New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-12

The remarkable performances last week Of III"
Two great cunard steamships, Lucanl and Cam
ana, recall some interesting memories of the
early history and subsequent development Of
lian>occanic steam h,ylsatlon Tn" whole story
j. not long one. There ale iHcn still living who
remember how one f the most illuStrlOtS
-,."nti~i~ of tie arr mathcmuikaBE d"mOn-
,tIalrd hc Thought. the absolute JInpossihillty
OF >..ndug v.>s,. across the Atlantic by steam
power. No ship could carry cnou 1t fuel 10
supply h'r engln"- Oh snci voyage. II was
much ont Of the question i, II was Tor = man
10 llt himself bl hio boot-stiap-. And he de
ciaird hm-" ready to eat the liI.t ship that
ever iuId- such voyage. Such was advanced
.'icn'ilc opinion within the memory 81 men now
living
Without I.yi.w ny the wLoir history Of steam
navigation. ne record OF tie one line whose
doub- triumph j. now crlrbfatrd shows forth
sirkinlly the Development Of this important ant
DtlrI UNnrt> sent tl. !iI-f steamships across the
Atlantic and other linz. have Ilyallcd this IN
pr0gf.>- and ia" vl4ious elements of eNcell"nc"
But tie Cunnrd Line was one of H." earliest
founded. sud b. ever .lucc l--n On. of the
hest Known aud dr>.rv-dy most popular. and
= ray iof tie pf""nt purpoe" fairly br taken ~
= iical ol ll the Transatlantic tirr-. Il, iir>'
slap vs. tie Britannia. m $40. one ol four
bgilt on the -rur Liodrl. Sir W.. 20, f,Di long
~ cnr-ihud tie iencih 81 tire Lueania: Vi l.15i
tons b.Idca OF onc-t,n'h fire IL" nii s.. and was
Of cOAirr. propelled by SHE paddle wheels Her
rI-' Novaq~ Vas accomplished IN fourteen days
and eight hours. And size MS iu-f much q
wonder OF 'li- world then ., the I.uc,nia j. to
day. She and her fellows s~ivrd al plrpo-,s
FOR hit,~u years and then 9I"at chang. Ms
wrought. IN H." building Of the P'I~.. lh.- WIS
an iron ship VI $500 tons the first non truItdcr
seven y"nf~ later ~tsll create! chance came im
the Cana q -in.l">cr"N propeller. . 30 feet long
and of ,.hJ1 tors one col tie inst al t" great
modern ships w'h compound engine was the
GIlin. ~ is.". The Imhiia IN ISL. markell
still further advance. and this year tl" twin
screw racers. tie Canpanla and the Lu"aniA,
go feet long. aud ol 12.D,0 tons mark tn
--latest achievements of ~hipb du- skill
The latest bat doubtless not th, last. Some
81 the later sf"ps forward ale longer than the
earlier Ih, list tWin-~cl"W Cnard"r. the ann
panil. Tor example. greater Improvement on
the hrsf ~iugle-scrrw. III" China, than the latter
vas ON the iir,t paddle. wheel. the Britannia, in
lrnpth. IN tonnage. IN horsepower. in speed, IN
all respects 10 piopl,.-N what further advances
VIII be- made Would be, rash, bat 30 would II b..
ii.h 80 tine example Of the famous scientist al
ready mentioned slows 10 d"cry the possibility
Of further adv incrincni, even H. great that of
tie past II Is an imm,.~~lv" thought that Tia"
Cunard ships alone have already tmyrrscd distances
which Wonh extend more than onr-quirtrr way
f.on the earth t. the sun. Ilrw great part
they and their irllow-voyag'rs hay" played ia
promoting human progress aud universal brother
hood. no heurr- can expires.