The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-21
PERILS OF THE DEEP.
Interesting Experience of the
Steamer 'DracOna."
FRoLIC WITH IcEBERGs.
a Norwegt an Boat Goes to the Bot
tom-Turf Talk-COnfederate
Decoration Day
Perils of the Deep.

HALIFAX, May 2O.-The steamer ORA
coma. already reported arrived disabled,
presented curious appearance as she
docked. Her stern, from the 16-feet
draught mark, for ten feet or more up,
is flattened back about three feet ON the
port and five feet on the starboard,
while above this the stern is split per-
pendicularly as though struck by an
immense battering ram. Captain Sang
ster reports: "We left Charente Nav
Sth, and passed out of the river on May
9th. We had fine weather to the banks,
and passed the first iceberg on Satur-
day morning, the 10Th inst, at o'clock.
The wind was then southerly and the
weather misty. About pm. the
wind shifted to the north and
the weather cleared up. The
night was dark and cloudy.
There was no fog and the steamer was
going at full Speed. At 10 D. m, the
second iceberg was passed, the wind
being southwest. At II p. M, we saw
what appeared to be fog bank on our
starboard bow. Beng apprehensiye of
danger, orders were given to put the
helm hard a starboard. the engine at
the same time being stopped Then We
could see that the supposed fog bank
was ice. As it was impossible to avoid
the ice by the use of the helm, the
engines were backed full speed, but
they had not been moving in this direc-
sion over a minute and the crew had
scarcely had time to leave the forecastle
before the ship came in violent collision
with the iceberg, making terrible
crash. The iceberg had come in
full view when the engines were
running at full speed astern The
crew thought the steamer would
sink Immediately, and preparations
were hurriedly made to abandon her,
while the glittering tower of ice creak-
ingly disengaged and slowly drifted off. "
The captain made an examination of
the bow and discovered that tie damage
was all from the collision with the bulk
head. 1t was also found that the ship
was making no water Being a steel
ship the plates had not broken, but were
simply doubled in, forming a sort of
breakwater for the bulkhead. No further
accidents occurred, but thick weather
was experienced until the steamers ar
rived in port. After discharging her
Halifax freight, the DrdconG will pro-
coed to Montreal, without waiting for
repairs.
QUEBEc, May 2O.-The crew of the
Norwegian ship Moen. lost in collision
with an iceberg, arrived to-day. They
report the ship having become firmly
jammed in the iceberg. The boats were
got out. Twelve men got into the first
boat, which was speedily carried out of
the vessels reach AS six more of the
crew remained, another boat was got
out, but she was at once swamped and
filled. Matters had begun to look seri-
Gus for those on the vessel, when the
first boat was managed,to within hailing
distance, and line was thrown to her,
and she was hauled alongside. The
remainder of the crew succeeded in
boarding her, except one, John Rohel,
native of Denmark, who was lost.
The captain was last to leave the vess Ell
and had very narrow escape of being
precipitated into the water and carried
down considerable distance, losing
consciousness. The crew, however,
notwithstanding the darkness managed
finally to rescue him. They had barely
cleared when the huge iceberg toppled
over on the doomed vessel, cutting her
in two.