The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-29
KAISER FRIEDRICH WON'T RETURN.
Several Thousand Persons, with Berths En-
gagged. to BE Disappointed.

The steamship Kaiser Friedrich will not re-
turn to this country under the North German
Lloyd flag. She Is to be returned at once to her
builders for the reasons given In THE SUN
yesterday Passengers who Ind engaged
berths on her for the July IL sailing from New
York were notified Yesterday that the prinz
Regent Luitpold will be despatched in place OF
her. and that they can have accommodations
reserved on her or on tho Trave, sailing July %.
Every berth on the Kaiser Friedrich had been
sold for her July trip eastward. and there had
been some booking for her August trip. In
addition to this she was engaged full for her
next proposed sailing from the other side, and
most OF the berths for her proposed sailing
from the other side in September had been
taken As tho Kaiser Friedrich carried more
than 800 first and second class passengers this
means that several thousand persons who had
planned to travel on her will be disappointed
1t was said at the Office OF the company here
yesterday that the withdrawal of the steam
ship at this time was great surprise and that
II had caused q tremendous amount OF bother.
1t was the work Of the home office. and it had
been done without notice in advance to the
agents here. who simply got a cable despatch
informing them OF what had been done and
giving no reason other than the one already
made public. that the conditions Of the con-
tract FOR the new boat Ind not been fulfilled
Tn' tact that the Gondt"aS had not been S ,n
sahShn Sn o, B%",zs hpl asrged t@at her speed
Crosse, which on one trip made an average for
the entire voyage Of 2.5l knots. The Kaiser
Friedrich never did better than twenty knots
and that was exceptional speed for her
Is there any other reason than her failure
to make the speed agreed uponf' The Sun
So far as we know there is none" was the
reply She was great ship. a fine shin. She
Gro s in every Try" other respect But you Know
IA iG DAT s Cseff nsw t6a she w ef She
How about the passengers who have con-
tracted for space on herr" asked the reporter.
Well they will have to he satisfied with the
steamers that are to take her place. The Pr!nz
Regent Luttn9d is 1sd steamer an ro She
to have sailed from here on July 20. Her sail
ing will be put ahead to the 18th"
"1s she as good ship as the Kaiser Fried
she's fine ship but she's slow She wasn't
is a good boat. but she's nothing like the Kaiser
Friedrich, and is not fast. They arc fine COM
Portable ships. though
the Kaiser Friedrich are no. satisfied z,
The Pnswer was shrug OF the shoulders !,
The, travel will Do that The pinch Of the
thing. however, Will not come in the sailings
direction When the rush to get home comes
in, September there will be trouble. Wha,
will be done then we cannot sny at present. All
We know is what is announced"
Nj. Gustav Schwah Of the North German
/ Lloyd Company said simply" When the Kaiser
Friedrich was built she was guaranteed to at.
tain speed Of twenty one knots TOR one round
| trip In a series of six round voyages. Instead
| she has made an average Of nineteen knots
| two knots under the contract speed, and we
| feel that under such conditions we shall have
| to reject her and return her to her builders."
| Two knots an hour means difference o.
| nearly day in tho time OF trip across the
| Atlantic.
There was crowd OF growing passengers ir
| the ONCE of the North German Lloyd Compan,
! yesterday They had engaged space in the bis
| shin because she was big and luxurious. anC
! they didn't want to he put of on any other shiI
| unless 1t was her sister ship the Kaiser Will
helm der Crosse. There were no commo1a
| tiops loft IN her