New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-13
i CUNARD STEAMSHIP DISABLED.
THE CATALONIA BREAKS HER SHAFT.

THE CATALONIA BREAKS HER SHAFT.
AN ACCIDENT 200 MILES EAST OF SANDY HOOK
MAKING HER WAY TO LIVERPOOL UNDER SAIL.
The French Line steamship Labrador which ar
rived from Havre yesterday, brought the news that
the Cunard steamship Catalonia, which sailed from
this port for Liverpool on May g. had been disabled
bv the breaking of hr shaft about 200 miles east
OF Sandy Hook. Upon his arrival Captain Jougla.
of the Labrador. at once sent TO vernon liz Brown,
the New York manager OF the CunaTd Line, letter
from Captain Gill of the Catalonia, which said:
Our shaft was broken az D. H. to-day Sunday
Nav y in latitude IL, As NORTH longitude A., 50
west Greenwich timel. Otherwise the vessel Is In per
sail with ali possible dispatch The wind is northwest,
nassengers are all we'll and cOntened, but If favorable
opportunity offers shall probably transfer them and
The mails to some LiverpoolbOund steamer
CAPTAIN Jougla said in regard to the matter:
"The Catalonia was sighted about D. III. on Sun
dav and signals being made to us, we bore down
upon her and were close alongside about ii p. ~.
An officer came on board III one OF the CatalOnla >
boats with letter from Captain Gill for Vernon II.
Brown requesting me TO deliverlt: we We're then
i'm latitude AZ Is north, longitude 90, ~ west
Paris tIme). about the same relative position
rs the Catalonia was in when she broke down. The
officer told me that the Catalonia broke her shaft
at 4 D. m. Oh that day. ! asked him II he wanted
assistance and offered to take the vessel IN tow and
bring her back to New-York. The officer sad he
had no instructions TO ask for assistance, but sup
posed that the Catalonia could easily make her way
to Liverpool under sail. After he returned to the
Catalonia waited about half an hour, when sig
mails were made made that Captain Gill would con;
sent to be towed into Halifax. but did
A As there wiSl were SO much ice and fog
on the Banks of Newfoundland. my vessel having
passed several icebergs, did not consider II TO my
vessels interest to undertake TO run into Halifax
Besides we had the mails, and the delay would be
too great to warrant my accepting the propositions
SO declined. Captain Gil then thanieu me ana
We were then close enough TO communicate Vlrtu-
ally between the two vessels. The wind was fresh
so that the Catalonia must have made good time
before the eaSterly wind sprang up.
and that may not have reached the Catalonia. l
renewed my proposition to lay by until morning
and take her in tow for NewYOrk, but Captain Gill
concluded TO proceed and we Separated
Mr.. Brown stated that the CATALONIA had ON
board the mails, los CABIN passengers and seventy
in The steeragc. He continued: " The captain as
sIlres me that no apprehensons were felt to the
safe passage of the Catalonia: III fact, he has AS
sured repeatedly even no longer ago than the day
he sailed, that she was the best and most comfort
able sea boat he had ever SEEN She Will probably
be from twenty 10 Twenty-Five days going TO Liver
pool under sail, with the prevailing winds at this
season, and She has ample provisions for greater
length of time. fOu will observe that she Is to the
southwark of the ordinary track which our vessels
take at tins season, but this is due to the fact of the
instructions given to the captains to keep to the
southwardOn account of the ice Ii possible that the
GaIlio which sailed from here on Wednesday, will
intercept the Catalonia and take her in tow. she
will take nearly the same route and may sight
her unless she drifts TO the southwark. sent word
the captain OF the Cuualu AlliS, WHICH
sailed from Boston for Liverpool yesterday, to keep
a lookout for the Catalonia.
Other steamship captains who were inquired of
Yesterday seemed to think that apprehension
need be felt as to the safety of the Catalonia as
she is one of the strongest and most seaworthy
transatlantic steamships aiioat When sighted by
the Labrador she was about 1,200 from New-York
and about 1000 miles from Queenstown. The diff
ference i'll positions indicated by the longitudes
given is due TO the difference between Paris and
Greenwich time-Paris being about % 90 east Of
Greenwich 50 that the vessel was about in the
same posltion as when she became disabled. Cap
tain Gill is spoken of one of the most competent
commanders sailing to this port.
The Catalonia is new vessel, built of iron, with
eight water-tght compartments. She is 40 feet in
length 43 feet beam, 80 feet depth of hold, and of
T. 500 tons gross measurement. She is bark-rigged
and carries a large spread of canvas. She is sup
piled with full equipment of lifeboats and life
RATS, which can be made ready for use almost in
simultaneously. She was built on the Clyde last
year. and i'll fitting is different from the ordinary
Cunarder. Her cabin on the nam deck amdships,
her saloons staterooms, etc. are ENORMOUSLY fur
nished She has all the modern appliances for
steering and extlngulshing fire, and other of
safety The Catalona's letter mail consisted of "a
bags for London. ) bags for Liverpool, 3 bags for
Glasgow 4 bags for Dublin, bags for Cork bags
for Belfast bag each for Paris and Calais, and 8
bags for distributions besides 1Ol bags of papers.
The total number of letters was 47,2G2. The fol-
lowing is a list of her cabin passengers