New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-23
A CAPTAINS FATAL WATCH
THE AMERICAS COMMANDER DIED AT SEA.
FORTY TWO HOURS ON THE BRIDGE IN AGALE-Tw0
CASES OF INsANIIY AND A PANIC.

FORTY TWO HOURS on THE BRIDGE IN AGALE-Two
CASES or INSANITY AND A PANIC.
The National Line steamship America entered
port yesterday with her flags at hslfmsst She bad had
unusually stormy v0y age and Captain r. ". Grace
her commander, died October 10 from conecssivo
chill brought on by exposure and exhaustion.
The America left Queenstown on Thursday morning
a ago with fair weather. 3ut within hours after
leaving the harbor storm came which the officers
OF the ship describe violent that the vessel
passed through Captain Grace went to the bridge
the first sign OF bad weather and remained there for
fortytwo hours exposed not only the wind and rain
but 10 the which during Thursday night washed
clear the bridge, filling the life boats with wutee
aud clearing everything from the decks that the force Of
ton could IN the midst OF the storm
q stoker who bad narrowly escaped being hurled into
by the pohrg Of tho vessel deserted his post
ana rushed upon deck with the avowed intention of
jumping overheard rather thar risk sgan the danger
his work. He forced back to the inrnace room. but
his fright soon developed into insanity and he was found
crouhug between two furnaces In abect terror await
ing another opportunity to commit suicide HE VAS
placed in irons
At the time panic was created In the steerase
by the OF "Fire" and several hundred men and
the hatches endeavoring to get TO the
uoats Dense volumes of what 'esmed TO he smoks
throughout the ship caused tbs alarm and the ocors 10
charge had desperate fight for time TO control the
frightened steerage passengers Investigation showed
that the SMOKE merely caused by some water
having washed over hot steam Pipes But again frigns
had developed into q case OF insanity ana one OF tbe
stcerage passengers Englishman who had deserted
his family and his position English police forces
attacked the stewards with razor and threatened
to kill any who tried to prevent his jumping over
board He placed under watch after being hsArmsd
and became quiettr after the storm had subsidized A
cook was severely injured during the storm By being
thrown the kitchen with knife in mis- hand cut
About noon on Saturday Captain Grace left the bridge
hours err osure without sleep aud tho strain
by the chapter OF Incidents referr 70 was o
mush for him. Five minutes after coming on duty tns
resction Developed into eongestivs chill and at IL 30
D. M. ne died. His daughter was with him.
Cn Sunday morning the insane Englislman succcedes
in bresking away his guards In the seerage and
| amid great excten ent among tho men, women and
board and was drowned. on MONDAY baby sd In The
aud buried In tho sea the nrxt morning. &
The death uf caused deep grief aon the
cabn passengers aud at general meeting In the saloon
s o bs
10 the transatlantic steam trade and was isvor,e
With those sho travelled WIN n ~ .a When on1 sx
teen years old. Before joining the National Line VA
officer in & ns cnaTa and IhS was called Ss
| captain." because he was always on deek W In u"
in 1863 he aas commanded the Steamship vrrinia.
France Egypt. England Erin and spain ne was % InS
times in tho same steamship withou an accident: Be
the senior captain be was appointed @ Ss na
tho
he leaves five grown.up children son is one o, tne
engineers on the steamship Egypt His body VII %
| sent 20 England for burial ,..,.., a.. Al.
Captain Griihs OF the Spain Will ne transerrea 10 smo
command OF the America, and First On'cof Larronoo
will lie pro noted to se captain Of the pain. -.
Among the passengers on Tue America wers Lo1"
Artnnr Butler q. H. BARTLETT r V. Boswell. Ciemsnts
Collins. W. A. Downs DAWSON ;,sn Mr. sna FrsS.
erlck Harper A. c. A. Hutton. James Kennedy: Lieu,
tenant j. b. Kelly. Mr. and Mrs A. D. Lascehes mr soa
Mrs Ionas Lsycock the Rev. I. Lawlor NJ g. ixon' l.
X oven, q. N Robinson, Thomas storm ,ne hs'. -;
symond. and wife, g II. Waterhouse. f. "aus"orsn sno
NJ. G. Wilcox