New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-22
THE PARIS BREAKS A RECORD.
FROM SOUTHAMPTON TO NEW-YORK IN 6
DAYS, HOURS AND 81 MINUTES
SHE NOW HOLDS \ DOUBLE III tDEM FOR WEST
BOUND vOYAGES-THE CNMPANIA TO
LOOK TO HER L,UITLS.

LOOK TO HER LtrITT.S.
Crowned with foam and bearing the worlds record
between southampton and Now York, the proud Paris
came into port yesterday evening. For the first
time I'm the history OF navigation passengers Leaving
London IN Saturday were conveyed over 1000 miles
Of ocean and landed I'm New York on the following
Friday II the which the Paris has begun
man may breakfast l,i-urcly in London. take the
f,aIn for southampton. spcnd the evening in th"
sncIutroom Of liner and dine at his fa'ori"
hotcI n NarsYork sX days later. The twice crowned
queen Of the sseas. which means the double dlii"m
Of the wcstwa~ record from Queenstown and south
ampton was sglt}n yesterday afternoon east Of Fire
Island At ! 30 O'Clock. -,
Just a. the sun,c; gun fearcd from the grim walls
Of the forts at tie ,Narrows the Paris was BOARDED
bv Tho hraIth oisxr'and the Customs tspeciors.
she left ouarantlnc at s:O3 y. m, and NJ p M.
She was along-idc hcr pier AT Christopher st. shc
had made the trip from southampton In six days.
nine horrs and thirty-s"vcn minutes. sh" had hrnl"n
the worlds record for S;caming between southampton
end New York by two hours and seven minutes.
The previous record OF six days eleven hours ant
forty four Minutes was held 10y the Hamburg Amcr' an
steamer Fues' Bismarck.
few minutes after o p. m the gangplank
hoistcd aboard the Paris and the passengers poured
ont Of the bic -tramcr. Those passenger, waved
their hats brindi,hcd their aff umbrellas, and
gave ringing cheer for the fleet ocean queen Whi;h
had brought them safely and quickly 10 these
shores. The scamcn caught the cnthusia am of IN"
moment, and. below. the scadcd siokers "yclp'd
delight as they heard the shout ahpv" them There
wa, little baggage landed from IN" ari last evcsng.
The pass, ngcs hurried 10 the cabs and has'cnci 10
greet the friends who had not expected 10 see them
until to-day.
The excitement on board the steamer Paris on 'he
last day Of her voyage intense. There was
every indication thlt the record would ~ broken. and
the passengers made pools upon the probable time
Of the vessel The Paris travelled 3.O52 knots,
mailing an average" spcci Of l9.77 knots an
iour She passed the Needles at 30
y. m and went speeding ont Ia >"a
There was a moderate breeze and westerly swell.
The daily Of the vessel We're: Az fHl. 49,, ilr,
:,O2 and 49, and l22 knots. The weather VA,
pleasant for almost the entire trip, and only on July
was there any sign that the face Of old Neptune was
not aways bland and smiling. The Cniccrs of the
American Line Were, jubilant last evening over the
splendid record OF their "rrack' steamer There Is
a big ocean racer in England .omcwhrr" which
Is going loo, 10 her laur'l,. She !, the Campania
ana She bears the title of Empress Of the Seas. Sh"
li, been thoroughly prepared for docp sea race
le;in, time. The Cammaa. the breaker Of alnost a
dozen records. will trv 10 tak" awnv IN" westward
record now held hv the Pari-. The Iaris did not
make any phenomenal runs. yet she made short pas
,i gc and sustained a !gi daily spcod.