Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-09-19
INDUS RIAL
Lusitania,s Maiden Voyage.


Great was the maiden voyage of
The Lusitania, the big new turbine lin
or of the Cunard Steamship company,
which arrived at New York Sept. ID.
although she did not equal the best
speed record of the North German
Lloyd liner Deutschland. The latter's
record was, of course, made under the
most favorable conditions after the
machinery had been worked into the
smoothest shape, and the maiden
achievement of the Lusitania is so
far in excess of any previous maiden
voyage, considering weather condi-
tions, that it becomes only a matter of
a little time and fayoring weather for
her to lower the worlds transatlantic
record and make the trip from Queens
town to Sandy Hook in less than five
days. AS it was, the Lusitania finish
ed this voyage of 2,7S2 miles, held
back by fogs, in 5 days 81 minutes, or
6 hours and 20 minutes off the best
record for that course. made by the
Lucania in October, 1894 The record
held by the Deutschland for the Cher
bourg course, distance of 1924 miles,
is 5 days II hours 81 minutes, or just
two hours shorter. The Lusitania's
average speed was 23.01 nautical miles
an hour as against the Deutschland's
average of 23.51 and the Kaiser Will
helm lis 1888. The record for the
best daily run is still held by the
Deutschland, which in August, 1901,
ran 6O1 miles in twenty-four hours.
The Lusitania's best daily run was
500 miles
The giant turbiner received a noisy
welcome from the fleet of excursion
boats and harbor craft as she passed
up to her pier,~ herself decked with
flags from stem to stern. From ferry
houses and the windows of the tall
Office buildings of New York thou
sands of people were watching the
progress of the great vessel as she
moved at half speed up the North riy-
err, while the passengers thronged the
rails and waved their handkerchiefs In
answering salute. The Lusitania is
the largest as well as the swiftest
steamship af1oat, her length being 100
feet, width SO feet and her dis
placement $4,000 tons, while her quad
ripple screws are turned by 10000
horsepower turbine engines. The pas
sengers say that there was very little
seasckness and that the great liner
rode the seas with wonderful steadi-
ness and smoothness.
Close on the heels of the Lusitania
came the French liner La Provence,
having lowered the record from Havre
to 6 days, hour and minutes
Western Union Stands Pat.
The expected conference between the
leaders of the striking telegraphers and
the Western Union did not materialize,
and the executive committee of the
company sustained the course of the
officials in formal resolution which
referred to the late strike" as though
it were closed incident. President
Small of the union and President Com
pers of the American federation were
In New York, and both said that there
would be no surrender The Western
Union declared its regular quarterly
dividend as usual, but did not publish
the earnings for the quarter, as is
customary.
Meat Wagon Strike Settled.
/ The strike of the meat wagon driv-
ers of New York against the employ
ers' association has been settled upon
the following terms: Wages are to be
the same rs before the strike; there
is to be no discrimination for or against
union or nonunion men; sixty-iye
hours is to constitute weeks work.
and all grievances and the question Of
overtime are to be left 70 arbitration.
Meme Of the competent strike break