New-York tribune., 1900-08-15
DEUTSCHLAND THE QUEEN.
TO PLYMOUTH IN DAYS IL HOURS AND
45 MINUTES AT 1892 KNOTS
EQUIVALENT TO LESS THAN FIVE DAYS
TO QUEENSTOWN OVER THE LUCANIA'S
RECORD MAKING COURSE.


which sailed from New-York August for
Hamburg, arrived here at $40 o'clock this morn
ing, making a new record for the eastward pas
sage and the fastest time ever attained by any
ocean steamer-5 days II hours and 40 minutes
Her fastest daily run $50 knots, The
Deutschland made an average speed of 1882
knots during the passage.
Until the German lines put on the big steam
ships Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse and Deutsch-
land, the fast ships Of the Cunard Line and the
old Inman Line (now the American Line). under
the blue flag of the Royal Naval Reserve, held
the great records as ocean flyers and the time
from Sandy Hook to Queenstown was the
standard. In 1889 the City of Paris brought it
under six days for the first time, crossing in
days, 10 hours and is minutes. In 1892 she
lowered her own record to 3 days, IA hours and
"a minutes; while in 1894 the Lucania Of the
Cunard Line. crossed in days hours and 23
minutes Officials of the Hamburg American
Line estimate that the Deutschland's time be-
tween Sandy Hook and Queenstown over the
course Of 2,77S knots covered by the Lucania
on her record making trip. would have been
days % hours and 6 minutes at the average
speed Of 1882 knots an hour. Thus Europe is
brought within FIVE days of America.
The Deutschland cleared the Sandy Hook
Lightship at 8 3:35 2. m. last Wednesday, having
DOrn AeNd4tiSu HdllliS IOr Ine uQe TO rise, IN
order TO cross the bar of Sandy Hook. Sail
sng the day after the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse.
which arrived at Cherbourg yesterday, consid-
.erabe interest has been taken in watching for
the arrival OF the two great rivals. and some
anxiety was felt for the Deutschland, which has
been proved ungrounded. because of slight
arrangement Of her machinery, on her last voy-
age, which delayed her arrival here till Sunday
night, August 3.
By her present performance the Deutschland
has beaten the record breaking time made on
her maiden passage eastward in July by 3 hours
land 2l minutes
The voyage was the second one she has made
20 the eastward. She already held the record for
ifhe fastest maiden voyage and for the westward
end the eastward trips There is only one
record she does not hold now-that for the fast
Of the North German Lloyd line. having reeIed
: OF $50 knots on a recent voyage but Captain
Albers said one day last week that the Deutsch-
! land might be expected TO do 500 knots a dav
some time, and that before long
The officials Of the Hamburg American Line
IN thls city have not yet received transcripts
from the Deutsehland's log. They do not for
this reason know her days runs but they have
reckoned the distance she travelled bv multi
plying her average hourly speed by the time
taken 10 make the trip and have called the
course one of 30S5 knots
The North German Lloyd company will soon
nave Two new ships from the Vulcan Shpbuild-
ing Company. at Stettin, which built the
deutschland. So il is not a bitter disannoin+
lnent to the rival line that the Deutschland has
done so we'll The agents here saw their dis
appointment would be in her failure to break
records. one Of the ships building is to he
much larger than the Deutschland and Is ~
make. il IS expected. twenty-four knots az ho ~
The Deutschland burns between 1--WE hundred
ana SIX hundred tons of coal day. she has
loIceo draught for her furnaces while the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse has no such advane
Itse- The crack flyer of the North German
On STondaI i1e completed voyage TO Cherbourg
KNOTS an hour, which is her best performances