The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-11
THE DEUTSCHLAND Wins
0utruns the Wilhelm Der Crosse in
a Race Across the Ocean.
Women Not Permitted to See How
the Engines Were Workcd-Hcse
Played on the Machinery to Keep
1t Cool-EnRinecrs stripped to
the Waist Sprayed with Water.

LONDON. Sept. IO.-The North German
Lloyd steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse passed the Lizard at Ass a. IN
The Hamburg-American Line steamship
Deutschland arrived off Plymouth at ESQ
g. m.
The time of the Deutschland's passage
from New York was days hours. and
IS minutes. Her average speed was 1886
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-
ing Sandy Hook The Hamburg-American
liner then steadily gained on the Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse and overhauled her
early in the afternoon.
They left the North German Lloyd boat
hull down on the horizon at 5:07 p. m. the
same day.
PLYMOUTH. Sept 10.-The first day out
was foggy and the sea was moderate. On
the second day both wind and sea were
moderate. More foggy weather, with a
day. On the fourth day there was gem
eral breeze from the southwest, and on
the fifth wind and sea were again moder
ate.
The Kaiser Wilhelm was overhauled at
1l:45 a. m. on the second day. by noon the
Deutschland had forged ahead and by
evening had lost her rival hull down in the
west
Captain Albers in an interview said:
IA ~
uttermost. Everything aboard worked
beautifully. / am confident that she can
do better
Frank Higbie, member of the American
Red Cross Society, who arrived on the
Deutschland, said:
I'VE raced so hard that it was necessary
TO play a hose on the machinery almost
constantly. The women were not per-
mitted to see how the engines were being
worked. The engineers and stokers were
stripped to the waist and sprayed with
water"
Tod Sloan. the American jockey, another
passenger, said: We never had to stretch
our neck. II we had applied whip and spur
We would have galloped in a much easier
winner
CHERBoURG, Sept. 1O.-The Kaiser Will
helm der Crosse arrived here at l1:20 this
morning Her time from New York was
days. Il hours, and p minutes. Her av-
erage daily speed was 517 knots.
NEW YORK, Sept 10.-The above des-
patches report two records for the
Deutschland and decisive victory over
the North German Lloyd flyer Kaiser Will
helm de Crosse, which left here last
Tuesday one hour ahead of the Hamburg
American liner. The Deutschland passed
The Lizard at 1885 o'clock this morning.
according to dispatches received hero
early today. The Kaiser wilhelm der
Crosse passed at 4:55 O'Clock. Thus the
North German Lloyd liner was beaten over
four hours. BY her present voyage the
Deutschland breaks the record to the cast
ward held by herself of five days. eleven
hours and forty-five minutes. On this
voyage the Deutschland also established
a new hourly average of 2S. SO knots. beat
ing the best previous average of 1884
knots. which she logged off on the voyage
ending August II.
The Deutschland was sighted OF the
Scilly Islands at 1910 o'clock last night,
and at 1890 the observer at the Lizard
picked up the liners lights. 1t was then
seen that the Deutschland mad made at
least one new record but of course all
attempts at figuring the time OF the voy-
age were guesswork. The Deutschland
according TO a London despatch. ran from
the Lizard to Plymouth in Two hours, and
HdNluS ulSeUbaTheu passengers ana mail
she proceeded TO Cherbourg
The principal interest in the performance
of the Deutschland on the present voyage
was due to the fact that she and the Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse left here last Tues
day within an hour of each other, the
Crosse Kaiser sailing about i o'clock and
the Deutschland little after u O'Clock II
was known that both liners were going
to be tested TO the utmost and there vas
much interest manifested by shipping men
as to the result of this ocean race across
the Atlantic. At various intervals since
last Tuesday, incoming vessels have re-
ported sighting the two leviathans. The
first boats to come in reported them sailing
very near together but the late arrivals
soon began to report that they had spoken
the Deutschland miles ahead of the Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse Everyone then knew
that the Deutschland was out after a new
record. and that she was incidentally doing
her best 10 make the fleet North German
Lloyd liner look like towboat.
After the Deutschland was sighted, the
observer on the Lizard swept his glass
along the horizon in a search for the Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse but she was nowhere
in sight. She passed the Lizard four hours
and twenty minutes behind the rival ocean
crosser The Kaiser Wilhelm proceeded d.
rect TO Cherbourg. \ Plymouth despatch
Gays that the Deutschland was kept up 10
the top notch Of speed throughout the yoy-
age The furnace consumed $40 tons Of
coal daily, which is a big daily meal for