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MARINE REVIEW. Sot ae ae Queen of the Seas. This title has already been earned by the new North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. From noon to noon:on successive days, during her first voyage from Southampton to New York, she made 531, 495, 512, 554, and 564 nautical miles, the latter. being the longest dis- tance travelled by any ship in one day. Allowing for the lengthened day owing to the ship chasing the sun, this day's run is well over 2274 |xnots. Her average speed for the voyage was 21.39 knots. On the Queenstown and New York run the Cunard liners Campania and Lucania have made better average speeds, the highest being a fraction over 22 knots, but it is, of course, more than probable, in view of the initial performance of the German steamer, that she will, in the next voyage or two, exceed the aver- age speed of the Cunarders. On her first eastward voyage, New York to Plymouth, the Kaiser Wilhelm again lowered a record, her time being 5 days, 15 hours and 10 minutes, and her average speed 21.90 knots. The illustration appearing on this page is.from a photograph made for En- gineering of London, acetone Paid for Herself Three Times Over, When informed of the loss of the steamer E. B. Hale, which found- ered on Lake Huron, a few days ago, with a cargo of steel billets, M. A. Bradley, her owner, simply remarked that he was pleased to learn that the crew had been saved. "There is no longer a place for vessels like the Hale," he said, "or in fact for many of the steeel vessels. The old line The Sovereign and her Subjects. . Gen. Hyde, Mr: W. I. Babcock and others who have written of the Congress of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, held recently in England, were all impressed with the homage paid*to Queen Victoria. American delegates to the congress were unable to find words descriptive of the delight of the English ship builders when it was announced at the Imperial Institute in London that the delegates to the congress, together with members of the Institution of Naval Architects and their wives, would be accorded special reception at Windsor. This is how Charles H. Cramps puts it: : an itis not possible for any American, however well informed of Brit- ish affairs, to quite understand the feelings with which this human being is now regarded. If he can imagine 'Old Glory' and old Ironsides, Wash- ington and Lincoln, Bunker Hill, and 'My Country, Tis of Thee,' rolled into one force, and personified in a woman, he may form some conception of the feelings of the average Briton for 'The Queen,' for she in her own person symbolizes to-day the might and majesty of the land, and its long, varied, and glorious history from the beginning. 'The Queen' means everything that touches and thrills the patriotic chord." 5; _ Writing of the naval display at Spithead in the North American Re- view, Mr. Cramp says: "Even the imagined alliance of France, Germany, and Russia would be unable to cope with her upon that element. Indeed, the combined fleets of Europe would probably be destroyed by the united, compact, en- energetic fleet of Britain, especially since we take into account the capacity Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse--Queen of the Seas. : FIRST PICTURE OF THE SHIP FROM A PHOTOGRAPH--(FROM ENGINEERING, LONDON.) nee Owners may as well face the inevitable. .Only the ships built merisk 1€ Past year or two can. survive under the operations of im- aa ian that is now being applied to lake commerce. The Hale inpaike: a when she was built in 1873, and since that time her earn- eae vided among owners, has amounted to $325,000, so that there is complaint to be made on her account," + not all of the old line of vessel owners can view the loss of a vessel Mr pene Was no insurance in the matter-of-fact manner in which ane ie > took the loss of the Hale. He can afford to discuss a loss haye"fs ind without making a fuss over it. The earnings of Bradley ships mee nee oe! years been invested in other lines. The vessels are not important part of the accumulations of the family, and Mr. M. $e 5 ley is probably congratulating himself on this account. Four or a aes ago when the iron mining corporations began to build vessels woutt Tge scale, and when it was quite evident that John D. Rockefeller ing ae own ships, Mr. Bradley said that the volume of capital com- ments i the business was too big for him. He made no further invest- mM vessel property. re tis only a few years since the Hale was regarded as one of the best on w towi T oe Steamers on the lakes. She was not a very old vessel, but steel awl Or pig iron make a bad load for any ship. Her master, James "Ss, Is a veteran. He has followed the-lakes for more than 40 years. The Review has excellent photographs of lake ships. of Britain to replace the losses of war. The numerous ships of war al- ready on the sea, and the enormous number now building give the world due notice that Britania means to continue ruling the waves. Ameri- cans may be apt to consider that this involves a great strain upon her re- sources, but the fact remains that her revenues swell year after year, and that although she is spending $500,000,000 per annum, she has a surplus of revenue this year of $25,000,000. Her wealth is amazing. Crowded into this little island, not as large as one of several of our states, there is some- thing approaching the entire wealth of our forty-five states. Public senti- ment applaudes, indeed forces successive governments to increase the navy, because it is now universally recognized that the control of the sea is es- sential to the existence of the nation which cannot feed itself, but is com- 'pelled to draw one-half of all it consumes from foreign lands. Ships bring- ing food to Britain destroyed or even delayed would be equivalent to the capture of the country; for her starving people would compel acceptance of any terms the conqueror might see fit to impose. Whether Conserva- tive or Liberal party be in power, we may conclude that the navy of Brit- ain will be kept equal to meet any possible combination of European powers against her." Hunters' Excursion Rates--Parties of three or more may secure one- fare rates to designated local points on the line of the Nickel Plate road in western Ohio and Indiana; also single tickets will be sold to points in the northwest and southwest. No. 854, Nov. 15.