The evening world., 1903-04-22
Longest Of All the Ocean Grey
mounds Is Greeted vocifer-
cusly as She Steams Up
North River to Her Pier.
IS A MARVEL OF FLYERS.
she Completes Her Maiden Voyage
Across the Atlantic In Mastery
Style, but was Not Crowded to
Her Limit of Speed.

Kaiser wilhelm H., the longest and
most luxurious snip %ailoat, formally
opened to service the new hreproof
piers OF the North German Lloyd line
at Hoboken when she locked there to-
day after her maiden trip over seas.
There was no intention OF trying for n
record. and the southern route was
chosen. making the voyage 10 miles
longer than the usual route. The vessel.
which left Chcrbourg at 1 o'clock last
Thursday morning. crossed the bar at
Sandy Hook at 1915 O'Clock last even
ing. making her trip just one hour short
Of six days.
Hobokcn Enthusiastic.
But this didn't dampen Hoboken's on
thusiasm In receiving her. Ever since
she great pier fire, Hoboken has been
without any express steamer service
and II has made a difference in the re-
oeipts of the cabmen. the hotel keepers,
the 'lcngshoremen and others dependent
more or less on he steamship business
for q living.
They were all at the new Pier No. 2
when the Kaiser came towering In like
an ocean sky-scraper. A little German
band stood down in front and blared
stDlc Wacht am Rheln'' back at the
eteamer's band, which was Blowing pa
triotically on the quarter-decK. while
the German 'longshoremen danced
around and wept OIL each DINERS hecks
W eIfervescent patriotism.
night Hours Behind Record.
The record Is almost eight hours be-
hind hat attained by ner rival, the
neutrality-suspicious. liner Deutschland,
on her maiden voyage over the shorter
route.
Built 1, maintain an average speed Of
2S5 knots. the best average she main
tanned on this trip was 22.l0 knots. In
tine run TO the bar from Nantucket.
when all fear of icebcrgs was over. a
speed OF 2S,ss knots was maintained.
Capt. hosemann reporied the daily
$50 n coal consumed averaged ito
tons and all OF her four auairuple eX-
paIfion engines were In service through
out the voyage. The highest,.daily. run
OF $50 miles rs considerably shorIof the
Oeutschland's great record of COL knots.
Thinks She's a Flyer.
Herr George Plate. OF the North Ger
man Lloyd. who made the maiden "Trip
with the big vessel. said, ON his arrival
that though no attempt had been made
for o record on the present passage, he
1elt sure OF the ships ability to main-
tain q speed that would make her a
nye-day boat.
--- no hdlSGI TcpItSCito, Ht bulu, thc
probable limit OF speed In ocean travel.
We developed a 1900 horsepower dur
Ing this trip to attain a speed OF 1888
TIT would require s., COO horsepower to
maintain an average speed of from "a to
2t1-2 knots an hour, and nearly 100000
for o sustained hourly speed OF 20 knots.
The cost Of building such a vessel and
the tremendous expense of operating one
Sibitive.S
DuiIders Were Aboard.
August Schlutow nd Herr Flor, of
the Vulcan ~Shiyoulldlng Company,
which built the great vessel. were also
on board. Herr schlutow said he had
COM to visit American s~hiDvards.
I'VE think we are the best at the bust
ness." he said. but we are willing to
zee. We acknowledge no superlors in
the world. and we have done our best
Among the passengers were Henry
Cnchard. president of the American
Chamber Of Commerce in Paris, and an
attorney In the case 81 Moss Fowler
Chase, the rich young American, who
"a alleged TO have been kidnapped from
Paris: Prof. Heilprecht, the famous
a~rckae.oRist, who has been conduct
Ing, e~5cavating operations al N.pPur
mer private secretary Of AmhassS5or
Choate; Mr., and Mrs. Maurice DAILY,
Lewa Herr Lewarld; German Commits
sioner to the ST. Louis Far; George d.
o. Nehaus, Commissioners by the Ger
man ReichBtag TO purchase q ship In
this country and sail on n relief expo
nj search OF the. South Pole. ara Herr
Nfiw Tmperatorl.
Herr willy, whose name ira: STAT d init
EHlsiish means Kaiser Wilhelm. was OBJ,
day TO escape the bad puns which
were hurled at him by all hands.