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Show MADE TRIP TO NEW YORK FROM 'FRISCO IN 62 DAYS New York, April 8 Five days behind be-hind the Tromont, her sister ship, the steamer Shawmut, arrled here today In 62 days actual steaming time from San Francisco. The Tremont made the considerably longer voyage from Seattle to New York, in the same number num-ber of days, reaching here last Saturday. Satur-day. The two vessels were purchased by the Isthmian canal commission for use In the service between Newr York and Colon. The Shawmut's slightly belated arrival ar-rival Is explained by her stop of five days at Montevideo for coal She started from San Francisco on February Febru-ary 1 and had the start ot her sister vessel which had left the more northerly north-erly port of Seattle, on the day previous. prev-ious. The Shawmut held the lead until she reached Montevideo, but wits passed by the Tremont while she was coaling at the South American port, from which she sailed for New York on March 13. |