The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-01
ST. PAUL WINS TIE RACE.
BEATS THE CAMPANIA AND DOCKS
on FRIDAY NIGHT.
Many Notable Persons Among Her Passengers
One of Them the President OF the Line
They Talk About the Fair and Recent
Amerlcan nlnlnmacI A. NlnMad Abroad.

One OF Them the President OF the Line
They Talk About the Fair and Recent
American Diplomacy as Viewed Abroad.
The American liner st. Paul added to the
glory he has won on battle seas and In the
placid lanes OF by beating her own
record from Cherbourg last night and lnciden-
tally walloping the Cunarder Campania, whose
commander may have thought she was not
going to make an effort TO get here and land
her passengers on Il Friday night. She has
never done Il before since she has been running
on the Cherbourg route. Capt. Jamison. CHER
Engineer John Hunter. Purser Williams and
President Clement A. Griscom OF the American
Line. who was among the gallant ships pas
sengers. felt like throwing up their hats when
the st. Pau got into quarantine and heard that
the Cunarder was three hours astern.
1t may be that Capt Jamison and Engineer
Hunter. feeling that they ought to do stunts
with the President Of the line aboard, decided
10 make her hustle for a record, They did not
know where the Campania was until
they caught sight OF the smoke pouring
from her tunnels on Thursday night far
away on the beam. They ran along
half the night. neither gaining nor losing an
inch. At last they lost each other. and at dawn
yesterday. when The officers Of the Yankee ship
scanned the horizon and were rather CAD TO
notice that their rival was not In sight. Dur
ing the night and in the early morning Of
yesterday the 81. Paul was ~plunging through
the quiet seas almost at a 22-knot rate. She
had Fire Island abeam before the sun set and
got into quarantine in time to dock. She came
up TO her pier and was warped In before 1890
O'Clock, but her immense list Of passengers kept
the Custom House officers busy until after /
o clock this morning. The Campanla did not
get In to quarantine until after midnight. She
will come up to her dock to-day.
The time of the American ship was 6 days
7 hours and Q minutes. This Is not as good
ns her record from Southampton. but 1t Is
the best that che has lone since she was re-
turned by the Government after service In
the Spanish American War. Among her pas
sengers were the Hon. Nelson ". Aldrich.
United States Senator from Rhode Island;
Justice George c. Barrett; Congressman John
Dalzell Of Pennsylvania. j. II. Flagler and Mrs.
Flagler. DR.. Charles l., Dana. Clark Howell OF
Georgia, Congressman Serene T. Payne, Frank
lin Murphy OF Newark, y, j., Michael J. OBrien.
Joseph Stickney and Congressman George W.
Steele of Indiana. .
MIR. Griscom said that he had been abroad
chiefly to see his son, who Ia the Charge DAT
fair6s at Constantinople, and incidentally TO
look over the four new ships building for the
Red Star Line, the first Of which will be COM
pleted In November. He said these ships would
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great cargo CapaCity, and would
as many passenger, as tho ST. Paul. Mr.. Grls,
com said positively that the American line would
not attempt 10 build a ship TO compete, with
the deutschland lie said the st Paul was
the fastest vessel on the ocean considering
the quantity Of coal she consumes. When
Il was said TO him that the Deutschland burns
about $50 tons Of coal a day. he laughed and
answered 1t would be nearer the truth TO say
$50 tons, and he minated that that sort OF
a coal consumer would not pay. Mr.. Griscpm
was grouse hunting In Scotland for awhile.
He said he saw Andrew CarnegIe's estate, but
did not see Mr.. Carnegie. He thought the
rumor that Mr.. Carnegie was going to stump
for Mr.. Bryan was absurd.
John H.. Flaglcr said he had been abroad
about three months, and had spent more than
two months in Paris. His wife had been very
i'll while there, but had recovered and vas now
Exposition a great many. times; He said II
was not so good as the Chicago show and that
he thought the. French administration had
admission. He understood the price OF adj
mission now was about 4 cents, and he himself
had paid only seven cents, He believed that
a business depression would be likely to follow
the fair. as he could not see how II was possible
for the manufacturers and merchants exhibiting
their goods To reap n profit after paying such eN-
oxrOltant prices Tor space. II the prices had
been reasonable In the beginning, the fair would
have been more successful MI; tlaaler had
served that the English people were very fond
Of the Americans.
Senator AldriCh and ex-senator Frank Cannon
Of Utah did not care to express any views either
on politics or on their experience abroad, They
did say that they saw yesterday morning,
while the st. Paul was In the neighborhood
Of Nantucket. a large school Of whales about
a quarter OF a mil" away. They didn't see
the whales themselves, but a great uphcaval
Of water caused by their -pouting,
Joseph Stickney predicted that there would
be a great demand for coal on the part of foreign
governments because of the decrease of the
production on the other side. and he thought
II would DO profitable for the Americans TO go
into the coal-carryiuG business.
Col. VI. J. O'Brieu, who is interested In the
Southern Pacific Railroad. said he did not know
what would be done in regard to the vacancy In
the presidency caused by the death OF Coils L.
Paris Exposition, but the Chicago Fair was a
situation was at present somewhat mixed. All
Of the European Governments were watching
the United states with great interest, and there
was n feeling Of admiration for the diplomacy
and tact which this country has in dealing
with the Chinese.
Congressman Payne said that the European
peoples were wat ching our Government with
an caCerncss that they had never before man
Tested. They had been somewhat surprised
to find that we were the first to get into COM
munication with our Minister. Mr.. Congor.
The Paris Exposition. Mr.. Payne said, was
much better than he expected to see, and he
added that the American exhibits were some
thIne TO be proud Of. The Americans had
taken second prize In art. putting the English
IN third place, and had won laurels in many
other departments,