Evening star., 1923-06-25
BY the Associs ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 25.-The Levia-
than, new queen of the seas, rested
at a Hudson river pier today after a
record-breaking five-day trial trip
of 1900 miles. She will begin active
service to Southampton and Cher
bourg July 4.
Capt. Herbert Hartley said that
when the proper time came the Le-
viathan would go after the trans
atlantic record.
The engine room men who operated
the machinery that enabled her to
make a record of 27.4S average knots
Tor twenty-five thourS and 1-hour
record of 2S.04 knots were rewarded
by the passengers. who contributed
$4,000 to a fund for them in addition
TO $4,000 more for the seamen'S fund.
Fog delayed her entrance to the
harbor several hours yesterday, but
the weather cleared before sunset
and the mighty ship moved up the
bay majestically amid welcoming
salutes from the sirens of the har-
Dor craft.
Crew Is Jubilant.
Guests of the United States Ship
ping Board. officials who constituted
the trial board and every member
of the crew are jubilant over the
capture of new championship, one
held by Great Britain for many
years. All are talking of the thrill
of a new experience.
When the Shipping Board announc-
ed il would put the reconditioned
Levidthan over test course to de-
termine how succe ssful had been the
attempt of American genius and
craftsmanship to turn the former
German Naterland into a better ship
than she was born to become, moth
ing was said about going after speed
records. Shipping men did not dream
such an attempt would be made and
the members of the board kept quiet.
After d day of the ocean, en- route
to the Bahamas, the committee of the
board having charge of the trial. AL
bert d. Lasker, the retiring chairman.
v. O'Connor and +. |. Thompson, sum-
moned Capt. Herbert Hartley for d
conference. William +. Gibbs of Gibbs
Brothers. Inc, who drew the plans,
supervised contracts and had cnarge
of the reconditioning, and Homer
Ferguson. president of the Newport
News Shipbuilding Company, were
also present.
What do you Think" was the ques-
ton all put to the captain.
Exploit During War.
He was ready-in fact, it is said, he
came as near showing excitement as
= when the ran the St. Louis, with
mounted guns, through German SUBJ
marine-infeSted waters as an Amer
lean challenge to sink her. This ex-
plot, before America entered the Eu-
ropean war OIL the side of the allies,
was one of the things that scored
heavily in Capt. Hartley's favor for
the honor of commanding the Levia-
than.
Capt. Hartley was directed to choose
the moment when the test would be-
gin. Not a word had been said TO
another soul on board. No one of the
$50. or more, guests, and not a mem
ber of the crew above the engine
room, knew what was intended.
On the third day out from Boston.
June %, everybody knew the ship had
speeded up but it was explained that
this meant nothing, and that warm
water. which all shipping men know
to be hard on the condenSers, would
not be selected as the place for max =
ing a speed test. But the speed in
creased still more and. although there
was little or no vibration, it gradually
dawned on the governments guests
that some sort OF all unusual trial
was taking place.
Log Revealed Record.
Jupiter Light. about thousand
miles from New York was passed
Friday morning, June %. This
meant that the turn about Abaco
Providence channel had been made
during the night. The log. which
was not made public till afterward,
shows what was done:
Jupiter Lighthouse abeam III
am. June -. Then followed the