The daily gazette., 1882-08-22

Yesterday the passengers on the nam
~ l,~ srcnTsion steamer Republic were given
U.n o.n ,hap the worth of their money, and a
nOls or '%~" ,onrcr T stay on board the boat than
nucn naS~cs,tiscd ,Tus or desired. The steamer
Y pshus1clphia at the usual time In the
' .ning " and at Wilmington received about
\ lOln'ss Nan'ssngrrs from the Mccall. She then
IPpoedcj down stream, passing Delaware
h EiT at 10 O'Clock under full headway.
toD T. about 20 miles from Cape May a
..scbing u.S noise was heard in some portion
t,Ss machinery, such as is produced by a
!, M, and the absence Of oil or grease. The
n rrs was at once stopped and the tracks
-cuq the cross head Of the piston work
y he Waking beam was freely oiled, and
eOtDs started up.
INgf making a few revolutions It was
mj A,t the cross-head was broken and
r4Naly to fall from its position. The
N was stopped the second time, and
.sut anchored near the Miah Maui buoy,
N men were put at work tying the
keB part To hold il in position.
me passengers, OF whom there were about
were informed that the vessel would be
.k klipsd to lay to and await the arrival of
;tanCe 10 tow them either to Cape May
Philadelphia.
GOacitement whatever was created by
announcement, and all hands accepted
situation philosophically, although
lny were somewhat nervous and anxious
nj The full particulars Of the delay were
.ie known. All over the boat vague and
lhadctory reports were ecirculated, which,
FSer, were soon righted by the captain
he crew,
'Ehen the vessel anchored she was about
miles from shore, the bay as smooth as a
|n, a dead calm prevailing, not sailing
sel could be seen within ten miles, while
sgn of a steamer was discovered.
Die captain at once began arrangements
! The entertainment and comfort of the
|sengers. The minstrel show was kept IN |
tSst all the afternoon and a special |
|gHm Of vocal and Instrumental music |
|ieOut All the time u close lookout |
kept for any possible assistance, but not
laSoclock was speck In the horizon
!.
"''i'i AVN AAshl LHs
Nearer it came and larger it grew, aud
hdreds Of eager eyes were strained TO
Eh glimpse Of what promised to relieve
inololony of the beealmed and tiring
ssngefs. The speck increased In Size
I The outlines of tug could be seen
Ing bark northward. After almost
lhours the two vessels came within hail
distance, when they were found to be
.gg Republic, having In tow the Swedish
\ Era, bound for Philadelphia. The tug
Ralongside her larger namesake, and
Ian l.ackey explained the situation.
hFough the courtesy of the captain of
bark the tug cut loose from her and
lehed a hawser to the steamer and started
Inward, Just five hours after the boat
anchored The passengers, one and all.
RSea sch of relief, that Is said, by a
lriious gentleman who was on board, to
Y ie'eAoed the soughing Of hurricane
|Ough pine forest.
le Two Republics made slow progress
almost seemed 10 crawl. The passen-
1 ,,ai ne,e hungry and at supper time cleared
lle lafder, leaving nothing but few
u anu some bananas. All the state
Ii' \ were u'ken at once, and preparations
uslor ah all night stay. An excellent
l,ea aa n@ gotten up on the lower deck.
',nuus o. instrumental music and
r4VIous ana sentimental songs.
y usual There were d number OF wita nm
~ "no 1i, u'u much 10 keep the others I'm {
Ds PLAYING pranks and jokes upon each
Y singing comic songs and creating
Iis Iislslt lg wherever they went. Frank
n y lbss lle Eell known humorous vocalist /
IN. 'a1,llauclphia, roaned over; the boat, sing t
~ s,ay many quaint ditties aud uuizzing t
u w we passengers of a serious turn of 7
y, 4,e,couraging those who felt desmond. (
N. aua l''aSng smile wherever he went. {
,sgvg was the chief amusement of the
'Isa rsn Wy, ana the racket, the waltz and
IaI',"u' linI, n lgadfllles helped light feet t
asal .ll Hcarls have Il good time of Il. The [
N ~ va. VA good, and the enlivening strains t
h S.S, gleueSiFl and the merry laughter of t
IN IS rSI1Il lullrd many tired brain to rest. /
\ NY, ,4,l'gll, OF whom there were many. +
4 N pIo w. sIeep ON the seats and sofas, and
1, ~ n,.'a. .'y 'oors, upon which many of the c
mn, ,nStrs na stretched their tired limbs. q
5 sa5 uiO'ners kept watch over their little I
ara, els passed ~, the weary moments in walk /
], .ia n Lal ,,e deck and resting on camp
ii l,nr " hcp themselves awake,
nj IN we're e The scsnes. Groups were
4 rba ~ ietery Imaginable locality. and
mG3oIs, dH 'lau lailed to provide themselves :
her and Ta., wraps sought the friendly .
h larI. I warmth of the smoke stack and
Ippej % in o ioung couples lovingly sat :
n Trlu nnn III each others arms and snering in
" NI'O'''ahtle and matter-of-fact sort of !
one 10 ip,,lg ,a.3 swain had tenderly laid his =
Hap, whTo Ipqi tl seat with her head
ded and ,,e 6nai ile Grayely kept watch and !
With his ba"n bal'y LOST consciousness and
3, There ,"1 81" niilp and his mouth wide
l "NaC all ullpri iAnnt,@ |