New-York tribune., 1897-01-30

These records refer of course. orly to the
voyage from New-York to Liverpool east or
west, as the may be. the distinctions De.
ing not at hand. Another thing. prior to lSoo
the voyage longer, as to the time OF record
but after that year vessels called at queens
town for mail, and the time has always Deen
taken from the Rock Light at the entrance or
Queenstown Harbor. The records OF the Amer,
can built vessels. such as the ST Louis anu
the St Paul. have been made between New
York and southampton, and the record Is no"
held by the ST. Paul for the best westward trip.
she having made the run from Dault 5 RCcA
to Sandy Hook in days . hours ana o. MN,
utes. The distance run was ~ =, Nnots' anu n.
the average speed maintained ''OS2 knots per
hour Greater things are expected OF Doth ships
in time to come, but 1t Is perhaps iu'lie 10
hope that they shall ever surpass me speo1
records of the graceful racers Of the Cunard
Line That the effort to do 1t Will he continued
there can be doubt, for the American peo-
pie have a decided fondness Tor ridiHs OH 'ne
fastest train, for voyagng on the most speedy
vessel and Of borrowing even the NShtnihg 70
aid them to increase their hurry ana 'heir
worry. ,. - ..
shin companies running to London, Paris, Am
sterdam. Antwerp. Aspinwall, i'arbadoes, an
tigua the Bermudas. east ano west CpaS, vi
South America Bremen, Bordeaux fdlhdH
IIavt Cuba Curacao and Copenhagen through
the Mediterranean and to Hull or Martinique
and to numberless other points, as we'll denhen
| as are the stations on any OF the great trunk
railway lines. Classified. the companies cover
from New-York to Great Brlta n 10 r'reece' 10
Scotland to Wales. to Germany, 10 ridiOc' "
tho Netherlands. to Belgium To ports III the
baltic Sea TO Portugal and to spain 10 all
Mediterranean ports Of importance 10 emma
and Japan to Africa. to Red Sea ports shd 10
the East Indies to South America, to .chtrai
America to the West Indies, and 10 MeXlco
Combined. they represent stock capita oI
yearly $50 100000 In addition to the great
nassen ger steamers. which are one or the slsn's
If the city to the casual visitor from the IN
torior there are the still more Imposing mon .
sters Of the deep that carry the frelghtaSe o.
many countries back and forth 1hcy ere tne
burden bearers Of the ocean, ami even tile IONS
,,jers seem small beside .hem. Then thcTe arr
tho coastWise steamers, that ply from thc t"i
merits and the coast cities, from New -i-hsIaIi'
70 Florida and the majestic Sound steamers
which are particularly pleasant agencies "l
traveI during the summer months to the citieS
alcnr the Connecticut shore of Long isiand
sound and many of which almost rival the eN-
nress trains of the railroads in their exnlDlIohs
~ magnificent speed. Steamers Ike 'hc Iuii-
tan and the Priscilla afford a rare spcctac'e "
| the beholder on shore as they go idC,hs y: ,
especially at night. lighted from main uech " ~
| Ioftv pilot house by electricity. ana snPpp'i.S
along. through the halffog and gloom VIII WIZ,
as ghosts and noiseless. save for the occ',ui',, ~
| moan of the whistle. and far ahead OF theHi 10 10
the point where the rays Of the searChiisi, al :
| shattered against the broad bosom OF the 1arN'
o., these do not cover the sum total 0l 'ht
| wartime interests of the great city, aithouS" "
The more modest vessels may well tax" SUD-