New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-06

son modestlv answered across the water
Thanks 49,
The gallant ST Paul has shown "hae 'he
handiwork Of American shipbuilders can 40 "
fair wind and IN foul. and as she has s'e"u''
decreased her time each succeeding voyage
ter things vet may he expected OF he'' "
latest feat has been to beat her own recoru io"'
Southampton by three hours ana 'hlrE inv
minutes ard that Of her sister snip the view
York. bv one hour ard forty-tw" minutes eS'a'.
fishing new record between Southampton anu
this mort The St Paul ia an Amerlcan-pu'1
boat owned by Americans ana onCereu anu
manned by Americans. She left Sontha''P'o"
on Nav 90 and passed the Needles al l'oo p ALI
Sandy Hook Lghtship was abeam al -'o' p -.
rho {. Pan, thus crossed the Atlantic IN the fast
time Of G days hours and ~ minutes GOVERNS
ana knots The Neyv-York made her record OF
G. DAYS hours and II minutes on Septemoer
"A 1904 and only covered 3Oil knots. sixty-sN
Lno,s ,o-s than the distance covered ny the 81
Paul. p,rxs
The daily runs of the ST. PAU were 49, o.
ho2 312 sos 80 ana Al knots and her average
sneed was 2OS2 knots an hour TN her uiP
.,o,,. % THE one when she again lowered her
o..r rscord by crossing in & days hours and -
,,,rr,es she covered 3112 knots and made an
average speed Of 2034 knots an hour. Inc TWO
tastes; DAYS runs made by the St Paul on 'he
trim inst completed were 521.9 and 'Zl' Knots
made on June and 2. when an average epe''
21O1 knots maintained
Tho steamship was off her pier at p. m yes
+erday and the gangplank was run ashore a'
4.3O exactly Captain John c. Jamison Purser
pichard Jones and Chief Engineer James Carne-
e,e were Of course in high feather over the'r
vessels performance number Of 0flcfais OF
the American Line. and II. NJ kersey ana o'"e'
steamship men were also at the pier 10 tahe
look at the ship. Captain Jamison had no ''ihe
~ tell of the voyage. 1t was otherwise WIZ"
Mr. Jones and the Chief Engineer. MT carnegie
said that not even a journal was heated on the
wav across. and that the machinery worked rs
nsrfact,v and as smoothly as could be desired.
Not a man among the crew Of loS was SICK or
had met with a mishap. The Chief Engineer
said that an average steam pressure oi wv
pounds per square inch had been maintained
ord the average revolutions OF the twin screws
had been s9iI minute. On the TWO oieeeo'
DAVIS, rms the average revolutions were ?o3'
and The fastest hours run was 2i.O3. remark
able feature Of the st. Pauls trip Is the iac'
that she went over the long course "hiie r 1
records of the New-Iork ana ram" "eie iN
the short course
AN AMERICAS BUILT BOAT
The record Tor the pest dNei"s- "N'"'
knots an hour % o. is held by the Cunard steam
ship Lucana but Il must be iememoereo ina
the Lucania has 10000 horsepower, while the
American vessel has but 10000
The 81 Paul was built by the Cramps OF Phla'
delphia and was launched on April III or ias'
year She was the second Of the American Line
boats to be built in this country, and was con
structed on lines similar 10 those OF her sister
boat the ST. Louis >,.A
Messrs Hamelmann & Richter. or the NORM
German Lloyd Company. who MADE a TIP o." w
81 paul II is said, to what she could 90. en-
loved exceptional opportunities for accohipiish,
ing their object. The North German Llo!p
COMPANY intend TO construct several new YES
eels and the contracts may go to American si.i
builders Commissioner Eva Booth. Of the ,,
walton Army was a passenger on the 81 Paul
She was accompanied by several o1lcers ana Il
on her way 70 her new post In Canada.
AMONG THE PASSENGERS
The voyage Of the steamship was without par
+tcuIar incident save the great matter Of break
ing record She met with fine weather
throughout. and did not have TO slow down
AT any time c. Murray, cabin passenger
thirty wears old and a native Of London Eng
land died suddenly on the voyage. and his BODY
was brought into port. four-year-old steerage
passenger also died and was buried at sea
Among the passengers We're: Mrs. Charles A
Rrandenburg Mics Olga Brandenburg. w. j
harrington the Rev. and Mrs. l.. f. Esselstyn
Mrs NJ Augustus Field. Miss Field. Charles Rus
sell Graham. Henry Payne. Captain and Mrs. j
q sanford Mr.. and Mrs. w. 7. West and Mr.
md Mrs A. V. Young.