New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-07
THE CITY OF BERLIN.
TOWED INTO PORT AT BOSTON.

WHAT SOME OF TIE PAssENGEEs SAY ABOUT THE
ACCIDENT.
BOSTON, March 6.-The details of the towing
Of the disabled City Of Berlin into this port by
the Cunard steamer Samaria do not materially differ
from those previously given by the Vile d Algsr.
After the SamaTia took Berlin in the voyage
uneventful, accident happening, When the steam
ships arrived within sixteen miles northeast Of the Bos
ton Lighthouse, the Berlin anchored and word was sent
TO this city tugs assistin the tow The tugs C. NJ
Winch, VIM, spraguc and the Elsie aud Camilla were
sent and with the -amara brought thu disabled steamer
into the bay about II o'clock last night No Of
sickness on board were discovered by the Quarantine
The steamship samara will coal and resume her voy-
age to-day.
General Manager John G. Dale and other at
tachcs of the nman Line Office occupied much Of
the time yesterday in answering inquiries in regard to
the disabled steamship City Of Berlin. When asked
whether the City Of Berlin would be flowed TO NewHork
once for repairs Mr. Dale replied that lac could not
tell until he had Obtained further particulars to the
accident He had only received short private letter
from Captain Lcitch brought by the steamship Vile d
Al-cr, which attempted to tow the City OF Berlin 20
Halifax In this letter Captain Leitch stated that the
break in the after part OF the crank shaft, and gat
it occ irred at February o. four days before
| the VILE d Alger came to her assistance
Two or three attempts made to get to Halifax with
the OF one engine. hut they were Intellectual san
ing only about fifty miles in four days The Vile
d'Alscr no having me powyr OF ne Snam IA Mas
agreed th1 me LATER vessel @topd 10" ne NY ol NJ
lin either Halifax Boston. The S1maria sailed
from Boston for Liverpool on Fchmaty 20 hence sne
p.nscs The City Of Berlin had board ninety cabin
and 523 ste rage passengers.
Central Depot last night at 1880. having como through
and RELATIVES were in waiting and the welcomes were
very danolsraye. Among those who came was W.
Caspay. Of the importing firm of BeIiamin Caspary,
Of No 81 broadway To TRIBUNE reporter he detailed
the story Of te voyage and mi-hap saying; 1--WE left
grrs We had only been ont about four
hours when very peculiar, gritng and thump-
III ldp " %as Stopped 5 and after tIort delay
the engines were Sn S "Rff that " T a s" Tonc ne
be alarmed about Many Of III thought differently be
The opinion of those VINO bad crossed the Atlantic before
still said nothing had good deal OF faith in
Captain Lcifrh and We did not think that he would put
to II there was any dangcr'
"Wheu did tDc brcHEdONn happen"
"On Thursday week, when We were something like
]. 900 miles roni Nnw-Yor aud about 100 miles irom
halifax. We had been going along We!l the sea was
time it would he before reached home, when. all Of
ment everyone began lnquiHg what the mat
ter was. a. the feeling OF having the machln,
to it, H. to say the least uncomfort4De We were tod
that the shaft broken ana the only ihing was 10 Try
To get towod into port From Thursday until saturday
steamer loaded with cattle on her way to Liverpool was
was refused This made many OF us feel lit
tie down hearted. But tho next day the
y' line Ga. @aae II fast f ana "Ra I s2Ga
taken tow. But after few honrs the cables parted
d'Alcer said would remain near Us rs long the
weather would permit. and It Is o his assistance that we
uclhaDs owe or lives, because had drlted about
cghIy miles out OF the rceuirpath OF steamers. lie
towei Us back and then thn cunard snip sanaria
promising to tow us TO Halifax"
"Wlly we're you flowed Into Boston|
THAT j. W. rat many Of the passengers are indignant
about on wedn, siag some t KENT i 9 S after
fd.tdd. bnt We were told that it would be Gonerr-
on. to s anf"pi more to %sg an ' Because TSs
knew the captain Of The CUnarder vOuld
never have promised 10 tow us into Halifax It had been
dangerous The real reason Of that instead of
con sidciug the lives Of the passengers Captain Lellch
tbon, me pocket, Of h- company. Had 10 not been
anxi,ty of families would have been relieved so
GIstsyc Locb. Of the firm Of wuubrrger, Loeb d
U,cu, OF 40. 900 liroGdVay who was another pa-srn-
or said: Among The passengers there IL a division
some we're satisfied with what DONE aud were
d. no, think mat the snip was m proper order when she
sr,rtcd because OF the peculiar humping noise, and
tlru / do rot think Captain Lctch had any
right, in order to his company money
further in baking ioston OF course our lives were
and The anxiety Of on families AID friends should also
Lave been though. OF; Ihis is why feel Gissatl+icd
coInplncl Of the food, but Will 10 might have Justly
been SAID 10 be bad if there had 'eef no accident DO
not think undtr the GFtuin-li hctH' .hl "l iH.n1
should be said against the company eXce regarding the
j1cob -chacf.r the billiard player, whom asked what
he th lugh u the voyage rep red: - hk t 40 not
ina could be avoided, and ai'r ID dd happen c cry
thing was done for by the captain ana crew That
cnIllIiInt Of some of the passengers that Halifax
should nave been made instead OF Bo,ton, My
a. r,,oI In view cf the result He thought. the
weather was ue that /, SAFE to- g to Boston aud
fact under circumstances preferred 10 ~ 10 Bos
ton