Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-12-06

when about fifteen miles from Cork
that he uau run out or coal. He was
in ii calm, but was unable to get up
steam, and while he had hoped to steam
into Liverpool, he was compelled to
enter like any other sailing ship On
the voyage, which ended on June 20, at
o'clock in the evening, he came to an
chor in the River Mersey, in front of
Liverpool. The voyage had lasted 20
days IL hours, during which steam had
been used so hours.
Cruised in European Waters.
Although the Savannah did not en-
ter Liverpool under steam, she shipped
coal as soon as possible and gave the
people at that port a sample Of her
work under engine power. Richard
Rush, the American minister, sent a
dispatch to the State Department, not
ing the arrival Of the ship. In this
note he refers to the vessel as being
the first of her description that has
ever crossed the seas and having ex-
cited equal admiration and astonish.
ment as she entered the port under the
power of her steam." Others at the
time make note that she entered under
her steam, but the log shows that this
was not the case.
For several months the Savannah
crulsed in European waters From Liv.
erpoOl she went to st. Petersburg, hav.
ing made a stop at Stockholm, where
the Swedish royal family visited the
ship and praised the captains daring
and enterprise. While the vessel lay
at Stockholm, Captain Rogers was sew.
eral times in negotiation for the sale
OF his craft TO the Swedish OK Russian
governments, but the terms were nO
satisfactory.
Triumphal Return.
The return voyage was begun al
Cronstadt on Sept. 20. Stops were
made at Copenhagen and at Arendal,
Norway. The latter place was theta
port on the homeward journey. The
Savannah left there on Oct. q. Forty
days later she steamed into the harboI
OF Savannah, after an absence of six
months and eight days. 1t was a tri
umphal return; the Atlantic had been
crossed and recrossed by steam yes
sci, but the projectors had nothing ia
show for their outlay. They tried ta
sell the vessel to the United States gov.
ernment, but failing, they removed the
engines, which were sold separately to
an iron company in New York, and the
ship placed on packet line which ran
between New York and Savannah. I'M
1922 she ran ashore on Long Island
and became total loss.
Eight years elapsed after the remark
able voyage of the Savannah before an
attempt to cross the Atlantic by al
steam vessel was again made. In 1926
the ship Curacao crossed from Antwerp
to the Dutch West Indies, and Will,
the voyage was regarded as successful
1t was found to be improbable. In 1881
the Royal William, built at Quebec
safely crossed the Atlantic from Mon
treal to London, and there was sold t.
the Spanish government to become tn,
first steam warship in the world.
The Lusftania's First Trip.
1t was thrilling sight ON the bank,
Of the Mersey when the giant Cunardei
Lusitania swung out into the stream al
Liverpool and began the journey oveI
the Atlantic which was watched keenly
by more people than ever gave concern
to a nautical event before. England
had at last produced a boat unequaled
in size, in grandeur and in appoint
ments, and the only thing left to guess
work was how fast she could thread
her way over the boisterous and befog
ged ocean lying between England and
our shore. A great multitude lined tn,
four miles between the pier and tn,
Irish channel to bid her Godspeed on
her first transatlantic trip. From tn,
throats Of 10000 English men ant
women came the words of "Rule Briant
MIA" as the great anthem was sung al
never before. But this magnificent
sendoff to the Lusitania did not restor,
to England the supremacy of the Sc,
now held by the Germanic fleet, and
the sturdy Anglo-Saxon must try ono,
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