New-York tribune., 1875-05-13
EvENTFUL VOYAGE OF TIE STEAMER
MEIROPOII Is


THE MASTs CARRIED AWAY AND TIR ENGINES DE-
ABLED-THE SUPPLY OF MEAT AND FUEL EX-
UAUsTKD-THE STEAMER TOwED INTO DUTCH
ISLAND UARBOR-TUE PAssENGERs AND CREW
WELL
PROVIDENCE, r. l., May 1.-THE steamship
Metropolis Capt. Ellis. from Hamilton Bermuda Tor
New-York arrived at Dutch Island Harbor, Narragan-
sett Bay at 3 O'Clock this morning. She was fallen in
with yesterday by the schooner Harriet s. Brooks, which
supplied her with provisions and towed her in
The CAPTAINS ACCOUNT OF THE VOYAGE.
Capt Ellis has reached Newport. and gives Jo"r7'di
correspondent the following statement:
Left Hamilton. Bermuda. April -, with merchandise
and 20 passenger consigned to Lunt Bros New Oi
Of the foPenasr and the mantopnst- the I7th our
circulating pump disabled but we made telnporary
repairs, that engines sI available On the
same day sgnaled the bark j. Mathews, sleerlng
northeast. ON the 10th We spoke thc AnSulan ] oar A
Jacob, from Limerick 10 Newl0rk Az thelr feqn,rt,
five passengers put ON board OF her on me o,h
We exchanged latitude with the barE wave N kng
May, In latitude 800 25, longitude o.. II, we SPOKE
the Norwegian bark Iognadeuen' from Ne~ W. i4Ea ta
Ilt on shinrccock Light. boarded the schooner Kate
Newman. New ork fOy Boston ana p one passoh-
ger on board oi her She cgI!u uOt auI3 s W. 49,
provisions. On the same day We boarded the schonnf
Harriet . BrOoks noih Nc" "A @ LUi pUa, 80 or, ~
supplied us with PROVISIONS anu l"Nv' ". , n ,ba
few days Out Bermuda tho coal gave OUT ana th'
rolling Of the broke some OF lor sea ts anu
to give her good and Ia this unnaasedDe
condition driiLt dDUul III IOuEHfHt Np''
Ellis ever saw Sne "is dflNeh acrVSs , ,'1 u ~ ii
and passed through hail-StOrns OF allno-t upece h
violence The steamer sprung no Ic.h am 10 ,,nd i
sCawor'hy spite of her rough usage. fhe MetrOpos
is a wooden steamer of itie less Sii 800 IONS
burden. she was Duit at Mystic, Conn. during me
war aud in ISL cut in two and heightened,
and her changed from stars and stripes 10 n
she bears. That hei alterations were chIeun.
ana tnor&nfhy mace % Is crew of 3 mn The sup
DIV of meat gave about 10 days ago, ana sine" tht
the bill OF arc has consisted mainly oi potatoes anu
. p,scrxCpp'S STATEMENT
Albert Mnrlock Of Halifax. passenger on board the
Metropolis makes the following statement;
The first week We experienced rou5 ii weather. doing
cOnsid rabe damage o rigging ami carried away hc
forrtOpmast The engines became unit for use after we
times. About tEr 2ith or 23th the coal gave ou' ana
after that all the fuel we had for pumping or COOK y
what luher could be gathered on the 'esae from
places where it could be best spared.
ON the 10Th Australian bark TOOK Oh I'VE passen GERS
and supplied With some PROVISIONS Now alterhd'" no"
and rsgned from day 10 day as our pi0ys ms wcic
supplied with provisions thai Last several days blt
for the last week had 10 susst Oh POTATOES onions
and Tomatoes almost Pntlr ly Too rlhch cannot t sdid
in praise Of Capt Ellis for hs Kindness aud good nl-
agcueIt during the voyage.
Tho assgnecs have notified Capt. Ellis TO send his
passengers To New-York tonight by the FAN River
boat and get tug 10 tow the steamer from Dutch
Island to Newport for repairs One lady passenger IL
very SICK aud it is feared cannot be removed. The
officers and crew are completely worn out from the
fatigue incident the voyage having been compelled to
work night and day The following are the names Of tho
passengers:
NJ Boylan. W IT, Mccarthy. David T. Turner. Mary
Turner Netiie James. samuel Ing james Ing William
Ing Netue Ing, Z. ii. Williams, James BiacAer, Mary
Blacker Albert Murdock. Wm. Hayden. Mary somers
MARY Pritchard, Martha IEs, j. Bean, AID ;Our others
whose names cannot be ascerlaincd.