The morning call., 1893-11-25
PRICE FIVE CENTS.

DON'T. This telegram means that accord
ing to the report of the naval officers on
board she averaged 222 knots on the 43
mile run. Coming back she was going
faster. aud the average would have been
raised"
"Will the accident cause the official trip
to be postponed?" Mr. Scott was asked.
mo. She will start again in the morn
ing 1t was trivial thing that happened.
The bolt that gave way probably did not
cost more than ten cents. AS my brother
telegraphs an auxiliary pump was at once
set to work. The cruiser of course kept
right on. Her speed was probably not
lessened very much. bpt still enough to
make difference in the record, and we
are not bound to have any trip as official
unless everything works to our satsfac-
tion."
The performance Of the Olympia is truly
remarkable. much more 80 than that Of
the Columbia. which recently smashed all
records on the Eastern course. The Co.
lumbia was constructed especially for
speed, everything being sacrificed to it,
while the Olympia is only cruiser, and
room had to be made on her for heavy
guns. In spite of these facts the latter
ship, steaming over half the course yester-
day, nearly equaled the speed of the for
| mer. The Columbia one week ago to-day
| averaged 22S1 knots per hour for the dis
tance of IS knots, and according to the
| dispatches her fastest time - that which
kept the average up-was made on the first
half of the course. The dispatches state
that the Olympia averaged 22.2 knots,
going over 43 knots yesterday. and that she
was steaming at increased speed after
rounding the stakeboat for the run in. Had
she completed the run she might have
made an average equal TO the average Of
the Columbia. As it is she may do so on
the trip to-day. Every effort will be made
to this end, ard if such a result should be
obtained it would be the wonder of the
marine world.
AS it Is the speed Of the Olympia sur
prises even her builders. They would
have been satisfied had she developed
speed of q knots. A half knot more
and they would have been delighted. But
| a speed of % knots and perhaps little
more! Why. they have talked of it, to be
sure. but they never expected it to happen.
A comparison of the Columbia and the
Olympia shows good ground for surprise
at the latter's sea-going ability. The CO.
luuIbia has an indicated horsepower of
21,000. while the Olympia has only 1850.
In tonnage the Eastern-built ship is only
1850 tons heavier, so that the increase of
horsepower is way out OF proportion.
These facts considered the burst of speed
displayed by the vessel now lying at Santa
Barbara is regarded by many as phenom-
enaL Not so, however; the Olympia's
performance only testified to the splendid
work done by the Union Iron Works. In
| building the cruiser they have taken more
| pains and exercised more care regarding
details than the ship-huiding firms in the
| East. This excellence of work has en-
| abled them to make better showing
than the Eastern builders. even though
| the specifications kept them within mar
rover limits. The cruiser New York is a
| larger, more powerful boat than the
Olympia. and should, according to Theory,
be faster ship; but the latter vessel has
beaten her record and threatens to touch
if not pass that made by the great COM
merce destroyer to which every Que has
been pointing the finger of pride during
| the past week and praising as the queen
of the navy.
| Inspired by malice toward Pacific Coast
ship-bu ilders or close friendship for those
in the East. certain newspapers tried to
|
and claimed to have discovered flaws in
| the construction Of the Monterey. The
false statements made at that time were
proven untrue, but the impression gained
| ground that perhaps the work done out
here had not been quite up to that in the
| East.
But the performance Of the Olympia
places the Union Iron Works to the front
as ship-builders. With boat like the
Columbia to built, with practically no
| limitations, they would-taking the per-
formance of the Olympia as standard
have turned out a ship that could steam
about tweDty-siX knots per hour.
All this means more contracts for the
| Pacific Coast and more work here. It
also means handsome bonus for the new
cruisers builders, for if she makes twenty
| two knots on the trip to-day they will re-
ceive 100000 in addition to the contract
| price of the vessel.
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