The herald., 1893-11-19
THE QUEEN OF THE OCEAN
A Title Fairly Won by the
Columbia.
The New Cruiser SElashes ALI
the Records.
Swifter Than Any Other Warship or
Merchantmen.
She Attains Speed OF Over Twenty n ve
Knots per Hour and Wins for Her
Builders a Bonus of
ss35O,5O0.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BosToN. Nov. 18.--The new cruiser
Columbia today fairly won the title of.
queen of the ocean. Faster than ever
sped warship or merchant vessel she
steamed over the course from Cape Ann
to Cape Porpoise on trial trip with the
United States board of inspectors on
board. Her average speed for S8 knots
was 22.8l knots, but she steamed ~
knots oil the run at q rate that averaged
25.03 knots an hour. 1t was a magnifi-
cent display of apeed. By her little
four-bour spin she won for her builders
William Cramp & Son-the neat bonus
OF $S50,50O.
At sunrise the members Of the board
and Cramp and party appeared at the
head of the Lewis wharf ready to start
for the ship. A light breeze prevailed
which looked threatening but the day
turned out fine. The ship made false
start and Cramp ordered her back for a
new run. When she got back q mile
beyond the Dolphin; the starting boat,
she turned and pointed her nose once
more ON the course. At $40 she was
off for Point Porpoise. speeding at a
22ls knot gait. She reached the Inana,
the second mark, at 10 O'Clock, making
the first mark of her course at the rate
Of 22.O6 knots. Here the engines were
given additional steam and averaged
14l revolutions. From the KeRrsarge,
the next marking vessel, to the tug Ley
den, the epeed OF the ship was only 22.8
knots per hour, and the revolutions OF
the engines reduced to about Isl per
minute.
Then the whole form of the Columbia
pibrAted VI tn the fearful velocity OF her
engines. The mighty shafts revolved
2k times every second, and the huge
screws churned the water into csldron
that rose high above the quarter galley.
\ 1t was soon seen that the Columbia had
passed the 23 knot mark, and there was
"a i =, ! (, II har AZ deck. The Mar
Form, and her Ga stassxa "a knots sfenas ~ 2 .
visible on the horizon as the Columbia
shot with cyclone speed past the Fern,
her. speed fell to 2155 knots, but it
proved that the Columbia was only
gathering power. She swept by the
Fortune, the seven mark boat, at
Ii 81 :28. and the three big propelers
piled up mighty macs OF seething,
boiling water, and left trail couple Of
miles long in the wake. The Fortune
WAS left far astern in twinkllng. The
sprsy leaped in over the bow, drenched
the forward deck and whitened the
whlskers of Captain Sargent, who was
on the bridge. The Columbia was
rapidly nearing the first half of her
trial and bent on smashing the records.
She is going at % l. s now," said Mr..
Cramp in matter. of-fsct way, ''and l
guess we can get another knot out of
her if you amt satiefied."
"Well. Pm satisfed,'' said Commo-
dore Walker. "She's a hummer"
Never ship was built that equaled
the tremendous velocity which the
Columbia had now attained. 1t was not
an easy tack to stand on the deck and
face the gale which resulted from the
onward sweeping of the mighty ship.
The bells of the engine room jngled
merrily as Captain Sargent demanded
that every ounce OF steam be turned
into the great cylinders. The Colum bia
had covered the laet ~ knots at the
rate of 1851 knots per hour, or a little
bettsr than so miies, and the average
since the start had been 1892 knots per
honr. gn1
She took long turn to seaward on the
starboard helm before returning over
the course. The time occupied In the
turn WAS not counted in the trial. At
II IA :56 she crossed the line on her re-
turn. The wind was now dead ahead
and blowing IL an hour. The velocity
it attained on the deck of the Columbia
must have been in the neigh borhood of
30 knots. The ship was reeling off a
"a :77-knot gait and one of the patent
log lines could not stand the strain and
was carried away.
Just as the chip passed the Fortune,
there was q commotion in the engine
room and every light went out. The
boiler which drove the dynamo went
out and the result was darkness. When
the light was restored, the engines were
set to work turning off 1888 revolutions
4 minute. The speed rose to 233l knots
almost Immediately, and when the
K Kearsarge's crew got into the rigging
md cheered her as she sped by her.
she was going alta steady 23.knot gait,
From this to the end of the course she
'etained 2219-knot speed. Her time
IN the course Of 8S knots was 3 hours.
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