The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-09-20
GIGANTIC LINER
OLYMPIC RAMMED
BY BRITISH CRUISER
Mjllionaires, Diplomats, and
!, Westinghouse Are
- Aboard the Ship.
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cross her bow. The liner was going
so fast that the warship smashed into
her quarter.
Among the distinguished passengers
on board were Clarence H. M
Frank A Munsey. Harry Payne Whit
ney. Robert A. Taft, son OF President
Taft; Charles Page Bryan, Mrs. c. {.
Cuyler. Gen. Charles F. Anderson,
and Waldorf Astor, a son of William
Waldorf Astor: George F. Baker, w.
Central railroad: Richard. Croker. jr.,
F. H. Durick. Harry Pratt Judson.
Judge Lehman, F. G. Penfield. Fred
erick P. Duryea, George F. Ide, Harry
Iselin. Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Warburg.
Mr. and Mrs. H. w. Marsh. Mrs. Isaac
V. Brokaw. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Car
roll, Mr.. and Mrs. F., P. Marsh.
.calmness, the captain going to them
and assuring them there was no cause
for alarm.
1t was different with the men and
women in the Storage. AS those In the
steerage heard the shock they became
panic-stricken. Ship officers and men
of the crew went among them and
quieted them. however.
4 rhe Olympic had tust left Southamp-
ton when rammed. IN her way to New
York. She had left her pier with every
berth filled. this being the height OF
the season for wsStboCnd passenger
business. OF her passengers an
enormous majority were returning
were there throngs of them aboard
from London and other English cities,
hut from all over Europe tourists had
hecn gathering at Southampton TO take
country.
Navigation in Solent.
From the Southampton pier depart
ting tIans-Atlantfc liners proceed down
southampton water. An estuary extend
ing up from the Solcnt to the city it,
Eclf. Entering the Solent, or sound. sep
Grating England frcm the Isle OF
Wight. shipping passes CoweS and
other towns on the island, steer to the
west through the Solent. pass the Scllly
1sltS, an archipelago extending. south
ward from Penzance. and out into the
Atlantic.
The Snlrnt Is at all times swarminR
with ship2Ing. and Is in particular filled
with English vessels of war. 1t was
here oaly n few years ago, that the
American liner st Paul rnmn:ed a
II 10 the bottom Just of Yarmouth:
Isle of wight. with the Drowning OF
n:Iny members Of the crew.
Navigation of Southampton and the
Solent is exceedingly difficult. The
coast Is rocky. the channel very narrow.
and the slightest deviation from a cor
rect course means disaster. The great
est care is consequently necessary to
avoid collisions between vessels ap-
preaching one another under such cir
cumstarces.
In times of fog, which is common of
the southern English coast, or during
snowstorms as at the time OF the St.
Pauls accident, these difficulties are
enormously increased.
The Olympic, the largest vessel that
mas ever been built, was launched at
Belfast on October 20, 1910, and arrived
In New York on her maiden trip on
January 21 of this year.
Nearly goo Feet Long.
She has four elliptical tunnels, each
q feet in diameter. Her length is $751;
feet, her breadth over all 921A feet, her
breadth over boat deck 81 feet and her
height to the top of the tunnels 175 feet.
She has a maximum draft of 37lA feet,
on which she displaces about $4,000 tons.
The Olympic has eleven decks, on
which there are the palm court and We
randa cafes. sun parlors, gymnasium.
a deck golf course of eighteen holes,
tennis and handball court extending
a large salt water swimming pool The
ment Of strength in marine architec-
tune.
The Hawk is a cruiser $50 feet long,
with a beam of so feet and a displace-
ment of 1850 tons. Her draft is 1884,
feet. She was built al Chatham in 1891, |
and was put Rto commission two years
later