The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-04
THE SPREE'S GREAT PERIL.
TOWED INTO OUEENsTOWN AFTER A
THRILLING EXPERIENCE At SEA.

The Stenmshsp's Main Sbnu Hroke on Nov
20, and rOr Two Days She and Her Pas.
senser- Were Tossed About at the Mercy
or "a Furious storm-The Vessel Was
Leading Badly when tho Lake Huron
Hove In ssight-.A Passenger Bccomes In
sune from Fright and Commits Suicide.
IoYpoN. Dec 3.-The North German Lloyd
Steamship Spree. which left southampton on
Nov. - for New York and was due in New York
on Nov. 30. was sighted OF kinsale Head TO-
day In tow OF tho British steamship Lake HUI
rom Can't. Carey. which sailed from Montreal
on Nov. ~ for Liverpool
Tho Lake Huron. being short OF coal. towed
tho disabled steamship into Queenstown.
where the lnttcrs passengers were landed.
some Of them will proceed on the Etruria to-
morrow to New York. and others will await
the North German Lloyd steamship Elbe. from
Bremen and SOUTHAMPTON.
The Spree hud 13i saloon passengers on
board, 22l In the second cabin. and 100 in tho
Storage. besides a crew OF 247 men and
large mail.
The big steamer presented II forlorn appenr-
ance on entering Queenstown harbor. Tho
stern was 40 deep in tho wator that the
steamer could l." boarded from II rowboat
TIL, messengers were ovcrjoyed at their delir
erance and loudly cheered tho Lake Huron
for having rescued them.
As soon rs tho Spree reached anchorage
correspondent had an interview with Ten. u.
O. Howard of New York. Gen. Rufus King OF
Albany, and Evangelist Moody. who were
among the passengers. They told an inter-
esting story Of their experiences.
For two days after they lett Southampton on
their way to New York the stcamn. was fair.
AtGo'cock OH the morning OF ". ~ while
tho vessel was making high .spccd through
heavy sea. the main shaft broke. ana TIER.
st"ntiy. and H." rasscngcrs h,s,eneI to ascer-
tain tis nature of ~. disaster.
disriIlino was maintainrd.. Tie officers AS
Rurch he passengers that Tier. was no dnil-
Err ava IN. S5Inf ih aM ts s"i howsy.r w"rs
made ready for instant use in ;ns. OF necessity;
hs e sE rom the .nu tAi S I wssS
OF the screw caused II strain. and suddenly
water Hooded the stern and drove all the STU
onti Ci,in passengers and the stewards from
their cabins and the dining saloon The sec
int cabin r''ss.nEc.s were Obliged t to nn Leave
ca tins IN order to cSrtpe.
The flood continued. and the officers. fearing
removed and the hu khead- closed and shorcd
with heavy cams. The srcond cabin rnssen-
lersvr% l NTH ali III" Hospitality POSSIBLE
under tho clrcum. an"es.
!, The. weather grew more threatening. ana
guido. tossed helpless in III" trough Of the
EeG. The water in tho stern !oared and thIn-
tIcr"d with cvcry roll Of the vessel. sounding
like kn"ll OF judgement to the more terrified
among tn" passengers.
The pumps were workcd lnhoriously to keen
the water down. Tho passengers in alarm
hudil,'d in the saloon and anxiouslv waited
offers At O'clock in the afternoon Can't.
Willi.crod entered tue saloon. am abb" TO
, h" lave THY Tu undos
control; Thcreis now n" dans"r ..,o.>,
Tho buikheads were further strengthened;
Inll k.r,p IN look hnDafIllly fn -
Of some rescuinE vessel. The steamer contin
ued to be tossed 10y the eastcrly gale and the
stern roared 20 loudly and omnoUsly that no
cssel was drifting IN a :.onthcrly direction.
sn1 OF the evening Ct the Tth she was in lat
south and mountainous seas Droso con,inu-
ally over tho de'.i.s.
periis Of tho situation. Bags q oil were placed
on the side Of the steamer. and had an imms
diate eller in sofsni1E tn" fury OF the waves s.
the fore deck in order to attract the attention
OF vessels.
Sunday morning found everybody mean-
no ship Ind yet been sighted. Tho, passen
gers felt that they were drifting out Of the
Evangelist Moody held an eloquent, s.rvire OF
prayer in the saloon. which was attended by
Meantime the pumps were lust able to cope
DECKS ' Towari nsht t the ss sSar"Sd hut
again the weary ras,iHsngers we're deprived OF
by sHo I hS a ks
sure Ct the ya,t yolum" Of sarEpE w g. tTu,o
steamship steam Lake Huron she prom promptly an an
swered the signals Of distress. and ran UP
alongside the Spree. remaining there until
When the dawn of morning. made 1t posi-
Ra hay s- wer" with great dii!iculty PASSED
from one steamer to the other and then the
: It WAS o'clock in the morning when tn"
Lake Huron s'hmeniSn tiG%nE ana INC two
of Tuesday i37 mile; had been covered. by
The Lake Huron brought toanchor without
she had undoubtedly saved from destruction.
along with It's precors; cargo 81 human lives:
gcrs express the Highest praise Of tho noble
and devoted conduct both Of tho officers and
od n9 sFr s hny haie
Tho passengers raised the sum OF $500. half
OF which wa; G iven to those who had lost their
clothing and baggage and the remainder to
the crew. who had worked day and night at
Som" " 81 tina saloon passengers will sail on
the Etrmria Tomorrow and the mails from he
sGGIE,ee will g! 50 on that vessel The remainder
Lloyd. which left Bremen for Queenstown to-
day.
III appears tnAt ono ilIe WAS lOSC owing TO tn0
accident. A young Austrian passenger on the
Spree became insane with fear before the res
cue and Jumped overboard and WAS drowned
"A despatch from. the Bremen ONCE Of the
line announced to Agent Gustav v. Schwah Mt
p1s o'clock yesterday morning that tho Spree
had been repor eli of Kinsae In tow.
A later despatch from Southampton said
that the ship had been towed into Queen stown
by the Lake Huron. and that all were we'll
aboard her.
Mr.. Schwab said the Havel would sail today
fro NJ IN I n
would stop at Queenstown Tomorrow to take
aboard tho passengers. cargo. and baggage Of
the Spree
On account OF the accident no North German
Lloyd stramsltlp will sail from, New York on
Friday, will sail on Dec. ~ At ! 2. NJ.
The Lake Huron'sluck In falling III with and
towing the Spree recalls an incident in which
snoth. Or Of tho Lake line, Steamships tine Lake
Winnipeg. distinguish ed herself.
FIX years ago and ,got, $25,Ooo, salvage. 1t is
likely that tho Lake Huron will yet at least
twice as much for her service to the Spree.