The New York herald., 1875-09-27
THE OVERDUE STEAMSHIP ETHIOPIA.
THE SUCCESSFUL TERMINATION OF VOYAGE OF
TWENTY-ONF DAYS.

THE SUCCESSFUL TERMINATION OF VOYAGE OF
TwENTY-oNE DAYS.
At an early hour yesterday morning the overdue
Scotch steamship Ethiopia, of the Anchor line CON-
manded by Commodore Craig, to her moorings at
the foot of Dey street. North River The said steam
ship left Glasgow on the 4th and Moville the 5th
inst. with go passengers Considerable anxiety ex-
listed in this city on account Of her protraced
arrival it being known that she the fastest Of
the Anchor line but this alayed seven days
ago when received IN New York that she had
been spoken in mid Atlantic by the Dutch steamship
Mas disabled condition and repairing her machin-
cry to proceed to this port On Saturday last she was
again spoken at sea by the Inman steamer City of
Berlin and reported to be about days voyage from
New York. Yesterday afternoon HERALD reporter
went on board the SAID steamship she having arrived
in the meanwhile, to learn the history OF her vicssi-
tudes. The chief engineer, Mr.. James Murray told the
following story
''we left Glasgow on the 4th inst, bound for this
port On the 11th of September the shaft broke at
about 100 feet from the We bored fourinch
hole through the break OF the shaft and ndented four
steel drivers flush with the shaft covering the drivers
with cast-iron clamps, or glands. AT the time the
shaft broke IL bent two lengths of the shaftng
one of the couplings giving the shaft eccentric form
of two inches The bent shaft was as difficult case TO
dispose of the break in the shaft far ingenuity
went to repair IT, The great difficulty in the break
was its shortness the splinters being only twenty
inches long, and the diameter of the shaft twenty
inches On the 10th of September, after aborng with
entire staff of seven engineers day and night we
at twenty one revolutions a minute and thep by de-
grees got up to thirty revolutions minute, proceeding
a knots an hour While the repairing was TAX
ing place becalmcd TOR a couple of days and
drifting away TO the southwark The accident
happened 1876 miles from the Irish coast
We have been twentyono days the
trip. Where the shaft broke it appeared TO
If there qualities Of IRON Previous 70
this we have had similar accident on the Ethiopia
Thanks TO the captain, every effort was made by the
aid OF canvas TO accelerate voyage here. The
Anchor steamers are always well provsioned, and so
the passengers had plenty cat and drink None Of
them lelt any fear We came on here at about seven
knots hour, and arrived at Sandy Hook last night
and at our dock early this morning The passengers
went ashore early this morning. | cannot tell you
what repairs will bo effected to our shaft while in this
CITY, but to sail next Saturday The Ethiopia
the quickest boat in line and has made the run from
Move in ireland, to his port under eight days must
not forget to tell you that passengers presented
highly complimentary and deserved OF resolutions
to Captain Craig for the excellent seamanship he had
displayed A survey will be held shortly to decide
whether we can return home are, or whether we
must have a new section of shaft inserted.n