New-York tribune., 1907-09-14

who had signed on and were anxious to throw
up their Jobs.
Asked about the force :n TIE fireroom. Mr.
Cunard said: The fireroom force is perfectly
efficient OF course. there may be men new TO
.he work but that did not delay her She was
held back by over two days Of intermittent 1og-
There is no reason tc doubt that she Will beat
her speed Of 25-25 knots. maintained through
out the forty-eight hours Of her trial trip. when
she has made few trips across the Atlantic
Ne ship makes a record on her maiden voyage
I VIII say on behalf of the Cunard Line that the
company is perfectly satisfied with the Lusi-
rania.'
Neutrality-suspicious. MAN ABOARD
: renresentative of the Hamburg American
Line who is familiar with every detail OF the
new steamers Of the company, was a passenger
on the Lusitania AS the Hamburg American
Line is a close competitor Of the Cunard Line
and was recently reported as having planned 10
fight the Cunard Line 70 the extent Of establish
ing service from Liverpool. the Cunard Lines
home port il is thought that the Hamburg
representative has studied the advantages ana
the shortcomings of the new Cunarder with
great
When seen yesterday aboard the Lusitania he
said he had nothing but praise to bestow upon
her. she is a great steamer" he said
might say phenomenaily great Everything Is
SO absolutely perfect that far as ! can see
there is nothing left to be improved upon.
''One great feature is the beautiful arrange
Inent Of the cabnes de luxe The great helght
of the steamer enabled the builders to build
upper berths in the staterooms on the upper
deck a feature lacking in the other steamers
Another excellent feature Of marine architecture
IS the splendid arrangement Of the lounge, the
writing room. the library. the social room and
the smoking room. which are all on one deck
and practically open into one another like suites
This takes mighty well with the passengers
HAMBURG LINE DISPUTES RECORD.
The average speed OF the Lusitania given out
by the officials OF the line was disputed late
last night by the Hamburg-American Line
which contended that the Deutschland still held
the blue ribbon as the fastest steamer to cross
the Atlantic. The Hamburg-American Line an
lrounced last night that unless there was an
error in the official announcement OF the trip
ifhe average speed of the Lustania was not
t230l Taking the total time Of passage as
1903 hours and the distance as 2,IS0 miles, the
EHamburg-American Line figures the average
speed as 22994 knots.
The announcement Of the Hamburg-American
lime follows:
The Deutschland still holds the worlds rec
ords for best average hourly speed coming from
Europe C2315 knots); for fastest eastbound
passage across the Atlantic q days a hours -
minutes 10 PlgL1OOllb' A4Ae-'NHN ~-~'
run (601 knots-692 statute miles).
We are very proud OF the Deutschland
achievements. comparing her 3I.oeo-horsepower
with the acknowledgements OF the great Lusi-
ltania and considering the great difference IN
lthe cost Of construction, coal consumption anu
the cost of the operating expenses OF the TWO
vessels and should like 20 have her known as
the holder of the blue ribbon as long as she is
entitled to that distinction
Frank Whelan Boyle, of London, was one OF
the few passengers who complained Of vibra-
-.ion He said that when the Lusitania ran at
a fairly good speed there was uemor telt