Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-08
luSlTANlA SETS
RECORD IN SPEED
ssnsss Lissr Prsasef - Rae - Cev-
or ocean IN 0uieasr Tine Th4a
IT. Cempstitsrs-

m Ensitants vas a pr1fart ~ tss
rae@ for speed. whfeh was carried 90
far gsass saoeE 'raas-Atisasic sfsars-
snip companies. particularly % Enx-
iaad art Germany Wtea iaaaese's %
wss ne ssoass o. tss martins world
frs MASTER % ths sea. from tas stsaf-
Sofns 81 speed. vas asgIsgstsd
Ths progress 81 ras t.asissa.a sa BEE
srst veTsEs % SEES Tsrs wss wafeas'f
~ ths saeta Ths srramshiB mssr
M voTaEs on ags fsTs ssf assg-fsar
rniaafss. a. fsaE ru@ r. rer1rf tfs
fastest srIs. mafs on enc westerns toY-
s3s. wa faaF days etrvea Hosfs fGt
fsrtg-swo miaafes
rhs record however wfs seffsret
~ me MssFrfsa La. f SISTER saip siss
q few manfss Htee wa.rH has beer
~ service rar E8s Hft.sa 1teT fsrIaE
ths wsr TIE Mafrrfaf.a srf enc mara
ef Four dafs fFa He1rs aed fsrtH-sas
minutes. wHirH sFaf srfafs
TIE t.usitsnla Hsf aeeerfufed .t..a rs
far $50 ffsf class 5aes-a gers. GOO Sec
ontf-eitss ana s0u Fhiff. e.sss
The ltBa .8l0a OF EHe Lss.faa.s a1
Jans 2. 5000. sf cirts na8t. vts e.
fsntfr,f WIN elaborate e-r~marftts As
tas sni8 Leff rHs VsFa f was elrsr
tened hT enc Davtsrf lady leHrr-
eivde
rhe vessel Ten on enc easfsn Ef5e ac
SEPT i10l rH.s was f-rt.frf ss e.
race 20 enc wartts fs.art tat Fsr
wireless dispatches martIaE efazrrss
were followed wfB teenest isfrresf.
German sfesmsaEs asptGs-s stIt tsat
the tIms OF aTr ttHa ant Gffq 'str
minutes was aaf on r-alFT "a rreafE "a
faster average nagisF beer mate traa
tiambarf f1 Sew Ner4 SO exact corn
Darfson was possible col seeguat 81 ter
difference Js enc routes. baf enc lgsi-
taafs's claim f1 Fsr fastest Fss frsG
e,iseustewu was saaIsBufrf
Nhsa thr tas5E4aia reached Nea
YGrs on che Gfst frtp. decorated wisG
AWAITING from stem f1 stern ri vac
welcomed o. Fetus OF small eraff
laden with siEHfserFs. which went
down rHe bay rEaasaHts of peFs1Fs
crowded tHe seq warI af Ehe Battery ta
eaten "a fiimpss. ard the crowd sf ere .
BIER vas so great fhaf iT wse srcessarT .
o. caI Gus police reserves. rbe av-
sraEr speed ea tais voyage was 81 1t I.
tnofs
TIE career OF ffr rnsfaaaa vac
Comparatively Gsrv-ufraf up Col che
fime % ere WaF AFTER rhr aafbr-sk
81 hesfifIfi-s most ef fhr largest asl
fastest vessels OFT ere British transsNf- .
iaatic Geet we're rrGeifigsourt aE tsr
esvv The lgslssaia. Ia fact. vas ere .
only vessel 81 tsfs type to coetlaEr te F.
regular service tnasHfueh as q. was
the greatest prize watch could aU t2
Osermaa warshiss sr submarines fss
voyages were followed with eartiegtar
eeneeru
Aftaoash enc LasTar.t VS. sar-
passed on sfss bg several other trrrs
safit suhsegasutiv. leetfdi1s ere tms
,erator OfvmBie and Eaf-rtsns. is
ievsr lost the reputation acquired as
ne outset. trs speed aad .sNsrtass
secommo,tsfioas gsfr tseertfr
md me essseuaer tsfs bore ere sanfss
u maav o. enc most ergalsrnt Ntltss- {
y wavfafera
tt hat aiae drcts. connected w5Ea
itsvstors. The cabins were tss Ea=.t
% look more uss sofeI t8sa e. sste ,
tbs vessel was ereeouegrJl by tss
Igfidsrs CD be ss gsartv assfasasiF
- sav shfp could BE- rbe lower FTes
rss wseertisut. The dsaais boft1er
vac So Constructed mat saoult ere
1sif BE- gfefced tBe eufrrfsE wsErf
,east be confined WifHis tbe tsaer
ne cutter ssi8ss ree lewer sortiea Of s
be bait was 6fgided fsta tts water 4
iEht com saffnaurs. win Communal. cat Z
~ Doors. so constructed EhHs sEsF
Guild Be closed ta6aesagiea -fen tHF q
aviEsf0E britss rs "a few seconds.
Marine engineers we're bartfealsrtf
sterssts,t fs enc great engines o.
'hiCh enc LGsitsGat was nrspe tIsit
ann we're res1rtiet as e. dtstoet &C. d
srtare instead 81 enc ussst reeisre-
tflaz type enc Bu5ttsrs Installed tsr- Z
mes. These Developed al fs,Ee8F-f Z
horsepower af 10000 trvtaE tsgr &
safts. saeB 81 wBiea rarrts,t e. three- Z
lsts,l propeller %