Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1908 — WITH A BONE IN HER TEETH [ARTICLE]

WITH A BONE IN HER TEETH

And Another Record Run Across the Pond to Her Credit Comes the Lusitania. New York, Aug. 21.—The Cunard liner Lusitania finished a new record run across th eAtlantic at 9:30 p. m. yesterday, and when the official figures for the trip became available after the liner had anchored outside the bar for the night It developed that the big turblner had not only lowered all records for the trans-Atlantic voyage by nearly four hours, but that she had also broken three other records. The official timing of the Lusitania placed her off Daunts Rock at 11:30 last Sunday. Steaming abreast of the lightship at 9:30 p. m. yesterday she had made the passage in just 4 days and 15 hours. The best previous cerord, made by her on Nov. 8 last, was 4 days. 18 hours and 40 minutes, her new performance lowering the previous mark by 3 hours and 40 minutes. On the •whole trip of 2,718 miles the Lusitania made an average speed of 25.05 knots an hour, a new record. The third record broken is that for the greatest day's run—oso knots up to noon of the 17th —in which run she also set a new pace in steaming an average of 25.66 knots for twenty-four hours.