▁cast ings ▁for ▁the ▁engines ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁existing ▁del ays , ▁and ▁consequ ently ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁tri als ▁were ▁not ▁held ▁until ▁the ▁week ▁of ▁May ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁After ▁a ▁ 4 8 - hour ▁speed - and - e conom y ▁trial ▁of ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁engines ▁along ▁the ▁Del aware ▁River , ▁Pennsylvania ' s ▁performance ▁was ▁declared ▁satisf actory , ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁handed ▁over ▁to ▁her ▁new ▁own ers . ▁ ▁Service ▁history ▁Pennsylvania ▁depart ed ▁Philadelphia ▁on ▁her ▁ma iden ▁voyage ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁commanded ▁by ▁Captain ▁George ▁Sum ner ▁and ▁with ▁a ▁complement ▁of ▁ 5 6 ▁first - class ▁passengers , ▁including ▁Major ▁Thomas ▁T . ▁F irth , ▁a ▁leading ▁executive ▁of ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Rail road ▁Company , ▁and ▁his ▁wife . ▁The ▁voyage ▁proved ▁not ▁without ▁incident ▁as ▁the ▁ship ▁shed ▁prop ell or ▁bl ades ▁during ▁the ▁trans at l antic ▁crossing , ▁and ▁she ▁arrived ▁at ▁Liverpool ▁under ▁sail , ▁after ▁which ▁she ▁spent ▁some ▁time ▁in ▁dry d ock ▁under going ▁rep airs . ▁By ▁June ▁ 2 3 ▁she ▁was ▁ready ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁return ▁voyage , ▁with ▁a ▁full ▁complement ▁of ▁passengers ▁and ▁a ▁substantial ▁cargo . ▁Pennsylvania ▁there after ▁would ▁continue ▁to ▁make ▁regular ▁cross ings ▁between ▁Philadelphia ▁and ▁Liverpool ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁th ir teen ▁years . ▁▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁h urr icane ▁Although ▁dest