New-York tribune., 1901-09-26
DAMAGED ON MAIDEN TRIP.
THE KRONPRINZ WILHELM RUNS INTO
SEAS WHICH BREAK PORTS AND
INJURE DECKHOUSES

There record breaking by the steamer
of the North German Lloyd Line, the Kronprinz
Wilhelm, which arrived here from Bremen. South
ampton and Cherbourg yesterday on her maiden
trip, but she demonstrated that she possesses the
potentialties of record breaker Gales
countered in the early part of the voyage. Seas
that sufficient in weight dent the steel
walls of the superstructure the promenade deck,
shake the big steamship from stem stern and
tumble people out of their berths, and that were
high enough to break of the heavy glass ports
of the pilot house the bridge deck sixty feet
above the waterline. met. For the better part
of three days 1t was necessary to reduce speed
But there followed opportunity show the stun
in the vessel, and days she able
log 564 and $40 miles, respectively.
On the latter of these days. September 23 the
hourly speed high 2S.4 knots an hour
This speed maintained throughout the voyage
would create record The best average hour
ly speed record for voyage toward the west is
23.07 knots. made by the Deutschland the last week
in July of this year, and the best eastward record
is %. 3s knots held by the steamer. While the
Kronprinz Wilhelm is not likely to toward
the United States the rate OF speed attained dur
ing this hour her maiden voyage imme-
diately. the has showed that she will hold
her own. The time of the voyage 8 days 10
hours and Is minutes. the distance 30t5 miles and
| the average hourly speed 1874 knots The west
ward record held by the Deutschland Is days, Il
hours and 2S minutes made in the last week of Au-
/ gust.
The kronprinz Wilhelm passed the Cherbours
: breakw3ter at p. IN. September Is. She ran
into heavy storm Immediately. Two days
later. at AS o'clock in the morning. cumulative
struck the ship, sweeping over the bow and
against the superstructure. 1t made useless the
iron hood the entrance to the crews quar-
the forecastle head. tore away several sec
tons of rail- snapped off two ventilator tubes and
the steel companionway leading to the promenade
deck and dented the steel front Of the supersruct
that deck. Two ports in the superstructure
were cracked and the woodwork which lined the
wall in the library damaged. Two heavy half
inch iron doors were buckled, and one OF the ports
of the pilot house smashed. AT that early hour
there were no passengers on deck, and no one was
injured.
The shock tumbled the passengers out Of their
berths and deck in alarm, but, as
there danger. their fears were soon allayed
| until Monday, when IL was possible to make good
headway
A feature of the trip the taking of series
of kineoscope pictures illustrating the voyage OF
| an ocean liner. Several taken of the waves
dashing the bows.
A service In memory of President Mckinley was
c. Houghton of the Church of the Transfigra tion.
and Richard A. McCurdy, president of the Mutual
| Life Insurance Company, conducting IL. ReSolu-
| tions of sympathy with Mrs Mckinley were adopt
| ed. and will be forwarded to her.
The cabins of the steamer were full Among
| the passengers Vicomte de Benghem, the
newly appointed Minister from Belgium to Mex
| ico and Bleste Cana. the Chilian Minister to
| Shipbuildng Works. which constructed the ship.
Director Flohr. of the latter. said: Everything
we'll the trip. and there was not the sllght-
| trouble with the engines. The vessel was
| brought over with WeStphalia and English Goa /,
| but I believe in going back. when We use Amer
ican coal. the steamship will do much better.