New-York tribune., 1922-09-24
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n Far'sliip Sets
speed Record
s. s. Maryland Makes
Voyage in 10 Days, IL
Hours, SO Minutes; Hits
Tvo Hurricanes ON Way
i've Douses Secretary
,aises Ship and Crew ON
landing; Visits Som and
Hurries' On TO Washington

e,eoIetfng the most remarkable
ssiIssanee run ever made by first
j ssttlesi1in the U. S. S. Maryland.
sa secretary of State Charles Evans
sss.s and hts party on board, dropped
s,ss, in the North River off Ninety
Il Street a& 1880 o'clock yesterday
.s,,saor, having come from Rio
!, ,.peifo to New York, a total dis
s.ee Of ATS miles, in 10 days, IT
,srs and 50 min utes.
n. Maryland, which is the pride of
j. Atlantic Aeet and che largest ship
/. tba United States Navy, brought
,s,ssary Hughes and his party home
,s.,n The Brazilian Exposition, the
...,;rg Of whiehl they attended. Not
.ps1,rs .si, asx her time for the distance the
s.s.sst - ever raade by a warshis of her
iss bus ths run breke all records be-
.s,sn , Rio and New York for ships of
- description.
The fastest previous voyage between
/, two ports was made by the Amer
~ Legion, Of the Mmnson Line. which
agsfsd the distance in II days, hour
Il 20 minutes. Often the run REQUIRES
T.sty.two days.
via. was even more noteworthy
svst the Maryland's feat, however.
i hat for thirty-six hours during
last two days of the voyage, the
sssship tore with spe ed almost i'm
I geptibly abated through a pair of
sianes which hurled green seas
II The big fighter, kept the deck
ass in water up to their necks. and
ss:thed the port aeris Is from their
4 gzsst fsstenings.
& snns the first hurricane, Secretary
4 ases remained on the bridge. watch
tas storm and the sweep of the
4 ans ever the decks. and, acc oviinr to
lrirsl Hilary P. Jones, commander
q .Aief Of the Atlantic fleet, and
Fsn David Foote Sellers. COM
sisr Ct the Maryland. enjoying it
immensely"
Dampened by Second
q n. secretary's pleasure was some
'sa dampened by the second storm.
lHssr. He was lying in Captain
4 xrsss buak. reading, when this
a.asd its heigh', and large part of
4 ( atlantic suddenly spurted in
= mgh the open ports with terrific
4 ass flooding the cabin and giving the
81 Snssary an unwelcome shower bath.
g fs several moments thereGfter, in
EsTs we're reliably assured, the dig
81 I'D head Of this country's foreign
q iiis was forced to run about the
4 ztiH in his wet pajamas," and it re-
aisi even more moments for q thor
MEgh toweiing and a change into drv
&1sn and still drier lounginC quarters
q The average speed maintained by the
#Garyani was lS48 knots for the en-
ire trip, according to Captain Sellers,
4 With tae fsstest days run covering
4 IA miles, from noon on September IL
70 nasn on the following day. The
81 ssif Importance of the voyage, SO far
a Is EsTsl designers are concerned, lies
n sas.fast that the Maryland is cleo
Il sally driven and controlled, and that.
Z suseess Of the run probably will
's,Ealne that this form of power
n i'sl be utilized to operate many
n l.sssf battleships of the future.
a ne long voyage provided an excel
y alisst aud proved that the Maryland
i aaa handled with the greatest eff
sssy and economy" was Secretary
tyssss comment on the battleship's
\ ssiernance.
4 ! I:ogether with good many other
ila o;hcers, was skeptical as to the
sssrt drive and control for war
nN said Admiral Jones, "but l
M become won over TO it complete
I the result of the Maryland's
gpyiga'
I "Ths was the first real test for tne
gasglRd. and she responded like u
Sa0ss taroughout," Captain Sellers de-
Jaani.
Even when we were smashing and
sarag into the heaviest of seas, the
aalPa speed was knocked down oaly
4 aagat'tsnths of a knot, the electric
Srivs throwing in more power auto
aeheslH and hurling the Maryland
aiarongh the worst of 'em. And when
1hs hurricanes we're at their height, it
(Fequlred only 5000 additional horse
\ 0oEeF 10 maintain speed.
1 We made the last four hours of the