The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-10-21
THE ANCHORIA'S VOYAGE.
NOBODY WAS SCARED EXCEPT TWO
ENGLlSHMEN.

why the Vessel Could Not Bo Turned
south-The Anchor Line Company CrSti-
cised for PenurIOusness--Dr. ruttle's An
teresting Diary CorrOborated.
NEW YORK, Oct 20. Several Of the
passengers of the sea-tossed ship Anchoria
arrived in the city Sunday night by rail,
from Halifax. Among them was Dr. Tuttls,
of this city, who kept the diary during the
voyage. He said:
after the vessel left Glasgow Wednesday,
the 12d, the heavy seas and winds were con-
qusred The propeller was kept racing all
tuesday night, and during a heavy sea We'd
nesday morning the shaft broke. The re-
ports that there was a panic on board are
false. never saw better behaved passen-
gers. With the exception Of two Englishmen,
who were the most arrant towards, every
one soon becsine quieted. OF course there
was some anxiety, because the ship rolled
heavily and was at the mercy Of the winds
and tides, which carried us out Of our course.
at was not until the 25th that the captain
succeeded in turning the vessel Before this
it was impossible. The ship was then put
under sail and proceeded to regain her
course. October the engineers, who had
been working day and night, succeeded in
mending the shaft and starting the screw.
This was exactly two weeks from the time it
broke The vessel was at once headed for
st. Johns 1t may be well to state just here
that it was well known among the passengers
soon after leaving Glasgow that it was the
last trip the steamer would make Two Of
the boilers had been useless all the time.
uFTha anoit,nc 10 oaoon5 tirna
ber 4 At $50 the next morning they were
again started, but the screw only made few
revolutions when the shaft broke once more.
This caused some anxiety, as the captain told
us the loss was irreparable. The provisions
also began to run short and this caused much
grumbling October s, when seventy-seven
miles from shore, small boat was put off to
seek assistance. The putting off of the boat
was dangerous undertaking and produced
sensation OF board Saturday we sighted
land and then everybody became happy ex-
cept the two .Engshmen, who became seized
with the fear that the sailors would desert
the ship. In the afternoon five passengers
were sent off in another small boat for help.
Much uneasiness was felt for the first boat
because no assistance had arrived. DR.. Lock
and myself were volunteers in this boat and
we ulQ our snare OF Une rowing.
ave reached Wapeuch Cove at 10 p. M,
and were landed by some fishermen We
drove to st. Johns and learned that the first
boat had arrived Sunday morning, and the
Miranda had gone out in search of the An
choria. We hired tug and with her found
the vessel have been on tho sea sew
eral times, but never saw so devoted an Of
6cer as Capt Small. He was on the bridge
I II
off for three weeks. He did everything in
{ his power for the comfort and safety of his
passengers. OF the steamship company the
same cannot be said. The majority of the
passengers are still on the vessel, many of
them not having money enough to reach this
city. OF the twenty-three that did come
away, we were given the most wretched ac-
commodations. The company provided an
old freight steamer to carry us from st.
Johns to Halifax. We had to pay our fare
from Halifax to this city"
DR.. Lock, of East Forty-fourth street, cor
roborated DR.. Tuttle's story, and said: "The
company is justly blamed There was more
than enough food on board to last over
twenty days. The law requires that steam
ers carry provisions for sixty days. It was
not long after the shaft broke the first time
that our food was cut down. Toward the
last we ate only one good meal day. The
sixteenth we had only hard tack and mar
malade for supper. The two Englishmen
were the only passengers who made any fuss.
They also gave the false reports to the papers,
These were the men who blamed the captain
for not going south so as to fall in with pass
ing vessels How could he when the sea and
wind was driving exactly the other way.
Then, too, we had much chance to fall in
with vessels on the northern route"
The passengers who have arrived in this
city will visit the company's Office to-day to
demand the return of the money they paid
for transportation to this city.