New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-28
ANOTHER RECORD BREAKER.
LAURELs FOR THE NEW COLUMBIA
RACER ON HER MAIDEN TRIP NOW THE
VOYAGE WAS MADE.

VOYAGE WAS MADE.
The fine steamer Columbia, Of the Hamburg
American Packet Company, whose arrival was an
nounced in The Tribune yesterday, steamed proudly
10 her pier in Iob0ken early yesterday morning. ana
was hailed shero the breaker of the course
from Southampton 10 Sandy Hook The Columbia
covered this distance-her maiden trip, too-m six
days, twenty-one hours and twenty three minutes
Her average OF speed eighteen and one-half
miles an hour. This record breaks tho Lahns by
two hours the same rum and is equivalent to within
four hours Of the fastest ocean-trlp which was made
oy the City Of Paris in five days. tweny-thres hours
and seven minutes
The Columbia left Southampton on July 70, az
30 a. and passed the Needles hour and half
later Her daily record Is follows: SATURDAY, 20
noon 153 miles; Sunday 443; Monday 461 Tuos-
day, 465; Wednesday, 464 Thursday, 400; Friday
to noon, ass Friday, TO the end of the trip, 1863.
The screws made scventy-four revolutions to the
minute and the steamers furnaces consumed 900
tons Of coal day, which is a small amount as COM
pared with what other ocean The weather
was favorable although there were southwestery
winds with a westerly swell. Captain Carl Hebich
Is extremely proud OF his steamer, and First Ohcer
Franz Lodderstadt says that In favorable weather
the Columbia lower this record.
The Columbia is the twin sister OF the Augusta
Victoria. She has twin screws, two sets Of triple
two shafts with throe large tunnels surmouuting her
machinery. This two sets Of machinery are inde-
pendent Of each other and separated by longi-
tudnal bulkhead. which extends throughout The en-
tire length of the steamer. The dimensions are:
Length 400 feet; depth Of hold, 80 feet; beam, %.
Her displacement Is 10000 tons, and her engines are
of 1880 horse power. The Columbia Is
finely fitted up and her exterior APP
pearance Is in Keeping with her tasteful
nd bandco ipto Gbo has
suggesting gigantic yacht. and the curving lines
Of her hull are grace and symmetry The Columbia
has oo the solid qualities Of her sister the Augusta
Victoria.
The engineer said that the machinery moved With
out hitch. Captain Hebch added that he could
handle the Columbia easily as rowboat why"
said he, turned her around in the Bay this morn
ing on her own length By having one screw worked
forwards and the other backwards. While we wero
turning around another large steamer had to go way
down the Bay to turn. Our engines worked the
whole trip without heating Journal
The Columbia had crew Of $685. including the
officers. OF the 40 were fremcn. The Officers
are: Captain. Carl Eeblch; first officer Franz LODI
dcrsadt second officers c. wahleri X. Nestermann:
third W. Muller; fourth. o. Wagner; engineer ~
vmmel pmser, d. Toosby, and physician, DR..
Herman Guther.
The Columbia had 4sO passengers, not Including
children. The cabin passengers were: Miss Marie
Rosenied, william Roger, Mrs. Marie Roger Will
helm Relssner James J. Slebeneck Dr. Ernst Schweck
endeck, Hans Slbcth, Jui, Spess, DIR. SieVehng ana
wife, DR.. stohwasser, Charles W. Simon, IL. NJ
sttz, Carl f. Schroeder, G. F. seipel, Mrs. Maria
Selpel and children, the Rev. +. Bender, Christian
Bahnsen Franz Brnckhaus. Mrs. Pauline Rremnier,
Miss Bertha Bremmier Conrad Becker, Frederick
Brant Alvin Clauss. A. Dieckmam. Hermann Bles-
tel Daniel Eplcr, Mrs Ella Eper, Christian ENRICH
Mr. Fa!kenau George +. Fishor, NJ s. Emile Finder'
ilam Fischer, Augu-t Go h.. George Goetz, the
Hon b. f. Gentsch Professor l.. b. Hall aud wife,
Jacob Hellmann Edmund IIcucr. Dr. Ernst Hem
IT, smith, Emil FL Schmidt. Alfred Sche lie, j. W.
thompson, Jacob yoeh Engen Volp and T famy'
icon Wachsner, Albert l.. Wilson. DR.. {. A. MetLel;
p Wieckhorst, Mrs Amalia Wlcckhorst Eduald
Wicckhorst, Heinrich Wiser, Mrs; Marie Mener ana
child Mrs Marie WOelcker and children, H. Jepsen,
r. G. kramer +. w Koher, s D. LuH' Franz io Lem
hos Adolph Lewis, Harry p. i 0naId. ). HerDerC
Iedwitb. Dr. j. uppnann and wife Isaac Ledcrer,
Otto Lille, Leopold Link, Leopold erSohn, Max Max
Ieisersohn Andieas Meyer, Mrs. Maria Meyer, Dr'
Claudius Niemand, Heinrich NulnbeIger, y:
petraeus We,ty Pctraeus. Mrs. Martha petersen
/ and child F. II. Raubtscheck and wife.
4 reception will be given on the steamer uohor-