New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-26
STORMY DECEMBER VOYAGE
EXPERIENCE OF THE PERSIAN MONARCH
ONE COMPARTMENT FULL OF wATER-PoETHoLEs
BROKEN OPEN BY sTORMs.

BROKEN OPEN BY STORMS
The steamship Persian Monarch arrived here
Yesterday from London after tempcstuous voyage OF
nineteen days She sighted of Fire Island on Christ
mas Eve and about midnight she ancored of Quarantine.
When the revenuecuttcr Chandler went down the bay
to board her yesterday morning the officers
prisod to see that her bow deep down in the
water that her forward decks only few feet above
the surface and that she mad heavy list to sarbOard
Tie officers boarded her and her papers were all cor
rect she hove up her anchor and getting underway
steamed up the North River to her dock In Jersey
City. She had extremely stormy voyage
and her forward compartment was full Of water. The
abstract or her log to the Associated Press stated
that one OF her had died tho passage from
the effects of poison which he had taken by mistake
TRIBUNE reporter visited tho vessel at her dock The
steamer lying the south side Of the pier with her
bow toward The shore Her stern much higher than
her bow and she keced far to starboard as
to make walking on her deck difficult
feat to any except sailor. Tho reporter inquired
for the chief mate and shown down to his room on
the main deck The at first disncncd to talk
about the voyage but huay said that 1t had been OK
coedlngly rough, tie ship encOuntcrng number Of
gales including rotary gale lie said that there
some water In the ship but did say how much. One
OF the ports had been broken in during heavy gale on
December 2 and before it could be repaired tho water
had been shipped through the hole. TherO some OK
element among the passengers at the timc but 1t
soon quieted by the officers The carpenter said:
ave have had nothing but gales since left London
We got one were out OF ihe English Chan
nell and that had hardly blown itself before had
another from the southwest. which soon kicked up
heavy cross sea- The sea kept growing higher and
higher and finally stove in OF the ports the star
board bow flooding the forecaso and forward compart
mcnt The second mate, myself and my mate went down
forward 20 stop the Leak but not able to do SO for
time the pouring in through the port
aud filing the compartment. Before succeeded in
stoppins the leak my and myself obliged to
swim about while at our work We were tossed about
u the hold by the pitching and rolling Of the vessel and
my mate thrown against the side of the ship and
struck by piece o floating which bruised him 80
badly that hc able to out Of hi, bunk for three
days. There are about twenty-five feet OF water in the
forward compartment but it did not get aft the bulk
head"
\ weather beaten old sailor VINO was sitting on the
hatch forward smoking hs pipe, said: 81 have been to
and boy. for thirty years. and never saw
such rough weather ~ We had this trip"
During tho heavy gale In which the ship sprung the
leak seaman william Steel thiry-niuc years old and
native OF Glasgow. found bottle which he thought
contained whiskey. lie drank some Of The contents and
TO two OF his shUmitcs. All three soon he
came ~ and Stccl died the next day and was buried
at sea. Tho other two sailors recovered It
is thought that the bottle contained some kiud Of
horse uumcut when the vessel left London Sue took
on board valuable horses which consigned 70
people boo this city. but only three of them survived m"
VOYAGE Although the fun extent ot the damage has not
Set been asocrtunci o. ls not thought that U VIII be
uece'sai} 10 do dock the sAip In order to make the
one OF he passengers mldo the following statements
d" Iuc weather Tor several days was everything mat
q storm ant lasted all night. about o'clock
10 Tie morning of saturday cry was mad" mat tbe snip
WAS slLiug. Upon an examination II was discovered
that tho wafer wa. Touring n 40 three open p"th"ts l
the forward hold between decks. Ihelc were several
feet of water nt"'dy ln the h"ih Al tne lluo o .hc
accident Second OHccr Bush The bridge but the
uo ,dng tue ship discovered by the hrtncn ou
watch after great NsiI'ncc r-p"5'H 10y g a. t'e @ tn'tI
officer MI Chandler, whose conr had nteu aroused
by seeing several .kus ANA hide, hoiuns by tue sip
utom which hc was seriously III Tor some days.
f.'i aud atcr being beaten bn,k thre' times
nhnarri Z" c9'c iN' or'hoos' M1ioH; @ ~ ' Tl @ c
t.lt, hardware ANA suudry groceries, which were
Huafiur mass. au the ship became moving water tank.
with over 700 persons on board. VINO were terribly
alarmed. II me leak han not brou discovered when Il
w- u les, than hifau the ship would have sunk
IAc want of proper dl,cipluc bOlrl the chief
ami crew Tlc boats were not inspected; thrrc
vas no pnr'cr' no doctor M,'housn ov.s @
there q fourth mate. The crew Tor the most part
not prscticod hands and were too few IN number
Irrr was ire ih thr shps h"l the nEH' D1I"Ie $40
started aud supposed tuat either through careless.
properly fastened ami ~ there wa 40 Inspection aitcr
the lire durng the voyage. the r,t heavy storm hat
hurst open the porth"l's being unable To resist
Inc force of the iron plates forced up In
the engine ROOM tho ncs put out. ana the shps
helm. me sails being old and weather beaten. were
useless the FIRST storm 1h" captain ordered the
.nip 70 be hove ami she remained - for nearly
twenty four hours amo-t al tho mercy Ot the Whi ana
waves. some repairs were lt last male ana hy most OF
the male rus.cn lending assistance about several
for. oil water were got ont. The chief engineer Mr.
K.tt.r, was the only Vhccr who seemed To nave iuI
control Of his men.
n Il had not been for this accident there was every
tbiu IA our favor wind aud weather being all that
cuu desired but since then We have had nothing nat
a series of delays and mshaps, the ships speed never
averaging moro than 100 miles day. SOmo OF the
sft
and If IL had not heon for the constant attention Of the
bedroom steward few OF the passengers would nave
ID tssrd many uuict nights. several persons suHcIru
rcntly from the niinual Of the ship owing 10
her listing thcIo beug ships doctor few received
proper attention .. -,
lie saloon passengers were Captain Gissing Wiic
aui daughter; Miss Weston. Mr.. and Ms. Greenwood,
Nj Way. Dr. Nelson, Mrs. Peters and dAuShter, Mr
1ollen. Mr. Koch, Matthew Low Mrs. Wheeler Mr..
Watt and Mrs. Watt, sr