Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-03
oIYY or P4afS SAFE.
A storm would save sent Her To
the f:OtOmi of the Soa-To,ved sntO
QuesnstOsVH Just IN the Nick of
Tinie-ueLaIls OF the Affair.

LoHDoN, March 29.-The lnman Line
steamer C!ty OF Paris passed Fastnet ut
O'Clock this morning. The steamer is three
days overdue, aud great anxiety existed as
to her safety.
The steamers machinery is disabled, and
when spoken she WAS In tow OF another
steamer. Tue City Of Paris slgnalled that
all was well.
QUEENSTOWN. March 3l--The City OF
Paris, towri by the steamer Alders26ts,
arrived AZ Queenstown az O'Clock this
morning. Ine accident by which the City
OF Paris was disabled, occurred on Tues
day, aud wa caused by the breRkage OF thA
loE.pressure cylinder of the starboard en-
glue, the flying pieces of metal forcing the
tulghead and disabling the port engine.
The PASSENGERS bschtns panic stricken
when hey ionnd hat tho ship was making
water ami that there was 4 possibility Of
y" vAts-l laundering. The water, which
4 ,oded the engine compartment, was
forced throuRh tbs injection tubes, which,
i is alleged the eng nasrs during the ex-
element hal neglected to shut.
Tna starSSs:j engine ives shattered
almost to pieces, the port engine rooms
were filed with upward of 2,OV0 tons Of
water and the port engine WAS entirely use
less Ali went well nntii the evening Of
rae 25th, when, at $50 o. M, while the
Steamer vas going AT flu speed, the star
, board engine suddenly collapsed and the
lo1-presiura cylinder broke, smashing the
injection water. pipe culneGtlDns aud burst
Ing the lroa bulkhesd dividing the port and
| stHthoard engines. The metal 1sa around
IN all directors. A portion OF tho ma.
chlnerv smashed through the stenmsr's
| double bottom.
HEROIC ENGINEER.
The water poured through the hole into
the eneine.rooms, compelling the engineers
and tlremeu to rush to tbs deck for safety.
| Ter ibis Consequences would have ensued
but for the bravery Of the second engineer,
\ who, ut the parll Of his life, enveloped as
| he WA IN kissing steam, III lnaged to shut
| Off the steam, thus saving the machinery
| from total demolition, which would have
happened had the engines contiausd work
| ing He then escaped nnhur;. The pas.
senger were mucn excited but the captaiu
and officers succeeded In assGrlng them
that there was no danger. The lifeboats
were cleared Ia readiness for use, aud the
| pumps We're Kept working.
HELPLFssLY ADRIFT.
The steamer drifted helplessly until the
| 90 h instant, when the captain sent Chief
| Ohicer psssup and six men In u life boat to
get into the TRACK of other line steamers Ia
the hone Of being Hble to interceps the City
| of Chester or the Adrtatic. Thu boat met
the Abr attic, which declined to take the
| City Of Paris In tow. The Aldersgate now
hove in eight, and offered TO tow the City
Of Paris. The offer was accepted The
Aldarsgate Is small steamer, unable TO
tow over four or tiva knots hourlY and
progress was slow until Saturday, when
the Ohio was sighted. She stood by until
5 p. m, when Fastnet was sighted, Two
tugs were sent later. Tns water kept In
crea5ing In spite of the work of the
pumps. An examination Is being made by
divers The accident occurred ZIG miles
west OF Fastnet.
Statements by passengers, which are Sim
liar to other accounts OF the accident, ara
to the effect that there was loud crash
folloSei py an explosion. The ship qulv-
cred ami the engine thumped. The vessel
leaked badly from the rolls in her bottom.
The officers Gained the excited passengers.
The conduct of the crew was admirable.
The weather was fine, and there was no
wind. Outing the 6D hours that the steamer
drtited she Kept showing distress signals,
send'ng up rockets and burning flares. On
Friday morning the A5riAtie was sighted.
Sac offered to convey the passengers 10
New York, but the Offer was declined. The
hdriatlc then proceeded and sent the
Aldersgats TO aid the City Of Paris. Three
tugs Joined the disabled vessel to accom-.
pauy her TO Queenstown. The passengers
nell n meeting ut which they returned
thanks t. Providence for their delivery
They also expressed their appreciation OF
crew, and raised subs ription OF $4,000
for the Liverpool and New York Mariners
Institute.
1t appears that when the crew went to
work 10 clear the shlp Of water II was
found that only the hand pumps we're
available, the gear OF the steam pumpa
having been destroyed. Recourse was mad
to buckets and, with the external appljca.
tlon of heavy sails and BLANKETS to the
Damaged portion OF the vessel, the struggle
against this inroad of the sea was success.
fully maintained. Calm weather and q
smooth sea materially assisted the efforts
OF the crew
Things bsRan to wear an ar xlous aspect
when Chiel Officer Parson and crew Of
six men started away In Il liteboat 10 the
hope of securing the assistance IN some
passing steamer. At 8 O'Clock on Thurs
DAY afternoon the Adristic bore down on
the City OF Paris and at the same time the
Aldersgate hove In sight. The AdriatlC
then steamed away. These are substan.
TALLY the facts as told By passengers.
the CAPTAINS MEAGRE PORT.
The captain of the City Of Paris has fur.
nished to the company's agent at Queens
town the following report OF the ace dent
II must he considered very meegre Hc.
count Of an occurrence that has every ap
pear nee of being enc OF the most ssrjon
of the ktni on record. The rPport Is dated
IF om The City OF Paris, March 29th," and
ispd 'ressat TO Mr.. Cumrnins, and says;
"On Tuesday, march 25th. at 30 p. M,
when 80 miles west OF Fastnet. tho st8r-
board ,lgiae broke down from M un.
known cause. The cylinder went to pieces,
iniUrinG The hnikhrhd and breaking Ihs In
lection md water pipe connections AID al
luwlnc copsherabs qu1ntity Of water to
run ia;o both engine 70 IN. adjacent SEQ.
lions. No one on b ard Wa rjlred.
Mr. In Inn b. IN ft,ry q,
m 9et the city OF Paris, which entered the
hafbor at precisely 80 a. N. A number OF
press agents who sought to 60 { II to the
steamer we q refused permission. Indeed
throughout the WHO'S ma TER scant courtesy
aas beep shown them. When Mr.. Oummlns
returned he WAS accompanied by tr0e per-
sons who we've evidently passs, Zsf4, but
none OF them would give word OF nfor.
nation. a5cond tug that went out brought
baCk neither mhtlB nor passengers, 4 was
only on the arrival OF the third tug, CON
slinr"6'y later In tho dav, with doz ~
pGssengers, that anything could De CLEAN
RS 10 the nature of the acCldent. Special
trains were kept Ia rsadiaess here throuA h.
out she night with a large staH OF railway
hands. Early last evening, probably before
tha actual state of affairs on the gtsumeE
WAS known, tho Intention OF the agents was
10 land the mails and passengers who DE-
sired go ashore, aad TO ave- this
steamer towed straight TO Liverpool. As
morning approached It leaEid out thst
the steamer wOnld be brought 70 Cork
hsrbor, and all tue passengers and mails
disembarked. This malls were all landed
by O'Clock, q, ~, but IN spite OF this
sraatest dispatch end energy 1t was we'll
into the afternoon before ha passengers
md baggage got away, The getting of
authentic aud detailed information Is at
ended With the utmost difficulty owing
to the rctleenee nf the company's officials.
| However,. irtAf YleYs with pnssen Safs fur.