The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-31
Anxiety Of Thousands Of Friends and Relatives
Of the Passengers Relieved BY the News
of the Steamers Safe Arrival.
Story of Captain Duck, of the Manhan-
sett, WhoSaw the Umbria Monday.
She Was Then Tossing About on the Waves. but
Was Repairing Her Machinery and Re-
fused to Accept PrOffsred Assistance.
ARRIVAL OF THE UMBRIA.

The Long Overdue Cunarder Reaches the
Port Of New York In Safety.
New YORK, Dec 81, 8 "A. M.-"Umbrin'
was the name of the signal lights of big
two.funneled, three mssted steamer flashed
last night. 1t wac. indeed, the long.0ver-
due Cunarder vessel. The operator in the
tower lost no time in sending the good
news.
Tho operator took another look through
the glass at the steamship. There was no
mistaklng the big black hull and clean out
lines of the Cunard racer. There she was
defined in the clear moOnlight. Smoke
was rolling from her enormous red tunnels
and 1t was plain that Captain Mckay had
carried his point in bringing the Umbria
into port under her own steam. She was
steaming directly for Sandy Hook, leaving
q long white wake as her screw drove
her on towards her destination. Through
the operators glnss officers could be seen
on her bridge. and every thing seemed to be
proceeding as usual on board the vessel.
Passengers could also be seen moving
about, though they were not numerous. and
the majority of the weary voysgers were
probably safe in bed asleep. That their
sleep was sweet, after the hours of tossing
in the open sea, may be safely believed.
At the speed she was travelling. the Umbria
was due at Quarantine at about $3.50 O'Clock
this morning. The Umbria's agent. Mr.
Brown hurried down to the mail steamer
Pulver. which left the Cunard dock in
North river at 2 o'clock to meet the Um-
pris at Quarantine and take Oft her mails.
- Though most of'the grave fears for her
safety had been dispelIed by the good re-
ports of her which were brought IN by the
Galileo on Thursday. and the Manhansett
yesterday, there was still considerable
anxiety every here. for it was unpleasant,
to say the least, to have the great passen-
ger ship disabled far out at sea in the
furious gales which bave been reigning on
the Atlantic ocean lately. There were grave
fears that In her disabled condition she
might not be able to outrde the heavy sea.
The joy GUS news last midnight dispelled all
fears, and brought joy to the thousands of
friends and relatives of the passengers and
crew, and to her owners as we'll.
The Umbria has had most exciting and
Dec. II, and left Queenstown Dec. 1s, at 2
p. NJ. She was due here last Sunday morn
ing. but owing to the bad weather she was
Eot expected till late at night. No great
anxiety was felt till Tuesday. On Wednes-
day the anxiety changed to alarm. On
Thursday came the news that the GalileO
had sighted her. and yesterday the Man
hansett and Ocean both reported her. The
Umbria Is commanded by Capt. Horatio
Mckay and has a Grew of 225 men. She
has oD board 130 first cabin. 125 second cab
in and 100 storage passengers. Among the
passengers are number of prominent peo.
pie. With something definite to base cal-
culations the feeling in this city about the
Umbria was q great deal more com Portable
yesterday than it has been, and her arrival
this morning was not unexpected.