New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-31
THE COLUMBIA DOCkED.
. HOLE SIX FEET WIDE STOVE IN THE
SIDE OF THE CRUISER
NAVY YARD wORKMEN ALREADY busi "''''N
mo BROKEN PI.ATEs-hErA'H' ~
prsuED-rwo GOLFERS LEAVE

49,, p,ourN prATEs-REPAIRs TO DE
pr.suED-rwo GOLFERS LEAVE
THE YARD.
,. o,,arpoon the cruiser Co'umba<
u,'ch uos run into and damaged on SATURDAY n's,'
A., 49, pr,,,~b steamer Foscolia OF FIRE 'sia".'
a coa,ed into drydock No In the Navy i"'"'
and m. humping out Of the wafer !" '"o w. on
hcpun Az fast the water was "", ,
xor. set Mt work cutting out the injured p"'e' az"
~. ,,,c.s ~ he Foscolla's bow when RENAME"
IN tho hole she had made in the cruiser ~ W
n.,,, os,,r,ate OF the cost Of the repairs vi '"e
,,o ,.ce.sorv 70 complete them would De given
out by th. officers at the yard pu' II l. ~.
m.,e ~ sore Of those who examined the damasc"
norton of the ship that month "ou'" "''
long n time IN which to 1T her FOR sea 4,
The Roard OF Inspection appointed ny "e
r,,rol pupce will finish its work to-day, ana rhaA7
an oe,c,aI e.t,mate n. to what Is needed IN the way
Of repairs Ill, ho
II IA not rer,rded as probable that there VIII oe
any action taken by the Government III t"e '"''
| looking TO investigation OF inc 49,.
yond the official report to be made TO 'he De'a''
mont by Captain James H. Sands. comh'"u"e
IN. cruiser This IL said be due TO the fac' '""'
tho cruiser was n way exceeding hei i'e''
an armed vessel In time Of war, ana that he' o,,'
cers cannot be blamed II another snip acc'ue"'a'''
ran into her IN the fog. There Is no o'0'' ~
flea ton Of this belief but It seemed 70 De '"e CN
r, o,,n,o, among naval men who would speak on
!
the subject at all.
The hole made in the cruiser Is more '""n s'~
feet wide extends from within few nches OF '"e
upper deck 70 about six feet below the wa'''-''o'
and 10 nm ugly looking and ragged cavity Inc PRIV
tectiye deck plates are bent back nearly douD1''
and had IL not been for the strength or hcr hea'S
frames and her protective deck the CoIumo'a
would probably have been cut through ana sent "
the bottom with the Foscolia. AS she lay AZ inc
Cob Do,k wall Yesterday morning she was lower
IN tho water han on Sunday evening. as on ac-
count OF the later that filled her broken compar'-
ments and on. Of the after magazines II had been
necessary to MI the port trimming tanks. the added
weight than offsettlnB that or the coal WIN"
/ had been removed
The work o. repair will be carried on without de-
lay unit! II Is completed. and there arc hopes ex-
pressed In tho ward that she Will be aNoat again
within three weeks
Funch. Edge q 60. announced yesterday tnat no
attempt would be made 10 raise tho Foscoia,
which sunk by collision with the Column ola
The agents OF the steamer refused TO TAX aDouI
the accident further than TO say that the vessel
The collier ,eonldos lef, the yard at II O'Clock In
the forenoon. and the collier Pompey, in command
OF Captain Htu-ey steamed out or the yard AZ 80
yesterday afternoon Tho destination OF neither
vessel made known by the officers IN the yard.
but It Is understood they are bound for Southern
waters.
Washington. May 5o-Secretary Long to-day re-
ceived a dispatch from RearAdmlral Bunce. COM
mandant Of the brooklyn Navy Yard stating that
the cruiser Columbia had been In collision al sea
and that OF her after compartments had a lot
OF water IN IL The Admiral said he Intended 20
might determine the extent OF the repairs neces-
rary