The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-21
THE WYOMING SAFE.


THE srEAMER-sHE LOST HER SCREW AND
PROCEEDED UNDER SAIL.
lex TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1
WASHINGTON, August 20, 1878.
The anxiety about tho United States steamer
Wyoming practically ended this afternoon by the
arrival about hali-past three o'clock. OF Chief En-
gineer Oscar II. Lackey, OF that vessel, bearing
despatch IRON Commander Watson 10 the secre-
,ary OF the Navy. Chioi Engineer Lackey
left the Wyoming Monday morning. gong
on board the Baltimore steamer from Boston,
which was signalled from the vessel. and
arrived At Baltimore about to-day. When he
LET. the Wyoming she about for.y-nvs miles
northeast OF Cape Charles, seveneea miles Oh shore,
and unable to proceed for lack OF winds Mr..
Lackey describes The voyage IN greater detail than
does the despatch from Commander Watson, and he
saws that tho voyage. after the accident 10 the pro-
peer. was q constant succession Of violent mead
storms, battling winds and DEAD Gains; and while
tho Grand Banks and crossing III" Georges Banks
there extremely dense logs. duriAg winch
time they were visited BY ssversi Of the violsut
rains which have distinguished this season. No aux-
isty need ieIt from the vessels location,
when Engineer Lackey lett, she was undoubtedly
found to-day by Fortune, which left Norfolk Lass
nignt, under command OF Lieutenant Com mander II.
o. Nislds unless she may have been blown Cd the
coast by local during yesterday morning.
The officers have been compelled TO i've upon the
ships stores The provision made for the meas a.
thu vessel has the sea Tor nearly nine weeks
Tue despatch to The Secretary explains that Tho
COMMANDER sends Engineer Lackey 10 him 10 re-
levs him from any anxiety on account Of the delay
In reaching tue capss. He then says the screw pro-
pellsr got adrft loose ON tho shalt about i've
o'clock THURSDAY afternoon, June ~ whom Two days
sut from Southampton whiie the ship WAS under sah
only and making eight knots an hour with Tree
wind. "Wc had taken departure from Bishops
Head Lighthouse, Sciily Islands, only inst
mornipg We hove too once and secured the screw
with the stream chain rove through u vioi block
dashed ON tho cross.jsck yard. which We lowered
ripg cd over the quarter AS derrick. running eye
OF the chain having been dropped over ono Of The
blades Of tue SCREW the chain was hauled as taut ~
possible by deck tackle, ana AZ soon as II WAS pos
sibie 10 uncoupe get ths shalt In, which took all
night, IL was done, and AZ that instant, all
the crew hauling on tho tackle, the pro-
psller swung or without striking the shoe, bat
tno Burton stretched and this together with tho mo-
tion snip the swaying OF the screw caused
by The swell carried away or broke tho cross-jack
yard. Fearing damage u tho ships side, had the
stream chain cut let the propeller 10 In eighty
SIX fatpoms oil water, latitude 40 deg min. a. sec.
nor.h longitude dsg. Is min. rs sec. west, ~ i've
O'Clock, Fri isy morning. June Is. We have sinoc
dono the could under sail, but have Dscn Bat
flea by head winds, contrary gales Gains and fogs.
We reached Tho banks o. New FoandIand on July 10,
and have moved very slowly ever since"
Chief Engineer Shock says the accident TO the
Wyomiugs propeller Is q novel one and without
parallel in the hIsssry OF our navy