Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-03-08

in single day, which exceeded by AZ
miles the best days run made by a
steamship up to that time.
In 20 consecutive days, on this voy-
age, the Flying Cloud sailed 5,912
miles, an average of 227 miles day, or
OK miles an hour. For four days, when
she made her best speed, she averaged
314 miles day, or 1914 knots an hour.
The ships exploit was celebrated In
San. Francisco with rejoicing, and the
news Of 1t gave pleasure to every
American who heard of it.
The next year the ship Sovereign Of
the Seas-from the yard Of the same
builder, Donald Mckay of East Bos-
ton-in the course Of a voyage from
Honolulu to New York excelled some
Of the daily runs of the Flying Cloud.
In four days in the South Pacific she
logged 1,47S miles, an average Of 378
miles a day, or 1914 miles an hour. In
II days, between March 10 and q, she
logged 1862 miles, daily average of
$50 miles, and an hourly average Of
13% miles. At times she sailed at a
speed of 10 miles an hour, which few
freight-carrying steamers today can at
tain. Her best days run was 424
miles, and showed an average speed Of
IL 2-3 miles an hour for "a hours.
The Sovereign Of the Seas also had
the distinction Of having beaten
steamer on five continuous days Of
sailing, whllea on the passage from
New York to Liverpool In 1853, and
also Of making the unique run Of
seven days from land to land, having
sighted Cape Race, Newfoundland, at
8 a. m. June "a and Cape Clear, Ire
land, at 9 a. m. June 80.
Her best days run was 344 miles on
June %. In FIVE days, June 25-80, the
ship outsailed the Cunard liner Can
ada, which was making the eastward
passage from Boston to Liverpool,
total Of S25 miles. The best days run
of the Canada was 300 miles.
Greatest Days Run.
The greatest days run ever made by
a vessel under sail was accomplished
by another ship Of Donald McKay's
build, the Lightning, on her maiden
voyage, from Boston to Liverpool, in
1854.
On the first day of March, when ap-
and rounding the north Of
Ireland, in strong gale from the
south, the ship logged 1917 miles an
hour. Her lee rail was under water
and her jib and fore-topsail, new,
strong sails, were blown In shreds
from their bolt ropes. Such an exhi-
bition Of sail-carrying rarely has been
recorded as that on the Lightning that
day; and 1t was done prayerfully, for
her MASTER Captain Forbes, was a
strong churchman.
At the end Of the "a hours the ships
log showed that she had made days
run with parallel, Of 436 sea miles, or
more than 500 land miles.
This entitled the Lightning to the
proud distinction of being the fastest
ship that ever sailed the seas. There
was no steamship Of her day that
could approach her record for a days
mileage by 100 miles, and 25 years
passed before steamer was produced,
he Arizona, then rated as an ocean
that equaled her maximum
speed per hour.
Best remembered today of the Amer
can clipper ships is the Dread
lought. She was a packet ship, rum
ling on regular schedule with pas
,engers between New York and Liver
)ool. There is a tradition that in 1859
The created a record Of 8 days II hours
rom Sandy Hook to Queenstown. but
he story has been decided to be myth
cal.