The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-13
Arrival Of the Missing Vessel at
Dutch Island Harbor.
HER ENGINES DISABLED.
Terrific Storms Encountered by tie UA-
manageable Ship.
OF PASSENGERS AND CREW

Many hearts will be made glad upon hearing
the news OF the SAFE arrival Of the steamer
Metropolis, SO long overdue, IN Dutch Island har-
Dor this morning. the glad news quickly spread
and toward noon Captain Elus ana Purser Craw
iora with some OF the passengers, arrived mere to
send the glad tldlngs OF their safety to their
families and friends. Captain Ellis makes the fol-
loving report:-
CAPTAIN ELLIS REPORT.
Left Hamilton Bermuda April 10 with mer-
Lunt Brothers. New York. On the following day,
during heavy gale, lost the head OF he lore
mast and the malntopmast. ON the 18th The
circulating pump was disabled; but made
temporary repairs 50 that tre engines were sun
available. On the same day W. slgnalled The bark
j. Mathews steering northeast, in latitude 80 deg.
As min. north, longitude 6S deg. 80 MN. west on
the Goth we spoke the Austrian bark Jacob, from
Limerick 70 New York, ana at their request nye
passengers were put on board OF her. On the 30tn
We exchanged longitude with the bark Wave
King, rom Baltimore to Lonacnderry. on the I'd
Of May, IN latitude 80 deg. 20 mu., and longitude
GO deg. u mln we spoke the Norwegian bark
Longnedaen, rom New lorK lor Hayre, wnicn
supplied with provisions. On the III h, or Snin-
necook lignt boarded the schooner Kate Newman,
IRON New York to Boston, ana put one passenger
on beard OF her. she could not supply us with auy
provislons. on the same day boarded The
Schooner Harriet p Brooks, rom New York Tor
Boston, with cargo of coat, which supplied us with
provisions ana tOwed us into lort.
few days out from Bermuda the coal gave out
and the rolling OF the steamer broke some or the
steamplpes and started the boilers. The steamer
couldn't carry sail enough 10 give her good steer
age, ana in this unmanageaple condition she
drilted about In the toughest sea that Captain
Ellis ever saw. Twice she was driven across the
Gulf Stream, and she passed through han storms
or almost incredible violence. Captain Ellis
says the stones were large as bullets,
ana the storm lasted a good while. The
steamer sprung no leak, and IS sound and sea-
worthy In spite OF her rough usage. Her sails were
badly torn but by constant repairing they served
30 keep the steamer along until assistance provt-
dentially arrived.
DESCRIPTION OF THE STEAMER.
The Metropolis is q wooden screw steamer or
little less than 900 tons burden She was built at
Mystic during the war, and in 1871 was cut In two
and heightened, and ner name was changed from
the Stars and Stripes to the one sae now bears.
That her alterations were carefully and thor
ougnly made is sufficiently proved By her present
good condition. she carries a crew or twenty
three men.
The supply OF m ,at gave out about ten DAYS ago,
and since that the bill OF fare has consisted mainly
or potatoes ana onions.
THE NAMES OF THE PASSENGERS
on board are as follows:-J Beam. David r. Turner
Mary Il. Turner, Nettie James, samuel Ing James
Ing william Ing, Nettie Ing Albert Murdock,
William Hayden, Mary Somers and daughter,
William Murphy, 4. Smith, Mary Pritchard, Martha
Ing aEu TOUR OLueTS. one 90 tue passengers, MT.
Murdoch, makes the following statemen.:-
STATEMENT OF PASSENGER.
The first week we experienced rough weather.
doing considerable damage u our rlgg1ng auo car
rylng away the lOretopmast. The engines bec1>oe
unit Cor use alter We had been out Tor about
week, and were repaired several times. About
the "a Or 25n the coal gave out, ana after that
time AL the luel we hai Tor pumping ana cooking
was what lumber could be gathered on the
vessel from places where II could be best
spared. on the 26tn an Austrian bark 100
I'VE 81 the passengers and supplied us with some
provisions. Now alternate nope and lear reigned
from daY TO day, as our provisions were ret
ting snort. On the I'd 81 Nav the BARK Log
nedalen supplied us win what lasted Tor some
tlme but fr the last week we mad 70 suDssJ on
pOtatocs, onions ana tomatoes almost entirely.
The passengers VINO LEFT the Gamer Tor other
vessels above referred 10 we're william MacCar-
thy. James Blotcher, Mary Blotcher, Il. G. Hop
kins, NJ. Boylan and 9. IL. Williams. They VIII
doubtless arrive at some port within day or
two
THE CARGO
or the Metropolis consists 81 tomatoes, onions and
potatoes. About one-han or the tomatoes are
rotten aud the onions are spronted. The potatoes
are uninlured. Hunt Brothers, ner agents. have
Instructed the purser 70 forward his passengers
without delay TO New York by the Fan River line
TINS eycing but the vessel Deng az 50 great dis
lance from this port, and there being no way or
communicating with tie shore save by
saliDoat, il was deemed advisable to keep
them on board until tomorrow. In fact the
passengers preferred to remain on the steam
er, as they. together with the officers
and crew, are completely worn out with tneir
tedious yoy &C. one q the lady passengers j.
quite ILL., ana it Will be impossible to remove her at
present. The steamer + entirely out Of coal and
her engines are sadly IN need OF repairs captain
Ellis was notified this evening that tug and plot
woull be sent at once from New York 10 TOW her
TO her destination. Earlier in the day ne was or
dcred to secure 4 tug mere, aud have the steamer
towei aronnd TO the inner harbor and have her
repaired az this place.
The captain OF the schooner VINO towed the
steamer into Dutch Island wanted $780, and upon
Captain Ellis refusing to pay it he LEFT ker, but
subsequently hove TO aud consented 10 toU ner 10
the nearest harhor Tor 5000. Had THIS course been
taken at an earlier date it would have saved all
the anxiety and suspense which has been occa-
stoned hy her prolonged absence from port. From
the act Of ner being tor so long time OF the
coast, II Is a little singular that assistance was
not secured ana ner owners notified OF her con-
ditlon at an earlier date. Too mucn praise can
not be awarded 70
CArTATN FALCH.
OF the Norwegian bark Lognedacn, who supplied
her with provisions and earnestly desired to re-
main by her and render any future assistance
which might be required. the passengers ali
speak or MS conduct in the highest terms, and
some suitable recognition OF his action viii be
forthcoming The passengers also desire 20 thank
the captain OF the schooner who towed them INTO
Dutch Island, Tor had he not hove In sight ana
came to their assistance IL would probaRy nave
been many days before the glad news would nave
been neralded Of their safety rs captain Ellis was
determined, as ne had managed so far, TO reach
port without going 20 the risk of allowing salvage
claims TO be placed upon his vessel.
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