New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-25

reouest has been refused. ana the Shah@au@ mas
fingered In London. hoping to wear out the pa
tience of the officials HIS departure 10 az
nounced for this week. but he is mysterious
person. who is liable to change MS "''"u'
seems to have taken the English welcome III inc
spring too literally
The race between rival flying express Trains ~
Scotland has been more Interesting imam any
snorting contest Of the week. the contest oe-
tween the East and West coast lines between
London and Aberdeen began early IN July anu
has ended with continuous week oi ieoo''
hreak,ny The West Coast Line has won the
final honors but only after 1t had twice pee"
beaten nv its East Coast rival The winning
.ooro NAG 5Ao miles in 5l2 minutes. with an aver
age speed Of sixty-three miles an hour ana
ax,,rrr, ~ seventy-four miles an hour over
ror,ion NJ the course The East Coast record
over a course seventeen miles shorter. was d
MAXIMUM speed Of nearly sixty-seven ihiies'
Roth lines have suspended racing Tor the seaso''
although excited engineers have poas'eu 'ia'
eighty or a hundred miles an hour cou'o DC "'aue
psafely The utility OF the performance 10 ~
full. since the lines were cleared niteeh minutes
before the arrival of the flying expresses at any
no,nt the night traffic for freight was apanaoheu
and the danger OF the service was so siea' '"a'
Sir Wilfrid Lawson humorously warheu TIC vi
rectors that they were mourning haoiity io' man
| slaughter The record was mace Dy i"''''"e
| trains from London to Carlisle without STOP
| and by reaching Aberdeen at half-pas1 ioui i"
! the morning, most announcement hou''
| English Journals are now rejoicing over the
tot tbot tho American record between New
York and Buffalo on the New-York Central mas
been beaten: but 1t is only racing squirt ana
"a not sustained by everyday practice Indeed
| the maximum speed here has not yet equaheo
| that scored on American railways.
| The sinking of the steamer Seaford IN Cnan-
| mel fog has caused serious inconvenience 10 nun
dreds NJ American travellers who lost their bag
| gage, but escaped without serious INJURY Jon"
| Lewis. an American lawyer. while praising
highly the conduct Of the officers OF both steam
ers saws from personal observation mat the
| collision could have been avoided II the Lyon
| had not starboarded her helm or II the oealoro
| had starboarded instead Of porting hers, OF hau
| gone full speed astern as soon as the o'hei snip
| appeared The general opinion is mat no piai"e
| should be attached to the officers OF either YES
| sell The Seafords compartments Kept her aiio"'
| over half an hour, and tie 300 passengers were
| supplied with lfebelts and safely taken on ooaro
| Tho LYON. Both steamers were running at a low
| speed and were whistling constantly put the ios
| was impenetrable. The collision oHereo d re-
| markable contrast to the loss or the Eide
The booking Of passengers for America Is very
large The Cunard and other lines are arrahs-
ing extra voyages by slow boats. with all THESE
increased facilities II is impracticaole TOT many
Americans to secure passage to New-York
Scores of them are In town. anxious 10 re'ur"'
but unable to obtain berths by any line, slow or
fast. -.oo,
The St Louis, sailing to-day carries fourteen
1-nivars,tv cricketers for their approaching
American tour. The athletic teams Of Cambridge
University and the London Club are booked 10
call next week from Liverpool Changes may DC
| made In both teams at the last moment.
Lord Dunraven, with G.. L. Watson as traVei-
ling companion. is now on the sea. HIS last worn
before sailing was refusal to talk ABOUT TIE
, Yacht race beyond the modest remark that he
would do his best to bring back the cup.
Tho American baseball team IS playing IN the
nrovinces and will soon go to Paris. Enghsnmer
care as little for baseball as Americans 90 io'
cricket 1t is idle to attempt to interest theih N
the American game
, The grouse shooting on the Moors mas not iui
filed expectations. but there is no lack OF olro'
u tho London market where with the aid Of
refr;eerators they are served all the year round
Whether sport be good or bad. wealth and fashioi
ore making the most of the holidays and escaping
tho discomfort OF London, where violent thunder
showers fail to break up the oppressive. sutr!
q | weather To other annoyances is addeo war
$ ing from 1.-The British Medical Journar that III
milk supply OF the metropolis Is tainted "th pac
e terra. alike disgusting and dangerous anu ina
= even condensed milk is doctored and worthless d
IS food High scientific authority mad previous!
v recommended dirty water as the safest for orihh
h ing in London. Bacillus mongers now cohueh'
J. the milk supply Modern science apparently
y not working in the interest OF temperance.
Il General James, Mrs Pearson, Miss James H.
! Ouintard and Miss Lewis. of Newport were ell
.or.a,rod with Countess Grosvenor and othe
n guests at Hawarden Castle on THURSDAY at
c. Garden marty. Mr. Gladstone was in excellen
st snirits and talked freely with his America
n visitors.
'' An imnortant literary announcement Is In
Life and Letters OF Thomas II. Huxley cutie
by his son. head master OF one Of the 'eau'''
y. English schools.
The serial rights to Mrs Waro new ho'e.
England and America have been sofa u ~
Century" for "a 0OO exclusive Of the DOCK righ'
In both countries literature is paying prolesslo
n. =" Do'I' .o a., IN. F..
-. JAPANESE CALCULATING PORT ARTHOl
nd THEY ARE pIsMANTLING THE FoRTIFIcATloN
C. AS THEY LEAVE THE TOWN.
n G, ps,.rsburr Aug PA dispatch to the IN
dv os,i" from, yladivostock says that the Japane
are evacuatlng Port Arthur and disman'ng all Il
fortfcations there.
nd
is SAFE AT EIGHTY MILES AN Houh
lot AN AMERICAN ENGINEER GIVES HIS VIEWS
At THE RAILWAY RACING IN ENGLAND
ire London. Aug 24-The races between trains on
IN railways between London ana Ape'uee 40
is evoked discussion to the dangers 10 passe"s'
and the nervous strain on the engineers
a The best opinion published comes from III
ay who for eleven years the engineer OF an
nv nress train on the New-York Central railroad
- saws he never met an engineer who preferred 80