New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-24
HER BOW CRUSHED BY ANICEBERG.
NARROW ESCAPE OF THE CITY OF BERLiN-CooL-
NESS OF THE OFFICERS.

The carefnlness and GOODNESS OF Captain
Land of the human steamship CITY 81 os of that vessel
ana Ieariy 1900 lives on Tuesday morning last ST AZ
3:35 a. IN. the steamer was going az hsif Eew
tonndland in latitude 49, 3d. and longitude 49o SG the
sailors lookout on the iorecse uecA , Which
saw white object looming high in the dense os W Th
han hung the vessel since p m OF AIohu13' Can
shouted An iceberg! An iceberg ana "a" Gef ,Icer
Tarlcton and Second Officer Barker at one IT, ,Id
the signal 10 the engines nut Deore .e' i'm
he st9nDcd the great ship crashed bow Oh ino an IN
nlense iceberg. The bnwspt was silse ~ oct for
rem Zee at The fgure-head knocked on the prov
was stove in with the STEM the UPPER peS eniv
Ripped open almost TO the collision ice we're
feet aft of the stem, and forty tons OF broken ee cd
hurled down upon the deck Inc ,m s1serape they
were seized with etpOrary panic when Mhs, , 70
soon subdued. Those in the CABIN were 9mcry vino
Lad been on deck. The boats and e-rafts were nad9
ready for launching hut hasy exana1 cck
Henry L. Abbey, WHO was one OF the passen9edt %
through the confusion until ne was M m nc a lee
purer who asked him it hS would h9t IKE 10 TO- foriy sec
bcrg Then he went ON deck, ana LOT anoue loi'S H.
ond daring which the foE dn ten so e ee hsh by 400 or
500 feet long aud looked like two mountains Win Nae1
ntes and then went her way. On Friday e G
when of Fire Island, the passengers esshtcu
tTatitnde for his skill, caution and unirlns Wate'n
ness willie crossing the banks of New0nndlau; or ,
GOODNESS aud presence OF mind and the confidence Mi
which he inspired every board IN the nour Oh
danger and above all for tho foresight ana souna Jd
IL.
and not traversing the region OF log ana zee AT
pace There was another resolution tnahRiug tio
officers and crew for the efficient manner III winch lhcy
performed their duties About forty OF the pasHcnss
met Captain Land at the Union Sqnale hoel !e S
Afternoon and Edgar Stanton, United states CONSUL
General at ST. Petersburg who was one OF the passen
gers gave him costly gold watch III their peha' zap
tain Land responded in "a short speech III. a., Ian
After giving account of tie collision win Tue Se
berg CAPTAIN Land said to a TRIBUNE reporter: rug
ocean il literally packed with ccherg' between a. III"
500 north latitude and $50 AMI 5O' vest i9hg'tilT.
have never seen 80 rany before think mat lne peIG
we struck is aground the edge OF the Ranks anu nnt
Il Is the same one on which the r. W. Merriam was IateY
WRECKED There was no panic aboard The caoin PAS
senrers were quickly treasured Ivy the surgeon hu 'no
Dureer oueicd the OF the s'cerage passengers
Frank Skpworth. one Of the cabin passengers stl
was awakened by The shock AMI the sudden s9ppn NJ
the vessel Jumped out Of my berth hcard tne lei
ring stop the engines Putting on my 9vtfeoaI nna
SINNERS tnshed derk and saw Captain Lana coming
OF the bridge. lie sail that there was no danger ah
I went back 10 the cabin. Although all helevcd that
the ship would 60 down. every one actcu I'D TIC hoSt
cUuI agenus manner" - .- a..
dozen men were at work yesterday tearing away tne
Wrcckage OF the steamships how and she VIII DC Ie"H
to sail on her return trip next week