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Show J STEAMER ENDS MAIDEN VOYAGE Vessel of Interesting History His-tory Sails Into New York Amid Noise NEW YORK. Feb, 24. Completing j her maiden voyage across the Atlantic, Atlan-tic, the White Stnr liner Homer!'- 1 largest twin scn-w vessel In the world I and the sixth biggest easel afloat steamed to her pier today while sirens of harbor croft whistled a welcome. Thr- luxurious 777 foot liner crossed i he ocean with her 2 ijO passengers in seven days. 23 hours fin II minutes, min-utes, two days slower than her expected expect-ed schedule, her speed halng been slackened by strong winds and rough seas The aserago time was 15.75 knots She was built at Danzig to fly the ImpiTinl flag of the Fatherland but when her hull had been completed Europe went to the trenches, and spiders spi-ders spun their webs over the gorgeous carved woodwork of the steamer, then vailed the Columbia. Under the reparations rep-arations terms, she as turned over to Great Britain and rechrlstened the K Homeric. RE The line suite that was to have been 8RJg r.ir the kaiser alone Is now available to the common people In the smoking smok-ing room a painting of Wllhelm II mounted on his white charger was i done over so that ono sees u lady riding rid-ing to the hounds. Two block spots were daubed upon the horse to make fm' it appear more democratic. At a land-M land-M Ing of the aft companions ay where a likeness of Wllhelm appeared, is now a mirror. The liner, which has two stacks, displaces 42.000 tone and has a regis-k regis-k ter of 93.526 tons Her breadth is 83 fee t, depth 100 feet and her en- JJ gincs. coal burners, are of 28.000 horsepower. Her passenger capacity Is 49 1 first cabin. 422 second, and 1,740 third class The crew numbers 7S0. Her skipper, skip-per, F. B. Howarth. a veteran In the White Star service, recently commanded com-manded the Baltic oo |