The sun., 1904-08-31
LOST A RECORD BY 90 MINUTES
But THE BIGGEST KAISER BEAT
HER OWN BEST PASSAGE.
Lewis Nixon Home From Russia Sure That
Wen Have Motor Power Ocean Liners
SOOn-Ha rms worth Seeking Cheap
Paper-Bad News Woman Got.

Lewis Nixon home FROM nusSil sure IIMt
Wen Have Motor Power Ocean Liners
SoOn-Ha rms worth Seeking Cheap
Paper-Bad News Woman Got.
The North German Lloyd flyer Kaiser
Wilhelm H., in yesterday from Bremen.
Southampton and Cherbourg, broke her
own westward record, but failed to capture
the pennant from the Hamburg American
liner Deutschland by a mere matter Of so
minutes
The kaiser's time was days IL hours
and A minutes over a short northern course
of 3,O53 miles. She vas forced several
times to reduce speed, particularly on Fri
day, when the sea was tumultuous and there
were frequent fog showers" She covered
55l miles on this day, but when the water
became smooth increased her pace by more
than 20 knots day.
There was not berth unoccupied in the
first and second cabins on the big ship.
With the contingent that boarded her at
Cherbourg, she had 947 cabin voyagers,
more than she ever carried before. She
also had SIT immigrants. Among the dis
tinguished folk she brought We're Henry
James, the novelist; Sir Alfred Harmsworth,
the English publisher; Lewis Nixon, Mrs.
H. D. Armour Henry c. Frick, Mr.. and
Mrs. John H. Flagler Director Heinrich
Conried OF the Metropolitan Opera House,
and Mrs Conried NJ. G. Francotte, the
Belgian Minister at Washington; Daniel
Bacon, Mrs. s. B Elkins William G. Rookie
feller, Margaret Anglin the actress Baron
Gerard Nothomb, Baron Marcel Nothomb,
Col Henry NJ. Gray. Nine. Waddington,
j. NJ. Waterbury, Frank A. Munsey, Baron
p de Morogues. John S. Bradstreet, Arthur
Won <Briesen of the Legal Aid Society, and
thrty-seven Belgian delegates and officials
bound for the st. Louis exposition.
Lew is Nixon said that he had gone TO
Russia in the interests Of the Long Distance
Automobile Company, but thai he had
not received any orders from the Russian
Government TO build automobiles. He
said that his company had gone beyond
the s. age OF building small auto yachts
OF great spee!, tina, it MAS possible 10 con-
s,ruct moi or-cow cred ocean cruising
craft, and that il would be only ques-
ton OF few years, perhaps, hen ship
somewhat like the Kaiser Wilhelm IL. would
be built on the principle of the Standard
4 friend OF Mr.. Nixon. who met him at
the pier. said that he had secured an order
to build sN lit yacht of the auto type for
The German Emperor. Mr.. Nixon declined
eN~''
Sir Alfred Earnsworth, whose name
was not on the liners passenger list, went
immedia ely 10 the Office of his American
they r,ed tor Maine. lie will be here
five eeks and will look in.o the paper
making industry of The country with a
possible ieS OF buying American made
paper for his many publications.
Minister Francotte will go TO Oyster
Bay to-day 20 confer with The President
about the I'M erna ional Peace Congress,
hich will assemble at Washingl on on
Sept. T. Minis er Francote said that
he proposed TO suggest scheme by which
he v ar in The Far Fast might lie brought
10 close with honor o both comba' ans.
Henry c. Frick said this OF the political
situation: Il do not see how the people
of the United States. remembering the
record Of Theodore Roosevelt. can do other
wise than retain him in office. He is the
vc-v man to protect the interests of all the
people.
The dean of tho belgian delegation, which
took an afternoon train 70. st. -Inuis, Is
Commissioner General Charlie, earlier,
an automobile accident. H. is accom-
% ment %staff The delegation is MADE up
of men high in the arts, professions and in
dustrics of their country.
Mrs William kalledey of this city. a sec.
ond cabin passenger, who was summoned
| home by the illness Of her husband, called
| over the rail as the ship was docking to
relative who had come to meet her and
asked about her husbands condition. Tho
I relative, making mcgaphone Of his hand,
/ shouted hack: "Hn ii dead"
Mrs Kalledey tainted. She was carried
, below and attended by the ships surgeon.
| She was able an hour later to accompany
the relative from tho pier.
Margaret Angin, who is to star this wear
under Frank perlev's management In "The
Eternal Feminine, was i'll on the way over
with pto'naine poisoning. When she left
been examined the horse slipped and fell,
| breaking the shafts. Miss Anglia was
badly shaken and greatly frightened by the
accident, She came over to this city In
another cab and went to the Murray Hill
Hotel