St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-17
COLUMBIA'S TRIAL.
She Gets Out Of the Course an
the Race Is Declared Off.

She Gets Out Of the Course and
the Race Is Declared Off.
Boston, Nov. 16.-At $3.50 this morn
ing the members of the board of inspec-
ton and perintending Engineer Ed
win Cramp left Young's hotel, together
with the representatives of the Associ-
ated Press, took tug for the ship Co.
lumbia, and arrived ON board at o'clock.
The anchor was Immediately weighed,
good breeze blowing at the time, but
Mr.. Cramp decided to have the trial, and
headed the ship for Thatcher's island.
The run down was, made at good
United States steamship Dolphin. which
marked the start, she was steaming a
good twenty knots, but the fire under
the boilers was unsatisfactory, and be-
fore Mr.. Cramp would consent to start
over the course the ship took wide
sweep to windward to allow the fires to
get in good condition.
The wind had been Increasing in
velocity all the time, and was now blow
ing thirty miles an hour. She bore
down on the Dolphin a second time,
and her mighty engines sent her through
the water at trif1e more than % knots
per hour. At 10:45:0215 Capt. Sargent
gave the engineer the bell for full
speed, and the Columbia sped past the
Dolphin like flash. The three engines
were making 139, 13S and 1873 revolutions
respectively, and the ship trembled un-
der the mighty strain and seemed to
bound through the sea. About three
miles beyond the Dolphin the little tug
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the Columbia dashed at 1851 % The
ships speed was 22&l knots, and there
was every prospect that before the run
had been finished she would pass %
knots. The United States steamship
KearSarge was the next mark to pass,
and her Spars were clearly visible down
to leeward. The Columbia was gather
ing speed at every bound almost, and
she steered almost straight for the
old ship ahead. The water under the
counters and astern was tossed into
foaming pillows, and big snow-capped
waves leaped out from the bow. The
wind still increased, and scattered the
foamed crests widespread over the
ocean around about, and the sun quickly
transformed 9he spray into brilliant
rainbowS. The Kearsarge was within
couple of miles when Capt. Sargent
discovered she had lost her position in
the course. He then found that the
Columbia was some two miles off the
straight course, owing to having headed
directly for the KearSarge. When Mr..
Cramp heard it he communicated the
fact TO the naval board, and the trial
was promptly declared OFF. The Kear-
sarge had been unable to hold her
anchorage owing to the strong wind, and
had dragged a couple of miles to lee
ward. The Columbia then headed for
Boston i'll the teeth of gale. A big sea
was running, and the ship was wet fore
and aft. MI. Cramp says the trial will
occur when the wind abates, probably
on Saturday.
Mr.. Cramp gave startling piece of
information to an Associated Press re-
porter this afternoon as to the speed of
the ship attained at her preliminary
trial. The official speed published at
that time was 22.87 knots, but now it is
known that the last seven knots of the
course was covered at speed of 2415
knots. 1t was believed further that the
ship could have done better if pushed to
the utmost.
Rear Admiral Walker stated that the
Columbia was doing remarkably well,
and but for the Kearsarge'S drift the
trip would have been highly satisfac-
tory. He wanted to see her do her best,
and wanted every possible condition
favorable. Mr.. Cramp stated that he
was satisfied with the ships behavior
up to the time of her giving up the
trial. He believed she would have
made remarkable run. The greatest
horse power developed during tnesshort
time the machinery was in forced
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