The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-11
No Tidings Yet Of the Over.
due Steamer.
INSURANCE RATES
The Probabilities of Her
Safety.
LIST OF PASS ENGE R S.


cable despatch received from London Ensland) that
rates for rclnsurance tho vessel 1itecn
guncas per centum premium. At tho HERALD Office,
and also at the Offices of tho Inman line,
many friends OF the passengers called TO in-
quire II anything had been heard or seen OF
tho Brussels. Sir. Dale, tho agent OF the line,
Is still confident that other accident has belaien
her than that OF damaged machinery, and that she
will DO heard from at tho latest In few days Mr.
Dalo is fortified In this opinion, he says, by what hap
pened to this vessel In 1870 when the winds
moro favorable to her than they are now. He does
not attach much importance to the fact that she
has not been sighted, because she would be
driven when sailing out OF the course or
steamers and the sailing that may sighted
her have not yet had timo TO reach any port Against
this encouraging view, which Is entertained by nearly
all experts in navigation, may be set the expression Of
tears TO her having encountered leo and that shc
has boon unable cxtricate herself 1t also stated
on reliable authority that her machinery under
pair for two or three days during her stay in this
port, that when she lett II remark OF many
persons who watched her departure that she very
dooply aden No doubt the significance Of these cir
cunstances greatly exaggerated by tho fears Of
those who have relatives and friends board. and
therefore must DO received with considerable allow
DESCRIPTION ov TIN VESSEL
Tho steamer City Of Brussels launched from tho
shipbuilding yard OF Messrs. Tod McGregor at Pat
tick. Glasgow, August IL, 1869. Her first trip was
mado IN October Of the Same year She sailed from
Qucenstown Friday October Is, and arrived at this
port October 23a passage OF eight days and thirteen
hours. Hor Dimensions arc:-Length. 406 feet; beam,
40 feet; depth. IS feet inches; burden, 5000 tors
Sho had four decks, divided by watertight bukheads.
having sliding watcr- tight doors. worked from tho
upper or spar dock. Tho iorccastic, round house
and poop decks in line fore and aft tho ships
length and constructed OF iron framing and sub
stantial woodwork. Tho steam and ships galleys
BAKERS shop aud butchers shambes arc considered
nrcproot me spar dock s covered with heavy steel
plates across its whole breadth Under tho poop deck
is fitted steam gearing apparatus
The City OF Brussels had accommodations for 200
FIRST passengers and 600 second and third class
passengers The engines. which were constructed on
tho horizontal trunk pan were OF 600 nominal horse
power There were boilers aud twenty-eght fur
naccs ranged Mt each side OF the ship and
fred athwart-shps Provision made for the x
tingushing OF fire by the fitting up Of centrifugal
pump, capable Of hitting over 1000 gallons
OF water per minute There was also IN
tho engine room large pumping engine
to which steam could be applied from tho main boilers
ns we'll from tho donkey boiler ON tho spar deck.
There steam winches on tho round house deck,
fitted with oil the recent improvements and connected
with pumps having access to the lower cargo holds
Ample provision had thus been madc for such contn
aencies as would endangcr the safety OF the vessel IN
the event OF fro or tho sudden inflow OF from
collision leakage or any other The cargo holds
were we'll supplied with pumps and steam lro cxtn-
guishcrs.
on her return TO Europe last Juno the vessel was
laid up for repairs. Sho was thoroughly ovcrhaued
and rcntted. Now engines OF tho compound typo and
now boilers erected. Many new statcrooms wero
also put up Several vi tho latter wore very large,
some OF them containing wararobcs. Every room was
furnished with heat water and coctric bolts commit
nicatng with the stewards quarters Tho City oil
Brussels next appeared In New York in the early part
Of arch last sac sailed from this port for tho hrst
time after these extensive alterations on March II.
Tho trip on which tho pilgrims went out was tho
second trip the renovated vessel had made from this
side.
CABIN PASSENGERS.
Tho following Is list OF the cabin passe ugers who
left her tho 2lst ulL =
Austin, Miss. MontroaL
Austin. Miss Alice, Montreal.
Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore
Brien, p. y. O., brooklyn.
Bannon, Rev. J. T., Detroit
Brennan, Mr.. and Mrs W.. Montreal.
Barry, Rev. Thomas ", New Brunsw,c:
Brat,ie, David, Ontario.
Caroiin, Miss Jane, Now York.
Crombiehone, Rev. ~, Montreal
CIoran, Mrs. Joseph, Montreal.
Cooper, Mrs. II. +. and maid.
Cooper, Misscs twoL
Cooper, Martin Bortis
Carroll, NJ, Mr.
Dowd, Rev. r., Montreal
Dodin. NJ. Mr..
Dowl!ng Rev. 7. j.
Egan, Rev. John, Montreal
Gait, Mr.
Ginca, MI. q.
Hanber, Rev. Joseph, Brooklyn
Longb0ttom, J. L.
Longbottom, Mrs. Lewis.
Longoottom, Miss Rachel
Mcllor, Robert. New York.
Mahon. MISS A., Lynn, Mass
Mangan, Thomas, Piltston, Pa
Meager, Rev. ~, Philadelphia.
McKenna, Mr. aud MIS- I. H.. Montreal
Muilarkey, Mr. n. O., and Two daughters, Montreal
Morris, Mrs. h.. Brooklyn.
McGovran, hon. J. w.
Mellon, Mr.. j. Il.
Meredith Mr. Albert
Meredith, Miss Isabel.
Newton. John, MINOR General. Now York.
O'Gorman, Mr.
O'Gorman, Row. JameA
Porteus, Mr.. James
Rico, Miss Mary l., New York.
Rabault, Mr.. and Mrs Q. r., Detroit
Reese, Mrs. D., Montreal
Sheridan, Mr. and Mra j.. Montreal
Sheridan, Miss. Montreal
smith, Mr.. FRANK. Two and throe daughters,
Toronto.
schwanck. Mr. H.
shsehy, Rov. Father
stern, Mr. C.
| A Toale, Rev. Thomas, Brooklyn.
Tansey, MIR. Bernard, Montreal
Walsh, william, ox-county Clerk, Now York
Walsh, James j., New York
| wetmorc, Mrs and two children
Zoepprtz, NJ. IL.
srEERAGK PAsxHSoKRa
| Anderson, N. Lacey, Emma
Bacon, George. Lavezzo. Dominica.