Ogden Daily Standard | 1901-08-29 | Page 1 | German Ship Breaks Record

SHIP BREAKS RECORD five and a half days in crossing the atlantic now york aug tho imperial german and United States mall twin screw express steamer Deutsc bland arrived in port early today with a naw record this trip was made from cherbourg Cher bourg mole to tho sandy hook lightship in five days twelve hours and twentythree twenty three minutes a distance ot miles at an average speed of twenty three knots per hour this Is abo quickest westward trip in point ot time and over the shortest route her days runs were and to bandy hoak lightship there was some delay on the banks ot new Found land owing to the fog ana the presence of many fishing vessels which obliged the steamer to slow down at times oft several messages were sent by the marconi system which worked somewhat better than on the previous trip