The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-04
MAURITANIA STICKS IN Mud
40 ROt Nd ~ AMBROSE rBAN.
NEL FOR O. WHITES.

,. Bruce lsmsy. Passenger on BEARD. says
white star ships va, 90 20 Mentauk
Point 70 tine City Doevur Give L"nSeT
Piers for the olympic and Titanic.
The steamship Mauritania reached her
dock shortly after 10 o'clock last night
sh. came within l hour 10 minutes Of
breaking her record The passage took
4 days u hour and her average speed
was ,sIa nautical miles an hour. On
October u abe ran ssS miles. which was
her best days performance.
Early yesterday the Mauritania ran
into q northeast rain and wind storm ana
the weather was 80 thick that shs Was not
sighted a. che passed Fire Island nsht-
ship She reached the bar at $50 o clock
and then slowly feeling her way headed
toward the Ambrose Channel When about
half way through the channel AZ Sis
o'clock abe stuck her nose into the mud.
and IL was feared that she would haveto
remain there all night Fortunately the
tide was rising. and after being in the
m nd for three-quarters OF an hour she
backed of into deep water and went to
Quarantine. where she arrived at 81.
O'Clock.
The steamships STAY there was not
very long. but 10 was more than two hours
before she was able IN 20 IN her dock
There was such an enormous mail on board
that !, took a long time 10 transfer 10 70
the mail boat and then the wind was
so strong and the water Of the upper hay
so rough that the revenue cutter could
not get alongside FouS times che tried
and fell OF each time before il Was possible
to put up the ladder Tho steamship
proceeded up the bay at 7ss O'Clock
and the mail boat did not leave her side
until she was OF Governors Island
The;Afaure,ania brought 81 saloon. 40
second cabin and sis third cabin and
sterrage passengers. total Of 1902
Among the theatrical folk on board were
Albert Chevalisr. Miss. Constance Coiiyer
and Miss May Blanev Others were Mr..
and Mrs J Bruce Ismay Mrs. + Arnsinck.
Robert watchorn former Commissioner
OF immigration. Mr.. and Mrs Benjamin
and family. Lord Dechies.
who is to ride and judge II the coming
horse show; Lady Maxwell. wife "t Gen
Sir John Maxwell. commander vi the
British army IN Egypt. and her father.
&. " Bonynge. Gen Sir Hugh Nc1 almpht.
Baron y ktroda. who il returning TO
vnrsity. Countess won Dsth-im. William
Proctor. otto Schih Sir Swire Smith, the
Hon George Young. secretary Of IN"
British Embassy al Washington ana Mrs
Young Miss Emily u Grisshy. Fulton
l.. Harris. tonsul-Genera! at smyrna;
J Garcia. George II Booth. Capt. r "
Jahray and Miss GLADYS Waterbury
bruce lsmay in talking OF the new
hug steamships Olympic and Titanic ot
tn. hite star Line. which will We out
here next wear. said,
IL we can't get docks here We VIII 60 10
Mnniauk There's plenty OF room and
water here There are no available !
docks IN BROOKLYN and the sooner New !
York decides about piers for these TWO |
the same trouble when the Oceanic made |
her first visit here The docks wer"
100 feet short then The present rIers
could easily he heightened 100 teet and
no one he anv the wiser. The Moniauk
matter has heen discussed by the White
star Line
Ben Iamin i'vGSsnheim. president Of
N" International Steam Pumping Com
panv laid he had established a factory
near Paris He SAL there was growing
and n. looked for a big boom in every
thing here
Lord D..-ies who - better known here
as III" Hon John Berasford. has come
=" act A. judge AZ tho horse show and
- rid" III tn" International contests IN
which army offices ii Britain, France.
u Hand Canada and This country would
meet he said the others " the British
team. Col k.nna. r. { formerly Of she
r. entv-h.st l.ancers. now an AIDE 10 the
King and Lisu'S Brooke. sixteenth
Lam ers; Wal~yn. Roval Horse ARTILLERY.
and T Thornton. seventh H'issars. would
arrive here on the AdrIatic next week
While on her way up the bay there WAS
som. troubl. IN the smoke room caused
bv first class passenger punching
another whose name was Einstein
Einst"In sold tn" pools on tho runs Of
the vessel and he made Offensive remarks
about III" other passenger. who h. @ald
was a professional gambler n. kept
this UP until tho sr"aurer reached por,
and was punched aboutN o'clock last
night Einstein reported tho matter Ia .
the captain. but IA there were no wit
nssscs TO III. assault the captain did |
nothing