an"
remained last night.
Captaln IIains thought that the handling oi
the big steamer at her pier wonld De- a'V'"'''
with considerable risk He concluded TO wait
un,i , o'clock thi, morning. Vernon II. Brown
the senior member of the firm representing ~"
Curard Steamship Company in this city, went
doyr to thc steamer last evening on the mail
boot Fletcher. and sent back message in whlch
he said that all was well on board IN" hon'''o''
vessel He spent the night aboard.
There wa, a crowd of curious peopl" az wv
Cunard pier last evening TO 500 the big Campah'a
,oYn.d into her berth and there WAS crown Oh
d,-,proint.d rcoplc when the officials announced
Tim, Tho s,o,n,er ,youd not leave her anrhoras'
until Il. N. to-day
rhe VOYAGE of the now Cunardcr was attended
hv no serious accident After leaving queens
town. where she was visited by many promlr'n'
persons the Campania started ont upon rhoD,i
.ca and with cloudl",s sky oV'rhra" i"'
winds wcr. moderate and the big bulk rested
lightly upon the bosom Of the waters. TN Apii
- there were light westerly winds. and on IN"
day following there came chill blasts from the
north On the fr.t DAY the CampIna mai" a
run Of As knots. II WAS not until lhur'daE
that IN. nnu.cd steamer breasted mountainous
waves, and for Ill" first time felt the power oi
Old Ocean. The day began with light - -
west winds. which ircshcn"d a. daylight i'd''i'
and when the passengers sat in the dining saloon
tat nqht gnlc was howling aoou'
the biz STEAMER and sending sra'
masscs Of water sursing against h'r
iron sides Yet On that day tho log of IN" Gam
pania showed that she had mace run oi ava
miles the fastest which she made on her TRIP
There were many forlorn and scasick passengers
that night who could ony lie in their hcrthN
and listen to the -plashng of tine water and the
bowling of the gale.
The, biz steamer little needed the hoarsc roar
of the waters and III" chiding =: the WINDS and
when on Friday there came strong gale from
the west with violent squalls and heavy seas
She made run of 40 knots. Yesterday the
weather was thick and iogsy, and she ran cN-
trcmcy slow as she approached the American
coast From noon yesterday until sh" reached
SANDY Hook at ~ y. III. sh" ran % miles
The run, Of the v ,>r were follows 10, i6,,
is3 SOB. ieG. $50 and %. Her ENGINES worked
smoothly and She not delay "h ny
heated Journals or rough bearings. Captain Hams
/, confident that the biz steamer will bca. away
the record when She Is prepared Tor gooi race
The designer of ia" Campania, Mr. White, ana th"
constructing engineer. Andrew Lainc, were both
on board tine vessel They think that th" Cam
pania has shown all the marks OF thorough
ocean racer The maiden Voya@" of IN" city of
Paris from Queenstown WAS made III SIX days,
eighteen hours, hftN-thrcr minutes, I'll" Tcutonir
on her maiden trip has IA record of SIN days,
fourteen hours, forty-iiv" minutes, AMI III" VI"
jrstic Of si\ days. ten hours aud thirty minutes.
The Paris made the trip which ended YESTERDAY III
six DAYS. seventeen hours and iilty-siN minutes,
rcckoning from Southampton, Il distance OF 3,l?'
miles
The Campania il the largest steamship atioa'.
Her length over all is go feet breadth, c\-
trcmc 90 feet inches: depth to upper deck,
a. feet. and gross tonnaG" about l?,1oo tons.
Tho vessel has II straieht stem and elliptic stern.
topgallant forccaSte and poop with cloS bu-
warks, and two tiers Of deckhol-eS Nh" l.
fitted with two sets Of triplc"ApaIi>ion engines,
each set capable of indicating 1900 or 1000
horsepower. These are fitted in separate cnclh"
rooms, there being Il dividing crntr-line bulk
head. fitted with watcr-tisht doors. The ca>ing'
around the bollcr-rooms are double. the inter
j. at one. a non-conductor of heat and sound
The ventilation throughout both by natural and
artificial means. Is thorough
There i. ample accommodation for 400 saloon,
so sccond-cabn, and about $40 steeragc passcn-
,ers The bc,; apartments, ana those most
,umptuo,sly lifted are on the main, upper and
promcnade decks: but the lower deck cabins are
finished in "A fashion that would be perfection
hut for the luxurious surroundings elsewhere The
entrance to the grand staircase Is on the prone
made deck Like the staircase II Ia teakwood, and
large slsylight is in its ivory-colored ceiling
The banquet hall Is | 90 feet long AMI 6I feet
h,o,d .ud ,roupd its tables there Is accOnmO Ii
ton fo, l:,o pas,cnqcr,. IL is in dark mahogany,
and tho style j. modified Italian The scttccS and
thc rvolvnr chars around the tables are up
bos,crcd in dark riissct velvet, and on the side
lights are prettily designed curtains. The draw
inu.room is in style Renaissance. The walls are
of s,tinwood beautifully carved and relieved with