Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-12
STILL SPEEDING
New Cunarder Lusitania will Surely Beat All Records Ac-
 cording to Late Reports
WELCOME PREPARED

<, New York, Sept. 12.-The titantic turbine Lusitania of the Cunard line, entered to-day on the final stretch of her maiden voyage which may break all transatlantic records. She was reported 15O miles east of Sable is land at 11:20 last night and no fur ther reports of her may be received until tonight when the big Cunarder will enter the ~ Nantucket wireless zone. With 800 miles to be sailed at 11:20 o'clock last night the Lusitan.a will have to make "A knots or better until Sandy Hook light vessel is pass ed in order to excel the unbrokenl re- cord of 23:15 knots held by the Deut- schland of the Hamburg-American line. The Lusitarlia will have fair weather for her last days run and every ounce. of her. propulsive power will be used to make up the time lost in the -fogs off the Grand. Banks. Driven at her top speed the giant Cunarder may be expected at the lightship shortly before ' o'clock on Friday morning making the time for the trip a shade under five days and establishing the Lusitania as four day ship,
 Wireless dispatches from the Lusi- fn io eh ie ,i,,oy smoothly and that her machinery has been shaken down so that her run from Sable Island to this port can be made at top speed Officials of the Cunard line planned to have the Lusitania at the end of the ocean racing lane at o'clock tomorrow morning and despite the fogs they be- lieve she will be found at the light ship near that time. While the Lusi- tania is expected at the gateway of the port at sunrise tomorrow she will not slip through the 'Narrows. until several hours later when the tide serves full in the Ambrose channel. The Lusitania will be the first ocean liner to enter the port through the new fairway.
 The Lusitania has negotiated the rough seas, which she encountered on her voyage. with no difficulty and only a score of her 5000 passengers have suffered any indisposition.
 New York, Sept. 12.-Judging from the latest wireless reports re- ceived from the steamer Lusitania, flashed from Sable Island at 11:20 last night and reporting the vessel as 150 miles eastsof that place it looks | as if the big Cunarder will not reach | Sandy Hook until about ' a. m. Fri day morning. If she does this she still will beat the records of the Lu- cania and the Deutschland but not by | so much as was indicated when the first wireless report was received from Cape Race.
 There seems to have been a mark ed decrease in the speedof the steam CT yesterday, probably due to the fact that she ran into one of the thick fogs so abundant off the Newfound- land coast. With clear weather she will pick up some of the lost time in the run to Nantucket, the next point the liner will be heard from, but this can only amount to an hour or so at best. Should the Lusitania arrive at z a. m. Friday, as now indicated, she will have made the voyage in almost exactly five days.
 One of the remarkable features of the Lusitania's voyage, according to dispatches, is the extraordin- ary immunity from seasickness enjoy ed by the passengers. The sea has been quite rough the past day or two but according to the ships doctor there were only twenty mild cases of among the 5000 persons on the great vessel. The marvellous smoothness of the sailing. 1t is said, everyone and it would al- most be possible to play billiards on board.
 The interest in the advent of the Lusitania is indicated by the great number of messages that are being sent to and from the big steamer. At the office of the Marconi wireless company here it was said that the amount of business offered surpassed all previous figures for a single ship. The Marconi people ex- pected to pick up the steamer again off Nantucket late this afternoon.
 If fair weather prevails Friday the Incoming of the Lusitania will be the of the greatest marine ova- ion ever given to any steamship. There will be feet of boats of all sizes off Sandy Hook which, with the steam pilot boats, will be the first to rive the liner a welcome. Of the Mar -ows a large crowd of exeursionists ,n the iron steamboat Sirius will see he steamship come up the new Am lrose channel and follow her to the ,ier. They are friends and relatives If the one thousand or more cabin ,assengers on the ship and will be out Q cheer the ship and the returning Toyagers-
 By arrangement set in motion by Frederick B. DaIzell. president of the Association for the Protection of Com nercs. an immense peace flag will be Iisplayed from the tower of the Sing r building as the Lusitania passes he statue of liberty. and simultane- [ usly with the welcome from the hun Ireds of whistles great flags from a tsn on the tower xill signal in the code Welcome"
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