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Show CARIWM MAKES SPLENDID RECORD 1 . New Trans-Atlantic Tur-bine Tur-bine Steamer Reaches New York Safely. NEW YORK, Dec. 11. The first trans Atlantic turbine steamer that ever cam to this port, the giant new Carmanla o' the Cunard line, arrived at her dock t-" day. - All the way .across the Atlantic th Carmania encountered unusually seven vreathcr' and yesterday, when only a few miles ouUide the harbor, she was obliged to lay to and let. the storm blow ltsel. but before attempting to enter. During the night the' wind decreased in force and when daylight broke the Carmania turned, shoreward and came In through the circuitous cir-cuitous channel. That the maiden voyage of the big turbine tur-bine was in everyway successful was the expressed opinion of many of the passengers. passen-gers. Despite the severe weather fairly even speed was maintained throughout ttu voyage. The days' runs were: 4U3, 317, 306, 349. 419. 457, 434, 71. The size of the Carmania may be partly realized from the fact that she has accommodations ac-commodations for 3106 persons, 2653 passengers passen-gers and a crew of 450 men. The Car-mania Car-mania is $73 feet in length: of 30,000 tons displacement and has eisht decks. She has triple screws and made nineteen and me-half knots an hour on her builders' trial trip. She is a sister ship except as to power of the Cunarder Caronla. |