Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-31
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
IJHE. HIGH WATER IN, The SOUTH.
PRINCE BIsMARcK'S OVATION.

I 0tVOl UIOWHlVH " OuoIIOVs
Storm Reports From The
State Of Kentucky.
The CITY OF PARIS.
The Great Ocean steamer Now At
0ueenstown-The Delay Caused BY
tho Hreakage OF ono OF HOr Low
Pressure Cylinders Excitement
Among the PassenEers-Bravery OF
the second Engineer.
QUEENSTOWN, March 30.-The Inman line
steamer City of Paris, in tow of tho steamer
Aldersgate, arrived at Queenstown at four
O'Clock this morning. The accident by which
the City Of Paris was disabled occurred on
Tuesday and was caused by the breaksgs of
the low pressure cylinder of the starboard
engine, the flying pieces Of metal forcing the
bulkhead and disabling the port engine. The
passengers became panio-stricken whom they
found that the ship was making water and
that there was a possibility of the vessel
laundering. The water, which flooded the
engine compartment, was forced through the
injection tubes, which, it is alleged, the en-
gineers during the excitement had neglected
to shut off. The starboard engine was shat
tered almost to pieces, the port engine rooms
were filed with upward of 1900 tons of
water and the port engine was entirely USE
less.
All went we'll until the evening of the 25th
when at $50 while the steamer was going at
full speed the starboard engine suddenly col
lapsed and the low-pressure cylinder broke,
oh int nj onnnactiOn
and bursting the iron bulkhead dividing the
port and starboard engines. The metal flew
around in all directions. A portion of the
machinery smashed through the steamers
double bottom. The water poured into the
engine rooms, compelling the engineers and
firepaen to rush to the deck for safety. Terrible
consequences would have ensued but for the
bravery of the second engineer, who, at the
peril of his life, enveloped as he was in hiss
| ing steam, managed to shut off the steam,
thus saving the machinery from total demo-
lition, which would have happened had the
engines continued working. he then escaped
unhurt. The passengers were much excited.
but the officers succeeding In assuring them
| that there was NO danger.
LIFE BOATS CLEARED IN READINESS.
The lifeboats were cleared in readiness for
use and the pumps were kept working. The
steamer drifted helplessly until tho 26th inst.
when the captain sent Chief Officer Parsons
and six men in . lifeboat to get into the
track of other line steamers In the hope OF
| being able to intercept the City of Chester
or the Adriatic. The boat met tho Adriatie,
which defined to take the City Of Paris In
tow. The Aldersgate now hove in sight and
offered to tow the City of Paris. The oder
was accepted. The Aldersgate is small
steamer unable to tow over four or five
| knots hourly and progress was slow until
/ to al
| stood by until 3 O'Clock, when Fastnet was
sighted. Two tugs were sent later. The
| water kept increasing in spite of the wsrk OF
the pumps. Divers are making an examinA-
| ton of the vessel to-day. The accident oc.
Cured 216 miles west of Fastnet.
| LONDON. March 30.-Statenents by pas
sengers which are similar to other accounts
of the accident are to the eneos ina, .nere
| was q loud crash followed by An explosion.
| The ship quivered, andathe engine thumped.
| The vessel leaked rapidly from the hole In
her bottom. The officers calmed the excited
| passengers Tho conduct of the crew
| was admirable. Tho weather was
fine and there was NO wind. Dur
ing the sixty hours that the steamer
sending mp rockets and burning flames. On
Friday morning the Adriatio was sighted.
| She offered to convey the passengers to New
| York, but the offer was declined. The
| Adriatic then proceeded and sent the Alders-
gate to aid the City of Paris. Three tugs
Joined tho disabled vessel to accompany her
to Queenstown. The passengers hsldN meet
ing at which they returned thanks to Provi-
dence for their delivery. They also expressed
their appreciation of the exemplary conduct
of the captain and crew and raised sub-
scription for the Liverpool and Now York
Mariners institute.
THE CAPTAINS STORY.
QuxrNsrowN, March 30.-The captain Of
the City of Paris has furnished to the com.
pany's agents at Queen stown the following
report of the accident. It must be consid
cred a very meagre account of an occurrence
that has every appearance of being one of tn
most serions of the kind on record. Tho re-
port says: ION Tuesday, March IS, at S:3s
D, M, when 216 miles west Of Fastnet, thu
starboard engine broke down from an I'M
known cause. The cylinder went to pieces
injuring the bulkhead and breaking the In
lowing q considerable quantity of water Il
run into both engine rooms and adjacen
sections. No one on board Was Injured.
Special trains are kept In readiness her
throughout the night with q staff of railway
hands. Early last night, probably before
known, the intention of the agents was =
land the mails and passengers who desired t.
70 ashore, and to have the steamer towet
straight to Liverpool. As morning approach
ed it leaked out that tha steamer would b
brought to Cork barber and all the passen
gers and mails disembarksd. The mails wer
all landed by morning, but in spite OF tn
greatest despatch and energy 1t was vol Int
tho afternoon before the passengers and bag
gage got away. The getting of authenti
. and detailed information is attended with tn
utmost difficult, owing to the reticence o
the company's officials.
READY FOR AN xMnR0ENCY.
/ It appears that when the crew went t
work to clear the ship of water, 1t WAS foun
that only the handpumps were available, tn
| gear of the steam pumps having been DC
stroyed. Recourse was had to the buckets
and, with the application of heavy sails an
blankets to the damsRed portion of tho yes
: sell, the struggle againstithe inroads OF tn
sea was successfully maintained. Calr
weather and smooth SEQ materially assiste
the efforts Of the crew.. 1t !. the gsners
opinion that II the conditions had been 9th
ervise and the steamer had experience
twelve hours of stormy weather, she woul
inevitably have founded. In READINGS
for such an emergency, the boat
were cleared and every preparatio
was made to leave tho shi
at moments notice. Among the passer
gers, 1t IL SAID, tnore Wac Ao0niuk IL VI
nature of panic, although alarm doubles
existed when after long drifting no assis
ance appeared in any quarter. Things b
gan to wear an anxious aspect whom Chi
Officer Parson and crew of six men starte
away in lifeboat In the hope of seeurir
= the assistance of some passing steamer. 4
I, O'Clock on Thursday afternoon the Adriat
n bore down on the City OF Paris and at Il
n same time tho Aldersgate hove In eight II
(, Adriatic then ste.med away. These are sui
81 stantially the facts told by passengers.
ID THE DAILY RUNS.
n 2 The daily runs Of the City of Paris were
Y: follows: March 20th, 307 miles; 21st, A
ss 2sd, 44s; 2sd, 45s; Gath, 44e; s5sh, 45
% g. These figures were supplied by passenge
Cd the log book Of the steamer being unobtai
y. able. The City of Paris a. she lay In &
ms harbor to. day was the object of much int
4 est. It 10 stated that the water In her no
ID still increasing and that four Of her waite
tight compartments filled yesterday. As .
n lay ct anchor she was said to be drswi
- nearly thirty Ave feet ct the stern, her av'
are being twenty-five feet six inches. Dive
discovered the damage to be 20 great 90
nrecInda the possibility of towing her SAFE