The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-28
proceed to Antwerp, where she will be com
pletely overhauled.
BATTERED STEAMERS


La Normandie and Other Vessels Have q
stormy Trip-The Umbris Overdue.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.- With every vessel
that creeps battered and storm-tossed into
this harbor tales of heavy gales and treach-
erous seas are unfolded. The big French
steamship La Normandie. nearly three
days overdue arrived to-day. She
little resembled that stately WELL
groomed levisthan that sw ept of Havre.
Dec. IL. On the night of the nth she en-
countered terrible gales. and deck rails.
coops and other light work was twisted of
and hurled far overheard by the tremen-
the vessel poured river of water
on her decks and swept away hei
few remaining rails aud bent
and twisted her ventilators pipes.
Ice was on the sheets and clusters of fan
tastic shapes hung all over the ship. i'm.
peding her speed by the added weight LA
Normandie had forty first-class. fifty-three
second-class and 46l third-class passengers.
Captain Laurent. her commander. said 10
was one of the widest voyages he had ever
experienced. He saw nothing of the I'm.
brla. which is several days overdue.
The Fulda, which also got IN to-day, left
Genoa Dec. 4, with twenty hrst-ciass,
fifty-eight second-class and 154 steer
age passengers By the time the Fulda
was well on her journey the weather
was wild enough to strike terror in the
braveet heart, and kept the passenger be-
low. Her decks were flooded, and one huge
wave washed the companloE-ladder and
stove to kindling- wood her heavy port life
boat
The steamship Rotterdam which sailed
from Rotterdam Dec. 10. CO me into port TO.
day also with sixty-six cabin and 2js
steeraee passengers. and from stem
a ragged coat @ of ice. She shipped
water incessantly. and as it froze
wherever it touched she soon
became mass of ice. One of her life
boats was smashed. Other vessels that
arrived to-day. after tempestuous voyages.
were the Caracas, from Venezuela; Dem
mark, from London and the Trinidad. from
Bermuda. About fifteen others are due or
overdue.
A London dispatch Gays: There is ankle.
ty at Lloyd's over the non-a arrival in New
York of the Umbria. which sailed from Liv
erpool Dec. u. for Queenstown. The Um.
bria has. therefore. been out from
Queenstown about nine days. which 10 az
least two days in excess of what was ex-
pected. The great storms on the Atlantic
may. it is thought. have detained the
vessel without involving any accident. but
the apprehension felt Is so serious that re-
lnsurlnR mas already commeDceu. ne
Umbria arrived in Liverpool on ber previ-
ous voyage on Dec. 10. having left New
York Dec. 3. The officials of the Cunard
line say that they have no doubt that the
Umbria's DELAY is caused by the breaking 2
down of her engines.
Vernon Fl. Brown. the agent of the
Cunsrd line in this city. is notat all nervous
regarding the fate of the steamship y Um bria.
The vessel is under the command OF
Capt Horatio Mckay. vice-commander Of
the Cunard fleet and one of the most care
ful commanders afoat. The Cunard people
are very confident in his ability and dis
erection. and are satisfied that the
Umbra could not be in better hands.
Mr.. Brown said this afternoon that there
were very plausible reasons for her delay,
which should cause no anxiety to any one.
Captain Mckay might have decreased the
speed of the boat to prevent damage TO the
vessel and safety for the passengers.
Another powerful reason for slowing down
might be necessity for economy in the use
of coal. 1t was quite possible. IN Mr.:
Browns opinion, that Captain Mckay had
found that the coal was getting low. and
that, anticipating q longer voyage than
usual. he had ordered the speed of the ves-
sci lessened.