The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-19
C0LUMBIA'S RECORD MADE.
4 Squirt OF 1881 KNOTS ON THE
TRIP, WIN AN hTERhGR or ee.sI.

A Slight Disarrsneenent In One OF the En-
eines Made = Showdown. Necessary, an,
the Inte.ded Average or ~ Knot. Wa
Not Made In Con.eauence-Trip,e.sc
Propulsion for Bis Steamships Prob.si,
setued-A rrenium OF $3.50. 900 for th,
Contrsctors-The Details ofthe Run ap,
the Peculiar Appearance OF the water /.
the stern-The workings OF the Enrine.
BosToN. Nov. 1s.-Naval officers who were or
board the triple-screw unarmored cruise,
Columbia to-day on her official trip OF eieh,
| hours speeding say that she should be count TED
among tho seven wonders OF the world, for the
reason that although she made an average o.
81 knots for the entire distance Of eighty.
eight knots and over she made q speed oil
25.31 knots between two buoys. a distance oil
ia knots 1t was decided to show the trial
board what she could do. and the full capacity
OF steam was let into the engines. 1t was the
plan OF the Cramps to make a record OF twenty
three knote to-day. but by some accident con-
siderable water got into the port engine room
and 1t was necessary to slow that engine down
Hence the average fell to 22.S1 knots On
| Tuesday she made q record Of 24o5 knots
| between the same two buoys. but the perform
ance OF to-day must stand as the Colum bia' Q
| record when comparison is made with vessels.
whether war ships or merchantmen. OF any
other nation, for that is the way records ore
made on tho other aida of tho ocoo,
The result Of to-day's trip means tho large
premium of $3.50, 900 for the contractor. ~ RI a
ship the Messrs. Cramp OF Philadelnbia II
does moro than that, for IL establishes nroh.
ably for all time the advisability Of propelling
big ships with three screws instead Of two
and tho effect will soon be felt in the m erchant
marine. But. perhaps the most important re-
suit Of all from the standpoint OF patriotiem ia
the fact that this performance reEstahlishoa
beyond the possibility OF oueetioninp thu All.
premacy In one way oftbe United States IN III
seas. 1t is within only ten year. that
beginning with nothing. we triad To strive
again to equal other nations in sbipbuildinp.
In five years we had caught up with most OF
them in quality: q year ago we Ind caught IN
with all OF them. and were slightly in tho lead
Now. with a Jump, we pass them all. Tbere
are only two other triple. screw steamships Of
any size in the world Ono 10 the French man.
of-war Dupuy do LONE. which. thus far. has
not given satisfactory results In speed or in
tho workings OF the engines. and the other ia
the German Kaiserin Augusta, which came
fresh from the builders' hands to particIpate
in the Columbian review in New York last
spring. Since then she has been tested for
speed. and has made a record OF % knots.
Both OF these foreign vessels are under &. 600
tons In size. .. 100 tons smaller, at least. than
tho Columbia
Without doubt tho Columbia can 20 even
faster than she did to-day What speed there
IA in her tho Messrs Cramn do notknov Thor
ooknow That on Wednesday night, after an OK
tended conference on board. they decided to
Do sa'ep ".'hln inc unit OF accident. and not
push her beyond twenty-three knots. They
were anxious to win every dollar that they
- ~ ~. ~, y, ~. ou' ."o.' Jung
ment anu conservatism told them that 1t was
II ia dlracuit 70 sav what IN. co,,mh,a u,l, o.
n, -. ~. Y WI. w
much is known: That vessel is not in exist list.
ence to-day. or even ia not laid down ~ w.ex.
oant ~. %oiumh,aa a,a,or a sh,n ao Mn "e tx
cept inc Colunpla slster SNIP minneapolis,
that this vessel cannot overhaul or run away
from. She is a commerce destroyer. and is
meant to run away tits desired. 1t was re-
gard for prudence that m ade the Cramps keep
her down to-day although they naturally
her. despite the depleted condition Of MIR.
carli.le's Treasury and tho possibility Of
e W. o"a'.nan "rsoh Vi the ways ana
his tar 10
ierhapH IN these Gays OF FOOTBALL when
touch downs and GOALS it would be well TO de-.
.o,i,'a ~ 80 49,. Ca,.,S I,,.
scrioe ''e way ."e co'ulno!a gaiheu her VIC
and did 1t to perfection. She rushed from ono
coal 70 ia o.h., ~, .o,.,a 49, H. -.
soai " mp olner On course narkea py Knots
check or serious hindrap"e nv wind wnvas
,s.n ~. nv t hii'e W VIM, WIVES.
Surrepts oI tlues. auo mere was no stopping
ner. BEFORE CROSSING the line In the morning,
she made aft wing start OF twenty five nots from
Boston harbor to Cana AIMS twin li1ht houses
OFF which the course heUsn Thar shs Eent
- ", - ~. oo oVsnu uou ply hept
On s,raleht ah ~ arrow rom an inulan DOW
up the conSt. Whlch Tor about hall the distance
buoys. at distances OF from q to knots and
nath Tha.a i, &c., aI al ~ ,hSu mo
palni !hete guoys nAu NJ netn Serineu rs
true IN tnelr alignment ana IN tholr distances.
There was no chance OF error in the course,
shin there WAS az iittIe chance ~ mistata np
THAR ma AZ couid possihIv ha qua rdad awainat