The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-09-23

leakage commenced immediately. Toe
engines being injured, the vessel sind OF the
ledge OF ice into which she had thrust her
self, and backed into deep waiter.
THE EFFECT OF THE Conclusion
on tho berg was TO entirely dsmolish Il, it
was split in two snd the passengers on both
starboard and port sides could see and hear
the Fragments as they crumbled past the
steteroom Windows. From the moment of
the fist seeing what was coming until order
was restored, the cool frmness OF the cap
tain was much admired, and bis commands
were promptly obeyed by officers and men.
The Storage passengers, who had been
Instantly huddled on some cIothin ard
gained the deck in great alarm; the saloon
passengers, who were quartered amidshiDs
and further aft, were more awakened by the
unusual stopping and reversing the engines,
these also gained the deck, dressed In the
first garments they could find. Strangely
enough none OF Miss McPhersons little emf
grant boys, of whom there were q consider
able number, we're aware Of what had Oc-
Cured until they got up the next morning
The firm and composed attitude of the COM
mander had marked
EFFECT UPON THE STARTLED PASSENGERS.
He did not endesvor to underrate the i'm
portance of the accident, or tho peril they
were in, and he informed those around him
that the situation was dangerous, but that
he would do his best. Upon hearing this,
the men, women and children seemed to
resign themselves into a terrible though
nOiseless eomposure, and awaited what they
expected would be their deal without
shrieking, taintiDg, disturbance, or con-
fusion of any sort. There was weird still
ness and CHASTITY pallor TO be noticed in
the crowd that awaited the captains
fiat Of III or death. His voice alone was to
be heard ct that midnight hour, and he at
once gave orders TO ascertain the amount OF
damage done 10 the hull, and to find how
far the leaking had filled the fore compart-
ment. the hrst gaugiDg gave depth %
feet 10 inches. The hand pumps were in
stantly to work, aud in less than a quarter
OF an hour they were gratifed 30 find it de-
creased to 2 ieet, 4 inches. and before
O'Clock A. NJ. the compartment was com
pletely dry and the assures by which
THE SEA WAS RUSHING IN
were thoroughly plugged and made water
tight. Before daylight on Friday morning
everything was secured, the natural alarm
of the passengers subsided, and 8 most provi-
Dental escape from q wholesale and awful
death recorded. On the afternoon Of Thurs
day large iceberg had been passed, an
the next day. Friday when TIE MOravian
had got into the gulf, some fifty bergs and
foes could be counted from the deck. The
statements OF eyewitness of the disaster
conclusively prove that captain, officers and
men had done everything that lay in their
power TO prevent the collision, and that
when it was impossible to svert it they
acted with the sang irOid and decision pecu-
liar to brave men in the hour OF danger.
The quiet endurance of the awe-struck pass
engers and the wonderful control they ex-
erclsed over their feelings, and absti-
hence from anything like cowardice or
unseemly disorder, is in the highest degree
praiseworthy. To contemplate for q mo-
ment the
AWFUL PossIBIL1TY OF SUCH AN ACCIDENT
at this tar-out spos in theta thomless sea in
close proximity to the pitiless slipperiness
OF the icy enemy, ship to all appearances
wounded to the death and fast falling, makes
the discipline observed the most remark
able. Among the passengers on board were
the Hon. George Brown, the Hon. Mr.
Sprague, Chief Justices Hsgsrty and Arm
strong, Capt. Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
kie and over $50 others.