The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-13
THE STEAMER ABBOTSFORD.

HER VOYAGE OF ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHT
DAYS FROM ANTWERP TO NEW YoRK-HER
PROPELLER DROPS OFF IN MIp-ArLANTIC-
TWO COLLISIONS AND OTHER MIsHAPs.
The steamer Abbotsford belonging to the Red
Star line, OF Philadelphia, arrived at Jersey city
yesterday, after wonderful passage Of los days
from Antwerp. The trip, for Its misadventures,
was one OF the most notable on record. captain
De Lammotte made the following statement
THE CAPTAINS STORY.
We left Antwerp on the 23d or November, 1874,
bound for New York, with AGO passengers on
board, and all pr oceeded well till we arrived in
the Straits OF Dover. where stopped for Il We or
six minutes to land our NortL Sea pilot. While
thus engaged and the pilot was stepping into
boat the steamer Indus. belonging to the PENN
sular and Oriental Steamship Company. ran into
u.s. carrying away our stem to three Ieet above
the water line. The Indus was bound down the
Channel ike ourselves. and the accident occurred
through the said vessel attempting and
falling to make close shave OF
u.s. The case Is now pending IN
the English Admiralty courts. We blew our whis-
ties repeatedly and backed engines; bat she did
not alter her helm quick enough. and hence the
disaster. The collision took place very near to
where the Australian emiRrant ship was run into
by the Spanish steamer Murillo, causing such fear
iul loss Of lie about two years ago. After the
seis separated and the Indus had moved | let 60
my anchors. The following day We steamed up to
the Victoria DOCKS, London where we transferred
our passengers TO another steamer, and the Alb
ootsord was repaired. necessisating delay OF up.
wards OF month.
THE SECOND START.
On the 22d OF December we again sailed for our
destination with forty new passengers I0r Graves
end, aud all went well until we arrived IN So
deg west Longitude, and about so deg. north lat-
tude. being about hair way across the Atlantic,
when we encountered very heavy gale. and OpS
day
LOST DUB PROPELLER,
which had broken on, leaving no vestige behind.
the propeller and tue whole snip had been ex-
ahmed IN London by Lloyd's Surveyor. and what
caused It to snap or Is u mystery TO me. liz had
been IN use Tor eighteen months previously and
had never SHOWN any signs OF weakness Having
ship, and determined to put back. Accordingly,
on the % OF January, headed the ship Tor Queens
town. Terrible gales prevailed At this time, and
no less than
TEN STEAMERS FoUNDERED
IN the Bay OF Blscay. We arrived of the Irish
coast on the 18th OF January, and while on the
Fastnets, heading for Queenstown during the
prevalence OF heavy gale, sighted ,, our sister
stand oy, which she responded TO. The gale was
blowing dead on the SHORE rom the southwest.
ne m ~ Us S we us ne SO tna we
could get hawser to her anu be lowed
by der INTO u ss
port bow, staving in about forty ieet or
the ships sac, above water line, and the sea
WdsHcu la anu out Win VIZ AoiunS VI SuC StCaMCi'
The lore compartment up TO the collision bulk
head was filed With water. Our next effort was
to Deat of the land, when we succeeded In DONG.
the pennsylvania remaining near US IN case or
further acclaent. The following morning, the
WIND having gone down. that vessel again came
alongside, and naWser was got on
bOaru her, and she towed Us to Queenstown,
about orty miles distance The Pennsylvania
then proceeded on her voyage TO Pnladelpnla.
Alter making Temporary repairs 10 our snip we
were taken by two steamtugs to Liverpool. and
were there put on dry dock and fitted with o
new propeller apd completely repaired and over.
hauled. On the "A b OF February we starred Tor
the tnird time Tor New York, with nineteen pas
sengers We have had strong westerly gales the
entire passage. On March we EXPERIENCED .
hurricane IN lat. As deg lop 40 deg, 40 min. from
west 10 nortnw est. lasting thirty hours. NV arrival
here has terminated the most eventlul voyage
ever heard OF in my twenty-five years. experience
a Sailor, fifteen years OIL which have bee passed
IN crossing the Atlantic, principally In the lnmAn
line.