New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-03

givinpc whether the ship would be able TO DO her.
Self justice against the fast man %n, ~,
MAXIM last time over this particular ocean route.
The Department knew that tne So'u t "a ~a n,S
very n aS rival but it is exceedingly gratIfed at this
ong-run performance and showing az 80 s b a.
M, nse AT any time forced draught and that there;
fore voyage was made enrSy r uae, n9al
ance. following closely upon the qnusua. praise
bestowed upon our ships Dy tne Per- . EJc
CONDITIONS AGAINST A FAST Run.
The surprise among Naval officers is all the greater
because the Columbia made the voyage under condi-
,toa detrimental 70 a quick run The unusual inter-
est in the voyage Of the Columbia. which ended THIS
m orning was based the instructions given 10 her
commander Captain Sumner, by the Navy De-
partment In order TO test the capaphy Oh 'he 'es-
sci In making long run. captain sumner "a'
directed to mike a speed trial from southampton
TO New-York, but was restricted 10 'he use Vi
natural draught except in the last twen'y-four
hours when forced draught was TO be used Under
these instructions good time might have Deen ex-
pected but the Columbia was hampered Dy clrcuni-
stances which seemed to counteract the chances lor
a rapid passage. Her recent strainlns III the ofy-
dock at Southampton, where she was p'aeeu III Or
der TO cean her hull preparatory to the trip was
considered to have ,essened her chances on the
theory that CAPTAIN Sumner would be afraid to put
her TO her utmost speed for fear that the injury
might be made greater. The sensational stories OF
serious injury sustained In drydock are see"i'sy
disposed OF by the quickness Of the voyage. ,
Another thing which tended to hamper ne 30, 1olum-
bia the fact that she nad ohIy nan i ul,
nersonages on A speed trial-and lacked fourth or
a complete crew OF machinists and fremen. her
coal too OF an inferior order In consde.atioh
OF these hlndrances 1t was believed ,hat tne o,ui
bla would not make good time, and even tnarles
Cramp her builder. thought that she would no!
Sandy Heck in ess han eight to df bs Na ang
Department pool Additional interest IN the Column
fas "trip Gomes from oa ahe i s souhampon just
twenty-four hours and twenty minutes Dehlna no me
Columbia and expected by many naval officers
burg American steamship Augusta victoria passed
the Needles about one hundred miles Dehinu uie
Columbia Neither OF these crack ''eTs w, 1rnbsbIe
outcome awakened intense interest at the Navy pc
partment. which led 10 the making or a pool on mo
hour OF the arrival of the Columbia. The estimates
ranged all the way from Friday morning tnese
being made by newspaper men) to MONDAY AFTER
Most OF the naval officers placed their pes
Cramp. whose estimate was exactly eight Gays. lns
winner Of the pool is an attache OF Inc Ne"-iorA
Heralds" Washington bureau.
SOME CRITICISM OF CAPTAIN SUMNER.
Some Naval officers have been unable TO restrain
criticism OF Captain sumner for not following his
Instructions Had forced draught been used, mere
ia doubt that the Columbus record "ouil
have been lowered al least two hours, put ~ Is
not likely that he failed to carry out his direc.
tons In this respect without a good ana sufncleht
reason. Captain sumner VIII doubtless eNp.an tne
matter In his official report OF the trip nut snoud
he fail TO do so. an explanation VIII prooaoy %
asked
There is no concesl.ng the fact that the Co.
lumba's success is displeasing TO a number OK
sci and some OF these in order provide balm
FOR the failure OF their predictions that the trip
would show the Columbia in anything but a cred
table light are Inconsistent enough 70 endeavor
to excite prejudice against Captain Sumner