New-York tribune., 1907-11-23
FOG HALTS MAURITANIA
FAR BEHIND RECORD
Greatest Ship 4rriUes After EUent-
fM Voyage.

The new Cunard liner Mauretania believed by
many to be steamer far superior to her sis
ter ship. the Lusitania, and which outcIassed
the latter in making 624 knots in one day. a
worlds record run, arrived off the Sandy Hook
Lightship Yesterday at lib a. n. Apart from
her record for the best days run. she did moth
ing phenomenal compared with the perform
ances OF the Lusitania on the latter's various
trips to and from Liverpool She had weather
that most likely would have caused the Iusi-
tana to make a poorer showing on her maiden
passage, and her record under these most ad-
verse conditions showed she was a steamer of
great promise.
She started from Queenstown on Sunday at
il,03 a. n. under favorable circumstances at
high speed. and the hopes OF the passengers
were high. They all believed that she was out
for record and would make the shortest time
Of passage from Daunt's Rock. maintain the
highest average speed and log the highest daily
run in the history of the sea: but when she was
forced 10 come to a dead stop for more than two
hours on the second day out, because of a
terrific gale from the northwest, they lost heart
As the bad weather continued the interest in the
steamers possible record was lost.
The official time of the Mauretania's passage
from Daunt's Rock 10 Sandy Hook was days
: hours and 10 minutes. which was 10 hours
and 30 minutes longer than the record passag ge
the lIlSitania ana lOurS ana 10 minutes
longer than the maiden passage Of the latter.
throughout the trip the Mauretania averaged
only 2221 knots. which was 1.79 knots less
than the average maintained by the Lusitania
on her maiden passage
The arrival OF the Mauretania was less spec
tacular than the entry Of her sister ship several
months ago. A thick fog hung over the harbor
from the time she dropped anchor off the light
ship at 11:13 a. m. u.ltil 3 p. M when she
crept I'D slowly TO the Hook A fairly large
crowd assembled on the Battery wall and along
the North River early in the morning but the
fog and the uncertainty of the whereabouts Of
the nez Cunarder drove them away. and the
Mauretania had no one to greet her when she
started TO come up the river shortly after sun
set She came up rapidly from the Narrows
and made an unusually quick docking. Captain
Pritchard and James Mccarthy. the pilot drove
her I'D the Ambrose Channel at a good rate.
hut she was detained for more than half an hour
at Quarantine.
The big liner when she steamed I'd the Mar
rows did not look as big as the Lusitania, al
though she is said to be eight feet longer and
Of 3Cl more tons.
Various figures were given unoficially on
hoard the steamer concerning her dimensions
and tonnage but according TO G. b Hunter.
chairman Of the firm OF Swan. Hunter & Wig
harn-Richardson. of Wallsend-on-Tyne. her
builders the Mauretania does not differ in
length from the Lustania moro than fifteen
inches Mr.. Hunter said she was 1000 tons
greater gross tonnage, caused mainly by her
beam and material used in building.
1Tr Hunter said he was greatly pleased with
the work Of the steamer. and expected that in
time she would maintain an average speed Of
tvreuty-six knots.
The Mauretania bore all the evidence Of hav-
ing been through one Of the heaviest gales of
thA Atlantic Her huge sides from a point a
hundred feet from the bow TO the midship sec
ton were covered with salt, and even her funnel
tops were daubed. The passengers said she
pitched and rolled heavily, but always managed
70 right herself and speed through mountainous
seas While Iaboring through a tremendously
rough and high sea on Monday dishes were
swept from the dining room tables. and glass
case was thrown to the floor and smashed.
The plan Of the Mauretania is practically the
same as that of the Lusitania, only the interior
decorations are infinitely more artistic, and, ac-
cording TO several artists on board, the most
ornate interior decorations that have ever been
put IN steamer.
There was much betting on the daily runs
throughout the passage, F P. Birmingham, of
Chicago, winning the highest pool, which was
s440. on Wednesdays run. After the notice of
Thursdays run was posted William ]. White.
Of Cleveland. gave 1850 TO Captain Prtchard for
the stokers Among the passengers on the
Mauretania were Sir Clifton and Lady Robin
son Mr. and Mrs 4. J. Drexel, F. n. Doubleday,
Clarence Phelps Dodge, Mr.. and Mrs Denis
O'Sullivan and the Princess de Polk.
The Mauretania is 79O feet long; has beam
of IS feet and tonnage of 325oo.
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