The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-09-19
EMPRESS OF SEAS
Is Mighty Steamer Lusitania
or the Lunard Line.
ALL RECORDS SMASHED
In Transit Time Between New York
and English Port-Clamorous Wel-
come Given Great Liner
by the Gothamites.
A new steamboat record between

A new steamboat record between
a European port and New York was
made by the Cunard lines new giant
turbine ship, the Lusitania, which
arrived in New York Friday morn
ing.
The Lusitania left Queenstown, the
nearest transatlantic port to New
York at 1910 a. m, Sunday, and
arrived at the Sandy Hook lightship
at sos a. m. Friday, making the
time for the trip FIVE days, one hour
and thirty-three minutes.
This is five hours and fifty minutes
better than the previous Queenstown
New York record of five days, seven
hours and twenty-three minutes, held
by the Lucania of the same line.
While the Lusitania has made a new
record for the time, a passenger is
actually on board ship, she has not
beaten the average speed per hour
recorded by the Kaiser Wilhelm II,
which has made 1888 knots per hour
from New York to Plymouth, and the
Deutchland, with a record Of 23.51
knots per hour to Plymouth, having
made the latter time The Lusitania's
speed per hour on her maiden voy-
age is estimated at 2S.01 knots per
hour.
The new ship was decked with flags
and bunting when she made her ap-
pearance off Sandy Hook Friday
morning, her four big red tunnels lend.
ing color to the picture which was
marred by the prevailing haze.
A good sight Of the beautiful vessel
was had from shore for only short
while. Her passengers lined the rail-
ings and crowded the different decks
of the large vessel, waving handker-
chiefs and American and British
flags. The marine observatory stations
on shore dipped their flags in salute,
other vessels in the lower bay blew
their whistles in greeting, and the
Lusitanias blue ensign was constantly
lowered and raised again in acknowl-
edgment of the reception given her.
She steamed slowly up the bay for
the new Ambrose channei, dug espec-
tally for vessels Of great draft, and
which she will be the first to use
in entering the port Of New York.
While the giant Cunarder swept up
the bay, she was given a clamorous
greeting by an immense fleet OF
steam crafts, which had congregated
off the quarantine station to await
her arrival.
Nearly every one Of the yachts, tow
boats and other steamers was crowded
with passengers, well supplied with
horns and other noise-making devices,
and at times even the steamships
we're almost drowned by the toots and
cheers.
The Lusitania presented magnifi-
cent picture as she slowly drew up at
the quarantine.
Her keen, high bow, beautifully SYM
metrical lines and finely modelled
stern, marked her a truly greyhound.
The first sight of New York which
the passengers on the big steamer
GAINED was one Of welcome. From the
highest point of the towering Singer
building on Broadway, the tallest
building on Broadway, there had been
strung a series Of signal flags which
in the marine code spelled welcome
The fluttering greeting was 600 feet
above Manhattan's greater thorough
fare and could be seen far down the
bay.
For the past three years every one
interested in shipping has been
watching the express steamers build
ing for the Cunard Line. Ever since
the pioneer "Brittania,' with her l,lo4
tons and a speed Of IL knots, made
her initial voyage in 1S40, this COM
pany has gone steadily forward, each
new conception outdoing the previous
one. until in the Lusitania, launched
June 7, 1906, the very acme of marine
architecture was reached.
The dimensions of this mammotn
ship convey but vaguely her size
the figures are as follows: Length,
7eO feet: breadth, 6S feet; depth
(moulded), 60 feet; gross tonnage 81
900 tons: displacement tonnage, 45'-
900 tons, load draught, 81 feet
inches: height Of tunnels, "a feet;
height of masts, 216 feet.