New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-13
SWIFTEST OF OCEAN LINERS.
THE CANPANIA BREAKS THE RECORDS TO
QUEENSTOWN AND LIVERPOOL
FROM SANDY HOOK TO QUEENSTOWN IN 5DAvs.
IL HOURS AND % MINrTEs-IIER PAS.
SENGEES LANDED Al LIVERPOOL
AT 10 y. M.-HiGH SPEED


AT 10 p. M.-HiGH SPEED
IN THE IRISH SEA.
Liverpool. May 1.-THE new Cunard Line
steamship Campania, Captain lIans, which sailed
from New-lork for Liverpool on Nav &, arrived
~ Queenstown at half-past o o'clock this morn
ing, having made the passage from Sandy Hook
10 Queenstown in five days, seventeen hours and
twcnty-seven minutes. the quickest passage east
ward Yet made by any steamer. The Campana's
passengers chcereI enthusiastically upon coming
into the harbor, and the crew were jubilant over
their victory.
The Campania landed her passengers here at
n o'clock tonight, and thus again beat all previ
Gus records. She steamed from Queenstown to
Liverpool in ten hours and three minutes. or al
the rate of e2.4s knots an hour. The officers OF
tie Campana cannot say enough in praise OF her
engines and her s'agoing qualities. The Cunard
Company Is receiving many kilograms Of con-
graduation. The Office of the company has been
throngcd with an excited crowd OF people betting
whether the passengers OF the tampania woul
he landed IN Liverpool before OF after the land
ing at Southampton of the passengers on the
Paris.
The Campania has practically broken all records
and is The fastest steamship anoa,. Yesterday she
ended voyage on Shich she broke the records for
The fastest eastward uip and for the largest number
o. kols made Ia single day. II She had made tue
time on nci westward passage she would have
lca,en the westward record by hour. on
Ler t1p New York she broie the maiden records
Tor the fastest trip and for the greatest number of
knots IN single day. The fist ncws of 'he arrival
of The Campania al Queenstown received carly
yesterday morning by Vernon II. Brown, the New
York agent OF the Cunard Company. Mr.. Brown
Immediately sent back tic cable message. All hail !
Empress of the Seas The Offices OF Vernon ii.
Brown 60. were tlrongcd yesterday by friends of
the CGnard Company. who came to offer their con
gIatulatiOns
The big CunaTdei and the America: line steamer
Paris icf, New-lork last saturday. The Paris started
az @ :l3 q. m. and the Campana swung out into the
stream at o 30 The ume OF ocean races is
reckoned from sandy Hook Lgh,ship The Paris
passed. Il hghtship at 1855 a. and the
Cimpania IL :l3 a. III. The Paris WIS
sighted from Fire Island at II ST p. and tie
CsMTaIaa at 10 p. m. The machinery of the
Csmpais4 began u do elective work, and 10Y
miles Fire Island the big Cnnardei left the Paris
nr The Campaniu passed Brow Head at
4. IL. yesterday. and arrived at Queenstown at
s.47 q. m. The passage Of > days. Il hour" and q
minutes bea1s he record held BY the American Line
steamer Newlor which was . days ~ hours and
% minutes. The Campana's daily runs were SO,
$40 A74. 5l7. 493 and 354 kno's the total distance
covered being c.s6s knots. This over The Writer
course. The record Of the New-YOrk made In
August. 1892 upon a track Of 2.sl4 knots. Travel
ling over the track OF the New York the Campania
could have lowered the cc.d two notches. The
engines Of the Campo; "a worked smoothly. thr
weather was fine and the fairly smoo ooth
Tue average speed Of the Campania WAS 81 knots an
hour which all records for eastward passages
The Ncw-lorks record Is D.ll knots an hour ana
the Fuerst Bismarck made a record OF eos knOts.
The most remarkable feature OF the Campana's
trp is her record OF 517 knots in a nautical day OF
Is k0urs and minutes. On that day her average
sped was over o. knots hour. The best previous
record made BY the Fal!s, which made o3o
knots on a western passage in nautical day OF
~aliy - hours II the Campania had been travelling
westward she would have steamed at least $50 knots
under the same conditions The recOd for the west
Nala passage. which is sill held by the Paris was
made In 8 DAYS IA hours and - minutes. over
c.usss OF 2.1e2 knots. Had the Campans gone over
Tie course of the Paris the she went east
ward she would have made tn, up in days, l3
Lou,s and .. minutes. When the Caiupania returns
D. ScwI York her owners confidently expect that she
VIII break the record for the western trip ana
( eihrone the Pari the queen OF the seas.
As usual, the agents OF The CamIaIia and Paris
explained great length that there was race
Vernon II. Brown said yesterday that the captain
Of The Camplnia had orders not 10 crowd the engines
O. the big Cunarser. captain IIans is cautious
man. and probably he cid not attempt 10 make
,tcod hut a. near as be learned there 10
shect anchor aStern Of the bic Cunarder
The Campanis Is the largest steamship ailoat
She 4. only 30 shorter than the Great Eastern.
Her length Is ego feet. her beam % feet lnche;
sud her depth AZ feet Her gross tonnage Is 300
,..-s and her displacement about $4,000 tons. she
scl T. capable Of Indicating from l4.oO0 to $1,000
horsc power. Each set has five inverted cycllnders.
two .ish.pressure one intermediate and two low
prt 'slre.