The New York herald., 1879-02-10
A BROKEN PROPELLER.
She Behaves Well Under Canvas
and Is Towed Into Port.
CONFIDENCE OF THE PASSENGERS.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD

rather long voyage across. the Atlantic, has
relieved all the anxiety regarding her pas
sengers which her failure to reach port on
the appointed date had created. AS she
was spoken at sea by several vessels
and her position off the Irish coast was
known, people experienced in seafaring
matters did not question her safety. But
the large public, whose ideas of disaster on
tho ocean are always associated with loss OF
life and property. was gladdened by the
announcement that the Celtic was at anchor
in Cork Harbor.
PREDICTED STORMS.
Another cause OF uneasiness was the re-
ceipt from the HERALD Weather Bureau of
predictions of storms that would arrive ION
the British and Norwegian, and probably
French, coasts" between the 25th and S0sh
Of January. AS it is generally known that
these disturbances traverse the ocean over
or near the track taken by steamers it was
suspected that the Celtic may have been
seriously disabled by one of them, and
being thus unprepared to encounter the
others would be dangerously situated.
The storms arrived on these coasts as pre-
dictcd, and this fact further increased the
public fear.
THE cELT1c's WEATHER AND SAILING LOG.
Immediately on the arrival of the Celtic
ut Queenstown our local correspondent
boarded her and made a copy Of her
weather and sailing log for the voyage,
which is as follows:-- r& ~
The ship left New York at fifteen minutes
past eight A. M. on January q Wind
northeast, moderate, with fog.
JANUARY 25.-wind southerly; weather
moderately fine. Ship made 326 miles.
JANUARY 26-Wind north northwest, .
moderate gale. with strong squalls Ship
made $40 miles.
JANUARY 27.-Wind northwest, q mod
crate gale. with strong snow squalls. Ship
made 348 miles.
CHANGING WEATHER.
JANUARY 28.-Wind northeast, strong
breeze and gloomy weather. Ship made
$50 miles.
/. JANUARY 29.-Wind southeast by east,
fresh gale. raising heavy sea-
THE ACCIDENT.
At forty minutes after six in the after
noon of the 29th tho propeller broke. The
sea was running very high and tho ship was
got under sail to steady her.
JANUARY 30.-Wind northerly, moderate
to fresh clear weather. Ship made 100
miles.
RUNNING TO PORT.
From the 30th forward to February the
ship was under canvas and experienced
variable and northerly and northwesterly
winds. She behaved we'll under sail. The
best run was made on February 4, 1856 miles.
TAKEN IN Tow
The Celtic arrived of the Fastnet Light
at twenty seven minutes after seven on tho
morning Of the 9th inst, and was taken in
tow by the powerful tug Rescue, which had
been sent out to meet her by the White Star
Steamship Company. She was safely
brought to anchor at Queenstown at eleven
o'clock the same night.
OFF AGAIN FOE LIvERppoL-
After o number Of her Irish passengers
and the mails had been landed at Queens
town in the usual way preparations were
made to carry tho ship to Liverpool for re-
pairs. Three powerful tugs from the latter
port were in readiness to tow her up the
Irish Sea. These were the Rescue. which
brought her from Fastnet Light, the Toiler
and the Restless In tow of these vessels
the Celtic proceeded from Queenstown to
Liverpool at ten o'clock on Sunday (yester-
day. morning.
CONFIDENCE or THE rAssENaEns.
The Liverpool passengers of the Celtic
were given ON option by tho agents of the
White Star line to proceed TO their destina-
ton by the Britannia or by rail and Chan
mel via Dublin and Holyhead, but they
preferred to stay by the Celtic. and have
gone with her to Liverpool
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