The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-12
CAMPANIA IS QUEEN.
The New Cunarder Cuts
Down Eastward Atlantic
Time Two Hours.
BIZ Cable to the United Press.

BY CttUte 70 ute OHtteu EFSsSs
QUEENSTOWN, May -, 1888 The new
Cunard Line steamship Campania, Cap
tain Haines, which sailed from New
York for Liverpool on May 6, arrived at
Queenstown at half-past nine O'Clock this
morning; having made the passage from
Sandy Hook to Queenstown in five days.
seventeen hours and forty-two minutes,
the quickest passage eastward yet made
by Lany steamer. The passengers
cheerea enthusiastically upon coming
into the harbor, and the crew OF the
Campania showed much jabiiation over
their victory.
Tue Campania passed the Paris, of the
American line, when 109 miles east OF
Sandy Hook. The Campanla had passed
the Sandy Hook lightShip at l1:l3 A. M,
Saturday, May 6, and the Paris mad pass
ed the iightship at 1888 A. M. The Paris
made the best tip1e to Fire Island, but
the Campania improved as her machinery
got thoroughly TO work, and after passing
the Paris at 100 miles east, the Campanla
did not sight the Paris again during the
voyage TO Queenstown. although the
ocean track for Southampton does not di-
verge from that to Queenstown for about
1900 miles.
From the time of passing Sandy Hook
uubll uOOu VI 0dtuludJ, tuO S0hipnbi
made twenIy-nine miles, during the next
twenty-four hours. ending Sunday noon,
4S1 miles, daring the twenty-tour hours
ending Monday noon, 400 miles, during
the twenty our hours ending tuesday
noon, 474 Lfiles, during the twenty-four
hours, ending Wednesday noon. SIT miles.
during the 1wenty-fo four hours, ending
Thursday noon until half past nine AM,
today, 444 miles.
The best previous Eastward record was
.thst of the American Liner New York, III
August last aud was five days, nineteen
hours and fifty seven minutes. as against
the Campania's five days. seventeen
hours and forty-two minutes.
The Cunard Company has made ar
rangements to land the passengers or the
Campania on the arrival Of the steamer
tonight. This is unprecedented III the
history Of transatlantic travel. The
office OF the company Is thrOnged with All
excited crowd of people betting whether
landed in Liverpool on or after the pas
sengers on the Paris will be landed in
Southampton.
Campania Can Do Better.
NEW YoRF, May u. 1893.-The agents
OF the Cunard Line claim that the actual
time consumed by the Campania in her
trip, according TO their figuring, was
days, IL hours and 27 minutes. They say
that Ghe big steamer can do great deal
Better; that her voyage Was over the
southern course, which Is fifty four miles
longer than unar covered by the New
YORK on her record breaking passage. and
that The New York's best run for
a day on. that trip was
about ..4S0 miles, the fastest ever
made on an eastward passage until the
Campania's performance or 517. The
record of the fastest days run is $50 miles
made by the Paris on her great voyage
from Queenstown to this port. No report
has yet been received from the Paris.
AS this is the first eastward passage OF
the Cs,lpania. she not only breaks all
reg to Queenstown, but she mas
bea.en all maiden records, as was the
case on her first westward trip. The voy-
age just completed by this ship Is the
fastest one across the Atlaulic ever made,
with three executions, that of the leu
tonic, which was 5 days, 16 hours and 81
minutes; the July, 1892, trip OF the Paris,
in days, Is hours and So minutes,
and the record which is held by the
same beast OF five days, fourteen hours
and twenty-tour minutes. All there were
were westward trips, which are. always
made in better tiuie than the eastward
ones. The Campania has broken the
average rate OF speed record. held
by the Paris, then the present best
voyage on record was made IN October
last, the Paris, travelled ,7S2 miles. The
DauIyania took Il route which necessi-
lated stearing 2,868 miles. and she there
forelnatntaineu an average speed of 70. 79
knots an hour. The average for the
Paris WAS 20.06 knots.