New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-06
BREAKS THE RECORD AGAIN
FAST TRIP or THE KAISER WILHELM
DER CROSSE
SID CROSSES FROM SOUTHAMPTON ~ FIVE DAYS
AID TWENTY uor.Rs-L piEIPONT MORGAN
AMONG THE PASSENGERS r. c. LEH-

AND rwfNrT HOt.Rs-J PlEGPONT MORGAN
AMONG THE PASSENGERS r. G Lei
MANN ALSO on BOARD
proud man was Captain Eng"lhart % the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse the crack liner or tho
North German Lloyd line ms she swung irto ""r
pier NJ Hobokcn yesterday afternoon The h"auii-
fnl vessel which hc comm nds had again lowered
the record from Southampton to this port by two
hours and thirty-hvc minutes. She made The voy-
az, from southampton In five days and twenty
hours. According 10 The log Of tho vessel she l'ft
The Needles at AS o'clock on March -. and ar
rived n; Sandy Hook at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning On the first day oil; she made 453 miles
and the last day ih miles. tn" best DAY run
was on April 3. when che covered 81 miles the
total distance covered 3.120 miles. and the
average speed was o. - knots all hour
The host previous rccori westward was made by
tho Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse on her maiden trip In
September last ON that trip she covered distance
of 800 miles with an average speed Of IS9 knots
hoIr. 1t vii! be that her average speed
on the trip which brought her into port yesterday
was nearly knot faster than on her previous rec
ord trip. ON her last voyage. however. she steamed
seventy miles further than on the former one. ard
It Is estimated that had she come over the same
course as in september. at the same rate OF speed
rs made on her present voyage, her time Of pas
sage would have been five days. sixteen hours and
nty minutes.
Captain Enelebart. in speaking OF the rip yester-
day. saii that the log showed the Big liner had
had good weather all the wa over until sunday
wheI sh" ran into a snow storm of the N"wfound-
land Banks. The storm. accompanied by strong
nOrtnWcstcrly gaze and high seas. lasted from (
o clock OF Sunday afternoon Unit. o'clock on Mon
day morning Iho captain and his officers were
tered. the .:ner would have lower-i the record by
even another hour or more
The captain said ;hai som" Of the passenger. were
ANXIOUS 10 max" wagcrs or the voyage wher tho
steamship was nearing home. bat ne would NOT on
thar bad weather might b, met an! prevent hey
from owciluS the record lie added THAI during the
sencd hut as tn" pIopcIIcis were sometimes oU;. OF
the water sne could no; cover tie distance Hnlch
Captain Engelbart proudly exhibited a photoeraph
and an autograph o. Emperor Villain which the
nc Kaiser wilhelm der Crosse len Brcmcrhae
The Emperor had visited tho liner ana spont
North sea. on he voyage IN. Emperor was accom-
panied by several OF hi- STAFF. me Emperor had
seen. When asked why the Emperor had made ~"
trip. Captain Engclbart sail that wheH the Kaiser
pressed his intentions OF making such trip some
time. No attempt had been made - obtain hiah
shtr r %' fo ' The mplrof ProvtG sooi
sailor and expressed himself as having enjoyed III"
Tip immensely.
It was 30 stormy when tho Kaiser Wilhelm der
Cross passed Fir" Island Yesterday morning that
big liner anchored n;ar Gcdnes Channel wills
ling buoy at $40 O'Clock yesterday morning and
over tho bar and proceeding 10 her pier.
Tho Kaiser W lh"lm der Gross" brought "A large
Among the passengers were j. Porponi Morgan
md several OF his family. captain Ritter Won
Pugh Richard Harding Davis. 4 9 Lehman. Or
J. + Miller. Lieutenant K l.. Russell. I. : y.
Sir. Morgan whcn secn 10y n Tribune reporter at
the pier. declined TO discuss me war question or
g I bdrg r a. hc excused arr saving iha, IN. voy
age had been an extremely pleasant one.