St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-20
from the SUNDAY GLOBE. I

BosToN, Nov. 1S.-The Columbia to-
day fairly won her title of queen OF the
ocean. Faster than ever sped WarShlp
or merchant vessel, she steamed over
the coast from Cape Ann to Cape Por-
poise on her trial trip with the United
States board of inspection on board.
Her average speed Tor the forty-four
knots was % 81 knots. But she steamed
7$I knots of her run at rate that aY-
eraged 25.03 knots an hour. 1t was
magnificent display of speed BY her
little four-hour spin she won for her
builders, William Cramp IL Sons, the
neat bonus of $780, 500. The Cramps
were eager for the trial, and so were
the members of the naval board. SO 1t
was decided to do their utmost to pre-
vent another postponement. At sunrise
the members of the board and Mr..
Cramp and his party appeared at the
head of Lewis wharf, ready TO start for
the ship. \ light breeze prevailed, but
it looked threatening, and all hands had
a rather dubious belief that the trial
would take place. Commissioners
Walker, however, said there was a lair
day in prospect, and his prophecy proved
true. Inc NOluinUld IOOh ut luClOL
and started out from Presidents Roads
at Sis. 1t was 9:20 when the red flag
announcing that the trial was on was
run up to the foremast-head. The crew
of the Dolphin gave parting yell as
the Columbia left her far astern. Her
engines were revolving at the rate of
135 revolutions a minute. The steam
pressure was 15S pounds. and there was
half an inch air pressure in the fire room
But 1t was not long before there was a
startling decrease in speed. The big
wake after decreased in dimensions,
and it was easy 10 see that something
was wrong. Then the red flag came
down, and the Columbia took wide
swing seward. The Cramps wanted
new start. One of the boilers had
begun to foam, and the remainder
were not enough to prOpel the
to be propelled. SO back the ship
went, a mile beyond the Dolphin, and
then, after half hour or so steam
ing around. she pointed her nose once
more toward the starting line and at
1854 40 she was off for Point PorpoISe.
She was speeding at 2213- knot gait. The
run down to the Imam, the second vessel
that marked the score, was 2.37 knots.
The Columbia was jogging along COM
fOrtablv, with no cOmmOtion to speak of.
She reached the Imam at 10 o'clock,
making the first step of her course at
the rate of 22.06 knots. Here the engines
were given an additional supply of.
steam, and the revolution on the going
down to the Kearsarge, the next mark
ing vessel, averaged 141 revolutions.
The speed of the ship increased, and the
6.66 marine mile between the Imam and
the KearSarge were cut through at the
rate of 22.40 knots per hour. For Ga
knots more to the tug Leyden, the speed
of the ship was only 1913 knots per hour
and the revolutions of the engines were
reduced to about 131 per minute. Then
the whole form of the Columbia
vibrated with the fearful velocity
of the engines. The mighty shafts
revolved 212 times every second, and the
huge screws under her stern churned
the water into cauldron that rose high
about the quarter-galley. The water
from her bow was dashed off in huge
pillows that set the fishermen and other
vessels along the course bobbing with
might and main. The steamer Fern
was reached at 10:52:36, and when it
Was seen that the Columbia had passed
the twenty-three-knot mark there was
cheering all along her deck. Now and
then pilot boat or schooner near her
course ran up the glorious standard of
America to her best luck and dipped it
in honor to the queen Columbia. The
Narketa was anchored 10 knots from
the Fern, and her stalky maSts were
just visible on the horizon as the Column
bia fairly Shot at cyclone SOeed mast the