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Albert D. Lasker, Chairman of the Shipping Board, became quite excited and wrote a letter to Mayor Hylan of New York when he learned that the Government's great ship, Leviathan, might not be able to find a pier in Manhattan...
...situation is this: there are five ships serving the port of New York which require 1,000-foot piers: The Majestic, Berengaria, Olympic, Homeric and Aquitania-all operated by British lines. When the Leviathan comes into service on July 4, she will be the sixth ship of this class. The British vessels have been using the Chelsea piers, which, originally not so long, were extended during the War for the use of these long ships. The City of New York is also building a series of 1,000-foot piers farther north along the shore of Manhattan. Pier...
What was once the German ship Prince Eitel Friedrich, and is now the transport U. S. Grant, sailed out of New York Harbor for Porto Rico, the Panama Canal, San Francisco and Honolulu. Aboard were 19 Army officers and 980 troops destined for various posts. In addition, the passengers included Secretary of War Weeks, Mrs. Weeks and 27 Senators and Representatives, most of them with their wives, a few with their children. Each of the civilians will pay $2 a day for his food, just as Army officers do aboard transports. Otherwise, the trip will be free...
...complete program follows: 1. March, "Veritas" Densmore 2. Overture, "Poet and Peasant" Suppe 3. Fantasia, "Faust" Gounod 4. College Songs by Harvard Freshman Glee Club A. W. Wright, Leader 5. Finale of "Scheherazade" Rimsky-Korsakov Festival at Bagdad. The Sea. The Ship goes to Pieces on a Rock Surmounted by a Bronze Warrior. Conclusion. 6. Spanish Dance--Granados Kreisler (Arranged by S. Seiniger '13) 7. Parade of the Wooden Soldiers Jessel 8. Ride of the Valkyries Wagner Football Songs by Harvard Freshman Glee Club 9. Ballet Suite, "Nutcracker" Tschaikovsky (a) Overture Miniature (b) Dance Chinois (c) Trepak (Russian Dance...
When flights are undertaken, the upper deck of the Langley is completely cleared; masts and smokestacks and all other paraphernalia disappear. The Secretary of the Navy, Admirals, Captains and gobs jump into nets on the sides of the ship, with conspicuous lack of dignity, when a plane is about to alight. The getaway of an airplane is easy. But landing on the deck of the steaming war-vessel, pitching and rolling as it must, is a risky proposition. The deck looks broad to any one standing on it, but it is a mere strip to the anxious pilot...