The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-27
WHEN THE BIG SHAFT BREAKS.
A Story or . Mishsp at Sea That some.
times Calls for Heroic Work.
From the Bndon Herald
stand by your boats!"

| a story OF q MIshSp AT seN i nat some
| times Calls for Heroic Work.
From n. Boaon Herald
Stand by your boats!"
THE his wRs shouted fro the SrdEe
report like tie dsohar s Of y heavy piece Of
ordnance had lust been heard in tho after part
q tis sttn ann the great iron hnl htd been tHn
Rcrcw had ceased to revo!ve. and the Kansas
%ns no helpless IN tho arms Of the ocean us u
CAN'T. Fen;oh. with tho true, instincts OF q
s, " hy sra haai the crew to
emergency Tint might arise. Tho men no.
! sroordnd with a!ucrity md in less time than It
taSes to tel it, teyerythn; ,n was 10 Il
sity iemandcI it, While these precant! Ions
were being taken tho chief engineer emerged
ftopp .nferaie him taat the nhsft had broken
s apt oil ,1ySSpS S fst nHga 1T 1T
ern stcamshin is hardly Sufficient, to give her
sSah5iSS hthN eYH s n Reh Ind
the master OF the ship is called intoactiye play.
and the, Captain who can bring his, ship into
| pott under such circumstances. and therrhy
| save Ia his company the enormous sum that u
tow would inyoixe l. just tho man 3,,i for his
romri he'd by Capt. Fenton will BIO shown
by. what follows:
Ihs or Hs"sas s wS from srss
c;on,iilion. having recently, come OF tEn dry
third trip across tho atlantic. and. while not
st,rtin!; out to break her record. the Captain
| believed ho would have Il most surcesslul
nass !-r. Everything worked smoothly until
t..c afternoon of Nov. 1. when the accident oc.
sg aha III. Int sh Of '9 tRs ece
:, There was I, heavy sea on ut the time. and
thu w.ni howed through the rgsing. with II
iastsninGs: The log showed that tho ship wa;
Just 81 miles or Fastnet when she received
career When it was learned that tho Shaft
| had parted. an examination showed that tho
tle, most dangerous point on ,l.e whole, length
| If tao great shaft. as at this particular spot
the nack!n= is used to prevent the water work.
Here was an emergency that Capt Fcnton
was quick to appreciate. 1t was shown that
per horr. and that the, safety of the vessel and
| perhaps the lives Of those on board depended
On checking this, flow. II was 2 per1!ous an.
Who viii volunteer to follow me''' said the
All Of the officers stopped forward and one
brave seaman. While the Captain could have
mol. yot he felt no would not cal! upon them to
go whore he was not willing to lend the way;
tho u S sptns Wss
hasty survey showed that it was hal! filed
with water. Cropping their way along in murray
lie:e the water was nrnrly up to the armpitS,o of
the daring ofiicerS and Of ley cOl.!n"SS. Tho
%t q tnt x IT, "
snas and the tunnel would hRra become He'd
the inaahinery Worked ali right Tor tbs tine
an krlt the flow rarity undSr control while
tc rraifi1G was going on The officers had
material that could Ie used TO advantage in
Gimni,'i,in. the rush Of the waters. An at
broken end Of tho shaft. but in this only partial
ttu"roHS was attained. Tho men remained ut
emerged it was with difficulty that their limbs
iwer' made to re!t X their rigdity.
me NEXT morning it was observed that tho
Captain called for volunteers to repeat the
haltri I, sYperlcnce u tho day before: and
rrncwnl Of tho first experiments, and after
beimg in the water for oyer three hours tho
hnust,l, but under tho careful treatment Of
tho, ships doctor they ultimately resa!ned
The Kansas + Attod with half dozen mower
full pumps Of tho vcry latest pattern. and by
their s hs tho water tN WAS kHrt undo,
t. suhsidc. q most fortunate circumstance. but
tho son continued to run very high. Ono pre-
allow the w.,tsr to pour into the engine room
and stoke halls. and thus in measure relieve
After this the CAPITAL n turned his attention to
doing what he could 70 make port First ofnl
the sails were set. thea tho canvas on tho
brought IN and rugged 80 as to catch the pufis
also utilized. and thus decorated. tho Kansas
GnS s tie mast n tb 1Ino pic
' Umirr ti.e influences Of the no'ierate e breeze
81, as t7s ssil.rs ca!I It. she had Iocwsy q
tossws. Ths PROSPECTS rs ssi Gs' s Hss
seufa asvse Fad BEEN M
- on and on she drifted until II WINS believed |
Int!e mean time tho pumps began % cause
trouble. Us, under constant use they became
t ehhoxed md worn; which neces;stated stopping
ing these. times the wator. frequently rose to a
height Of seven feet in tho ship: The ship |
became broken and Tho contents p barrels and
boxes were 4 confused mass In the hold.
i.h steamer Yondram sished thu Kansas sa 1 and
ssnt boat of to So oo What n.ssistnnee se could
1RtGiy carried opt. The Kansas was practically
two 81 ps had Kept eem ap t abo%t
sepIent attempts to ronow the attachment Of |
to- wo on n nna the finally
aran had iaiisd n But the t%sk wa Was TO? too
thsnsht Rs se :" nsSs en
tered the mind OF Cart. FcntOn or his officers. |
The had resolved to stand by her sink or swim. |
Tha vessel continued on her drifting course |
for ton days. and was nearing tho Bay of Bis |
cay when tho wind suddenly shifted TO south |
west. which changed the course east-north-
east. About this time the disabled screw be- |
gan to thump and crash into tho stern Of the |
ship and there was imminent danger that It |
would tear out tho whois stern But alarm |
from this source suddenly ceased. ~ ono OF |
the blades became wedged fast intothe race Of |
the vessel, MS was shown when tho repairs |
were being made in dry dock.
additi1nasl ten days. and gradually drew
OF tho 10th day after the accident Cant. Fcnton
located his shin about sixty miles OF Queens
town. and concluded to comm n cate with tho
land II he could ind u crew OF volunteers who |
would undertake the task In a lifc-hont. The
men were readily secured. and: under charge
Of the second officer, they put OH for the shore
Ike good soldiers. they carried them OUT.
Before assistance arrived the shin had drift |
ed within nine lies Of Old Head kipsnle. and
ultimately brought up .our miles ~ tho coast,
ware i birstS c6SS3ss. FinAiy tHres b. wesini
tugs pat out to the assistance' az the Disabled
SILLY. and she was towed iato port
a In