The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-14
NEWS OF THE TARDY SHIP.
TIE CRY or BRTSSELS ms fBLED BY
1HE BRL.fk or 4 SHiTE
A steamer slowly Crossing the Ocean without
steam The Passengers In Dpngrr "f N"'h-
Ing Except Possibly Loss or Patience.

ing Except Possibly ~ Loss or Patience.
Tho Inman steamship city Of Richmond
which sailed from Liverpool on May 4. reached
Quarantine yesterday morning ut o'clock. she
brings news from the steamship city of Brus-
sells. Having received the order to keep "a sharp
lookout for the ovcrlu vessel. she kept con-
sitni wat %, and on Tues lay nft rnoon last the
City of Brus soils was sighted in latitude i6 so.
longitude Az 13. She wus ..oing very
slowly under canvas. The Richmond was
bourlod b., Capt. Watkins Of the Brussels. who
had put of in one of his ships honts. He said
that. when two days out from Now York. on a
Monday morning, Mt n quarter to o'clock, tho
shaft suddenly snapped in two. and the screw
was at once rendered rowcrlcss. Tcw Of the
passengers knew of the accident for rhours after
ward and thcrc was no alarm. llc instantly
made all sail. and tried to keep h"r to the
course hut for two days she WIS bccamcd
and drifting Sho is sadly impod j 10y her
srrew which drags. a dead weight and makes
stcrring hard II everything goes well with
hor She W m reach Queenstown toward the end
OF this week.
The CT, uf Richmond brings back one of tho
City OF Brus-rl- passengers. Mr.. Joseph Gall.
al opticinn. Of this city, who. dI-gus,cd with
such slow progress has come ha'k 90 bc gin
nran on saturday nest H. SAYS That he has
with several delays hut with none So cNaspcr-
atlng as this H. admit, that no one i- % blame
Tor the accident. and thut the Brussels IL
en- lieufly ofiiertel and manned. Ills story
of the breakdown IT,. that curly on the
Monday morn ug after leaving New York,
he was sitting in The smoking room.
on dc'k. I'll r. was sudden rum
bling whir.r-r-r' D. Iuw, an1 the ship was
snakou -o thni tlr tea that ho WAS irink ng WIS
all spilled Then al WIS quiet. amt in lew
minut. hr irdru"d that the ~hlp had stopped.
lie says tuut uii ou board W lr IN good health
ana spirits when hr l"f ,u.m. Lac that the
ship H. moro h.r % church than anything he
/ cl 80 ia" saloon iuuruin-. noon. ana hlsut
Why hr-u. 4. th ~ hu1 prtN"r.lur break o.
fast. for ian h. ~ DINNER. for supper ana lttlr
prHytr- eruWt % 100 between meals think the
shin Will 20" very unfortunate II they don't let up
ou the IIaAIlL
Asked aOout Gen. Newton. he said tiat tho
| General WIS enjoying his trlp. tnl srit word To-
! anxiety "n ll~ account. uS they Wcr" doing
/ sIl,u.ldly and having Nrtv D. .tsnnt yoyHgr.
In' tIty OF Bru--'I- sighted iurNe 'c--'l- l'e-
| fore "a. tius tue tny u. hlrnmond, Inc first
/ Wt- % lrI- from NHw Eruu-W 'k ifuNt for
/ CurA. unt tye oNl 'rr- promised Ia r"pott her to
/ ull N,ss H.s they might mrot Iue rcNt sighted
was "a s. ram-hip bound tins WAY. whlcn refused
/ her out. lut thIusi' h"r t. h' French. They
/ ais sighted 20 NorN '-.an bark. with whom u."y
exchanged sl-uli-. Etnr. iHltu- iruu tho
/ tity as Erus- His. the city of X 'huond lr Nidtd
| ler WI. $40 % sul i'iH- as she needed. md the
/ lw. Nt-~'.- lttt It company aInld hearty ch els
/ A. tAr Ciiy of Brussels Is y ort 81 i'e. and her
/ ir',A lee., Na.u a AZ ;J'tIu. VIII prove total
] li-s.