New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-30
THE UMBRIA DISABLED
SHE WAS SIGHTED ON CHRISTMAS DAY BY
THE CALLED.
TIE BIG STEAMER SIGNALLED THAT SHE RE-
CURED NO Ass.sTANCE-sHE WAS RID
ING EAsILY-uER ENGINES PROB
ABLY OCT OF ORDER.

On the evening Of Christmas Day two ships lay
motionless near each other in gale of wind 700
miles from New-iork One big fellow with
two huge smokestacks and with lights cleaning
from hundred portfolios: the other was humnle
freight carrier, walowng in the seas which only
made the larger ship rise and fall on the swell
in a stately way. The crew of the freight ship
stood on deck gazing at the helpl's vessel ready
10 render assistance But ii was not needed.
In the main rigging OF the big ship there appeared
one red light, then another, and another And
those three red lights, hung one above the other'
conveyed a message in the language Of ships
which brought great Joy and comfort yesterday
TO many people in Europe and America VINO were
waiting anxiously for news OF the overdue Cunard
Line steamship lmbria. That rel Christmas
signal meant: Il am disabled, but require no
assistance" Under ordinary circumstances the
news that the Umbria was seen disabled 'oo
miles out at sea in a wntry gale, would nave
been most startling and alarming intelligence
Rut after the dreadful Goubt ana uncertainty ot
the last four days II came a. glad tidings, anu
the Cunard Company felt again that there was
little danger now that they would have to ABANDON
tba nroud boast We never lost a lite.
The freight ship which the bearer OF sucn
/ noo1 tidinos was the Calico of the Wilson Line.
She arrived at Quarantine early In the morn
ing and the report was at once sent 10 'he cIf'
and spread rapidly, causing JOY everywhere lno
4 c,lilao w,s in latitude ~ - north. longitude
AZ 30 west which il $50 miles due east ot boston,
7O5 miles east by north of New-lork, ana Z4o
miles southeast of Halifax, at p m. on Chris'has
Dav Ii was dusk then, and a Dig sea was
tumbling heavily from all parts OF tne ualA
borizon Suddenly the lookout reported big
steamship bearing northwest, and when captain
Long came on deck he saw thar she was not under
way lie at once headed his ship toward the
hfg fellow. but the big steamship raised three red
Ephts one above the other. That meant, am
disabled: keep out of my way: require no assise
ance, If therc had been one light less, 'ho
captain of the Calico would -have made hns
record for his ship, and earned much prize money
in the way Of salvage, for two red lights an
Am disabled and in distress" Although her
services were not required, the Galileo ran 10
lceward of the steamship and rounding her stem
Law to. Her captain then recognized the ship ny
her big freeboard and the two huge, red iunnels'
II was the Umbria. The Calico burned her
Wils.n Line signals and the Umbra burned her
/ Cunard lights The Calico not near enough
TO hail her. but she close enough TO the great
shin TO see the passengers her deck The
Umbria was riding wonderfully we'll. and was
high out Of the wafer 1t WAS evident that she
was not in danger, ard that her engines were
probably the only cause Of her delay. The Galleo
lay near the lmbria for some time, and her CAP
tain saw. as he reported yesterday, that she was
riding the big seas like a duck, and was much
more comfortable and easy than the freight7ship,
SO the latter steamed OF.
On the next day she passed two big steam
ships bound cast, supposed to be the Pennland
and the Gallia which left this port on Saturday
1hey, no doubt. met the Umbria, for she was
living directly in their So she would not
locl for assistance should she require it, But
il did not seem probable yesterday that she
would need help, for had there been the snsh.-
ost dagger the Captain Of the tmorla' II IS
supposed. would bavc accepted the Gallleos
help. -,
The steamship Calico was captainless snip
when She arrived here, bor commander, oap.aiu
Coleman having dieC from heart disease on De-
ceIcl.r 49, He was buried at sea. lhe "aileo
soilcd from Hull on December H. and found
big gale awaiting her. II came from TIE poi'"-
west with a rush that made the engines groan'
,y;.h !, c,mo hoh seas that overwhelmed her
lv tbe head until il felt like bucking into %
,au Fro1uent snowsqualls came drVl% over
rho ocean and hid the sea ahead IN phnaing
white Then the captain was taken Ill lie
hogan complaining Of pains at his heart Oh DV'
ccmber l6. and rapidly became worse oh 10
ccmhcr 10 he died and was buried al se'' "r'
,h. first mate. Jones, took charge OF the snip
and brought her into port. The deau cap' -"
had been for many years in the employ VI ~,
Wilson Line He was a native oil bris'oi al"
lived at Hull. r, (which
The North German Lloyd steamer La"H' VIZ" Wiz"
left Bremen on Decent or 20 arri'cu AZ Ii',II
fine M 40 o'clock this mornlng Nap"I' -,
ors said that lie had seen nothing oil '"c '"'-
"''' ~ I,,h, ,hot she must have been Dlowh
considerably oat OF 'r COURSE vi ~
seen n'v Wb;ta Star freight steamship Runc came
IN We t,rday. after having been M n;n news Of
S lii hsnn ,xncct,d that She would prlnR neMS VI
% .i ovcr,ur ship but she reported on h,r al la
that she had seen 10 S9n oil tle urs JI"P PPto,mcr
me- et,". ,,,,s over the regular westward sp'.hssci
route r Tn ht IL j. evident that she passed just far
,ob north of the tmbria to mrs hcr S oa'a
lad moderate and strong elles ana m,' S had
n"s IN go degree, west, thence 20 pot! snr H% H"
st n1,ra,o nortlnastcrly gales. Other shlpS WHICH
came. into port yesterday reported alSo 1la, , wa.
had experienced n0rtheasteflY saWH' r;nrIoJ
' fa,orahi, shift in the Weather Tor tie crPpicu
IL; Ia, FOR II meant that she would not have
strong head winds to fight against on her way
'oThbmr' hm'' telling p in the Cunard Lines Office IN
Howiinr Green was one of great reneii ior ...e
'msicnec had been hard TO pear. viii pyIpPtL' pIPL
I'D we're anxious they all felt the reaction WhlSn
s,M sod ~ ,Sn creat fear and uncertainty OF the
last four DAYS and everybody wis Wcilh'u - thhe
favorable view of the ease M ine i,oos aTi ag
tain NcKay's refusal TO accept the Naile2 aiu,
,,as nouted 10 as proof that he clt coniidel. vi
hiS cr",y's ability to bring the tmbria safely INTO
Though the tlll''o tpuiu nv
pp pol'' ,hn tro1blc il j. supposed that the fault
Irobably lies in the engines, ana tnat the danaae,
,rrh.tryer il is. is of such nature that II can
p hn repaired. Everything else is std conjecture.
more or les, idle 1t was said, however, by Yer
non H. Brown Yesterday that the snip iSn' s un no
~ vnccted IN arrive at some port on TINS slde uh-
Gfng'b fsr her own steam WHAT port she may he ex-
rec,ed TO make, of course, no one eoul tell, iHr
no one knew the condition OF alinirs on poart
,b. shin When the Gakeo sighted her she waa
iyine almost in the track of ca.bound passen-
Sr Steamships. The nearest por, was ,iavlilaHH' vH'
Ige ,r neN shp Is in No danger and repairs can he
made N sufficiently well, it Is expected that she
= c,r no said The only thing 10 do il 10 do what
s ban been done for four days, AMI that is TO wait.
The agents of the uunard Line were kept
busy Yesterday as they were on Monday, Tues
: dov and Wednesday, answering the eager in
a quires of people who have friends or @ relatives
=. swering dispatches and telephone messages. ard