New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-16
MAUREI AN|A'S FAST TRIP
Beats Own Record Over Short
Course by Ten Minutes.
BRINGS 1900 PASSENGERS
Never Has Big Cunard Pier Been
So Congested by Persons
and Baggage.

The big Cunard Hyer Mauretanis came 10
port Yesterday. breaking the record for
transatlantic passage westward over the
short course by ten minutes 4 year ago
she made the "trip from Daunt's Rock
hrhtebip 10 the Ambrose Channel light
trir I'm 1 DAYS 10 hours and Il minutes
9zt7Iisl-i,,e q record which was unbeaten
until yesterday.
She brought Joy Cor her owners and OH
ccrs and tribnlation for four hundred
American citizens who. through rnisoount
Of passengers. were compelled bE the
Health Officer 10 remain al night I'm the
steerase. the compartment in which they
travelled.
She brought over record list ~ first and
eecond cabin passengers, and never in the
history Of the Cunard Line was there more
congestion IN handling and examining bag
cage than that which prevailed last night
CA the big pier at 14th street Surveyor
Henry. who boarded the steamship IT
Quarantine 0Bs on the pier. with one hun
dred and fftv inspectors and twenty-five
arrrsiSe-s There was <lenty of WORK for
rherr, hut throughout the first two hours
after she docked which was at 7,S5 y. IN,
there YVES line Of fifty inspectors. wait
Ing for baggage The congestion was
caused by some three thousand passengers
end their friends and by at least forty
seven hundred pieces nf haEssre
Inspection Halted by Congestion.
There was hardly room for the baggage
handlers - move about the pier, and il
Was after midnight before all baggage was
examined. The customs inspectors are not
Permitted 10 accompany passenger to his
baggage for examination unless every piece
f. in its place on the pier, and they were
forced 10 remain idIe IN 'ine for over two
hours.
Judge Gary. chairman OF the board ~
directors Of the United States Steel Cor
pcrRtion, had & model declaration. according
% the customs officials. The Judge alwaS 80
makes out minute list of his purchases
and last night he walked up 60 the customs
cashier and paid duty on Sl2.afo worth Of
wearing apparel for himself and family
Mrs. .. H 7. Belmont declared 8. noo worth
or dutishIe goods and paid the duty.
Miss Inez NilhoIland. who accompanied
Mrs. Belmont said she had no declaratio
te make. as she claimed residence in Lon
don. She was closely questioned by an in
said her home vas in this country She
1hen paid s1o2 duty on wearing apparel
Its rather shameful for women to have
70 suffer this way through laws which they
have no part in making" she said. But,
oh please. please don't mention this, she
added TT would place me in peculiar
light. this saying that ] am not resident.
FOR ] am ? resident. ] claim residence from
:ry country place
Never since Captain John Pritcbard
brought the Mauretania to this port on her
ma don passage has there been such Il
demonstration over \ commander as that
made Last night over Captain Dow, who
clipped ten minutes OIL the running time
between England and america
captain Dow. who !, regularly in COM
Ii4;znd Of the CaIonia. made an unusually
fe-s Tun Wits her to Queenstown and Fish
s-ara on the wsy over 10 Liverpool last
ne~k ne rneeived 3 wireless message say
Ing I!sat Captain Turner was in and that
he would hasan 10 take the Afauretauia to
New York. He left the Caronia at Fish
guard and hurried 10 Queenstown to wait
The Maurotanla Ills chief officer took The
'arouia up 10 Liverpool, and Captain Dodd
the pier superintendent at Liverpool took
Inc Maure1ania to Queenstown
There captain Dow took charge. and
brought her 10 NeW Yori. in ! DAY 10 hours
q minu1oe- # al average speed Of 1906
Knots. The Mauritania had made ihiS av-
erace speed on her record r1n = wear aso.
i"t tho course on the trip Just ended was a
1Iife shorter, and brought her in ton min
uIes ahead Of her record time
Captain Urged TO Break Record.
Wireless messages poured in on Captain
Dow from :he captains of passing liners
splendid work Dow: keep il up" said
one skipper. You're going to beat he
worlds record said another
Dew is favorite among officers. sailors
stewards and -srohers. and the entire crew
q the M7urerania encouraged him to break
The record. The sfozcrs came I'D on deck
yesterday and cheercd him. and the off
watch from The hold PLAYED music on its
s.lIde band Instruments IN celebration AZ
tho hiS flyer came ZIP the b3v
Captain Dow was unable to set ont Of
l'S =5stcroouI last might until u o'clock.
The moment Ec lert The bridge lie was con-
Ffaju.e I'D lay hundreds cr passengers. and
The entire STAFF 81 Capiain Turner's officers
ttiod INTO his room and shook his hand
The Meurctailis came slesm the Ambrose
'ha1no Lishtship = "a y m. She made
quick r1u 20 Quarantine, arriving there
<-ortir eofoc" , g. M. II was here that she
met l"r ai@ 6eIaH- Snc had !. 10 passengers
ln b.: st"erasc When tho count was made
2csrerda- ~ The Health Officers doctors
1Uo si1ers We're rnie-ir2. tf7sIIv tho shin,
WIS released wita t1ir order that no steer
@Ec passenger bc =IGored 10 leave hr-
firti the tgo missing aliens arc accounted
,for to-6a--
When Inc Esngp'snk a.aa PAT ashore Mss