The Washington herald., 1907-09-22

New York, Sept a.-Crashing twice
into her pier. just before her departure
for Liverpool this afternoon. on her re-
turn trip, the giant Cunarder Lusitania
scratched many square yards Of paint
from her PROV, partly demolished the
dock, and created a panic in which two
persons were painfully hurt
While testing her screws she snapped
one of the six-inch steel hawsers which
bound her to the dock. rammed the bulk
head at the pier end. ripped her gang
planks from their fastenings. and hurled
passengers who were boarding her to the
pier. The terror-stricken throng on the
pier knocked down and trampled on sew
eral women and children
New hawsers were obtained and the
ship was again made fast To the pier,
but on starting really TO get under way,
she crashed into the structure "a second
time. splinterins sections of piling from
their fastenings and starting a report that
the vessel was seriously damaged. After
an examination il was announced that
no serious harm had been done, and the
monster craft vas warped from her dock.
slow Job Turning Her.
She left her pier at $40 O'Clock. ana
was cheered heartily by the crowds
Of sightseers who had gathered on the
pier and in the neighborHood. She just
drifted slowly out into the stream. and
then. assisted by tugs, swung around
and headed toward the sea. Il was q
slow job turning such huge vessel,
and the ship was off Christopher street
before she was headed in the right di-
reetion. Then she started and very
slowly picked her way down the North
River. and as she went along she was
greeted by all passing craft as cordially
IS when she arrived.
It was long after I o'clock when the
crowd that had gathered along the Bat
terry wall sighted her. and while they
had been waiting there ugly-lookiug
black clouds had been gathering in the
sky, and many of the more timid had
left, fearing a storm. The storm held
OF until the steamship had passed.
Toy" ships salute Her.
Just as she reached the Battery. the
steam yacht Vitesse. owned by Cen
Brayton Ives, twenty-dve-knot boat.
ran alongside the Lusitania, and she
looked Ike d toy boat compared with
the big liner. Another steam yacht, the
Folicia, also passed close by the steam
ship and salUted with gun. and al
though the Folicia is fJir-sized yacht,
the peak OF her mast did not reach up
70 the top deck of the Lusitauia.
The steamship carried the United States
"a he. lE g rTr.,
United States mail lag. On her stem Gut-
tered the English jack. Her house flag
flew from the main, and over her stern
dropped the blue English ensign, showing
that she is attached to the naval reserve
The crowd on the Battery wall was a
large one, and on the tops Of all the big
buildings We're many others who watched
the mighty Lusitauia out of sight
Has 90 wait for Tide.
When off Liberty Island she slowed
down, stopped. and then waited so that
many thought that she must have touch
ed This time She IS drawing much more
than when she passed through the harbor
before. She has some cargo on board
which has set her deeper in thA water.
and the scale on the stem Of the vessel
as she left her pier indicated thirty-three
feet. For this reason Pilot Edward
Young thought it better 20 wait until
nearly high tide before venturing
through the channel The Lusitania got
of Quarantine at 5:0J o'clock. and while
she had been in the upper bay all the
ferryboats had run close 10 her to give
their passengers a chance 10 see the boat
that is expected 10 beat al speed records.
II was full high tide "a few minutes
after Z o'clock at Sandy Hook. and the
Lusitania started slowly ahead, after be-
ing some time off Quarantine in the
storm. and. picking her way through the
new channel. passed out 10 sea without q
mishap at G:05 o'clock. Pilot Young was
transferred 10 the station pilot boat and
the Lusitania. with more than 1850 pas
sengers on board, was soon speeding to
the East
Hope She VIII Cut Record.
1t is hoped by all interested in the yes
sci that she will make better time than
she did coming here. Her stokers will be
more at home at their work. the engines
are in better shape after the voyage. and.
with favorable weather. the Lusitania
should clip some time off the record and
get within the five days from port 70
port.
For the season Of the year the Lusita-
mia carries large number Of passengers.
There are $50 first class. more than 30G
second class, and go third class on board
Many have gone abroad now for the
sake of making a first trip in the steam
snip.
United States Senator Hale of Maine.
IS on board. He has one of the best
suites on the ship. Miss Jean Templeton
Reid daughter Of Ambassador Whitelaw
Reid. and her friend. Miss Helen Miles
Rogers, occupy another fine apartment
Col James Elvers0n and Mrs. E!vers0n.
OF Philadelphia; EiT and Mrs. Francis
CaTOlan. of san Francisco, AIT. and Mrs.
j. c. Eaton, of Toronto, and Clement
March. of this city. are among those who
have suites on the ship.
Frederic Thompson is on board. He is
going 10 make q mOtOr-CaT tour of Eu-
rope. and while abroad viii look for at
fractions for mis- shows. r. V. EmmOns.
the yachtsman, and owner Of the SlOOp
b. Avenger, is another passenger. ". c.
AIcCIOy, Charles r. Miller. Miss Miller,
and Hoyt Miller are among the passen-
gers on the ship.