New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-11
DUE TO A CRACKED PIPE.
THE AMERICAN LINER ST. PAUL SAFE
IN PORT
OVERDUE SINCE sATURDAY-RUN UNDER
REDUCED PRESSURE AFTER THE Ac-
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CIDENT-NO ALARM on BOARD.
The American Line steamer st. Paul. which
mad been overdue since Saturday, arrived In
port last night, after a under reduced steam
pressure, owing to a cracked steampipe. of
days 20 hours rs minutes. the slowest run She
has ever made since she went into commission.
All were well aboard, the big liner was at no
time in any danger and there was no alarm
among her passengers. Soon after the 81. Paul
had been warped Into her dock. James A.
Wright second vice president OF the American
Line. issued the following statement as TO the
OF the liners delay:
on the morning OF January 3 crack was dis
covered in the main steampipe leading 10 the star
board engine The chief engineer considered 4
Of course. reduced the speed o; the ship. II the
crack nad been worse ,he starooaru enfne oo.n
ceeded under her port engine but "a the speed with
both engines At the reduced pressure vas about the
same II would have been under one engine. II
was not considered necessary 10 90 this
the ship viii be ready Tor Sea in plenty Of time for
her next advertised sailing. II i highly probabls
speed but the captain and the chief engineer very
properly decided to err, on the side u caution
The weather throughout the trip was bad. except
for the last two days.
LEFT SOUTHAMPTON on NEW YEARS DAY.
The St Paul left southampton at a. m on
New Years Day. and was about twentyfour
hours late in starting. She met tremendously
heavy weather for the first three or four days
out 1t was at noon on January that the
third assistant engineer. William II. Phillips.
discovered steam escaping from assure about
eight inches long in the elbow OF the main pipe
leading from the steam chest to the high-press-
ure cylinder The st. Paul was at that time
about eight hunded miles from the Needles and
was logging about seventeen knots an hour. Tho
hor how nd ri
the length OF the decks. Mr. Phillips at once
informed Chief Engineer John Hunter, who was
on the ST. Paul all through the war; In speak
ing OF the matter last night. the chief engineer
said
II went at once look at the crack, and I'M
medately saw that 1t not dangerous one
The pipe about Is inches in diameter and
made Of steel rs inches thick. at once re-
duced the steam pressure TO one hundred pounds
TO the square inch, which brought the ships
speed down to about thirteen knots. The 81.
Paul's engines were not stopped at ALL We carry
clamps for every pipe in the ship and two or
these were at once fitted the elbow over the
crack and screwed up until the opening was
almost closed. Then wound the elbow with
half-inch copper wire. The repairs took about
an hour and quarter Throughout the rest
Of the voyage the pressure was kept at one hum
dred pounds and the speed at about thirteen
knots. although at times the vessel did not make
that speed owing TO the heavy head seas
DECLARED THE REPORT ABSURD
There was report that there was ten feet Of
water in the hold Of the st. Paul at one time,
but Car tain Jamison declared the report absurd
/ When the crack discovered Captain Jafnl-
son went to the diningroom and Informed N"
passengers Of the fact ard said that the ship
would consequently be run at reduced speed.
The first few days OF the passage were so stormy
that nobody allowed on deck This proni-
bitioa was not calculated TO bother many Of the
passengers. since most Of them were extremely
seasick. There was no alarm among them at
any time
The days runs made by the ST. Paul were as
follows. the runs being computed from noon 10
noon; and the last lays run being counted from
room Yesterday TO the time the st. Paul arrived
off Sandy Hook Lightship: 1s5, POS 31s.6 2s33.
3091. ?l02. 296 3219 PIP 35s.7 s45.
The 81. Paul was sighted on January by the
West India and Pacific Steamship Companys
frelghter American. which was on her way from
New-Orleans TO Liverpool but the officers OF the
81 Paul thought the American did not observe
her.
J. G. White. who has an office AT No. % Broad
way. was one OF the 81. Paurs passengers. He
said that the voyage was very rough. the seas
running at one time from thirty TO hfiy feet
high
Prince Casmr Lubomirski. who said he cane
10 this country on a pleasure trip. declared that
nobody was az all alarm, d al any time.
The ST. Paul was to sail to-day FOR Southamp-
ton. ard her place will be taken by the New
York The belated liner carried eighty-one nrsf-
cabin passengers, about sixty In the second
cabin and forty in the steerage. The first-caoin
! passengers were greeted at the pier By throns
Of waiting relatives and friends. many OF whom
grew almost hysterica in their greetings. Tho
! hrst-cabin passengers w@re;
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