Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-15

| in single day, which exceeded by AZ
miles the best days run made by
steamship up to that time.
In 26 consecutive days. on this voy-
age, the Flying Cloud sailed 5,912
miles, an average Of 227 miles day, or |
91a 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 it 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 37S
: miles day, or 1511z miles an hour. In
y IL days, between March 10 and q, she
~ logged 1862 miles, daily average of
y $50 miles, and an hourly average OF
:. 1871 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
~ II % miles an hour for "a hours.
q The Sovereign of the Seas also had
~ the distinction of having beaten a
:" steamer on five continuous days OF
pe sailing, while on tfie passage from
~ New York to Liverpool in 1853, ant
- also of making the unique run o.
90 seven days from land to land, havin,
~ sighted Cape Race, Newfoundland, a
6 a. m. June "a and Cape Clear, Ire
land, at a. m. June 80.
Her best days run was 344 miles Of
June %. In five days, June $3.50, tn
ship outsailed the Cunard liner Can
\ ada, which was making the eastwar
passage from Boston to Liverpool
total of 325 miles. The best days ru
al of the Canada was 300 miles.
A Greatest Days Run.
The greatest days run ever made b
$#$&l a vessel under sail was accomplishe
s by another ship of Donald Mckay
# build, the Lightning, on her maide
|$B VOYAGE. from Boston to Liverpool,
wa 1854.
#8$#I On the urSC Jay VI WHICH, d
$| preaching and rounding the north
# Ireland, in a strong gale from Il
M south, the ship logged 1914 miles :
@#S hour. Her lee rail was under wat
M and her lib and fore-topsail, ne
M strong sails, were blown in Shire
$|@ from their bolt ropes. Such an exl
M bition of sail-carrying rarely has be
M recorded as that on the Lightning tn
1 day; and it was done prayerfully,
her master, Captain Forbes, was
strong churchman.
At the end Of the "a hours the shi
log showed that she had made da
run with parallel, Of 436 sea miles,
more than 500 land miles.
This entitled the Lightning to
nroud distinction of being the fast
BIS ship that ever sailed the seas. TIL
IzszsM@! was no steamship of her day Il
could approach her record for da
Col. mileage by 100 miles, and 70 We
-four passed before steamer was produo
York the Arizona, then rated as an oc'
dulg- greyhound, that equaled her maxim
n an speed per hour.
,sters Best remembered To-Day OF Tie AL
Spe- lean clipper snip"
d ex- nought. She was packet SNIP
ighed ming on regular scheoule Win
moth sengers between New fork anu III
q the pool. There Is a traoltfoh liiat III
eight she created record OF oays Il IN
2 the from Sandy Hook to Queenstown,
az of the story has been decided to be m
icaA