New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-09
MID-OCEAN PERILS.
THE ETHIOPIA DISABLED.


LONG VOYAGE UNDER SAIL AFTER THE BREAKING
| OF THE MAIN sHAFT-A RESCUE BY A STATE
| LINE STEAMER
The Anchor line steamship Ethiopia, which
was due at this port week ago, has at length been
heard rom The State OF Pennsylvania, which arrived
yesterday afternoon, brought portion Of her cabin and
sissrage Passengers an accident her engine having
occurred at ,ea
The Ethiopia Sailed from Glasgow for Sow-York on
Saturcay night april 10. She had board about 50
Saloon and nearly so Storage passengers, and valGa
DIG cargo Among the cabin passengers excUr-
sion party Of lades,and gentlemen, who about
making tour through the Western States and several
members az the Henderson family the owners o, the
Anchor steamship LneL The weather when ,he Ethiopia
leit glasgow vas favoraVie, and she made quick
10 hoVllle leaving thatsport Saturday, she began
her long voyage TO New-Yark. The weather continued
iaVoraoie the engines moved faultlessly. and the
steamer pushed ,apidly forward At noon on Monday,
o uAy iolioWng her departure from Neville she had
aue 20 miles. Iveny-four hours later, she $50
nii'es further on her voyage On Wednesday morning
sue was making st more rapid progress At 10 a. ~ Of
'NV iy' however, her passengers were startled by
sudden crash. The engines stopped, and the report
quickly spread through the vessel that the main shaft
was broken, but that lthe machinery had sustained
lur1her damage. The vessel lay at the mercy OF
"lhuS ana waves. Her Prov was at once turned to-
ward the Irish coast and the spread. The
great steamer made slow progress however in this way
ana IL soon became evident that she had
long voyage before her. A small brig sighted
on the day Of the accident. and finally the two
vessels came within haing distance. The officers Of
the Org were Informed Of the Ethopias condition. and
were asked to make known the tidngs II possible The
vessels then separated and the Ethiopia slowly con-
unued her course toward Neville. week OF tedious
tossing followed. No sails and the Ethiopa's
signal Our shaft Ia broken" unseen for several
days Her best days passage under sail was only about
IS miles, and on one day only IA miles were made.
On Monday, April u, the small steamship Ecair with
cargo OF coal from Newcastle for Montreal was sighted
and came alongside. few OF the passengers. thor
ouglly vearted with the m0nOtOnOus tossing by the
WINDS. preferred taking passage on the collier even
lAOugh There were no cabin accommodations Whatever
AT their own request the following cabin Passengers
were transferred the Ecla-: Robert r. Hutchinson,
W. IL Parsons, ". Foster, william Cook. j. W. Miller
ana d. :. IeMpletOn. The remainder or the EthlOpas
passengers preferred remaining on BOARD For Two
days more the Anchor steamer made way as best she
could, driven only he the winds.
On wednesday, April 20, the state Line steamer state
OF IcnhsylFdn from Glasgow Tor Ne"-1O was
sighted and slynaled. She alongside, ana a
boat was lowered from the Ethiopia and rOwed TO
quickly promised any Assistance in his power ana agreed
10 take OH the Ethlopils cabin passengers Ihey were
ut once se choice. ana about half the cabin and
fourth or the Storage passengers were WILING 10 Dt
transferred. The transfer made IN attnde o. ~
north, longitude 30 % west The vessels quickly -cpa-
rated ana the Pennsylvania after prosperous voyage
arrived at TINS port. Tho Ethiopia VIII DE uue IN Gds-
gov tomorrow Monday. she has on board aDOnt ~
cabin aud 253 Storage passengers. The fOHOWLS Hst
gives the names OF e Passengers who were transferred
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