The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-09
HALTS SWIFT KAISER
A NEAR MEETING IN THE FOG
EAST OF NANTUCKET.

Reversing OF the Liners Engines Brings
Passengers on Deck and They Read
the Bremen's Name on Her Stern a.
She Slips Past Their Bows Close by.
The swift Kaiser Wilhelm ii. OF the North
German Lloyd Line and the German cruiser
Bremen came close enough together In the
fog just east Of Nantucket shoals on
Tuesday morning to give some Of the pas
sengers that were on deck a soare. Capt.
Clippers Of the Kaiser and other old salts
say that there really was no danger and
that the meeting was an ordinary sea
greeting that occurs frequently between
ships in foggy weather.
1t was 8 O'Clock In the morning when
Capt. Clippers heard a siren and slowed
down His ship had been going at full
speed. The reversing Of the engines
brought the passengers TO the deck and
soon the cruiser was seen to pass across
the bow Of the liner. Opinions vary as to
the exact distance between the two. the
passengers making it very close, while
Capt. Clippers says that fully 600 yards
separated the two vessels. Anyway. the
ships were near enough for the passengers
TO distinguish the name Bremen on the
cruiser.
The Bremen was on her way home after
participating In the naval display at the
Jamestown Exposition. She signalled a
Good morning" as she swept across the
liners bow.
On board the Kaiser Wilhelm II. were a
large number Of passengers, among them
being Governor-elect Hoke Smith Of Geor-
gia, former Mayor Robert A. Van Wyck
oxL I,,ro1 noHonxr; the Uhin whn ma rriQd
Mrs. Burke-Roche.
In speaking Of the. meeting with the
Bremen Capt. Cuppers said:
"0n Tuesday morning at about s o'clock
we we're going along at full speed when i
heard a siren blowing some distance away
and apparently directly ahead OF us. i'm
mediately gave orders to slow down to half
speed. al is customary under such cir
cumstances. The fog had been heavy
but was lifting. and we shortly made. out
a vessel lying about a mile ahead OF US
and on our port bow. As ! could not tell
at that distance whether she had already
crossed our bow or was heading TO the
northward and must therefore cross
our course / Immediately gave orders to
had ! given this order when the fog lifted
somewhat and | saw a cruiser passing in
front Of us. heading to the northward
and probably bound for Boston. 1then
stopped my starboard engine reversed
my port engine, and ordered the helm
put hard TO starboard. which threw the
Kaiser on a course that would take us a
safe distance astern OF the cruiser;
we passed not less than 900 yards astern
of the Bremen. and neither ship was at any
time In the slightest danger. We exchanged
Good morning signals. and both ships re-
sumed their respective courses
Ex-Mayor Van Wyok. h was on the
promenade deck at the time, and Mr.. Ba-
tony: WIG was on the bridge, both pf thought
than 600 yards. Gov. Hoke Smith said he
was too deeply interested in Georgia politics
to 90 on record as a nautical authority. He
has been abroad trying to encourage immi-
grafton to Georgia and says ne mas peed
him on the trip. Asked about Georgia in
the next Presidential race, Gov, Smith re-
marked that Bryan had carried the State
twice, but he added that President Roosevelt
was very popular with G~eorgians. other
passengers say that during the trip over
Gov. Smith vas very enthusiastic over
President Roosevelt.
BosroN, May S.-The Bremen got here
to-day. The German sailors say they
have never known such a fog as they
The warship wal moving. along. through
the vapor. sounding her siren. on
Nantucket when the bow Of a great trans
atlantic liner going at fifteen knots an hour
doomed up. The warship went ahead at
full speed. starboarding her helm and
bearing of 10 the southwark to get out
of the way. Chief Officer Mensel said:
"we passed the Kaiser Wilhelm III. on
Nantucket south shoal lShtship yester-
day morning. There was a dense fog
at the time. The liner was travelling
a a very fast speed and passed us not 600
yards on. The Bremen was proceeding
very cautiously at the time the Kaiser Will
helm ii. came upon us and this undoubtedly
did much toward averting a collision"