The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-07
FASTEST LINER AFLOAT
QUICK EASTERN TRIP BY THE Kali
SER WILHELM DER CROSSE.
From New York to Plymouth i'm Five
Average of Fl 30 Knots an Hour.

PLYMOUTH, Oct. 6-The North German
Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse,
Captain Englebart from New York, for
Bremen, arrived here at 3:05 o'clock this
afternoon. The time of passage from New
York to Plymouth was five days, fifteen
hours and ten minutes. The big ships aver
age speed was 21.9 knots per hour, and her
best days run was 519 knots. The leviathan
steamer has broken all previous records
held to Plymouth and Southampton, and
brought the time of passage across the At
lantic to the English channel very close to
the much-talked-of five days.
The Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse sailed
from New York for Plymouth and Bremen
on Sept. 30, clearing the bar at 6:02 o. M.
ana the light ship twenty minutes later. Her
Tune or passage, five days, fifteen hours
and ten minutes is better by eighteen hours
and fourteen inmates than the time of the
Hamburg liner, Fuerst Bismarck, which has
held the plymouth record of six days, nine
ncurs and tWenty-four minutes since Aug.
/, 1896, and the rate beats the Southampton
record, held by the American liner, St.
Louis, OF six days, ten hours and fourteen
minutes MADE last month, by about thir-
teen hours, for had she been going to
there about $3.50 this evening. The Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse, on her arrival at New
YORK, on Sept rs, on her maiden trip, made
the passage from Southampton in five days.
twenty-five hours and thirty-fve minutes,
at an average speed of q. 80 knots, lowering
the westward Southampton record, held by
the 81. Paul, by one hour and fifty-SiX min
utes. BY smashing the records both east
ward and westward she is now queen of
the Southampton course.
The Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse is the
largest vessel ever launched with the one
exception of the Great Eastern, and as her
construction, her engines and other parts
differ materially from the other oceanic
leviathians now af1oat, she has attracted
much attention. When the Anchor liner,
City of Rome with her SCI feet of length
was launched, the wiseacres shook their
heads and said TOO big" Then the
Cunarder's Lucania and Campania started
another revolution in ship building with
their 625 feet of length, and now comes the
big German of 649 feet length. Her other di-
mensions are: Beam, sc feet; depth 43 feet;
tonnage, 1900; displacement 1900 TONS
These figures exceeded those of all vessels
Oh Of other nations, and the Kaiser Wilhelm
the largest vessel of the world.
She is very comfortable sea vessel, as
her great length has, to a certain extent
counteracted the pitching motion Blge
keels have been attached to the hull of the
steamer on both sides by which the rolling
motion has been reduced to minimum. The
violent vibrations so often created by great
engine power on ocean steamers are not
telt, as the engines are balanced by the
Schlick system, by which the up and down
motion of the ponderous masses is COM
pensated, and the heaving motion of the
engines, so disagreeable to passengers and
injurious to the ship itself is avoided. The
sion engines, each working four cranks
with four steam cylinders, one behind the
other, and constructed by the Vulcan Ship
building Company of Stettin.
j. The size of the vessel made it necessary
TO bestow especial thought on the arrange
ment OF space for passengers and crew, in
order 10 place the ships servants where
they will not inconvenience passengers For
TINS reason the Storage passengers have
been placed in the forward part of the YES
sci, entirely separated from the amidshins
portion, which is occupied by the first cabin
passengers who in turn are separated from
the after part of the vessel, in which the
second cabin passengers are placed The
crew, which consists of $50 persons. has
its allotted space in the immediate neighbour
hood of it's working stations For the use
of the first cabin passengers there are two
hundred staterooms. Offering accommoda-
tons for $50 passengers. OF these rooms
a number are arranged for one person only
a convenience that will be especially appre-
ciated by many passengers. Mention should
also be made of a small dining room for
children. situated on the main deck, not far
from the main dining room.
a comparison of the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse with the Great Eastern shows Tins.