Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-01
ARRIVAL IN PORT.
A General story of the Accident and Scenes


Aboard.
Tho Inman Line steamer City Of Paris,
flowed bv the steamer Aldorsgate, arrived
81 Queenstown at 4 o'clock Sunday morn
ing. The accident by which the City OF
Pans was disabled occurred on Tuesday,
and vas caused 10y the brcakage of tho
low-prcs cylinder Of the starboard en-
ciuc. the flying pieces Of metal forcing the
lulsLcad and disabling the port engine.
The passengers became panlc-stricken
when they found that tho ship was making
water and that there was possibility 0t
fuo vessel laundering. The water which
flooded the engine coWpWl Wcnt WAS
forced through the inieruon-tubcs, when,
u - alleged. the engineers during the e&-
,trmoui had neglected 20 shut. ne star
lard engine WA shattered almost 70
pieces the port eugiuc-roOms were hllod
with inward of = 600 tons Of water, and
fle port engine was entirely useless.
BRAVE EEGrEEH.
Terrible consequences would have en-
fu,i lut for the bravery ot the second en-
ffrD,r. who, az the peril of Do, me- en-
yrI1rcl a. hc was IN kissing steam, man
lr,! 20 shat of tho steam. thus saving the
1rari-utrt from total demolition. He then
escaped unhurt. Tho passengers were
much excited, but the captain aud officers
fu,cscded ia az uring them that there was
D.. danger. The litebnats were cleared IN
readiness for use. and the pumps were kept
w0rIus. The steamer dnited helplessly
ulrl the 1Gth instant. WHOM the Cap
tam sent Chief on Ger Iasson ana
Six Wen i'm hfah1at tO get into the
track of other line steamers IN the hope oil
I.,nr able TO intercept the City OF Chester
critic Adr.atic. The boat met the Adri-
attic. which declined To take the City Of
Paris in tow the Aldersgate Row hove IN
H-ht and offered 90 tow the City OF fars.
Tho offer was accepted. The Aldersgate -
81 small steamer. unable TO tow over four
o. five knots hourly. and progress was
slow until SATURDAY.. when the ONO was
SIGHTED. She stood bv until B =. NJ, when
Tastnet was sighted. Two tugs were sent
later. The water kept increasing in spite
81 che WORK 0t tho pumps.
The accident occurred 10 mics west OF
fastuet.
Statements hy passengers. which are SINH
lar 10 other accounts of the accident, are
fofhe effect that there was loud crash,
followed hy ava explosion. The snip qulN-
cred and the engine thumpcd. The vessel
leaked rapidly from the hole IN her bot
tom. The officers calincd the excited pas
scneors. The conduct ot the crew was
admirable The weather was me ana
there WAS no wind during the sixty hours
t.at the steamer dUitod she kept showing
di.tress-siguals, sending UP rockets and
burning flares.
ONLY UAND-PrMr9.
Ii appears that when the crew went 70
work to clear htsMpof water 10 was found
fbnt only the h1nd-pumps were avail
ahlc. the gear of the steam-pumps having
been DESTROYED Recourse was had to
buckets and with the external Application
of heavy sails mud blankets to the dam
e. al .
AGAINST the inruads II the sen was success
tullv maintained. Calm weather ana Il
smooth sea materially assisted the efforts
If the crow.
An ANXIOUS ASPECT.
II is the general opinion that il the con
diflor, had been otherwise and the steamer
had experienced twelve hours OF stormy
weather she would inevitably have foun-
d.r.d In readiness Tor such an emergency
the boats were cleared and every prepare
tion was made 10 leave the Snip at mo-
meuts notice.
Things BEGAN To wear An ANXIOUS aspect
whom Ihief-Ofhctr PassOn and crew OF
a.N men started away in hteboat IN tho
hope # securing the assistance OF some
passing steamer. Al 3 o'clock on lhurs-
dav afternoon the Adriauc bore down on
thc City of Paris, and at. the same Tune inc
s .dcrerate hove N sight. The Adrlatlc
then steamed away. These are subslan-
ITALY the facts as told 10y passengers.
THE CArTAIN's STATEMENT.
The captain Of the city of Paris has fur
nished t. tho compauy's agent at Queens
town the following report Of the accident:
'lre r,port is dated From the City OF
P1ris. March 2Jth." Is addressed TO Mr..
Cumnin.. and SAYS: On Tuesday, March
18Th. az $3.50 p. NJ. when 2l6 miles west OF
Iastuet. the starbOard engine broke down
from an unknown cause. The cylinder
went 10 pieces. niurng the bulkhead and
breaking the injection and wator-pipe CON
nect.on and allowing considerable
QUANTITY of water To run into both engine
rooms. adjacent sections. No one on
board was injured"
MIR. Cumnnns himself went IN tue TO
meet the CITY of Paris, which entered the
harhor al precisely $50 A. NJ. number
of press agents who sought 20 so OF to the
steamer were refused permission. indeed,
throughout ihe whole matter scant coHfte-
~ has been shown them. When Mr.. Cum
minis returned he was accompanied 10y
three persons. who were evidently pasSen-
ror.. bat none OF them would give word
of information. A second tug that went
oui brought back neither mails nor passen-
GERS. II was only on the arrival OF the
third tug. considerably later IN the daV.
with a dozen passengers. that anything
coald toe CLEANED as 10 the nature VI the
Incident.