Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-06-21
SHORT TRIP
TO EUROPE.
First Half Day Aboard
E. Ii. McCiintic.


larly the editor of this paper, !
have decided to givea brief descrip-
ton, imperfect as it may be, OF my
European trip, taken last winter.
| shall not try to 90 into minute
detail of every thing, or even half
Of the sights and scenes that wit
messed, for to do SO, would extend
beyond the legitimate bonds allow
ed me by the editor, and transgress
the limits Of the patience of my
| readers.
This decription will be or no m
ierest to some, but it is written
with the hope that it may prove
fairly readable to those who are de-
MID the pleasure Of making such a
| trip and to those who anticipate
| doing so, it NAV stimulate them to
| the undertaking and give them
some points that may be- of service
to them when they undertake 4
similar trip.
Our itinerary starts from New
York. We sailed in January, OIL
the morning Of the Goth at eleven
o'clock On schedule time, on the
KAISER Wilhelm der Groose, one OF
1.-The best steamers OF the North
German Lloyd Line. Her length
was CTS, horsepower $4,000, and
her speed was "a knots or % miles
per hour. While this is her speed
under favorable circumstances, she
cannot make that against strong
head winds or rough seas. This
is not the largest boat, nor the
fastest boat that crosses the Allan
tic. The largest boats, up to the
present time. have not been athletic
make the speed that some OF the
smaller ones can
Speed is exceedingly expensive
so far as the coal is concerned, and
a boat running 20 knots per hour
and burning 300 tons Of coal per
day, might, If forced up to rs knots,
burn 600 or 7Ootons. Ths=iimis
to the speed and size Of the boats
in the future seems to be undeter-
mined and it is hard to tell where
the active competition of the differ
ent lines will put it. Every line
has among its feet some boats fol
speed, called "ocean greyhounds" OF
sfyers." as vel as slower and
larger boats. The North German
had some large boats, but in size
they were surpassed by the Baltic
of The White Star Line, with {
length of 725 feet, and the Ham
burg American stepped to TIT
front with the America, $50 feet II
length, and the White Star repl'et
or May 8, 1907, with the Adriatlc
.1775 feet in length, all Of which ar
soon to be far eclipsed by two new
boats building for the Cunrad Line
: and soon to be launched. which ar
TO be over 800 feet in length, AM
to be $4,000 horsepower, and to b
equipped with the new system o
!. turbine engines, with which 1T }
expected to cross the ocean in 4.
days.
These vessels, we note, are move
in that they com bine both size an
} speed and surpases all others in bot
: qualities Vessels under hig
speed are subject to vibration .fror
the pnlsation or operation of tn
powerful engines and it remains t
be seen how Objectionable the VI
t bration may become on these tw
t new boats. Driving vessels wit
!. turbine engines is quite a new ez
{ pertinent, but thew are supposed
be less vibratory than the regula
marine engine generally in us
\ Eleven o'clock being the sailin
t hour, the passengers began gon
aboard about nine and from tia
e time until the gangways are LITE
! there seems to be constant strea'
Of people going aboard. which ca
!; be better understood when i
formed that the total ,passeng
! list was over $500. Of cours
: not all the people there are goir
!, It away, but every one can go Q
y board that wishes, and the frien
IS Is and relatives of the passengers a
d there to sic them off. Ten mi
d d utes before the gangways are lift
it the general call is made all ov
of -, q. t.~ tHTh