The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-28
FIRST OF F0UR-DAY SHIPS.
WHAT EXPERTS PREDICT OF THE
NEW GERMAN LINER.

htu hEtp Subttucn THIS Expectation.
IheS~ snJ-Beaidea BeinG q Flyer she proyea
Herself n Splendid Sea Boat o.. well.
ou s~rantinc did not render exact Justice to the
now North German Lloyd flyer. the Kaiser vii.
holm der CIR sse. which finished on Sunday nipbt
the most marvellous ocean trip on record, Ac.
cording TO her log. copies OF which werc distrib-
uted TO visitors TO the ship yesterday, she covered
the sea SPACE between the Needles and Sandy
Hook ~lightship in Ave days TIVE ty.two hours
and thirty-nvo minutes. Quarantine's estimate
WAS merely ten minutes moro than this, but
every minute counts in record trips.
The Kaiser thus beats tho American liner ST.
Paul by one hour and ~afty.six minutes. She
passed the Needles at 2:3o o'clock on Tuesday
morning last, and was abeam OF Sandy Hook
lightship at S:06 o'clock on Sunday night, AL.
lowing hNe hours for the difference In time
between New York and Southampton, this
makes the record OF the Kaiser correspond with
the printed transcripts of her log.
1t was late when the new liner anchored for
the hrst time In American waters, and Quaran.
tine. in its feverish desire to let the world ashore
know what had happened. should not DO blamed
for slipping a cog. 1t sinned on the side Of con-
servatism. and may therefore be excused. The
great ships commander does not really remem.
Der what he gave Quarantine in the delirium of
beating several records. He has not been in
this port frequently, most OF his sea service Of
eighteen years as master having been spent In
the Pacific trade and between Baltimore and
Bremen.
He said that the FIRST day out from Southamp-
ton was slightly rough. The next day there was
q high head sea. The bilge keols o. tho ship,
which are three feet deep and two feet wide at
the base, tape ing to q bulb suggesting the ter.
nination of a I'm keel, prevented her from doing
any disagreeable rolling. She pitched a trife.
but most Of her passengers were able to eat
three square meals a day. Notwithstanding the
roughness che put 531 knots astern Of her.
On Thursday tho sky WAS overcast. and there
was apparently the relic Of a cyclonic disturb
ence ahoat. The seas were very rough. and tho
kaiser's progress was impcded about two hours.
She made only A95 knots, which might be 40
counted good for any boat in tumultuous
weather. Tho next day was not much better,
and the hearts Of the commander ana the en-.
gineers were as heavy as the weather. Tho
s Sessp sI 10 aSnd ." bs snsJfGay' S Sha sa sio tST ~, r., I
knots.
On the nautical day ending at noon on Sun.
day, when the skies were cloudless and the sea
smooth, the Kaiser covered 564 knots. That
beat the best days run OF the Lucania by two
knots. It was the only time she had on the trip
that II all the days had been like the last one
out the Southampton record. but she would
have also beaten the best average for an ocean
voyage. which is 22.ol knots. made by the
Cap; Heinrich EEngslbart saie yesterday that
Weather an average saG Of SO Knots a a day ~ f T6is
means. that she can cover the, SOUTHAMPTON
fSS,e I'm IN i've d lays and d. about bout, eight hours ni sand and
ESQ tnots between Queenstown and Sandy
Hook in four days and about twenty,one hours.
The record between Queenstown and New York,
held by the Lucania. 10 five days seven hours
and twenty eight minutes.
terday to say something about her. They were
naturally proud OF her performance. Unlike
English port. she has " commanders. This is
an innovation. Capt. Engelbart said that the
other skipper had complete charge of the ship
while he, the nominal commander. was Off duty.
and that he received the same salary. The new
Franz weyer. formerly chief officer OF the steam.
ship Havel. and he knows as much about the
sea as any man who ever has trod the lofty
Folks who went to Hoboken Yesterday and
compare her with the Saale. which was moored
in a dock next to her. The ssale was q great
ship in her day. but contrasted with the Kaiser
promenade deck is SO long that a Splinter would
have to run only TO- r and a quarter times around
tudinous. They lowered above the stacks OF
the Hamburg: American liner Columbia, which
years ago was considered one Of the twin.screw
giants.
engines OF the record breaker. With him, in an
sdyisory espScity; was ENGINEER " s,s,at0 OF t H.
e S1lsan sn,p OF lhe sEkip o0%TRRs eg Kept 95 JASON tabs on the
working Of her engines which developed on this
seHSen q @asimG revo St iiiesoo She burned PDSst on the
days thai &Ss she beat eat The Wssrss,s1Ss5aaiH;san about on.3 200 wb bGns o. 9.
m afty tons ~ f iess s ann The es Lpaeania consumes eDsti Ma' whe u
she does her best. Her engineers say that heI
average steam pressure, was about lsO pounds
to tho square Inch, and that at times she OK
She can carry about 5000 tons of coal in hel
around trip. She is the most expensive vesse
yet launched, having cost her owners SO, 800.
North German Lloyd line has constructed within
the st i've years, and she gives the nne I'M
any company in the world.
One OF the passengers on the Kaiser was Capt
L LHaG's ss Smship i &aiser @ V m0i Il. lie sale
that The new ship was unlike any ne bad eyel
been on In iS1a .o Si 81 ,Sa nensbs she ss had ana hsr Ss'
pitching was comparatively little. Her engine!
ran so smoothly that there was no disagroeaol'
vibration, even near the stern. In this respec
she differs from many OF the high.speed British
boats. ..
Capt. stormer is to command the next swift
North German Lloyd ship. The Kaiser Friedrich
which will have the same power as the kaisel
The Kaiser Friedrich will make nor nader
ssiR to by 'Ai seS Rsss nf AZ ipsia { Ss %ho !: s es.sl
stormer says. turns out s2knot TORPEDO
s seSi 9 as s { s" pfom sIrRs . 1"' N sSsyf' d ifS T an I I !
people that tho Kaiser Friedrich will 20 half
knot faster an hour Than the !. r. k Si;.a VIII Il,
Oceanic of the White Star line may have Il
hustle to hol. her own.
The working force OF the Kaiser Wilhelm de
Crosse con ,lsts Of 459 persons. She has OF
stokers and rs coal passers. whose work 10 81
srduous and facilitating that they have onl.
four hours continuous duty and then q rest o
eight hours. There arc ID oilers and II en-
ginetrs. =,
The United States steamship inspectors viii
visit the ship to-day and go through the for
mslity Of pronouncinG her ny to carry pas
sengers from this port. She will not sail on he
return trip TO Southampton and Bremen unit
4o'clock on Thursday afternoon, instead OF
o'clO' k In the morning, as pre- viously announced
Her engineers want a little more time TO put he
in trim to distance the best run OF the Lucania
Mrs. Schmidt, II stewardess on the new shiI
jumped from the rail into the sea at night dul
Ing the voyage. The Kaiser was then going a
the rate OF more than twenty'one knots, an
tho woman was far astern In the darkness b'
fore the alarm reached the b ridge. 1t was the
useless to stop the ship. The account was 6a
anced the next day, when @ boy was born TO
couple in the storage.