The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-10

ing voices OF brave men-
"Steady, gentlemen, steady! Keep coolw
Brave words, not spoken in vain The first
hood resumed its sway. During the hours of
terror which followed coward word was
spoken. Save in few instances the conduct of
the passengers was magnificent and the officers
did their duty like men.
CRASHING UPON ICY DEATH.
Captain Jones quit the bridge at nine o'clock.
leaving the ship in charge of the officer of the
watch, John Wynn Jones' All was then safe,
and the night, though overcast was not dark.
the ship, going at t6pmost speed, plunged
head into a mountain of ice. The hugo
slip trembled like All aspen leaf and recoiled,
but again advanced and struck the iceberg, but
fortunately with diminished force. The first
blow had stove in her bows crushing them Us
though they were made of cardboard. Tons of
ice fell upon the decks or we're forced through
the gaping hole in the bow. Full fifteen feet of
the iron work had been broken, bent, twisted
and forced inward, leaving an awful chasm,
through which the waves dashed 1t was as
though o huge cutter had chopped off the bows,
leaving the hull exposed.
TIE SHOCK IN THE SALOON
The shock Of the collision was felt in the
saloon oven more severely than on the upper
deck. At the moment it occurred Miss Goslett
was playing the accompaniment to the glee,
''See Our Oars with Feathered Spray" which
was being sung by some ladies and gentlemen.
In the midst of the song the shock threw tho
occupants Of the saloon violently from their
seats. Miss Kiddie, of Kincardie, Scotland, was
thrown violently across the. cabin, sustaining
severe internal injuries and slight scalp wound.
The force OF the fall was broken by the presence
Of mind of Mr.. Carr, who sustained injuries to
his knee while endeavoring to arrest her down
ward course. Many ladies we're frightened al
most to DEATH They sought refuge in each
others arms and wept from very terror, at the
unknown catastrophe which all felt had over
taken them. Some few showed remarkable cool
ness and nerve and tried their best to console
their more timorous sisters. In this good work
they were aided by husbands and friends, who
sought to conceal their own anxiety the better
to cheer the failing spirits of their fair COM
panionA
rsrs 90 THE SUPREME MOMENT sai s..s.
On deck the scene was full Of terror. Groups
of silent passengers were gathered, expecting
every moment to be engulfed in the dark
waters. Towering above the vessels prov was
the huge, shadowy mass of the monstrous ice
| berg. It extended some five hundred feet across
| the bows and three tall pinnacles rose to the
height OF sixty or seventy feet. Should one of
these ice sYr2les topple over the fate Of ship
| and passengers would be sealed. The crash of
the collision, the rush of the passengers to the
deck, had occupied but minute. Captain
Jones had not retired, and immediately rushed
to the bridge. His first words were:-
my God, men, where were your eyes!"
He was perfectly cool, and at once gave
orders to back the engines, and, calling all
hands on deck, ordered the helm to be put hard
to starboard.
A few moments later We parted company with
the iceberg, which Aoated away with its three
tall pinaces distinctly visible against the night
sky. AS it faded into the gloom it presented the
appearance of phantom three-masted vessel.
AWFUL UNCERTAINTY.
Short as was the time occupied in this
maneuvre, it offered m opportunity to estimate
the damage we had sustained. The Arizonas
bows were completely stove in and a tangled
mass of iron plates and braces and stays WINS
heapcl up in frightful confusion where u few
moments before % sh"pely prov had cleft the
waves. How great was the damage done none
could say but the well known formation of ice
bergs left the worst to be feared.
Had the collision bulkhead gone down in the
awful crashi
Had not some protruding spur ripped cur bot
tom plates
These were questions the answer to which
depended the lives of nigh three hundred souls.
Alas the good ship seemed to give the answer
herself, for she backed from the terrible ice
berg she listed to the starboard side and DIPPED
visibly at the bows.
''Shes sinking why don't they get ready the
boats :" was anxiously whispered among the
passengers. but to their credit no cry or move
crew in their work.
INJURED sEAMEN.
At this moment rumor began to circulate
that several of tho crew had been crushed in
their hunks and werc buried beneath the mass
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