New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-26
PRICE FOUR CENTS.
PERIL AND MUTINY AT SEA.
THE INTERRUPTED VOYAGE OF THE
MONTANA.

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sTRICIIOS OF PASSENGER BAGGAGE - TIE
MONTANA DECLARED TO BIZ UNsE,wORTHY.
The Williams a. Gui0n steamship Dakota,
which arrived of Sandy Hook at 3 a. yesterday, got
aground the bar and did not anchor opposite her
dock until part OF her pass ngers, who sailed
from Liverpool sept. 30 the sister ship Montana
for this port, but compelled to return TO Queens
town Of disaster to the latter vessel were
landed by the tugboa Seymour Pier No 49, N r. last
evening They told story unusual in the history OF
steamers crossing the Atlantic, OF mutiny which DC
cured board Of the vessel Their statement was 10
the effect that the Montana, which should have let Ily
erpoo on Sept. 20, through unes planned
canse did not leave until the following day, and
that 1t generally understood that race
10 take place between that vessel and the steamers
Of the White star and lman lines The Mon'ara ron
trary her printed notice. did stop at Queenstown
bat n spite ~ the requests OF and inthe
face Of heavy Wind kept her way nj the rate Of
thirteen or fourteen knots hour. At times the bow Of
the voss, buried in the sea- and ions Of water
pouring upon the forward -deri with such force
shake the from stem 10 stern Finally the
plates in front Of the anchor deck beaten In
and beean into the arst and Second coDf
partincnts. The dpingaloon and 81 the state
rooms flooded, the forward hold ned, while
the compartments above and below the hold were re-
ceiyng large volumes Of water. The pumps were set In
motion, but finally IL announced tat there II
feet OF water in the first two compartments The crew
then demanded to return port and insisted that they
work the ship unless size headed eastward
Then" said VIM H. OOthout, cabin passenger. TO .
TRIBUNE reporter it became question 40 10 who was
master, commander Capt. Guard said he
would sarve them into submission And the vessel
hoated with the for IL hours Then, the
passed the purser, ne put the question TO them, Will
you work the westward r. and 80 Of tbcmneary
al-answered "No" The cause oi the trouble talked
over among officers passengers and and all
IN .trlat
withstand heavy seq and that the only was to rc
turn TO port
j. II. Cowan of Savannah, another passenger, stated
that at this uDcurc meeting OF about IL cabin passeD
gers held at night, and they all protested against
proceeding further. They waited upon the captain, and
finally he consented 10 put into Queenstown, where they
arrived oct T. II Northumberland that the baggage
of the first and second cabin passengers had been de-
stroyed This comprised articles of ewely, silks, vel
vets. and other property OF great value, and az the
passengers trunks had been broken opeB their contents
were mixed together indiscrimnatey and the greater
part ruined. demand for the vaHe was made upon
the firm OF Guion & Go. at Liverpool, but payment wac
refused and many persons have brought suit TO
Mr. said that al his baggage, yaluedat $3.50, had
been destroyed, and he was pcnnile-S yet he
could not obtain any redress. On Oct. Is, the Mon
tanas passengers embarked the Dakota for This port
The weather according to the passengers Statements
has not been vorabe, tine mBultaous. Yet
they say that tho steamer has had her bow stove In, IN
the place the Montana, and that the pumps have
been kept going continually for several days past They
declare that these two vessels wrongly constructed
and unseaworhy. They are built upon new plan,
which it supposed wond insure greater speed, AMI
their bows made instead Of convex. Com
plants also made Of The treatment when thc pas-
sengers received.
The following statement Of passenger on board ~ the
vessel is verified by other cabin eonianors
For the first time The history Of the mail
vice downright mutny has occurred on the Atlantic
The iremen and sailors Of the Montana hay refused Ia
duty and threatened 10 seize the provisions, To take
they were disian, only 300 miles From about o'clock
thc mornngo oct TO q. M OF oct 3 = large mail
steamer y rolling in the trough of the sca literally at
the mercy Of the waves and IN the storm the darAncss
the mutmy and tie hepIessnsss our 9'aTs began To-
fun speed in the teeth of gale, and by morning. though
no one yet TO know how. had shppr no her hold
some Is feet When the pumps were tried they
would not work At what hour the leakage began II
impossible TO ascertain, for there was no watch below
decks. and the captain asleep IN his room II had
continued long enough, however 10 bring down the bow
very peeptbly; and in those heavy seas scarcely
possible make i've knots an Lour without submergng
IT, Then thu crew, having no confidence In the seawor-
o head wind AT a. IN. Oct. 3 We turned our faces
toward Liverpool, which reached carly Oh the morn
ing OF Oct g. after delay OF II hours M Queenstown
We had escaped danger but had suffered loss oar lug
gage was total Trees AS ,r ; St; ana nos''s ~
hours that We lay rolling in the trough 81 the 'ea AID
was scattered about the bct.om of the Il H. 10
whole tIunk, not a haf trunk Iema'nsd All
that couli lie seen wa spntrf- OF WOOD
Gnon COMPANY ofle rs, vino 30 years has been
familiar With effects OF disasters - TOLD mo thot
Saloon baggage intermediate baggage, stceragc bag
gaze, all were mixed and ground mp together.
Som, Of the stctIa passengers were removing their
household 30 dis To M''ern nones; ore Young fellow,
with his mother end sister had 20 trunks and boxes
Many poor pers. II have lost almost all Tat they pos
scs.ed Nevertheless, We were patict and eHreeti n
that IL Company world indemnify ON the day after
our return tho clerk 10 the STEAMER TO get
inventories vaua, IA OF our losses; bat vnen ASKED
10. Naturalization they positively aud rncondtonaIy
rem
cw days after our return TO Liverpool the Company
eSosed f0i idcn tacaon in sandon Dock she'd the
remains of the pggagt fOHni aff.r the disaster
There plenty or damaged clothins snd o! useless
trinkes offered for inspection hui the ewrry aud acns
did moi appear Hundreds or dollars worth of property
which could not iluic ne1 found rs way backt0
the owners. 30 That tne uasscnors ny the Montana
have suffered not only from She neglleencc which
allowed their baggage TO he Ist drencbel ara then
broken 20 pieces, bnt also rom thi Wutcr when dl,
eoureeusy and summariy refused ai ndemniilcatlon,
and from petty ilfcrng Had onr trunks ben properly
slowed, they could have dashed themselves to
pieces against the SHIPS sides Had ihe fact that they
could have gone down oursrNc or az la rei som, oi
thu idle crew 10 ~ down for us, and had hem handed
SS, n Ga only " tPg lowest n T bS
known the officers OF the snip. tbey might
not in the lowest compartment hut IN tho c"n atnent
next above and there were already l3fc"t of water IN
the hold boore il began 10 get wet Naval men gay thar
the occasion. If the OF al our iInbcs Ia be-
found in the faulty construction NJ the Montana There
has been good deal Of talk IN Liverpool about the NJ
amt has never before been tried in storm. Her plnc
pal pccuuarliN u now rohit i
forward deck arc feet lower than lcr man deck
that where the main deck ends and tn fov nd dccL h,
gins there upright iron partition. The consequence
that when the wind Is strong ahead and heavy
shipped the water does not spread uUt ana roll
off, but dashcs itself with g,elt force agailrt
tins perpendicular partition, amt falls over upon
the main deck. when the vessel l. driven
such wind, tie power OF resistance must be mmersc
the partition Will give way. IL aim 81 gave way during
the night OF oct part Of IL did during the night ~
Is, the Dakota Indeed. twice ON the Dakota
have been In imminent peril On the morning OF Oct L.
stopped AMI lay in the trough of the FOR honr
while fhe damage repaired And had the captain of
the Montana proceeded On his way 10 Ntw-loTk with
her forward deck stove n, and l. feet Of water
in her hold, he wished and purposed
10 do, nothing hut continued fair weather