The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-06-05

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NEw YoRx. Nav 2&.--The Inman Line
steamer City Of Rsriin passed through
the Narrows yesterday morning and
steamed slowly up the bay. The bow
Of the steamer was broken and great
masses Of Ice were still hanging 70 the
bulwarks. She seemed 10 tremble with
every stroke Of her engines, and - the
choppy waves OF the bay were divided BY
her broken stem, they rushed 10 and out
Of the black hole In her bows with .
sound painfully suggestive d the perils
that had been undergone. No bowsprit
remained, and the only things which d.
vided the water were the broken sides Of
her front water-tight compartment
COLLISION.
At about four o'clock last Tuesday
morning, when the passengers were all
quietly sleeping IN their berths and only
. small watch Of seamcn was on deck
collision occurred. The reverberating
booming Of the waves on the docs Of Ice
about the banks Of Newfoundland were
heard through the heavy fog. but with
| the exception OF these sounds, which had
| become monotonous, there was nothing
| to indicate that danger was near. The
steamer was being run At low speed on
account Of the heavy fog. suddenly the
air became extremely cold with . strange,
| unearthly chill that was not borne on the
breeze but was caused by the influence Of
an immense mass Of Ice II grew more
chilly and the mate on watch put on his
| oil-sklns TO secure additional warmth
| The older sailors observed to one an
other: There's an iceberg near" Sud-
| denly the mist in front OF the vessel be-
came denser and more white Still she
| kept on her course.
| MOUNTAIN or ICE.
1 A huge iceberg, towering high above
| the mainmast Of the steamship, hove In
| sight. II was too late 10 change the
| course Of the ship. The forward watch
| leaped from his perch upon the bowsprit
| and rushed back. shouting to the man ~
| the wheel, "Port your helm; an iceberg"
| The wheel whirred around. but 1t was
| useless. There was = deafening crash.
(, The sailors on deck were thrown from
| their feet and some of the passengers
| hurled from their berths. One Of the
| pinnacles Of the iceberg was hurled from
| its base BY the force II the shock and
| crashed on the bow OF the ship, fitting
| her stern up and overturning some Of the
4 furniture In the saloon. Cries OF terror
| filed the air. Passengers arrayed only
| In their night clothing rushed up the
companionways and out into the cold
night, shouting their fear that the vessel
| was lost. Forward they could see moth
| ing but mass Of ice and wrcckasc.
ORDER our or CHAOS.
| The mate OF the watch ordered the
boats 10 be lowered, and gangs Of sailors
1 were about to follow his commands when
1 the captain appeared or deck. With him
4 there came some order. He counter
| manded the mates order, reasoned with
| the passengers, partly quieted them. and
| finally obtained discipline among the
crew. The well was sounded and found
| to be dry. The heavy iron plating Of the
| bow was badly shattered, but the vessel
was still comparatively safe. The en-
giDes were reversed and . thoroush ex-
animation made Of the damage. Then
| the Civ Of Berlin proceeded on her way
to this port
rERRoR-sTRIcxKS.
| Mr.. Henry +. Abbey said: "A de-erFo-
| tIon Of the scene Is beyond my powers.
1 The fright Of the feminine portion of the
| passengers was terrible, and they rushed
| about the decks screaming at their wits
| end. The ship trembled like reed, and
many thought II was all over with them.
| They rushed on deck in the condition In
which they had left their berths, 30 sud-
| den was the shock and % great the haste.
| On the deck the confusion was greater.
Some ran about uttcring heartreLding
| cries Of distress and getting in the way
| Of the sailors In front was one vast
| mountain Of Ice that rose up In the air
| like huge crystal wall. The cold was
| something terrible. ! shall never forget
| that scene. the crew was excited q
| FIRST, but the GOODNESS Of the Captain
| equailed. that OF the iceberg, and he soon
| had things put right He assured the
| passengers that there was no immediate
| danger, and the calm way In which be
| went about his work did more than any
1 talking could have done TO reassure timid
| ones"
| GRATEFUL
| The cabin passengers, 70 express
| their gratitude 70 Captain II. 8. Land for
his GOODNESS, raised $500 By subscrip-
| lions for . testimonial. committee
| was selected, Of which Mr.. Frank Henry
| was chairman, 70 choose Me testimonial,
and Mr.. Henry +. Abbey was appoinsed
| to present IL 70 the Captain. The tcsti-
monIal will be . gold watch engraved
| with the words announcing the occasion
| Of the gift. There were seventy-four
| cabin passengers on board, seventy mine
| intermediate, and l,l40 steeragc. The
crew numbered 40.
A Fsr-Resching DecI>ion.
HENRIETTA, TEX, May 24.-District
Judge williams delivered m important