New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-06
THE TEST OF THE COLUMBIA
CAPTAIN SUMMERS OFFICIAL REPORT TO
THE NAVY DEPARTMENT.
n.uy RIMS COAL, CONSUMPTION AND INCIDENTS
OF THE vOYAGE-rHE CRUISER TO BE
DOCKED on THURSDAY.

THE VOYAGE-THE CRUISER To BE
DoCKED on THURSDAY
Washington. Aug 5-The official report OF Cap
tain Sumner the speed trial OF the cruiser CO.
lumbia the Atlantic was received by AS
sistant Secretary McAdoo the Navy Depart
ment to-day. Captain Sumner says that the run
from the Needles was made directed by Depart
ment orders. except in regard to forced draush.
and that the time from the Needles TO SANDY HOOK
was six days. twenty-three hours and iorty-hihe
minutes The quantity Of coal on board al the
time of departure was 1s6lia tons The draught
forward was twenty-six feet three inches ana AIT
twenty-five feet six inches. The weather was
fairly clear at the start with thick fog at times IN
the Channel. With smooth sea IN the Englsh
Channel the ship made eighteen to nineteen KNOTS
an hour With all the matches on the forecasue
down considerable water came on board. The maxi
mum roll was nineteen TO port and seventeen 10
starboard The ship steaming seventeen 10
nineteen knots hour on an allowance OF z"o TONS
OF coal a day. AT 12:o a. m on July I" 'uoe
blew out In No G connection Of boiler F. and the
boiler was put out of for seven hours On
Sunday the weather mostly clear and pleasant
the sea smooth with light wind from the SOUTH
Coal allowance increased to 225 tons day.
Monday-Clear weather with light variable winds
and smooth sea. Distance made +62 miles
Tuesday-weather stormy up to a. M; ship very
wet fore and aft; eased engines for snort Time
Foggy eight hours, moderate. Ran into polar
current At p m passed dS close ef 70 9ns
Just ON ns Foang
were detached portions OF the NAN . psIg
which appeared to show some hnn one 1eei hundred
and nifty feet by ve hundred feet, presestng the
Whole Of it being perfectly white 1t was almosi
exactly in the course of the ship. so that she had
n no l the weather clear the time and the
cruiser sighted the berg W b time ye beinn twenty
kHSts psad weather for the most part sea
|
Sainsoua at 900 p Distance made 400 BOO miles niles
ne o last row mGde box %o
boiier F. 1t was plugged with wooden plug steam steam
sent th nassd IN eaKy t"bes fhe
was poor and getting poorer. and the main con-
dersers clear weather smooth sea Dis
lance made ~, 4s ,n miles Picked up New-York pilot to
iouf fbward Of Cape Sable about 10 miles out from
sa TnTdlggay"clear. fine weather. smooth sea- s Misty
on,side Completed run on passing me Sanoy hook
Lghtshp. 10 at minutes I'M, from the Needles
hourly speed for the entire run Of S kn01s e an co o
which Was SINCE noon Yesterday has been S tons
coal hand SO wa ,snI IA tons iiso pounds
SUM losing his report Captain Sumner says:
It was not deemed e to make ars the bs
twenty-our hours nra Inn ue of the boilers: we
Gere blowing tubes at 40 from the
nre the i1S Se great fatigue of the crew, and
s iTng run" ALL the mpraccaby Of getting
,pny
co, cpal was located at this stage OF the run
The run my ship's company There were twelve
Tonnteers from deck duty in the from 60
deck have been employed below for some r DAYS h IN
suPpiy.ss I feared that was TO be deprived
of the valuable services Of Passed ssssni he met
th severe and painful accident iust previous 10
WIN danarure from Southampton. when placeu MIN
our Se sick list He left the list. however though
on, suffering severely from the effects o, ms acel
| dent and took his watcn anu u"'' 80 Wv
| room all the way over 40, . ox,rs
captain Sumner said nothing In the report regard.
inc the straining OF the ship In docking her d,
| so,.bsnnton The extent of the damage sustained
nv tho columbia and her general condition at'er
her great ocean trip will soon be known on inurs,
| dow she will be locked at the Brooklyn Navy iaru
| I'D Thoroughly examined by a board OF eAprl.s,
Consisting OF Commodore Selfrdge Sniei h rs,'.p
Inr,nar and Naval Constructor Bowles Inc exam
nation will determine whether or not II Is
10 mt her out OF commission ana 70 max eAtvn ,
sive repairs In she Is badly injured c s1h
~ tnniry will. be appointed 10 place he
o. o. Tor the damage but until the board JUST ap
! pointed completes its examination no sue" sup ~"
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