The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-06
THE STORY OF
THELUSITANIA
TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE THE MEN AT THE FURNACES WHO
MADE THE GREAT STEAMSHIP ESTABLISH HER RECORD -
ONE sToKER DRIVEN INsAN g ENGINEER SAYS WILL
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which coal was consumed a second orI
so after it was cast into the doors.
Flames, under the influence of fore
ed draught licked out into the holu,
and as the tour OF duty OF each man
expired he dropped MS shovel ana
staggered away, cropping for the an
vents. All through tuesday afternoon
the coal-passers and 1remen worked
at top speed, and the evening saw no
cessation. About 7:15 O'Clock a fire.
man, overcome by heat and physical
strain, suddenly went insane. He att
tackled his fellows with his shovel, but
was overpowered and taken to the
ships hospital.
Just as this incident ended, some
thing in the stokehold went to pieces
1t was said to be the forced-draught
apparatus, but no definite statement
could be secured from deck or engi-
neering force The men were kept at
their work of shoveling coal, but there
was a perceptible diminution of speed.
In about an hour the damage in the
stoke-room was repaired and the YES
sci picked up her speed average again.
During the concert Thursday even
ing the passengers gave three cheers
for the engineers and firemen, and the
collection box was sent around and
$625 were thrown into tia slight tok-
en- of the appreciation of the kid
glove people" for those who, when all
was said and done had made the ship
go.
The Lusitania did what l expected
Of her" said Chief Engineer Duncan
today, but she has not yet reached
her limit When the weather condi-
tions are altogether favorable she will
do much better The engines worked
without a hitch. We did not press the
Lusitania this trip, the difference in
the weather conditions accounting for
the difference in the length of her
daily runs. We kept her at con-
slant pressure"
Captain J. b. Watt said: The Lusi-
tania is a daisy"
Can she do better?" he was asked.
Isn't this good enough?"
Yes this is good enough, but can
she do better?"
Yes" replied the captain, she can.
It is in her to do it
While the captain refused to tell the
coal consumption, they were not so
reticent down in the engine room,
where it was estimated that the fur
naces ate up from 1000 to 100 tons Of
coal a day
Four Germans, representing steam
ship companies, who were on board
the Lusitania taking notes and it was
said, having photographs made, at
tracted considerable attention on the
part of the passengers, and on the part
of the officers, too.
One of them was a director of the
Hamburg-American Line, and there
were North German Lloyd Line rep
resentatives on board, too.
The high rate of speed at which the
Lusitania travelled resulted in vi6Ta-
ton utterly different from that caused
by the reciprocating high-speed en-
gines. Instead of the thump, thump
there was a sort of lateral, sitting mo-
, ton, not unpleasant, but which the
stewards who slept aft said produced
: a new sort of sensation.
Gustav H. Schwab, general manager
! of the North German Lloyd Steamship
e Company here, discussing the trip OF
2 the Eusitania, said
e 'The Lusitania is undoubtedly q
wonderful steamship and has made
. splendid record. ! am going around
3 today to congratulate Vernon H
Brown, of the Cunard Line, and, incl
t dentally, hand him the blue ribbon
= which the North German Lloyd has
e held for the past several years.
"Of course, it is with regret thai
( the North German Lloyd parts with
}. the blue ribbon, significant Of speed
e superiority on the sea, but in giving i
} up we have the consolation of know
r ing that there is but one steamship il
= all the world faster than the Kaise
e Wilhelm II of our own line.
1T is better to have held and lost
I record than never to have held one
s The Lusitania has made a record o
5 which every one should be proud, ant
e we above all Others because in orde
. to gain her record she was obliged Il
defeat one of the steamships of on
4 line"
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