Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1909 — MAURETANIA SCORES AGAIN [ARTICLE]

MAURETANIA SCORES AGAIN

Breaks Record For the ‘‘Long Route” Across the Atlantic. Queenstown. Feb 9. —The Cunard liner Mauretania covered the 2,934 miles of the long route across the Atlantic at an average of 25.20 knots, establishing a record The day’s runs were 491. 605. 594. 567, 582 and 93 miles The passage was made in four days. 20 hours and 27 minutes. The best previous record from New York to Queenstown over the long course was five days and 5 minutes, made by the Mauretania, March 12, 1908