Show REGULAR AS THE A recent number of at the S american has ban an interesting article on OB ibe regularity of at ocean liners lo in the course of watch it is shown bown from post poet office records that theme areat carriers carriere tire are considering the durance tin tance they travel even more reliable and regular in their departure and arrival than railroad rall rail rood traine train navigation has been reduced to such accuracy that a steamer may be expected almott almot t on the hour in 1893 the cow campania of the cunard canard live line made eight trips tripe and br box average voyage waa 6 days 20 hours bourn and 18 minutes last laal year she be made ten trips tripe and her ber aver age was wae 5 dalp 20 hours and 17 minutes one minute less than in 1898 1893 in a voyage ot at 2770 miles in all sorts aorta of 01 wind and weather it is shown hown tuat even this astounding regularity is not exceptional for the teutonic of the white star line made twelve trips in 1892 on an av average eraste time of 6 days 4 hours bourn and 8 minu tep in 1894 she made eleven trips and her ber average was just a trifle slower 6 days 4 hours and 17 and looking bow to the american line it to is found that bat the now new york though not the fastest has ibe be best record or regularity of any ot of the he atlantic fleet fleer her average time lias has not varied for hearp and she can be expected almost on the be minute every voyage she has crossed the atlantic more times and has ban carried more passengers than any other aemmer ot of her age and has been more regular about it the new york made fourteen trips westbound west bound in 1898 with an average time of 6 days daye 21 bunirs and 81 minutes manutes in 1894 she made fifteen trips with an aim average ot of 6 daye day 21 hours and 45 minutes her sailing ailing dib distance tance was 2770 miles ID 1898 1693 she ebe made thirteen tripp east bund with an average of 6 days 20 hours and 80 30 minutes which wap wan just juet one minute than ban her ber west blued time that your year in 1894 she made fifteen trips witia with an average time ot of 6 dayss days 20 hours and 24 miu ater thus in crossing he ahe ocean efty seven times in both directly ns no at all seasons of the year her widest variation for two wo years was only I 1 hour and 21 minutes |