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varied life. The Paris had a remarkable 

 adventure in 1898 when she went aground 

 on the only flat rock of the Manacles 

 group, off the Lizard. Within a few yards 

 of her were peeping up the masts and 

 funnels of the ill-fated Mohegan, which 

 only a few months previously had run 

 upon a sharp ledge, ripped open her 

 bottom, and sunk with the greater part 

 of her passengers and crew. The City of 

 Paris was firmly fixed for many months, 

 and was finally got off, taken round to 

 Belfast for reconditioning, and when she 

 emerged it was as the Philadelphia with 

 only two funnels. 



There have been cases in which new 

 liners have failed to come up to the stipu- 

 lated speed on the measured mile, or again 

 where they have failed to maintain the 

 sea speed which was guaranteed. The 

 most beautiful liner of her day was such 

 a case. This was the City of Rome ordered 

 for the Inman Line and intended to be 

 the Blue Riband holder of the Atlantic. 



