Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-23
BREMEN RESTS IN BROOKLYN
German Liner Given Noisy Welcome
When Record Run Is Ended.


NEW YORK, July % (P)-The new
queen Of transatlantic travel, the North
German Lloyd liner Bremen, lay at her
Brooklyn pier today after a record
breaking maiden voyage from Cher
bourg OF days, II hours and AZ min
utss
The low-lying, stream-line pride of
The new German merchant marine was
the first ship ever to make the trans
atlantic voyage in less than five DAYS,
eclipSing the record made by the Gu
harder Mauretania in 1928 by hours
and So minutes
New York Harbor donned maritime
festive garb as the huge liner moved
majestically TO her pier. A'rplanes cir
cled overhead: harbor craft, including
the municipal ting Macon, shrieked
their welcome with piercing sirens and
crowds cheered along shore.
New Bremen Record.
The Mauretania's average daily speed
record of 2606 knots fell before the
Bremens 28.18knot average. The
Mauretania's record days run OF 675
miles was exceeded on four successive
DAYS by the Bremen, which covered us
miles. her greatest d stance. yesterday.
The Mauretania's record speed of %
knots for an hour was surpassed by the
Bremen's 29.6 knots.
Capt Leopold Ziegenbein, master OF
the liner, expressed satisfaction with
her performance. We did not extend
the ships engines at any time" he
said. We hope to make better time on
future trips"
Even speedier than the voyage OF
the Bremen. however. was the trip OF
6 OF the 2992 mail bags carried by
the vessel. A seaplane. piloted by
81 Sffl6nifz
catapulted from the ship while she
was off Fire Island. SIS miles from
New York, and carried the mail sacks
to the North German Lloyd Line pier.
The letters were rushed to the post
Office and were delivered to New York
addresses more than two hours be-
fore the liner docked. Three of the
sacks were placed aboard transconti-
mental air mail planes, which are ex-
pected to deliver them in Los Angeles
and San Francisco some time today,
seven days after they left Germany.
Reception Noisy.
As the seaplane circled the Statue
of Liberty. before coming to rest on
the waters of the bay, whistles on tugs,
ferries, yachts and excursion steamers
began the noisy reception that con-
tinued until the 1870 passengers, In
Guiding 1893 Americans, had disem-
barked.
The municipal tug Macon, bearing
the mayors welcoming committee, met
the liner at quarantine. where members
of the committee boarded the ship.
The greeting of Police Commissioner
Grover A. Whalen, chairman OF the
committee. was followed by the con-
gratulations of the German consul gen.
eral, DR.. Karl Won Lewinski.
One Of the first passengers 70 leave
the ship was Mrs. Edward Adams.
wife of a New York physician. who had
undergone an abdominal operation Sat
urday night aboard the liner. While
the Bremen was steaming along at
more than % knots an hour the OPP
Grafton was performed by Dr. William
O'Neil Sherman, chief surgeon OF the
Carnegie Steel Corporation OF Pitts
burgh. assisted by DR.. Fred Albee OF
New York and the ships surgeons. Dr.
Sherman said the Bremen was so
steady that it was like operating In
hospital.
Features of Liner.
Among the luxurious features OF the
ship are the series of public rooms,
smoking room. bar, night club ana a
ballroom on the promenade deck ara
many little shops, selling all manner
of feminine flnery, aiong the upper
decks.
The mauve and gold ballroom is con.
verified into a Aim tneater outside OF
dancing hours. Other novelties are
bowling alley and a shooting gallery.
DR.. G. Bauer. chief engineer Of the
German Ship Engines 81 Machinery
Construction Co. of Bremen, who de.
signed and supervised construction OF
the ships engines was passenger.
THE Bremen can average 27l2 knots
steaming easily and when driven at
full speed she will do 2Si2 knots with
an oil fuel consumption of $50 tons
daily" DR.. Bauer said. with cur
rent In her favor, the Bremen may do
80 knots"