The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-06
RUN oFCOLUMBIA.
An Official Report Has Been Made by Cap
 tain Sumner.

Washington, Aug. 5.-The official re- trial of the cruiser Columbia across the Atlantic was received by Assistant Secretary McAdoo at the navy depart ment. It says the run from the Nee dies was made as directed by depart ment orders, except as regarded forced draught and that the time from the Needles to Sandy Hook was six days, twenty-three hours, forty mine minutes an average hourly speed for the run of 1S.41 knots, all under natural draught. The quantity of coal on board at the time of departure was 1,S611k tons. The draught forward was 26 feet, 8 inches and after 25 feet, 6 inches
 The weather was fairly clear at the start with thick fog at times in the channel With a smooth sea in the English channel the ship made 1S9 knots an hour. With all the matches on the forecastle down considerable water came on board. The maximum roll was 19 to port and F to starboard The ship was steam + to 19 knots an hour on an allowance of 200 tons a day. At 12:10 a. m., Juy 27, a tube blew out in boiler F. and the boiler was put out of use for seven hours On Sunday the weather was mostly clear and pleasant and the sea smooth with light wind from the south On Monday there was clear weather with light variable winds and a smooth sea- On Tuesday the weather was stormy up to a. m. The engines were eased for short time. 1t was foggy for eight hours and tte esq was mod crate. At p. m. the cruiser passed close to a large iceberg just on the northeast edge of the Grand Banks The main berg was fifty feet above water and had an area of about 15O by 800 feet. It was almost exactly in the course of the ship, so that she had to run off to pass 1t at a safe distance The weather was clear and the cruis- CT sighted the berg eight miles off, her speed at the time being twenty knots On Wednesday the weather was fair and the sea smooth and moderate There were nine hours of fog and a heavy rain squall at 2:20p. m. Wooden plugs were placed in various leaky tubes. On Thursday there was fine, clear weather and & smooth sea.
 On Friday also there was clear fine weather and a smooth sea. The cruis- CT passed the Sandy Hook light at 859 a. m.
 The total coal consumed during the run was 1,474 tons, t.1So pounds.
 Captain Sumner says that it was not deemed practicable to make the last twenty-four hours run under forced draught because of the unreliable abil- ity of the boilers, which were blowing out tubes at LAO pounds pressure, the loose state of the engines from the long run, the great fatigue of the crew and above all the impracticability of getting a coal supply to the boilers with sufficient rapidity, as the coal was located at this stage of the run.
 The run involves excessive labor on the part of most of the ships com pany. Captain Sumner says nothing in the report regarding the straining of the ship in docking her at Southamp- ton.
 On Thursday next the. Columbia will be docked at the Brooklyn navy yard and thoroughly examined by board of experts to determine whether or not it is necessary to put her out of com mission and to make extensive repairs In case she is badly injured a court of inquiry will be appointed to place the responsibility for the damage