The evening world., 1892-07-02
LAST EDITION.
En- J; j; THER0CKS
The Inman Line Steamship City Of
Chicago Still Fast on Old
KinsaIe Head.
Her Passengers Were Safely
Landed at Midnight
The Ship Lies in a Dangerous Posi-
ton and May Be Lost.
She May Slip on the Rocks and
Sink at Once.
Her Passengers Were Safely
Landed at Midnight
The Ship Lies in a Dangerous Posi-
tion and May Be Lost.
She May Slip or the Rocks and
Sink at Once.

ESPECIAL CABLE TO THE EVENING woRLD.l
LONDON, July 2.-The Inman line steamer
City OF Chicago, which ran hard and fast on
Old Kinsale Head last night about e.3O
o'clock, is still there, and the outlook for get
ting her OF is not the brightest just now.
Tho agents OF the Company say that the
passengers will be forwarded to Liverpool
from Queenstown by rail and channel
steamer from Dublin.
This morning ali the cabin passengers OF
the wrecked vessel were transferred from
Kinsa!e to Queens; own in Jaunting-cars and
carriages, and caa take trains for Dublin at
their convenience
How the o.icers OF the City OF Chicago came
10 run the ship ashore on one OF the NEST
dangerous but best known headlands on the
Irish Coast, even in n fog, Is puzzle to the
Company and will be Investigated when Capt.
Rediord reaches England,
The dcspat ches nom the scene OF the wreck
speak IN high terms Of the calmness OF the
passengers unccr the trying ordeal OF landing
On q rCcay coast at midnight in small boats.
All behaved with great presence OF mind.
cspe cially the ladies.
Sone oi the a scngers suffered anything
worse than the Inconvenience OF 4 night in
the signal station on the head, where as
many as IL could hold were taken, or IN the
houses Of the peasnntry OF the nelghborhood.
a considerable number OF the passengers
procured coIveyancos and proceeded to the
town OF Kinsale, Zine miles distant, without
waiting Tor daylight
The latest reports from the stranded vessel
show that size is seriously damaged and may
require to bc kept free by powerful pumps
wnen an effort is made 70 pull her OF. shculd
she be pulled OF In hcr present condition she
might sink.
Tie weather is moderate and the swell
small. II the sea rises. however, before she
Is pulled on she Will probably roll her bottom
oUt en- the sharp vochs.
JY associated rnn7s.i
QUEENSTOWN July y 4. h.-ihe ihiha"
lire steam or city OF Chicago, capt. Rcdlorl
from Ncy y.ry which wen, ashore last ever.
IN IN rho N.,re, E,css nh mt lal; A mile IN.
side IN. u,d Head OF kinsalc. remains 1as,
Tnr,r trcs ore living close by ne,
ready =, rc,tor opy assistance IN tL.,,
pow,r. rut as We. they have been called upol
70 MAKE no At emit TO haul her on. When II
was ,o,,nt inst p,.rlt thai thor. yn, no prob.
ability OF the steamer being got nnoat, the
bpa;swa,n mined me boats. crews TO quarter,
ard the nossenyers were told they would
have ~ abandon the shin.
yn,,a was absolutely no pani, ON hoard
,Io'soa ,,,,, ,,,r, ,,,a,,,o,v yno,,,epa IN.
ps,senye rs entered the boats without nesita
tlcn. Ih,y all reached shore lp safety. TIL,
lad,cs on hoard lebayed with the creates,
courage throughout. They were the first tc
be sent ashore sixty of the passengers or
landing were given ,emnorary shelter a,
Llovd,s sigma, station.
Tn. rocve,s sen, nm nv rho CITY n, Ch,c,or
conyoy.d ,ho IN, o,,,nonce to tho neon,e uv,no
in ,bs vicinity TIM, n wrecy had occnrred
And In n shor, time about mo hundred mans
ants Gathered unon the h,yh cur LOCKING
down nnon tho scene or the wreck.