The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-23
BREMEN OPENS
NEW ERA Of
OCEAN SPEED
Passenger and Mail Time
Will Be Cut Further
by Rivalry.
HOPE TO BEAT RECORD
Operation Is Performed on
German Liner on Atlantic
Crossing.
By United Press

NEW YORK, July 23.-The $4,000
ton North German liner Bremen,
Germany's latest bid
for recovery of commercial oceanic
lost during the World
war, has opened new possibilities
Tor rapid passenger and mail serv-
ice to and from Europe
The Bremen has cut the Atlantic
time to less than five days.
thereby wrestling the mythical blue
pennant of ocean speed from the
Cunarder Mauritania.
For mail, its ship to shore air.
plane service, will be able to rduce
the ocean crossing time by approx
mately eighteen hours.
Pacific coast passengers utilizing
train plane service which crosses the
continent in Seventy-two hours could
travel to Europe in approximately
eight days if all connections we're
made without delay
Mail from California-or passen-
gers if they chose the all air cross
continent trip-would reach Europe
even in a shorter time, eliminating
almost full day.
ColOrful Welcome
The Bremen in making the trip
in approximately 1856 hours, took
the speed record the Mauretania
official time is 4 days, II hours and
- minutes.
One of the most colorful and
noisy demonstrations ever witnessed
here greeted the Bremen Monday
after her triumphant sprint across
3,157 nautical miles from Cherbourg.
Congratulations poured in from
many sources upon the ships
master, Captain Leopold Ziegenbein,
and North German Lloyd officials,
but most appreciated of all was the
sportsmanlike chaplet laid down by
the Cunard line officials and crew
of the Mauretania
Today officials of the North Ger
man Lloyd company will hold re-
ception aboard the ship for execu-
tiVes of various railroads on the At
lantic Seaboard. Mayor Walker and
other city officials also have been in
vited.
From ii a. m. until p M.
Wednesday the general public will
be received. On Thursday about $50
will be guests Of the line
aboard the ship.
Company Shares Up
Sharply increased interest in the
shares of North German Lloyd de-
veloped Monday on the stock ex-
change the closing price was rs
points above the starting price.
Captain Ziegenbein had little to
say about the record breaking trip
other than Il like her. I hope to do
it faster"
The perfect steadiness of the Bre-
men was demonstrated Saturday
when an abdominal operation was
performed on Mrs. Edward Adams,
wife of DR.. Adams Of New York
DR.. William O'Neill Sherman chief
surgeon Of the Carnegie Steel Cor
poration of Pittsburgh, who per-
formed the operation while the liner
was making more than twenty eight
knots an hour, said the Bremen was
so steady that it was like operating
in hospital.
The Bremen is built to ride low in
the water Her bow is like that Of
a cruiser and her stern is stream
lined like naval vessels. Her fun
nels are shaped like a falling rain
drop to add to the streamline SYM
phony.
Night Club Provided
Interior decorations follow the
Germanic modernism motif, a dis
Jinct contrast to the Gallo art as
eXemplified on French liners.
On the sun deck of the Bremen
IS a night club with bar, located so
as not to disturb early to- beds. The
main bar also is placed at a point
Tar removed from sleeping rooms.
The ship contains twelve bars for
Of thirsty voyagers and
six passenger elevators are located
1t convenient intervals:
a shooting gallery and swimming
pool add diversion for passengers.
There are 100 cooks and bakers on
7oard who do everything by cleo
,ricity. There are AIS stewards
Two Stowaways Aboard
The Bremen brought in 1870 pas
5engers and two aways-Joseph
oater, thrill seeking seaman Of Dan
zig and an impressive looking man
With gray whiskers who said he was
Adolf Guewe and who went first
class for two days before his dis
,overy.
Guewe might not have been dis
covered until the end Of the voy-
age had he not quarreled with one
If the stewards. He insisted that
ne be taken up on the bridge and
Introduced to the captain, and was
'efused.