The evening times., 1900-09-10
DEUTSCHLAND IN FIRST
Ocean Liner Beats the Kaiser Will
helm der Gr0sse.
4 New Trnns-AtI9nfic Record Estab-
Iished-Tirne Cat Down to Five
Days, Seven Hours, and Thirty
eight Miuutes-Descriptio of the
superb Greyhounds of the Sea.

LONDON, Sept. 10.-The North German
Lloyd steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse passed the Lizard at 4:55 a N.
The Hamburg American Line steamship
Deutschland arrived off Plymouth at 2: so
a. n.
The time of the Deutschland's passage
from New York was days hours, and
So minutes. Her average speed was 23.S
knots This makes a new transatlantic
record.
The officers of the Deutschland report
that they sighted the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse at $50 on the morning after leav-
liner then steadily gained on the Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse and overhauIed her
early in the afternoon.
They left the North German Lloyd boat
hull down on the horizon at 5:07 p. N. the
same day.
The log of the Deutschland shows that
her daily runs were 507, 535, $40. $40, 545,
and 306 knots
The Deutschland retains the title of
queen of the Atlantic liners. She has
beaten the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse in
the great race across the Atlantic
Observers on the Channel Coast strain
ed their eyes last night to get the first
sight Of one of the two German liners.
The Deutschland was expected to be the
leading ship, for a cablegram had told
how she overhauled the Kaiser On the sec
ond day out from New York
From the SciIly Islands. the first bit of
English soil that greets the transatlantic
traveller, the lights of the Deutschland
were sighted at 1880 p. N. The observer
at the Lizard reported the winning ship a
$3.50 q. IN.
The run from the Lizard to Plymouth
was made in two hours, the ship reaching
there at 2.30 o'clock this morning. The
Hamburg American agents at Plymouth
state that the time of the voyage was
days hours. The DeutSchlands s previous
record vas 3 days II hours 40 minutes.
The transatlantic record therefore is
lowered by 3 hours and 40 minutes.
The great marine rivals. the Deutsch-
land and the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse,
left New York within about an hour of
each other last Tuesday morning, the
first-named vessel bound for Cherbourg
and the latter for Plymouth Cherbourg
is $3.50 miles from Sandy Hook and
Plymouth is 100 miles nearer, the cours-
es lying parallel.
The Kaiser Wilhelm passed the Sandy
Hook HghtshiD at 1928 p. N. and the
Deutschland at 1:30 D. n.
The officers denied that the German
liners would race, but naively added thai
all voyages are made at top speed. There
was no doubt, however. that each steam
er would make the best time that was
in her, weather conditions being taken
mo consideFat ton
The Kaiser Wilhelm held the Atlantic
record fer speed until the advent of the
Deutschland, which up TO this time has
proved to be the faster steamer. The
Deutschland, however, was out after a
new eastward record this time She held
that record already, but Captain AIbers
was confident that she had not yet done
her best by wide margin. To brelk
her own record TO Plymouth the steam
ct had to reach there in less than DAYS
days II hours and 40 minutes. a record
which she made en- the voyage ended
August II. This is eight hours better
-4han the haiser's time. The Deu sch
land came west On her last trip in
days Y hours and % minutes. beating
then all previous records During that
passage she averaged %. 90 knots.
Each ship Tuesday carried full quota
OF passengers and freight The freight for
each was packed SO as to trim the great
racers fer their best work.
The Deutschland, next to the Oceanic.
OF the While Star Line, is the largest
steamship afCat- Her horse power is 25.-
Gee, which is greater by 1000 than that
Of any other merchant vessel in service.
The ships gross tonnage is IS .000 and her
displacement is set at ., 600 tons The
dimensions of the Deutschland are as fol-
lows: Length, 6S612 feet; width 671b feet:
depth, A feet. The Oceanic is 7Jt feet
long, IS feet beam, and Il feet deep.
The Deutschland is equipped with bronze
twin screws % feet in diameter and two
quadruple expansion engines. There are u
double and single end boilers Her
builders guaranteed that she would main
tain speed OF % knots an hour. She was
built in Stettir, Germany, and was launch
ed last January Her total cost was SS.-
332, eco. The new boat carries crew Of
525 men.
The Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse took her
initial dip into the water at Stettin, MAY
!, 1897, in the presence of Emperor Viii
liam and distinguished gathering. She
IS 64S feet long 66 fet wide and 43 feet
deep with a tonnage of Il, COO To secure
safety the vessel is dividea~fnto eighteen
wateT-tight compartments by sixteen
traverse bulkheads and one longitudinal
buIkhead in th2 engine room. The double
bottom has twenty-five subdivisions The
great ship is SO constructed that she may
be readily converted into a cruiser for
the Germany Navy in case Of war.
THE ARMY MEDICAL SCHOOL.