, 1913-07-12

to allow any more persons TO pass the lines
on the pier, because Of the congestion IL
the companion ways.
The neat was intense on the ship, as she
had been closed for coaling, and there had
not been time to yentilate the aIleyways and
saloons. George Ale, who was Il passenger,
sand that every morning he should be able
to go out on deck or to the smoking room
and meet fresh faces and old friends. Ac-
cording to the agents Of the Hamburg
American Line, the ship Carried 700 first
cabin passengers, many Of whom had made
the tl.p to Tins country on her maiden yoy-
age from Hamburg. Many officials Of the
Hamourg-Amorcan Company returned to
Germany in her. Tins is close to The record
f 734 first cabin passengers carried by the
White Star liner Olympic TO southampton
on June -, 1911,
Col. George Harvey, The editor, before
sailing on the Imperator for his annual trip
to Europe, said that # three tickets were
put IN the field in the city campaign, as ne
expected, TGmmany could not do better
than nominate Gaynor for Mayor, as he
would be sure OF election.
There have been few Mayors, . said Col.
Harvey, "who have made good in so rnNny
ways rs Mayor Gnynor. Strangely enough,
lie has made many friends by attacking the
newspapers. We are an odd people and pre-
fer the picturesque. Mayor Gaynor IS q
picturesque character. He is a Mayor whom
New York will always 80 to hear, because
people know that he Will always say some
thing new and interesting"
The Imperat0r moved away MS easily from
her pier as she moved into it on her arrival
D, Ub,rcIou ,aoT,,iuor Hpp GtpTD went ny
stream at an angle of As degrees toward the
Manhattan shore, and then her bow went
slowly around as she Strengthened out. The
crowd on the pier was so great that more
than 100 persons stood ON = little raised
wooden platform, far too weak TO hold them
safely, IN spite OF the efforts Of attendants
to keep them off. Owing to the great
height Of the upper promenade decks OF the
liner, the persons on the pier had to crane
their necks TO see them, After her head
and stern were III line III the centre OF the
river the Imperator stopped for some 10
minutes and then proceeded on her way.
While she was in port the ballast tanks We're
rea0lUsied and the 10 per cent list to star
board which she had on her voyage to thus
country was eliminated. The turbine thar
gave some trouble to the engineers on the
day before she arrived in New York was also
ovorhauied, it was said. The streets from
the Manhattan and subway station and the
ferry house at Hoboken yesterday morning to
the fIomburg- American Line piers were lin
ed with peddlers selling flags and post cards
Of the Imperator.
Except in the componionways the crowd
on the ship while she lay at her pier was not
uncomfortable, owing to the space on the
decks, but it was very difficult to find any
one, and several persons who brought flow,
ers for departing friends had to hand them
to the steward in charge OF the parcels Office
on deck. Twelve tugs stood ready to
assist in swinging the Imperator into the
river if necessary, but she got out with her
own four propcllers and the help Of the new
100 horse power tug of the H~amburg-Ame-
rican Line.-N. Y. Times, Jul8 26th.