New-York tribune., 1901-11-10
LINERS MAX + FAST TRIPS.
r. SAvOIE. THE LUCANIA AND THE
PHILADELPHIA ARRIVE WITHIN
4 FEW HOURS OF ONE
ANOTHER.

-.a fastest steamer flying the French flag,
=, savoie had unusually good opportunity
= rovr what sort of stuff was in her on the
,..ono from Bavre which terminated here yes
~ She and two other great transatlantic
,-z among the speediest representatives of
.,- aaes the powerful Lucania. holder of the
|oere+oWn-N -New-york record. and the Phila-
-,h.a one OF the fastest steamers flying the
1--t+ea States flag. came slipping past the horn
;. Sandy Hook few hours before daylight yes
% - morning. and only few hours apart.
-, Vessel had been unaware of the proximity
= .be others throughout the voyage. begun by
=, @ror, different points on Saturday, Novem-
- From port to port each steamer encoun-
- -.e came weather conditions-two days of
-, ,,-aa+ber with high head seas-seas or
So, force TO smash the forward rails of
: c,osa and knock off ventilators-and south
= minds with improving weather the re-
,oainder Of the voyage
caz,oie was the first Of the vessels to reacn
-, sandy Hook Lightship, where all steam
-. record their time OF passage. arriving
m She had covered 3 315S miles,
- usxre in 6 days. II hours and % minutes
bi,b indicates average hourly speed Oh
%. ,,ro+e The Philadelphia the second
:. the trio to push her nose into the Jaws OF the
- ,,av and attempt to turn the elbow OF the
chs
- erief after her gallant showing by running
-o,,ra on the Southwest Spit The Phfla-
-,.;o,s time st the lightship was 4:40 O'Clock
- "a covered the 8 o441 miles from Cher
- 4, & days. is hours and minutes. which
-, that her speed was about 10 knots an
.- The Lucania was the third to be heard
.o, Her pair of great throated red stacks,
with their black rings, were abreast of the red
,1,s5 ughtship ct 500 o'clock 1t had taken
her days ard 50 minutes TO cover the 2.ESl
miles from Queenstown Her average hourly
enesd was therefore 1884 knots.
The Philadelphia was the first or the three
.ear,ers 10 get into Quarantine, owing to the
Freuchrnan's mishap, and the first to get OUT
La Savoie got out of the preolcament Whlch
so many good ships have encountered on
The Southwest Spit, in the same way ana with
.he same freedom from injury as her many
predecessors have. She fioated off at high tlae-
She was cleared from Quarantine at 500, thlr-
teen minutes after the Philadelphia.
The Lucania did not have the same ease IN
getting away from Quarantine as the other TWO
s.eayoers She had the misfortune to come from
Itverpool where bubonic plague is reported
The fact that the passengers had been examined
et Liverpool before enbarking did not prevent
fte Health Officers force from personally III
snecttng everybody. It was $50 o'clock when
she was permitted to come up to her pier
The Philadelphia had a nishap While crossing
Che Atlantic At 80 o'clock Monday morn
ing November i, the wind tore of the top or her
meinr1ast -,
Lines fleet She made her maiden voyage IN
Aue1lst achieving at that time a new record
from Havre of 6 days. l3 hours and minutes:
The Lucania's record from Queenstown is .
DAYS, hours and % minutes. On the voyage
Just completed she was compelled 10 reuu0e
speed on account of the rough weather
CAPTAIN NJ. Poirot reported the grounQlns OF
The vessel TO E. de Bocande, the agent OF the
French Line Immediately upon the docking OF
the steamship La Savoie, and the latter salo
that he would prefer charges against the pilot