The Washington times., 1907-09-13
FASTEST SEA VOYAGE MADE
BY BIG CUNARDER LUSlTANlA
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schland- The big ship reached Quar-
antine at 9;44 a. m.
The ocean giantess passed Nan
tucket shortly after midnight.
Speeding at a twenty-three-knot
clip, she was sighted off Fire Island
at 6:55 a. m. Her decks black with
her 2,1oO passengers, she crossed
the bar at e:05 and at 9:15 passed
Sandy Hook.
Whistle Blasts and Bands Give Welcome
Scores of whistles and a blaze OF mu-
sic from q dozen bands sounded from
the waiting feet in the bay. Never was
such a greeting given an arriving steam
ship. The Lusitania's passengers roared
a response and the vessel proceeded up
the bay to quarantine
Vernon H. Brown. American repre-
sentative OF the Cunard line. with a
party Of Ambrose channel engineers on
a tugboat. met the Lusitania at the
Hook. and proudly signaled greeting 20
her captain, J. B. Watt The ocean
going tug Eugene H Moran took 1
party Of the Cunard lines friends
down TO see the huge ship as she COM
pleted her run.
Fleet Escorts Her to Pier.
Then there was a Government tug
with eminent engineers on board. Mis-
celleneous craft from catbOats TO iron
steamships and everything fioatable be-
tween. sailed out toward the Hook early
today to accompany the giantess to her
pier.
Whistles fairly split the air in their
efforts to give the great boat a noisy
and hearty welcome. Thousands shout
ed and cheered and yelled as If the ship
belonged TO them and her record was
their own.
Since the sailing of the great steam
ship i've days ago. the course OF the
Lusitauia has been followed daily by
means OF wireless messages flashed
from on board. Not since the Oregon
arrived in 1854. breaking a record and
establishing a new one that stood for
many years, has there been such ex-
element In marine circles as there was
over the coming Of the Lusltania The
single exception in point OF excitement,
II this Is one, was when the New York.
on her maiden trip. with James G.
Blaine and other notabIes aboard, was
two days overdue. There was no wire
less and she had not been sighted.
Every Days Run Followed
With the Lusitania it is different, her
every days run has been marked down.
Everything that is able to toot a
whistle welcomed the Lusitania When
she came over the bar today there was
a start made for Quarantine by hun
dreds Of small craft. For the first time
excursion steamers went down the bay
10 meet a new ship. The Sirius was
chartered by the Ocean Club 10 welcome
the new Cunarder and see her come up
the Ambrose channel.
Her trip up the Ambrose channel
marked the opening Of that pathway to
inbound ships The channel is thirty
two feet deep and a half mile wide.
The rivalry that has been caused by
the voyage of the LusiStauia Is OF the
healthy sort. There was talk in ship
ping circles today OF he Hamburg
American line establishing a service to
Liverpool TO compete with the Cunard-
eTs in case the Lusitania took away the
Deutchland's prestige This would mean
q battle for business and speed. II is
said the Germans are already cOntem-
plating building a snip 70 excel the new
Cunarders.
Handicapped by Fog.
The Lusitania's trip was made
through fogs and bad weather. She
could not be let out at her full speed.