The Washington herald., 1907-09-14


New York. Sept l3.-The Cunarder Lu-
sitania completed her maiden voyage from
Queenstown here officially at 500 O'Clock
this morning.
The time Of the Lusitania was five days
and tifU-four minutes.
She covered 2.7S0 nautical miles and
her daily runs. as recorded I'm her log
were: Monday, sc miles: Tuesdly. 575.
Wednesday, go; Thursday. 5es. Friday
0rom the preceding noon 10 Sandy Hook
lishtsnipl, 4H
The average speed for the trip was q On
which no ship has ever exceHed on an
initial run from port TO port
Naturally the officials Of the line are
happy. They say that the L.usit1nia did
all that she was expected 10 do. and thar
somebody had better look out for all the
laurels when she finds herself which
may be on the next trip to the eastward
No ship that ever came into New York
harbor was received more uproariouslv
than the four-screwed Cunarder. Her
sirens We're screechiug response 10 the
welcomes of Whistles from the moment
she dropped al.-aor in quarantine until
she made fast 60 the pier.
Greeted by Great Crowd.
ON the tall skeleton tower of the Singer
Building. where nearly all New York out
Of doors could see them. were the infer
national code signals spelling "WeI-
come and a sixteen-foot American alg
that in the empyreln looked like mere
bit of imitation bunting that a small bov
might stick in his hat.
Battery Park. the piers al the bulk
heads all along the river to the Cunar-
oers new docks. were iammed with
slghtseers, who waved flags. haudl,er-
chiefs, and hats. and cheered to the ac-
compartment Of a vapor chorus from
craft in the neighborhood.
Inc big ship dOcked as egsilv as q cat
boat going alongside a Newport wharf.
Dig force Of police cavalry. and in
fantry held the multitude outside tre
new pier ar the foot Of Thirteenth street
In check. and they had a pretty tough
time Of IT,
beats Best Record.
The Lusitania beat the best previous
record between Queenstown. or more ac-
curately expressing it, Daunts Rock and
the light vessel of the Hook. made by the
Lucania in October 1894 Of davs :
hours, and % minutes
The best thing she did from the view
point Of the line was TO prove thar
Cunard turbiner, even though she had
many inexperienced stOkers. could plan
trip Of exactly five days from beginning
10 hnlsh OF an ocean race track. and flll-
MI the schedule within a mere matter Of
ffty-four minutes.
vernon Brown. the Cunard agent. per-
hlsIeiuS declared that the Iusitania
"ouid plunge across the finish FIVE davs
atter she had passed Daunts Rock Cam
Watt had been instructed T. keen ,ritli,
this schedule Some hours of foo and
storm. and the uncertainty Of conditions
IN the stokehole, had prevented him from
making the time exactly but he bft so
near the mark that he was forgiven rod
lily and even commended
Distinguished Passengers .,.o.r,
The Lusitania's masts were dressed win
code flags and the naval reserves bIorr
from the stern The ship brought M
cargo and it IS said viii carry none
Among the passengers were Gaorg.
Bailey Robert Balfour. NJ. p. q o. r.
Der, w. ". BierCe. Frank WbslaD Ro,.,o
r n Bromwich Lady AIUriaI c.
Browne, Hon. Cecil Campbell Stan1o,-
Carrier. Col Ashworth. Ronald r carl,
z. H. Cunard, Capt r. Dahl Countess of
Dunmore, Robert Goelet. Fl. \ EJargi-
man. ~ l. Higginson. ir.. Cant Fra
Jones ). n. Lever, +. J. Mackey. p n
Maynard, Z. II. MCFadden. A. 7 ,Tavlor
W. ii. thompson, Count Ward. LADY Vic,
toria Murray. f. II. Norton. AnseIm on
Pehhelm' Potter Palmer. jr, Mrs Porter
Fainer, Robert Porter. ISuis RaIston
Jacob ROthschiId. Frank ID SHAW 80 =,
F, WOlgendein
treat Interest I'm England
London, Sept 14-Thcre was more non
ular interest in the maiden VOYAGE Of a..
turbiner Lusitania in Great Britain tb,r
in any similar event since the davs ~ tb.
famous leviathian, the Great Eastern Tba
public mind. after reflection ON an rba
figures Cabled from New York is con
tented and confident that the I.usi+ania
VIII break the record and restore the At
lantic championship to Great Britain
Ihe Daily Mail this morning enlarges
on what Il calls the wise act Of STATE
socialism which induced the government
four years ago to grant a large subsidy
10 the Cunard company for the specific /
purpose OF regaining for the nation the /
hscendency for speed on the high seas.