The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-11-04
A TRAGIC VOYAGE.
The Lame ntabIe Events which oc-
cur ed ON an ocean Steamer.

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| New York, October 49, A reporter
to-day cleaned tragic story from the
log of the steamer America, just ar
rived The America left Queenstown
on Thursday morning week ago, with
fair weather, but within two hours after
leaving the harbor a storm came up
which the officers of the ship describe
as the most violent that the vessel ever
passed through, Captain Grace went
to the bridge at the first sign Of bad
weather, and remained there for forty
two hours, exposed not only to the
wind and rain, but to the waves, which,
during Thursday night, washed clear
over the bridge, filling the lifeboats
with water and clearing everything
from the decks that the force of wave
ten feet in hight could move.
In the midst of the storm stoker
who had narrowly escaped being hr-led
into the fire by the pitching of the YES
sci, deserted his post and rushed up on
deck with the avowed intention oil
Jumping overheard rather than risk
again the danger of his post He was
forced back to the furnace-room, but
his fright soon developed into insanity
and he was found crouching between
two furnaces in abject terror awaiting
another opportunity to commit suicide.
He was then placed in irons.
About the same time a panic was
created in tie steersge by the alarm Of
fire, and several hundred men and
women rushed to the matches and en-.
deavored to get to the boats. Dense
volumes Of what seemed to be smoke
Throughout the ship caused the alarm,
and the officers in charge had a des-
perate fight for some time to control
the frightened steerage passengers.
An investigation showed that the
smoke was merely steam caused by
some water having washed over the
hot steam pipes Again, however, the
fright had developed case of insanity
and one Of the Storage passengers, an
Engl shman, who had deserted his fam
lily and his position on an English po-
lice force, attacked the stewards with a
razor and threatened to kill any one
who tried to prevent his jumping over
board. He was placed Under watch
after being disarmed and became
Iquieter
| After the man had subsidized, cooE
was severely injured by being thrown
across the kitchen with knife in hi.
hands, cutting his head.
| About noon on Saturday Captlir
Grace left the bridge, the ship being
entirely out of danger, but his forty.twC
hours exposure, without sleep, and The
nervous strain caused by the chapter o
incidents re erred to, was too much TO
him. Five minutes after coming OF
duty the reaction developed into con
geshve chill, and at 1890 p. M, HI
died, in spite of all that could be don,
by the physicIan's aid. His daughte
was with him.
On Sunday morning the insane Eng
lishman succeeded in breaking ava,
from his guards in the steerage and
causing great excitement among thu
men, women and children who wit
messed the struggle, he leaped over
board and was drowned.
On Monday baby died in the steer
age and it was buried at sea the mex
morning.
The death of Captain Grace caused
deep grief among the passengers and
at general meeting held in the cabin
appropriate resolutions we're adopted b,
them.