Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-02
ALL WERE RESCUED.
Passengers Of the Stranded City Of
Chicago Safe.
SEIZURE OF TIE BRITISH SEALERS.
Crespo, the Venezuelan lnsurgent,
Said to Be Defeated.
TROUBLES IN TEXAS.
PASSENGERS ALL SAFE.

PASSENGERS ALL SAFE.
The City of Chicago Was Not Seriously
Damaged.
LONDON July 2rThe New York Office Of
| the Inman line were notified this morning that
the passengers Of the steamship City Of
Chicago, which went ashore on the Irish
coast near Klnsale last night, have
arrived at Liverpool. The cablegram
| also stated that the ship was not 80 seriously
damaged and would be got of the rocks ct high
water The passengers with their baggage were
conveyed by special train TO Queenstown, thence
by boat to Liverpool.
HOW THE MONT WAS PASSED.
The steamships propeller was worked ahead
throughout the night to prevent her drifting
off the rock on which her stern was caught,
| In which event she must have foundered. as her
forward compartments are reported completely
| stove in.
Signals of distress we're fred immediately
| after the vessel struck. The first response was
| from the Kinsale coast guards, who fastened to
on the cliff which overhangs the beach opposite
the rocks where the City Of Chicago struck, the
coast guards fired q rocket over the wreck. The
| aim was true, but too short, and the rocket did
not quite clear the vessel. 1t struck among the
| crew, who were gathered on deck, and knocked
arm broken, but was not otherwise seriously
injured. The rope thus thrown TO the be-
leaguered vessel enabled the life boats to be
quickly brought into use and the passengers
were transferred to the beach as speedily as
possible and with as little discomfort ever at
tends such exciting experiences.
Meanwhile the life savers had lowered rope
ladders from the cliff, which at this
point is 200 feet high and springs
almost perpendiculariy from the beach.
the passengers, piioted and encouraged by
hardy coastmen, slowly climbed, but climbed
in the darkness Of the night, until over 200 Of
them had safely reached the top Of the
palisade. Among those who undertook
this novel and somewhat difficult aerial
journey were many women and children
The women were given the first chance 70 make
the trip, but many declined, not being able to
nerve themselves to the task after the shock
and excitement they had undergone in the
stranding Of the vessel and their uncere-
monious transfer to the beach.
THE ONLY MIsHAP.
The only mishap that occurred was one that
threatened for an instant to mark the stranding
of the City of Chicago with the sad loss Of at
least 100 lives; but, happily, only for an in
slant. As one Of the women passengers was a.
cending the ladder. clasping her babe to her
bosom with one arm while she used the
other hand in climbing to the ladder
as her escort helped her along, she be-
came faint, and before the coast guardsman
hold upon the child. The little one fell and .
cry of horror arose from the crowd Of passen-
gers, seamen and ife-ssvers gathered on the
beach as the baby descended to what seemed
death.
But a second later the cry was changed to one
of JOY. sailor who stood near the base Of the
ladder saw the babe drop from its mothers arm
and sprang forward with arms upstretched
Just in time to catch the falling morsel
Of humanity. The brswny arms received the
little one as gently as if it bad been laid in q
around the rescuer they found the child un-
harmed and Growing a. II such an event a. fall
ing hundred feet OF SO from . rope ladder
down the face Of q cliff was one Of its ordinary
experiences.
to leave the beach by ladder were engaged in
their upward journey, arrangements were being
made for the disposal Of the remainder, who pre-
ferred not to test their nerves and muscles on
the swaying ropes. Some spent the night in
tents hastily erected on the beach, q few were
accommodated in the coast-guard station, while
others found shelter, or at least safe repose,
until daylight, in boats, Q number Of which had
been attracted from points along the coast by
the signals Of distress and the coast-guard
rockets.
Many Of those who had ascended to the top
comfortable shelter than was obtainable on the
beach Those who could not secure
such accommodations near at hand were
ct least able to seek it elsewhere, and after
the women folk and children had been housed
the men started out on a tedious walk In the
dark to Kinsale, where they found such resting
places as the little town was able to furnish.
The passengers and mails were afterward
transferred in tugs to Queenstown and most Of
the passengers left Queenstown this morning ON
the IL :35 train. They will arrive in London at
o'clock on Sunday morning. There are 100
passengers.
Although the City Of Chicago Was not at full
speed when she struck the high water forced
the stem of the vessel well up ON
the rocks. The passengers had not re-
tired, although but few Of them were
on deck owing to the fog. There was a mo-
mentary panic, which was quickly quelled, after
the passengers had been informed OF the posi-
ton and condition Of the vessel Preparations
for going on shore were at once begun,
to wait for daylight, although none
retired to rest. Purser Cavanaugh with the
assistance of four clergymen who were on
board, was indefatigable in trying to make
the circumstances a. comfortable a. pos
sussk in the iindsss terms rhs Ss
officers Of the wrecked steamship. There were
no wailings or scenes Of distress. The steerage
passengers were promoted, Of necessity, to the
second cabin, - their own quarters were
flooded
The steamer 10 lying in Q somewhat protected
partly in the company itself, on the sinking
fund plan, and partly in insurance companies.
She Is favorite second-clsss vessel
and had large PASSENGER list for her