The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-07-05
ON THE ROCKS.
The Steamer City Of Chicago
Wrecked at Early Morn.
During a Fog She Goes Ashore on
the Irish Coast
All OF the Passengers Reach
the Shore in Safety.

OverhanEing chg gully Two Hundred
Feet HiGh--.An infant Falls Hundred
Feet from Its Jsothers Arms aud Is
Caught by a Sailor Graphic Account
OF the Transferring o; the Passengers
from the Disabled Weasel TO the Cliff
LONDON. July T. The -nman line
steamer City Of CGicaCp. Captain Red
ford. which LETT New York June p for
Liverpool. is ashore on the Irish coast.
The steamer went ashore il a dense
fog about half a mile INSIDE the west
head of Kinsale about $50 Friday morn
ing. She ran her stem into the CHI
within half an hour Of nigh water. The
sea was smooth, and the WING was mod
crate from the southwest and light.
No Panic.
at the time of the accident the passen-
gers. both cabin and Storage, We're
nearly al UP and many OF them on
deck. expecting, when the fog should
clear, to enjoy view OF the irish
coast.
When the TasTing sound was heard,
and the shiD quiver5d for an instant like
a thing of life suddenly deprived of mo-
ton, there was hardly any one but I'M
derstood what had happened. But all
had confidence III the officers, and while
some of the women turned pale, and
jollity and laughter gave way TO sober
anxiety, there was no panic, no rush Tor
the boats or even life preservers.
When it became evident that the res
cue of the steamer could not be accom-
plished in a short time, steps We're taken
to land the mails and passengers.
Signals of distress were fired Immedl-
L.. g. :, -. 7al- hn
RESPONSE was from the Kinsale coast
guards, who FASTENED TO the relief of
the stranded steamer. Upon arrival at
the cliff which overlooked the beach and
the rocks. where the City of Chicago
struck. the coast guards fred a rocket
over the wreck. Inc aIm was true, but
too short and the rocket did not quite
clear the vessel. 1t struck among the
crew. who We're gathered on deck,
knocking one of the sailors down. The
man had his arm broken but was not
otherwise injured.
The rope thus thrown to the beleag-
uered vessel enabled the ifebOatS to be
quickly brought into use, and the pas
sengers were transferred to the beach as
speedily as possible, and with as little
discomfort as ever attends such exciting
experiences.
Meanwhile the life savers had lowered
rope ladders from the cliff, which at this
point Is 200 feet high, and springs al
most perpeudiCUlarIy from che beach.
Up the strong but unsteady ladders the
passengers, pilOJeG and encouraged by
hardy Coastlneu. slowly climbed in the
CSIhlless OF Jhg h-5A'; anu over IoV tI oI
then has safely re2lheo the rep OF the
F81Sii-Le NO LF-7 were i'SI' 1iere
were o1u pass '.5 Oh D''Iu.
An Infants Close Call
Among those who undertook this
novel and somewhat difficult aerial
tourney were many women and chill
Sran The women were given the INST
chance 70 make Ill. ll.U. t-.r many de-
c,iusl. not le!u- ale H. nerve them
s-ly-, e. t!ta r.slg after III. shock and
excitement they had Undergone IL tle
eT~lr,tIillr Of fl... vessel and lLuir uGcpre-
n0uloua transfer 10 tie beach. The OILY
InlshaQ taat occurred was one t-i't
threatened Tor ah li-la'lJ 70 marx '--s
sUan.ang d me my OF lineage v "a
the SAD loss pl "a least one human No.
but. happily, Only Tor III instant.
As one OF ne women passengers was
ascending the ladder. c-;-SVlhE neg oa0e
u her Dosa IN WIN one dlii, "lllAe she
used the other EauG II elnGlnE 70 the
ladder as her escort helped her along,
S--S ~ ~t''--S CO 60 -
guardsluan realized her CONDITION SIC
had relaxed her hold upon Jhe child.
The little one fell and Il cry OF hOlI ~
arose from the passengers, sea.nen ;2.yi
life savers gathered on the beach -
,he baby descended 10 what seemed
death.
j sailor rho stood near the base of the
ladder saw the babe drop from its moth
er's arm and spraug forward, with arms
upstrstcLed. lust III time to catch the
little falling morsel cf humanity. The
brav1ly arms received the little one as
gently as If it had been laid in a cradle.
and When the excited people gathered
around the rescUer they found the child