New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-25
HER PLACE SATURDAY.

out dlfficulty. Upon her arrival here It was def
initely known that the nature OF the accident to
her rudder was the breaking OF the rudder-stop
from the lower portion of the rudder.
Captain A. p Cooke U. s. N. who with his
wife was passenger the st. Louis. was seen
by a representative of the United Press to whom
ne said:
had had rdGs y me, To% @ in m
easterly gale but there were no other accidents or
anytnins s else on board suggestive of the idea hat
there race between the 81 LOUIS ana tne
Of her propeiiers. just though nothing had hap
Sened The ship behaved splendidly, and her pas
ruider had happened. For the greater part of the
passage We experienced good weather, with mod
crate gales.
Captain Randle. in conversation with re-
porter Of the United Press. said that the accident
TO the rudder Of the st. Louis was caused by the
ship being struck by heavy on going into
gale The voyage he said, was a stormy one
from the second day out until her arrival mere
fresh and heavy gales mostly from the northeast,
prevailing The daily runs of the ST. Louis were
ss4. 443 420 430. AT. 316 295 and 1858 miles There
were no other mishaps than the breaking OF the
rudder.
Captain Randle furnished the United Press
representative with the following official state
ment Of the accident and the subsequent progress
OF the ship:
nS2h 31 oSsus q 3 80 mes
the Sciily Islands. during heavy gaze. with high
head sea from the northeast, the rudder-fr anne
that point until the ship cached southampton she
was steered entrey with her engines s. and and arrived
at Southampton safely. with all well on board
c. w. Elphicke one Of the cabin passengers.
this morning presented to Captain Randle on
behalf Of his fellow-passergers the following
address
The undersigned passengers on board the steamer
eejlent Judgment shown by Captaln William c.
Randle on the occasion of the breaking down OF the
ding Of the ship and subsequently bringing her
safely and speedily into port
A close examination Of the damage sustained
by the St Louis reveals that it will require more
than week TO repair II. The vessel VIII there-
fore not be able TO sail on her schedule time, and
the Berlin will take her place, sailing hence ior
New-York next Saturday
Among the passengers will probably be Baron
and Baroness Branca, t. A. Boutelle ana ram
= r Ismav Admiral and Mrs Luce Colonel and
Mrs Morrell. Colonel ard Mrs A. ;. morgan
Sir Alfred Moloney. Governor OF British Hon.
duras: Loriard Spencer and family and Colonel
j +. Tobias.
The 81. Louis passed Sandy Hook Lghtshp at
I5S D. NJ October ls To have equaled her last
eastward trip which was her last one-being only
hours 30 minutes behind the record. which is held
by the First Bismarck, of days 10 hours and Is
minutes-the st. Louis should have passed the
Needles at s2l a. m. october e. AS she passed
Hurst Castle at $3.50 m to-day, II Is seen that she
is day and hours behind her pest recoru hei
time of passage being about days % hours and y
minutes
This is the second time that the ST. Louis has had
trouble in consequence of the breaking OF her rud-
der On the return TO New-York from her hrst trip
TO Europe on June %. the st. Louis came in with
broken rudder. Tne ACCOMPANYING nustration; nsi n;
which is taken from THE Engineering RECORD t od
june 2s shows how the rudder looked when she
reached New-York The outer frame is OF 1oIsed
wrought iron. With arms extending outward anu az az
ternatey riveted to the blade of the rudder on OPP
posite sides as shown by the dotted lines; Inc Dd1e
Is q solid sheet OF steel and the method OF attach-
ment between blade and frame is shown Dy ,the
rivets The first break occurred al A. tne seeo,o
have rapidly worked across to b. Ihe cross
OF the metal at was about l2xl4 incnes Fortu-
nately the rudder intended for the ST Paui was
finished and. although the St Louis reacneo , Sew
York on saturday. the builders had the 81 faui
rudder sent on at and il was shipped IN place
OF the damaged rudder. and the ST Louis sahed on
schedule time on the following Wednesday Inc
loss OF the second rudder is probably due TO some
fault n the changing Of the rudders at that tiihe'