Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-12-09
MORGAN ASKS FOR
BIGGER PIERS FOR
NEW YORK
Problem of Docking Giant 0c-
can Greyhounds Becoming
Serious as Leyiathans IN
CreaS in Size,


lspecIal Correspondence TO Morning J0nrnall
New York. Dec. 5-Within few
days J. Pierpont Morgan has visited
the war department at Washington
to make a special plea for longer
piers in New York harbor to accom-
modate the great new ocean liners
The problem of docking the new boats
is vital to New York harbor and its
great shipping Interests. The ships
have actually outgrown the harbor
1t is understood that Mr. Morgan s
call on Secretary of War Dickinson
was to provide piers FOR the Olympic
and Titanic and the line is Wiling
to increase the length OF the present
pier ut its own expense If the govern
ment permission may be had, the
longest piers on Manhattan island are
500 feet i'm length so that the most
vital part of the new liner VIII stick
out unprotected into the North river
for eighty feet Even these piers
encrouch upon the land SO that they
can hardly be lengthened by building
out into the North River. MeanWhiie.
a still larger boat, the Europa OF
the Hamburg American line. is now
building which win be 600 feet in
length, demanding an even longer
must be accommodated in New York
or they will be forced to dock else
where As Il result of the conference
at Washington Mr.. MORGAN will make
formal request for longer piers, anu
IA series of conferences will take place
with some of the government Officials.
Late Christmas Mails for Europe.
Christmas gifts going abroad may
leave New York this season as late ms
Saturday, December H. and still be
certain of delivery. Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock has changed the sail
ing hours of two of the great liners
to accommodate the purchasers Of
Christmas gifts. Ordinarily the Christ
mas mails for Europe close much
earlier. 1t is expected that the vol
ume Of mail going abroad during the
week ending December IL, will easily
beat an records The largest santa
Claus pack ever pictured. becomes
trifling when compared with the tom
mage Of Christmas cards and presents
of every kind which the great Christ
mas liner carries over sea. The Dulk
of this Christmas mail viii leave New
York for Plymouth, Cherhourg ana
South Hampton Mt 10 u. m. Friday
December l6. but should you miss IT, n |
second steamer sailing Saturday the |
17th. at 6 a. m. viii get TO the other |
side in time for delivery in all parts |
Of Great Britain. Ireland and part of !
the continent before Christmas day
\ Record sea Rescue.
The record time for saving a man
falling from an ocean liner at sea is |
now eleven minutes. The rescue was
performed with the aid of the new |
lcetyline life guard, one of the new !
est features of the life saving devices |
When the "Prinz Joachim" of the
Hamburg American line. which |
reached New York last Tuesday, was |
passing Fortune island, sailor |
named Volta fell overheard from the |
boat deck. An acctyline buoy was
thrown to him from the bridge and
the steamer brought 10. The buoy |
burns a strong White light. and the
sailor had no trouble in reaching it, |
Meanwhile, life buoy was quickly
and swung oversize. The
sailor was picked up and. none the |
worse for his duckng. brought ON
board in few seconds less than
eleven minutes, and the liner proceed
ed on her course with this very trif-
ling delay These acetyline life huoys
may also be released from the stern
Of the ships of this line by touching
4 button on the bridge, so that the cry
of man overheard VIII not die away
before the illuminated buoy Is actually
IN the water.
oregon Fir for Biggest ship
After searching the world over for
The best material. the wood OF the ore
sor fir tree has been selected for
the decks of the Europa
of the Hamburg line, the
arges. ship In the world now under
-onstrtlc zion. IN order for 1000,
700 feet OF wood has been given
ana seGrch has been made for the
inest and straightest grained timber
n this region. For months the lum
.cr has been drying near Portland
nom where il will bc shipped direct {
20 Germany. where the giant liner Is
now building Some idea of the |
.normous area of the -Europa's'
lecSs may be gained from the state {
ncnt that she viii measure 800 feet ,
n length and 96 feet IN width. These
iecke viii house a population equal
% that of % thriNiue town Of more