The sun., 1891-07-08

= eug had reAcnod E1ro lelan0 uRnt WIsnout 70.
ceiving any news Of the servis from passing
craft: but at 8 o'clock the lights OF the oil car
rier and her tow were seen to the east Of
shinnecook Lighthouse. ami in half an hour
more the crew OF the tug wore trying TO got
ladder from her deck up to the rail OF tho big
CunRrder.
Up to this time the sea had seemed very
smooth but somehow as tho tug got up along
side she rolled and pitched and squeezed and
squirted the water up between her and the
ship SO that neither the crew OF the Servia nor
the tug could do anything for a time to bridge
the space between the two. until the Servia's
quartermas'er got the end Of rope under the
top rung Of the ladder and suspended the thing
from Delaying pin.
New them watch your chance and jump for
IT," he shouted. and the reporters watched and
jumped. one going up dry and one getting a
few bucketfu's of tho "sosh" M his logs and
over his back. Can't Thomas Dutton Of the
servia stood at the rail to lend them hand as
they climbed inboard. Once on the deck the
mission OF the tug was explained by the re-
porters.
II am glad to see you." said tho Captain
heartily. Come In"
The technical story OF tho breakdown was
soon told. At noon on Saturday the observa-
tions OF the officers showed that the servia
was q, e,ghty-four miles east OF Sandy Hook-not
far from the spot where The SUNS reporters
had Just bORrde "A ler. The weather had held
fair aud the wind westerly. and both con-
tinued SO during the day. just before
o'clock that night an engineer. In making
his rounds Inspecting tho ponderous machin-
cry, saw that something was wrong with tho
crank beneath the high pressure cylinder. It
was hot. AMI in a moment 1t began to pound.
Tho engine WAS stopped Immediately Just az
the bell struck for O'Clock. and Chief Engi.
neer Finney made IN examination. He saw
as soon as the connecting rod was clear that
the crnnk.pin had cracked and that In another
minute 1t would have broken clear. to leave
tue huge connecting rod to swing to and fro
and crush everything within reach. 1t was q
narrow escaps. 1t was bad enough at best.
howover. Tor the engine was disabled.
Tte Servia las m ld-fashIoned compound
engine with three cylinders. The high
pressure cylinder stands between two much
larger low-pressure cylinders. The steam
from the boilers WAS carried directly Into the
hi.h-pressure cylinders. from which II was
exhausted through two narrow steam chests
into tho two 2h-pressure cylinders. There
was NO way OF connecting the boilers with
tho low-pressure cylinder. Moreover. there
was no snaro crank pin ON board nor spare
crank nor section OF The shaft to replace the
'' 'h"t hau pcen carried away. In herDol
lhe servia. ship OF 5000 tons. had no more
motive power than was afforded By sails In.
ADEQUATE for a 5OO-ton brieantine. she could
scarce have held STORAGE way In n gale OF wind.
Inc passengers had bsen making them-
selves comfortable In thoir new quarters and
getting acquainted with each other. The
tweaIher wa bright and the sea o smooth and
vi, se alr o ilensant that the crowd had throng-
M eu ue decks all day long. There were crowds
stanme une ueek NJ O'Clock. when the engine
SmoOPueu., Every ono Noticed tho stopping. but
thasans oi me people were old travellers and
nhIS bu b.oiu me nnvices hat q heading had prob
Sou, lnon,eH. such thngs are common. don't
~ rstIw snow. ana he buzz Of talk went on.
chnr, ~ soon Can't. Dutton came out Of tho
fhs tbrom oom ahd stopped a moment to look oyer
Nsy 10 thsg about the docks Then he made his
should ne Ma smoking room. where he knew ne
slmost InS another crowd. and one compoSed
sip a. tbs EiS0ked up from their games and eos.
saa sna ,Good evening. Captain. sim uitsneousiT.
somsthten.e thte.e were as many invitations to take
IN iIDonethlng ndg Tho Captain nodded and then said
from all: ''u@'ueu in"'Ans s'sn'Ao"
snsInnns' sGInenns'ssmen; snen;I regret to- announce that tho
obiiuofs arc disabled and that shall be
fThEen ThEse atn 10 lake The ship back to New York"
tanaH vnnhee In ths bearing OF those who lis
soma WIS was rem rkabe. Some not on thoir feet,
and srar.nssu pale. some dropped their jaws
more, ThoUpa hSUay leaned forward. anxious to hear
"Ali lag hhen some ono said:
A" esptlan; We are sure you win do