New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-19
SAFE FROM THE ANCHORIA
ARRIVAL OF SOME OF HER PASSENGERS


DIR. TUTTLE RELATES HIS EXPERIENCES on THE
Disabled STEAMER.
The steamship Miranda from st. Johns and
Halifax arrived at her pier In Brooklyn at $50 o'clock
last evening. shs board steerage and ten
cabin passengers OF the steamship Anchoria They had
al paid their from Halifax but expect to be re-
paid by the Anchor Line.
Among the Passengers was James Ruthven, who re-
ceived some slight injuries by being thrown
down when the Anohoria rolling In
the trough Of the alter she nad
broken her shaft Mr. Ruthven said that the shaft ala
not break near propeller but the engine and In
place where it eighteen inches thick Just two
weeks after the shaft broke It repaired and worked
for seven minutes when IL broke again. Nearly all the
stcerage passengers remained St. Johns to take the
Ethiopia for this port Ono OF the passengers said that
the report about them being put on short ratons was
not true Three meals served each day. and only
during the last forty eight hours board was the food
Objectionable.
When the Anchoras passengers set ashore at st.
Johns they were informed by the Anchor Lima Com
pauys agent there who had pressing business
and wished to go would be taken to New-iork
by the steamer Miranda OF the Red star Lne the rest
would be taken by the Ethiopia which was due at st.
Johns on Friday. Many OF the passengers demurred at
this and asked to be taken to Halifax and sent from
there by rail TO their at the expense OF the com
pany This refused, hut some Of them decided to
come by rail a; their expense. Tweny-three cabin
passengers started the Miranda and when she reached
HALIFAX eight OF them went ashore and took the train
for New York. arriving here sunday These were Dr.
George NJ Tutte or No 40 Eastrhrtieh-st professor
in tho College OF Physicians and Surgeons; Charles
LauDsch, silk manufacturer OF Union Hill n. j. Dr.
Charles +. Locke New-York Dr. and Mrs. David Clark
ard daughter OF Springfield, and two Or others named
Farquuar. from GLASGOW All OF them who were seen
seemed to be in good spirits yesterday Dr. Tute held
a reception at bis Office all day and was the recipient OF
congratulations from his relatives and friends.
How do eel" he said In response to TRIBUNE re-
porters inquiry, why better in my :e We had
exciting trip to be sure but the whole tho most
unl pleas snL feature worrying over our friends
accident have been published Dr. Tutle said CON
taiueI several errors is stated account he
continued. ut tue breaking OF the shait caused
pauip among the passengers This ia not true There
was great deal OF alsrm Tor while but there was not,
like panic In fact durOg the whole voyag there
were only two p.s'rnears VINO were osdy scaren, Tn
benaysd "si9 "d raSy all the % way From the
tat the Anchoia sailed september III up TO tue time
been srid pyerzs and r9ign sea 80 that many the
passengers were seasck The SHAFT broke about S;SQ
a. IN. with a heard all over The ship
Just getting up from the table and for
moment couldn't make out Just what was wrong. IL
sounded as though the vessel was pounding Il on tue
ihls what alarmed many The facts were
III ,de known at once by Captain Small There were
few grvwl-rs he sure, but they were very small
-B, Friday evening everybody had so far recovered
Their spirits that "A given In the saloon The
engineers worked hard the broken shaft and every
body confident that things would ne all fgnI III
few days. The greatest alarm was caused by the IL
ability TO the ship from the no;thery course in
which dritel after the break. On Saturday night
ever the vessels was turned toward 81 JOINS
and kept toward that point. Two vessels. steamer
and brigan ine, sighted but neither paid any
attent To the Anchoria's signals.
Tae depar ure of the mrs Hfeboats crew when the
still seventy-nne miles FROM the Newiounu
land exceedingly pathetic We felt that tney
haz rdug tueI lives aud that they were tlln3
great cnances for As they pulled away the women
cried and many ferveut God bless you was heard
all sde-. The report that Mr. SuthereSt LohIoh
barrisfes, wanted to 90 with them Il not true The
signt land both welcome and unweloone TO u.s.
thankful OF cOuIse TO know that we were near
port bnt tue thought uf being uoar rocky shore WIN
| "A high WinI blowing not agreeabie Que ny any
mn.ns We got within twelve miles or the shore or
Nu, ,v and obtained pernssicn
cn, ,, 20 huat and make the shore u possible
The other passengers were DR.. Locke. Mr: Hay, OF
,tI,sgow; Mr. Green, aud Mr. Far iuhar. We had a
har pu to land about 10 O'Clock at night
with aid tne fishermen at Parch Cove. ABOUT tho
only opening the for miles Then we drove TO
ST. johns and soon Joined oy the rest OF the pas
sengers. 49,,
The passengers who by rail indignant that the
company snOul refuse ray their fares ana VIII de
mand the offices tni, ming. They all think the
company should have special vessel To ST. JOan
for them.