Deseret Evening News | 1910-06-23 | Page 4 | First Transatlantic Steamer

PillS Ill TRANSATLANTIC I 1211 NT Ne fui York World orld When Senator of oM Colorado Color repented 1 tho ho familiar story tory that the fIrst to cross roas the Iho Atlantic brought rought to a It book proving the tho ImpossibilIty of or a II vessel t by b steam power crossing tin tho sea soa hn he start started ed cd a discussion that Is It I likely to bo ho con COli continued continued for a long bong time outside out the tho Ben Sen Senate lute ate cHamber prompted Senator Dacon of ot Georgia to state ilia te that the Site first vessel pel tri tn cross ero t tile the t e Atlantic under inder steam Riled called from tho tIlo United HIli I to Europe not Stun tho other WilY t It started 1 from poll No doubt he h had In III mind mint the Shun t 10 n ship of MO ton tons with a n length of oC 00 feet In III 1819 ISI crossed from Bavun Savan mh to In days daya partly Inri under sail call power anti partly un under under der steam power flOwer lUte was wan OR n a equipped WIth small engines engine but when the he wind wa W tas fair or the eras too he the t e were ucro removed anti stowed on Therefore It II was In ln Incorrect correct to nay cay that the Ha pro proceeded proceeded under steam from the tho Unites United to S In Inurn turn urn corrected Senator by tat stat tatIng Ing ng that the first Vessel vl el to tn cross crop 8 the ho Atlantic wax aR the tho Or Great eat which sailed II lied from rain to It t would be lie interesting to know where he h trot got his Information The Tho Th first trans Irona transatlantic transatlantIc atlantic record l for tor a II Is IB usually assigned to this tho I which started from England April 4 anti arrived In Now New N York Tork In lii SIte tho evenIng of or orA April A 2 Tho Th Great Western storn KIrn which started a l tow few days dRY thin Iho wits ung only nl seventeen hour behind It In reach tn lug Now New No York until carried satin sails anti used them but they traveled under steam all 1111 the tho way After all nil Senator Hughes was W JI probably right although the ho legend about thin the bonk bank ok disproving he tile value of ot steam power on the thins wean ocean 1 an needs to hn ho verified Just Uie Uto sonic It t Is ill a II good frond story astor