Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-04
SAFETY on STEAMSHIPS.

4 corrosp ndeni Of n, In the NEWS
oi the 2nd inst, 10 the ~ ecd that II
attained by ocean steamships between
New Hoik and Liverpool, by which
tue regular time Of mail between tue
last named city and salt Lskei. eleven
Days when the two new Cuuardcrs,
the Campanla aud Luoa 10, nre per.
forming the postal service. The rsgu-
lariiy Of the fast steamships ~ often
commented upon "a remarkable, sud
their cvobness in making trips oithcr
way h. none the less 10. Asan 10.
stance Of this may DO cited a tip Of the
CuuarI vessels Etruua aud Umnia.
One lct New York aud tue other
Liverpool nj tho same hour. Both
recorded s5Ot miles Travelled aud both
reached thulr destination on the
IN lfning tiJe Of the fevoulh day, tie
Umnia being ten minute, later than
the Etufia In casting anchor.
There have been many fears ex.
pressed regarding the great danger
CONNECTED with increasing the speed Of
ocean passenger vessels; while among
people who reside far from the sea-
board there is an idea OF Imminent
peril Of loss Of lie In crossing the sea.
Concerning the latter view slatlsiic-
show the propottionaio loss Of life he
lees ON passenger steamships than
passenger railway trains.
Regarding the suggestion Of IN.
creased danger with an increased rate
Of speed, the record shows that In thu
transatlantic traffic since the intro.
ducuon Of steam as moaus OF pro.
pulsion for ooeau-going vessels, the
quicker shipo 20 the lees accidents there
are, no that the recent reduction Ia the
time across tho Atlantic aud the
further attempts Ia this direction are
not a cause Of apprehension to
tmvtleu.
Transatlantic steamship traffic was
established In 1888, aud from that time
an 1879 there were ia steamers
Of all classes lost OF these,
twenty-five never reached tho ports
for which they called, aud the cause q
their lots 10 unknown; ton were burned
At sen, eight went down ia collisions,
three were sunk by ice, and the Others
wcro stranded or Lost from various
causes. Many " these were small, but
some were Of considerable size, and
thor loss caused much public feeling.
Tho nrst that disappeared was the
President, which was never heard Of
aittr she sailed Ia ls4l. A Cunard
steamer tue Columbia, was wrecked
by running ashore iu 1888, aud II Ia
notable that this was the only Atlantic
steamer lost la thirteen yeafa after tue
dlsappeanuoe OF the President, fac.
that speaks volumes Tor the quality OF
the workmanship Of the shipbuillers
aud engineers and the skill and care
Of tho navigatOrs. In 1854 the CITY of
Glasgow, with $50 0ouls on board, was
never tecn or heard OF after she
sailed, and iu tho same year the
Arctic, Of the Collins line, was
sunk by collision AMI 582 Dor.
sons pefishel. Two years later another
vessel Of the same line tisappearei
with an ou board. The Austria, OF the
HambuW.Amrrican line, was burnt Of
suH IN 1855, with a loss OF al lives.
Some OF the mo-; Striking lossos
siuce tho las, named year were the
city u Boston. Of tho lnmau liue,
which Disappeared 10 1870, with up
wares OF 200 Ieuous Uu boar; tho
Atlantic OF The White Star Hue, Which
ran ashore .u 1879, causing the los of
$3.50 lives; ghu Ville du Hayrc, OF the |
French Lac, which was suuL by COZ. |
hsiuu IA the English channel, mud 800 |
persona were drowned; the State o
Fiouua, sunk Boy collision with % sa.I- |
ing ahip; the CuGard liner Oregon uy |
the same cause with o coal sch .0upr !
aud the Anchor lIuer Utopia, ruu
down in the Mediterranean by o. as,U |
ish man.oi.waE when 552 persona were /.
uroWuoi.
There Ia shown by s'auslics /
great decrease Ia the number %. /
accidents and lafs9s durug whn !
may DO called tho modern period oil