The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-24
ICE FIELDS IN MID-0CEAN.

DANCE rs or TRANSATLANTIC yoYAGEs-NARRow
ESCAPE or THE STEAMSHIP W. A. scHoLTEN.
For the past few weeks the accounts received
from the captains OF the numerous steamships
arriving rom Europe go 10 show that they have
on their several passages met with more or less
ice, causing them some little delay only, but, fortu-
natey, doing them no damage. For the most
part this has been hed ice OF no great thickness.
The steamship w. A. Scholten, belonging to the
Rotterdam line, which arrived at her dock on
Thursday morning, however, was IL appears, less
fortunate in her experience, ana her safe arrival
Is much 10 be rejoiced at. 1t appears from the
statement or her commander, Captain Hus, that
he eft Rotterdam the 81 OF April and Plymouth
on the 9tn having on board an assorted cargo and
sixty-tnree passengers. nfty-two OF whom were in
the steerage and eleven In the cabin. All went
well up TO the afternoon OF the 10Th, when, as the
shades OF evening el over the ship, IT was discov-
cred that the temperature OF the water was rap
IDLY decreasing berokening ice not far or Little
was thought OF this, for at the most was thought
that some little field ice might be encoun-
tered but not OF sufficient thickness to cause any
alarm or any material inconvenience and delay.
sharp lookout was kept, men being stationed in
the bows and also at the masthead. by halfpast
seven p NJ. the ship had arrived In latitude "A
deg. OF min, longitude 40 deg. II min, when she
met with
SOME FLOATING ICE.
but this was soon passed. IL now became very
dark 50 that but little could be seen ahead, when
suddenly the ship entered q heavy field OF ice and
was almost Instantly surrounded. Al lrst II was
tried to force a way through, but the Ice became
thicker ana thicker. 50 that but little way could
be MADE. It was then tried 10 move the snip
astern but THIS had be dessted rom for lear OF
breaking the propeller. All that was left to be
done was to try and forge ahead SO the engines
were kept gong &C slow speed. some Time
elapsed, during wnlcn the passengers all came on
deck and laughn9ly talked oil going over the side
on a Skating exped tion, when little DIT or open
water was reached; but it was more like pond
than anything else. and the ship was soon again
enveloped Oy Ice, tins time more rlgldly tn2n be-
lore until. by little after eight O'Clock, sne
held as IN wise. the heavy ice began to PACK
around the vessel, and Tears were entertained
that
especially as it was noticed that nIpn bergs were
gradually approaching on either sde. These lor-
tunately stopped on their onward course toward
the snip before doing any damage. Gear wafer
WAS seen by the LOOKOUT away Oh In the distance
bearing aDOnt southwest An endeayor was there
fore made To gradually steer the snip IN this direc
ton. Before this was reached however, and ABOUT
midnight the Ice increased, some OF the cakes
befng twenty feet ana more in thickness, with a
surface, as 10 was estimated OF 5000 square ieet
Inc snip was still surrounded with icebergs and
the situation was extremely perllous. Inc
pressing OF the ice caused the snip 20
tremole and culver from stem 70 stern,
be crushed, wthno nope OF saving any Of tue sous
on board The ice0ergs nearest tue ship were
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