New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-11
STRUCK By AN ICEBERG.
THE NOTING HILL ABANDONED AT SEA.
THE STATE or NEBRASKA ARRIVES WITH HER
CREW AND PASSENGERS.

THE STATE or NEBRASKA ARRIVES WITH Ht'
CREW AND PASSENGERS.
The steamship Noting Hill, of the Hill Line be-
tween this port and London, came into collision win
an iceburg on February q and was injured so badly
that three days later she was abandoned by her
crew. who were taken off by the State of Nebraska,
of the State Line. The State of Nebraska, with
the passengers and crew Of the Noting Hill on
board, arrived at Quarantine last night.
The wrecked steamer left London on January 10
with cargo of general merchandise on board, and
fifty-four passengers. The passengers were cattle
men who had been to England in charge of cattle
and were returning home. Her crew numbered
sixty-Gve men all told. On February large fields
of floating ice were encountered and the engines
were slowed down. The night was thick and
sharp lookout was kept. II was
five minutes of midnight and bitterly
cold when an iceberg suddenly doomed up in the
darkness and struck the vessel on the port side.
Rcboundng, the berg struck again and opened
large hole in the ships port side. The water rush
ing in put ont the fires and threatened to fill the
vessel Immediately. The crew worked hard
to stop the leak by putting canvas over
the hole, and partially succeeded. In spite
of every effort, however, the water gained
OH them. Signals of distress were set
and anxious watch was kept for sail. Finally at
she passed by without noticing them. The next
day was one of great anxiety. The water was gain
ing rapidly in the hold and it evident that
the steamer would not remain afioat much
lOngeg. The boats were got ready, and provisions
and water were placed in them. The captain de-
layed taking TO the boats until the last minute, as
the intense cold rendered the chances of living in
open boats for any length of time extremely small.
Finally, on February D. the State of Nebraska came
along, bound for this port and took off the
passengers and crew.
STORY OF THE NOTING HILLS CAPTAIN.
The master of the steamer, Captain Bennett, said
last night in regard to the loss of his vessel: We
left London on January 10 and Gravesend
the next day. We had strong westerly gales
up to January 90. Then we encountered a
hurricane from the west aid southwest, vcering
to the northwest, which lasted until January 27.
We had fine weather after that up to February 2,
when we fell in with a field of floating ice. About
midnight we were struck by an iceberg near the
bridge on the port side. The berg rebOunded and
struck again near the engine-roJm, stavng in two
big holes. The water poured in and put out the
fires. Canvas put over the holes
and we let the vessel drift TO port with
the canvas in place. We threw all of
the after cargo overheard. The next day we drifted
clear of the ice On the Same day, at 3 o'clock in
steamer with a black funnel. She was going west,
and she passed without noticing us, although we
had signals of distress flying. On February, o, in
latitude 4Go longitude 400 20|, we were fallen In
with by the steamer State of Nebraska, which laid
by us until we put OFF our own boats and reached
her. The Noting Hill had eighteen feet of water
III her hold when We left her."
THE SHIP AND. WHAT THE AGENT SAYS ABOUT 1T.
The Noting Hill was used mostly for carrying
cattle from this port to England The cattle men
she had on board as is usual in such cases, were
enrolled "a members of the crew She bad twin
scrows "a is the case with the other "illl" steam
ers hut she regarded rs slow steamer.
John e.. SeagCr of Seagcr Bros, the New-York
agents, said last night tlIt the Noting Hill on her
outward voyage five months ago met with a cy-
clone in mid ocean which swept away her
upper masts and did considerable damage, The
was laid mp for sOue months and had
made but or two trips since being repaired.
She was a steel screw steamship Of 2.G1G tons, and
was built at Glasgow in 1881 by Dobie a. Co. She
was 4204 feet long 45.1 feet beam and 265 feet in
depth of hold During the summer months the
Noting Hill was used passenger
steamer besides carrying freight cargo. Among
the other steamers of the same hno were the Rich
mond Hill Ludgate Hill and Turn llil