New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-23
HER FIRST TRIP ENDED.
THE ST LOUIS COMES INTO PORT WITH
CRACKED RUDDER STOCK.

ST. PAuLs RtDpER WILL RE SHIPPED IN
PLACE OF THE DISABLED ONE AND
THE BIO SHIP WILL. SAIL
or TIME PLEASANT
VOYAGE SOME OF
TIE PAssEN-
GERS ON
BOARD.
We'll she's here" was the remark of veteran
Captain Brewster as he passed Captain Allaire,
of the Steamboat squad and a Tribune reporter,
standing at the extreme end of the American Line
pier last evening at half-past o'clock The
statement had to be taken with an allowance for
distance the big liner St Louis. to which 1t re-
fcrrcd was sll In full face view Of the Statue OF
Liberty II was "A good hour later before she was
here" literally and tied hard and fast to the
south side Of the pier the steamer Friesand occu-
pying the Aher side.
The big Nip whose maiden voyage was thus
ended had been put test Of her quality. fact
revealed - the watchers al Sandy Hook when she
was frs, sighted at a few minutes after o'clock
yesterday afternoon. She was showing three
balls from the forestay. which, thrown into land
parlance. means Z am not under control" At
the same time she blew signal for tugs but con-
tnuei to the Hook under her own steam Tnere
the tugs moved fussily up under her towering
sides They the Il. j. Barrett c. f. Evarts'
Margaret \ Lennox Lewis Puyer and The Wen
len Goodwin The Sandy Hook boat. with IT'S
crowd Of passengers. was an admring escort for
a portion II the journey. but no ADMINISTRATION
was made. possibly because the flags Of the St
Louis showed at half mast as mark u respect 10
the memory Of II II Houston. director in the
Ist,ff ..iaf Ia nm
on the big pier the crowd was not unusual
The merely curious were wanting. That "A crowd
had been expected. however, was apparent III the
hlue-roatei steamboat squad under Captain Al
laire and Sergeant Cornelius Reid. Standing
well out under her escort the line was carrie1
on the breast Of the noodt.de too high up for
turning and after drifting well over to the Jer-
sey shore was brought up & the end OF the
pier broals!de I'm. her nose pointing down the
bay The Inc boatmen made connection with
n hawscr which willing hands drew from the
restless current As IT frightened the tugs "er"
marshaled In line fore az, and proceeded un-
der fun pressure OF their powerful engines 70
snub the stern about. This tedious operation
caused Captain Allaire. veteran as be = IN sea
as well as land. to Comment sag"iy on tho
sfanchness Il a great ship against th' assaults
o. old ocean when there - plenty ~ SEA room
Tho captain along With some other 'o.ks. mas
A gruige against the tunnels 4 the - Louis
There does seem to arise question II du" arts
IT, poIse ~ vel as on. q pra 'ticIl utiAty ana
the latter will doubtless reach IA" sl"rd''f sou
tim from her owners. although thcy should have
in mind the uiicfance OF a 'lani.uhoer Oh IN"
pier who remarked that the "chimncys" were
for PURPOSES OF Identification Al sea. But that
- s.rncihlrv FOR Tho engineers 10 determine. and
90 far human
interest attaching to- IA imposing Incident Of
tran-atianic commerce.
As the ~ Louis swept up on the noc1 her decks
showed full " eager faces agnir~i the rail II
WAS Il study % masks. t'r distance Was too gr'a .;
,,r friends - be distinguished Sow and again
would Dee waved from li"r or st am
o. !u spccullti," lnirrr0gaior,. and %" answer
was swift t. le flashed back In nntt"nng "hi'''
fpr human sympathy IL qui k - respond between
hearts l,ng separated. A. the 81" came nearer
IN. massive lines ~ the steamer shovel sharply
,yains, the r..I san. then came cr"s Z greeting
across the water and back Women cried and
laughed IN breath. with that queer ns.sien'y
Of woman which constitutes one ~ her distinctive
charms Their. was n cheering FOR ihr Dig
steamer. which had steamed out from his sam"
pier So short "A while bc.og" ia triumph. N" Is
mo- longer a novelty IN the public esuuau"n'
simply A glsantlc fact IN ih" sum total - com
nercial factors That ~ all
WHAT CAPTAIN RANpLE HAD TO SAY
|, was little after o'clock when the bridge
,.,s ,hrovvn aboard and with a bound \. J. Bra
dlsh tho delivery clerk passed the group of ON
.o-s and ,y,s tho first on board followed by a
Tribune reporter who found Captain Kandie IN
his cabin. Pleased with the ships hrst voyage
he was found - be-. despite the veNatious ac'l'h'
to the rudder.
We we're the third day out" said he' "or
about 300 miles Yves; of the Scilly Islands. wh'h
a fracture was discovered in the ruider STOCK
From that on ran easily. thinking u o'S' "''
to press II too far. and aiding 1t ~ mucn as IoS
siblo hy alienation of the screws 40. there
was no attempt AT record breaking. ana none
viii be made The St Louis not built FOR
that md IT would be- fo,lishncss To think OF IL
a. against the I.ucania and CampaniA Th"y
hnvo 20 ooo horse power against only 10000 In
IN. :, Iouis However | am satisfied. ana we
viii more than equal the demand OF the Govern
mont contract FOR twenty knots. our biggest
day's record was iS2 miles. which had been maze
ND 70 noon Of Tuesday. II was then that IN"
,,ishon occurred 10 tho rudder. We had Good
weather and an agreeable voyaGr' We Sw",N
fox on Friday and ran through II 'H"' "P "
the SANDY Hook liz 1T -,
To th. reuor; II the incoming Lucana that
she had sighted the St Louis to ihe s'uth"'Ir;
while coming in Captain Handle saln IL '"u''
not be- we were IN tn, direct me- re ir
marked "and surely would have seen h'r' as
our eyes as good ~ their' .,
Referring t. the reception the ship ana o'h'srs
mai a, Southampton the captain showed IN MS
earnest face all the pleasure II gav" nun
They were very kin..' h" SAID ana s,'' W.
a dinner which was all tn" better III '"'' ~
was eaten with friends on every side ne Hhip
vas admired for he beauty of the interior hhSh.
Rut there was no public Inspections Ihrre was
no time for that However. they say they are
not satisfied yet. and threaten us win an"'h''
possibly two or three voyages hence.
MFR Townc. the chief engineer 81 the cramps
said that n, ship could have steered p't''i ina"
did tho St Louis under 'h' adVer'r circuh-
st,nccs and that there would bc no delay oi h'r
return VOYAGE II being the intention To or.hs
over from the yards and put In poSiti'n 'he
rudder ~ the sister ship ~. faui. ne fracture
was In the rudder stock
40 DELAY IN SAILING
In this connection the personal and ohchl
s,s,.ment Of the company given To The Tribune
nv Vice president James a. Wright. or the IN