New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-26
HIGH PRAISE FOR TIE COLUMBIA.
THE TRIAL BOARDS REPoRT-THE CRUISERS
MEAN SPEED oos KNOTS-TiIE OLYMPIA
LIKELY TO EARN A BIG pREMIrM.

Washington. Nov @5-The official report Of the
board appointed to conduct the trial Of the new
cruiser Columbia. the swiftcst vessel OF the Navy.
shows that the speed Of the ship for two runs
over the measured course from Cape Ann to Cape
Porpoise under forced draught with an average air
pressure of nine-tenths of an inch. carefully cal
culated and corrected for tidal flow, was at the rate
OF 22s knots an hour. In making its report the
board "begs to express the opinion that In the
Columbia the service and the country has vessel
that as a type OF superior construction. advanced
engnery and great speed mark an epoch in modern
cruiser design and building" The board finds that
the Columbia is sufficiently strong to carry the
equipment, coal stores and machinery indlca'cd III
the specifications.
AS far as 1t could determine from It's brief ex-
perence with the vessel the board regards the
Columbia possessing qualities Of steadiness. sea-
worthnes5 and ready obedience to the helm In
marked degree. With the exception of some slight
dra wbacks the performance of the engines, boilers
and dependencies excellent, rejecting great
credit upon both the designer and the builders
Only the best material and most thorough work
manship, says the board could have produced en-
gines and boilers of such notable PERFORMANCE
The board invites the attention Of the Depart
ment to the unfortunate location OF the naws t,
pipes. and recomme nds that ,he pipes be move, Yea
higher up, and that the contractors make inc
change before the ship leaves their establishment.
par ru Yet about the unsuccessful attempt
TO run the new cruiser olympia o on her
official trial Yesterday IN san FTdHclacO iEc
ment telegraphed East this morning. however. that
she was making 22.2 knots when pump bolt broke
filled the naval engineers with JOY. FOR the engines
of the Olympia counterparts of those OF the
Columbia with the exception, OF course. that the
latter Is provided with three screws and the for
ner has only two The contract for the Olympia
calls for twenty knots. while that for the Columbia
required twenty-one. Should the Olympia on her
final run make the twenty-five knots throughout
she would earn premium OF 5ivoc0, the largest
ever made one contract. The naval engineers
fear that the Olympia cannot maintain the strain
OF such tremendous pace, however, 4nd they
think the Scots VIII be exceedingly glaD TO Sc
cure an average OF twenty-one ana three-fourths
which would earn premium OF $5ooVo' equai 70
the Columbia premium At twenty-five knots the
Olympia would be considered a marvel:
SANTA barbara Cal Nov 21-Owing to the fog
and high winds that prevailed to-day the second
trial trip of the Olympia was postponed until next
Monday According to the table OF the runs yester-
day prepared by the Board OF Engineers the aver.
age from the start to the second station was 2.G
Knots an hour; from the second TO the third. A%
knots from the first to the third a distance OF
about seven knots. I1G; from the third TO the end
OF the 4S-knot course. distance OF ., Knots, u q
Conception the Olympia went for short distance
at n rate OF 2s12 knots per hour The average for
the q knots was 22.2. On her return the cruiser