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ment as sne entered the port under the
power of her steam" Others at the
time make note that she entered under
her steam, but the log shows thes this
was not the case.
For several months the Savannah
cruised in European waters. From Liv-
erpool she went to st. Petersburg, hay
ing made a stop at Stockholm, where
the Swedish royal family visited the
ship and praised the captains daring
and enterprise While the vessel lay
at Stockholm, Captain Rogers was sew
eral times in negotiation for the sale
of his craft to the Swedish or Russian
governments, but the terms were not
satisfactory.
TriumphaI Return.
The return voyage was begun at
Cronstadt on Sept. 20. Stops were
made at Copenhagen and at Arendal,
Norway. The latter place was the last
port on the homeward journey. The
Savannah left there on Oct. q. Forty
days later she steamed into the harbor
of Savannah, after an absence of six
months and eight days. 1t was a tri-
umphal return; the Atlantic had been
crossed and recrossed by a steam yes.
sci, but the projectors had nothing to
show for their outlay. They tried to
sell the vessel to the United States gov.
ernment, but failing, they removed the
engines, which were sold separately to
an iron company in New York, and the
ship placed on packet line which ran
between New York and Savannah. In
1922 she ran ashore on Long Island
and became total loss.
Eight years elapsed after the remark.
able voyage of the Sayapnah before an
attempt to cross the Atlantic by a
steam vessel was again made. In 1925
the ship Curacao crossed from Antwerp
to the Dutch West Indies, and while
the voyage was regarded as successful,
it was found to be Improbable In 1881
the Royal William, built at Quebec,
safely crossed the Atlantic from Mon.
treal to London, and there was sold to
the Spanish government to become the
first steam warship in the world.
The Lusitania's First Trip.
1t was a thrilling sight on the banks
of the Mersey when the giant Cunarder
Lusltania swung out into the stream at
Liverpool and began the journey over
the Atlantic which was watched keenly
by more people than ever gave concern
to a nautical event before. England
had at last produced a boat unequaled
In size, in grandeur and In appoint.
ments, and the only thing left to guess.
work was how fast she could thread
her way over the boisterous and befog-
ged ocean lying between England and
our shore. A great multitude lined the
four miles between the pier and the
Irish channel to bid her Godspeed on
her first transatlantic trip From the
throats of 10000 English men and
women came the words of "Rule Briant.
mia" as the great anthem was sung as
never before. But this magnificent
sendoff to the Lusitania did not restore
to England the supremacy of the sea
now held by the Germanic feet, and
the sturdy Anglo-SaXon must try once
more before this eagerly sought distinc.
ton comes to him. The big boat be.
haved beautifully even If she did not
lower the record. She was superb In
everything save this. 1t may be that
the Lusitana later on, when her ma.
chlnery Is free from friction and the
working parts are unusually well oiled,
will shorten the journey between the
continents to less than five days. Her
owners believe she will do this.