“A Master Pantomimist”
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Abstract
On December 12, 1900, Bill and Hattie departed on the 2,050-pas-senger S. S. Deutschland, an ocean liner that had just won the Blue Riband, an honor given to the fastest transatlantic vessel. Traveling at an average speed of 23.06 knots (26.4 mph), she had crossed the ocean in five days. The ship’s record-breaking velocity caused Bill and Hattie to have a very uncomfortable crossing. Its high-powered twin-screw turbine engines produced such noisy vibrations in the passenger rooms that it was nicknamed the “cocktail shaker.” Constant winter storms and huge waves rocked the ship in the mid-Atlantic.
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