The evening world., 1890-03-31
CITY OF PARIS IN HARBOR.
Broken Machinery Goes Through Her
Hull and Nearly Founders Her.
The Ship Towed Into Queenstown by
Freight Stcamship-No
One Injured.

At the Offices OF the Inman Steamship Com
pany this morning, Agent Peter Wright said
that no additional dispatches regarding the
accident to the City OF Paris had been re-
ceivcd.
He had no knowledge of the amount Of
damage that the vessel had sustained. or of
the exact cause and character Of the acci-
dent.
1t is probable, however, that the steam
ship will remain at Queenstown for several
days. II il is found practicable she will be
pumped out and the leaks temporarily re-
pairod, so that she may be towed to LIVER
pool. where there are better facilities for
overhauling her thoroughly than at Queens
town.
The fact that the City of Paris was able to
favorable indication that she can be saved
from any further injury.
As all the engines were rendered useless
by the leak, which put out the fires in the
worked. At Queenstown, with the assist
ance OF several steam pumps, IT is believed
that the hold can be readily cmptied OF
Tho report. that the vessel was in
danger of sinking in the herbor is
not credited. for. once AT, Queenstown,
could be procured. Until she has been
pumped ont and an examination OF her en-
gine compartment has been made there is
no way, of ascertaining the exact condition
OF her hull.
Tho passengers have all been landed at
Queenstown. aud the company will make
arrangements for conveying them to Liver.
pool.
Mr. Wright says that lie will be abe to
give Abatement to the public some tlmc to-
day, and is only waiting to hear further par
ticnlafs in order to complete IL.
AT tho Maritime Exchange nothing WRg
received during the forenoon in regard TO
the accident.
all its contemporaries in giving to the public
the first nows of the accident to the stcain-
Mr; Ballard smiths cable dispatches
printed i'll THIS WonLD, gaze 3 graphic All
thrilling account of tho terrible explosion,
and the scene on board among the terroi-
stricken passengers during the three days OF
suspense which followed, before the Aldee-
gate came to the rescue OF the disabled
steamship.
Mr.. Smith left the City of Paris in q littls
open boat. by which he was landed in tho
small town OF Baltimore oh the southern
coast of ireland.
fhence he sent his despa tch containing all
the details of the disaster. WHICH were given
to THE WORLDS readers OH this side OF the
Atlantic hours before the City OF Paris had
reached the harbor Of Queenstown. bringing
the frat news OF the accident to people on
The accident which disabled the steam
ship and almost foundered her ocenrred late
Tuesday afternoon, when the City Of Paris
was within l5O miles OF Queenstown
There was loud explosion in the star
board Gu gine room which was followed by
a terrific grinding and pounding OF broken
machinery.
The passengers in the saloons rushed on
deck in a pauIc Of fear, while those already
there crowded aft to get out OF the way of
For some time everything was confusion
and panic. and the discovery made soon after
the explosion that tons OF water were rush
ing into the hold and that the vessel was
the situation.
The thrashing about of the broken shafts
in the epgine-room had knocked big holes
in the hull o! the vessel. and she was rapidly
fiiling. There was not vessel in sight,
Then the port compartment OF the engine
room filled aud all the furnace fires were
Ssnsns s%d The srss akBs sama5 ESs
more than a hundred miles from land.
Fortunately the forward water-ttght COM
po,ts pSTttments were yGninjIred and this: to.
fayorabls. enabled the crew to keen the ship
ahont till assistance arrived.
Help came Thprsdsy;, First the steam-
in sight, She came alongside the City of
Paris after signals OF distress had been dis
played, but her Captain refused 10 do more
lie would not tow the City OF Paris to Fast
net.
Then the freight steamship Aldersgate
came in sight aud took the City OF Paris in
tow and brought her into port. Meanwhile.
with constant work at the pumps, the disa-
blsd ship had settled more than eight feet
below the Plimsoll line aft and was gradu-
ally settling by the head. Assistance came
not moment too soon.
Every night the passengers had renamed
on deck with their life-preservers strapped
about them, expecting that at any moment
they might be called upon to desert the
vessel.
Rockets and distress signals we're con-
tinually sent off. but there was no vessel in
far away for the signal To be seen. The
only persons injured were two firenen. who
were scalded by the escaping steam at the
time OF the explosion.