Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-13
THE STEAMER ANCHORIA,
Account Of Her Accident at Sea-Sulli.
van and Ryan-The Knights-
: Chicago Strike.
THE ANOHoRIA.
An Account of the Disaster Which Befell
the Shin.

An Account OF the Disaster Which Befsll
the Ship.
ST. JOHNS. October 1.-THE Anchoria
left Glasgow on the 18th of September
bound for New York. She had 700 souls
on board, including passengers and crew.
On September22d, four days after she had
cleared from Glasgow, q strong gale sprang
up, during which a heavy sea struck the
ship and in the lurch which she made the
shaft
OF THE PRoPELLoR WAS BROKEN. ~'
At the time she was reckoned 1900 miles
west OF Ireland. The shock occasioned by
the breaking OF the shaft threw the ship on
her side. Many OF the passengers were
frightened, but upon the officers assuring
was averted >and order restored in a
short time. Sails were set and the ship
became somewhat steadier, but her rudder-
gear having heen rendered useless and she
drifted about at the mercy of the waves
from the 22d OF September. to October 9Th.
The ship drifted he,plessly about, efforts
in the meantime having been made daily
to repair the broken shaft. On October
9Th the engineers effected q temporary re-
pair and the ship was once more got under
control. The sea was now comparatively
smooth and the ship moved slowly in a
westerly direction. She made fairly good
time till midnight on Thursday the 7th
WHEN THE ENGINES STOPPED SUDDENLY.
Fears were entertained by the passengers
that the shaft had again broken, but they
were assured by tho officers that such was
not the case and that the engines would be
started in the forenoon at 10 O'Clock on
Friday. Tho engines were again started,
and when the hundreds of anxious passen-
gers heard the propeller moving hopes were
entertained that the tedious voyage would
soon be over, but these hopes were not
soon realized, for after fifteen revolutions
the shaft broke again, this time beyond all
prospect Of being repaired. A consultation
was now held by the officers, the exact po.
sition Of the ship sascertained. It was
found she was eighty miles of the coast OF
New Foundland.
AS PROVISIONS WERE RUNNING SHORT
all ON board, in fact for some days pre-
viously having been put on an allowance OF
two meals per day. FIRST Officer Mcfarland
and seven others volunteered to launch Q
boat and make for the coast. The hoat's
crew manfully took their places and the
boat was lowered away. They took on
board quantity of biscuit in tins and two
casks of water. The sight of the brave
as the boat put out from the ship
affected
MANY TO TEARS,
and silent prayers were sent up for them.
At first not word was spoken, but the
pent up feelings of the 700 persons on board
found expression in loud and long cheers
and heartfelt cries of "God speed" as the
boat disappeared from view. The first
officer was instructed by the Captain to Sc
cure the services OF q steamer il the boat
reached st. Johns. On Friday tho ship
made but little Roadway and the expected
steamer did not come to her assistance on
On Saturday at noon, however, the glad
CRY OF "LAND"
rang throughout the ship. Another vol
unteer crew were quickly enlisted consisting
this time wholly of passengers, who pulled
toward the shore. 1t subsequently tran
spired that the first boat arrived at st.
Johns at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon
and the second boat reached Pouch Cave
settlement near Cape Francis, twenty miles
north OF st. Johns at 4 o'clock in the af-
ternoon the same day. On his arrival here
the first officer communicated with Sir
Ambrose Shea, agent of the Allan Line at
this port, who Immediately negotiated
With the local agents, and the steamer
Miranda, OF the Red Cross Line was dis
patched in search of the Anehora at 8 p.
m. The steamer Favorite left about 10
D. M, and. although she left four hours
after the Miranda she succeeded in coming
up with the disabled steamer about mid
night.
THE ANCHORA WAS TAKEN IN TOW
and arrived here as stated above. There
were two deaths and two births during the
voyage. One of those who died was q Pol
ish Jew and the other a Scotchman. They
were buried at sea. The newly born in
fants -and their mothers are doing. well.
The passengers who landed at Pouch Cave
arrived here at 1:3O this morning and
were heartily welcomed by their friends on
board.
Another Hippidrome.
CHICAGO, October 11.-Paddy Ryan has
signed articles to fight John L. Sullivan
eight rounds with small gloves at San
Francisco within sixty days. The fight
will be for IS and 35 per cent OF the gate
receipts. Ryan will commence active train
ing tomorrow and will start for San Fran.
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