The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-31
The UMBRIA In
PORT At LAST
She Slowly Enters New York
Harbor Under Her
Own Steam.
NOT A SINGLE PASSENGER or N M
Der OF CREW LOST OR INJURED.

BEN w OfNEW LOOl OfN lNJORGDs
Mended Her Broken shaft Far Out At Sea
and Reached Her Dock with Help from
Nobody Anxious Watchers Relieved
The Passengers Landed Scenes at tue
Pier Loved Ones Welcomed rs from a
Watery Grave-Cspt Mckay spoken OF
in Terms Of Praise by Those Under His
Care Criticized by Some who Had
Friends or Relatives Ab0ard-The Glad
TldtnCs Flashed to vsrions Parts of This
Country and Under the ocean to Eu-
rope-Predictions of the Agents as to
the Vessels safety Verified.
NEW YoEK, Dec 3t.-Many hearts are
hghtened on this the last day of the year
by the safe arrival in port of the long
overdue Cunard steamship Umbria
After seven days of dreadful anxiety,
not only to those who had relatives or
friends aboard, but also, although they
concealed it well, to the agents Of the
line, the big liner was sighted off Fire
Island at 1890 this morning, The glad
tidings were at once telegraphed to the
offices Of Cunard company in this city,
where anxious watchers had impatiently
awaited the news for several days past
As soon as the news was received mes
sages were telegraphed to different parts
of the country, alA.rnablegrams announ-
cling the safe arrj gre sent under the
ocean to the oil u }bndon, Glasgow,
Liverpool and owpS ( / Is i'll the British
Isles and ON the { S1t.
at o'clock the Umbria arrived at
quarantine, and at once proceeded to her
dock, where she tied up at S:3O.
Great crowds were at the pier, and as
the last line was made fast and the gang
planks lowered TO their positions hearty
cheer went up from thousand throats.
Loved ones were embraced in "a manner
which denoted how widespread was the
fear, despite the assurances of the agents
of the line, that they had sunk from
sight forever beneath the waves of old
ocean.
Despite the fact that the conduct Of
Capt Mckay, of the Umbria, in refusing
the offered aid af such ships as the Cali
leo and the ManhanseG, which passed him
at sea, had aroused much adverse criti-
cism in this city, the passengers speak in
the highest terms of the manner in which
he attended TO their wants in time of dis
tress and the mastery way in which he
hapdled the disabled ocean flyer.
Not one of the 400 passengers or any Of
the large crew was either lost or in any
way injured, although the ship has strug-
gled along for several days IN raging
Btorm severely crippled by broken shaft.
Thankfulness on the part of the passen-
gers may account in SOME measure for
the praise they bestI upon Capt. Nc
KAY, but the friends o. those on board,
WHO had been in an agony of suspense for
many weary days, blame hun for refusing
the succor of the ships whiDh had passed
him at sea
This persistent desire on the part Of the
able commander OF the Umbria TO avoid
help from other steamships may be re-
garded by some as an indication of pluck
on the part of the captain, but it cuts no
figure at all in maratime circles, and
brings down the oensure of the relatives
and friends of those aboard.
The Umbria's S trouble was ascertained
yesterday when the Alanhanseut, OF the
Atlantic Transport line, arrived at Quar-
antiue. The Manhansett spoke her few
days ago, and learned that her shaft was
broken, but, as in the case OF the Galileo,
the Cunard captain again refused assist
Rnce.
The Manhansett spoke the Umbria OF
Monday last, day after the GalileC
sighted her. The Umbria was then
hove TO in a fierce northeast gale in lati
tude 90. As, longitude AZ. 80, with two dral
anchors over the bow, and another ovel
the stern, which with her sails kept hel
head on TO the seas
Captain Duck, of the Manhansett, was
on the bridge when his lookout reported
y disabled steamship lying about sever
miles to leeward. The weather was com
paratively clear, although a heavy sea
was on, and light furry Of snow was
falling
Then 1t was 1 $50 in the afternoon, anC
an hour later the Manhansett was almost
within hailing distance and standing to
the Windward Of the Umbria.
There was no demonstration ON thu
part of those aboard the Umbria He
signal corps simply run up the interna
tional code Of Signals setting the flag
indicating the word "shaft" Second OF
ficer Frank Ellis, of the Manhansett, Sc
the answering pennants announcing tina
her signals had been read and under
stood.
"She was right at home in the seas,
said Captain Duck yesterday IL referring
TO the Umbria, "and was pointS.. head OF
TO the west by the northerly gale thel
blowing. We ran up close to her an
asked II she wanted assistance. We go
an emphatic No, and went about ou
business -
The Story Denied.
T.. Al .. ~,