TRANSATLANTIC RACE.
LUSITANIA’S ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK. United Press Association—Copyright NEW YORK, Sepfb» 13. The s.s. Lusitania has arrived at Sandy Hook. She crossed the bar at three minutes past nine. On the fourth day’s run she put np 593 knots, and despite the fog averaged 23 knots. The Lusitania beat the land-to-land record by 5 hours 44 minutes. Her average speed was 23.87 miles an hour, compared with the Deutschland’s record in. 1900 of 23.15 miles from New York to Plymouth. (Received Sept. 15, 4.9 p.m.) NEW YORK, Sept. 14. The Lusitania’s average speed was 23.01 knots. The passage from Queenstown to Sandy Hook occupied 4 davs 20 hours. The engines worked perfectly, and were never slowed down during intermittent fogs lasting 2J days. The Lusitania got a tremendous reception, being the first big liner to enter New York through the new Ambrose Channel, which saves five miles.
The steaming coal consumption during the trip was under 1000 tons.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2186, 16 September 1907, Page 2
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160TRANSATLANTIC RACE. Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2186, 16 September 1907, Page 2
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