New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-29

her shaft broken. There Is no cable comnunl-
cation with the Azores and the news WIS brought
by ship and was not received here till February
II. Another and more recent instance was the
case of the Servia, which was week overdue
before she heard from. Then she was tow'd
into this port by the oil tank Chester None
of the big modern ocean liners have occn loSt
except the Oregon. which belonged to the Cunarl
Line when she sank of File Island although
she was not built for them originally
Sailors said that the Cumard people broke
their luck" when they admitted ship into Their
feet with name which did not end with ia
But oven then they never lost life. for
everybody on hoard was saved The Oregon was
sunk by having her bow stove in, through
collision il is supposed Ii is remarkable fact
that with the numerous derclicts that have been
floating in or near the steamer track there has
never before or since been serious accident from
a steamship striking one. OF recently reported
derelic;s the most dangerous has been the Nor
wegian bark Capca, which was described III last
SUNDAYS Tribune She has been sailing back ana
forth in the steamer track, with salls SCI Is SIC
was abandoned. Bat danger from her, IL Is
hoped, is over, for on December - she was re-
ported within hundred miles Of the spanish
coast Ii is not supposed that the Umprla mas
struck any Of these icrellcts
The tmbria sailed from Liverpool on i'ecch-
Der i and passed Queenstown on DECEMBER ~
She was due here ON Sunday afternoon, but oW-
ing TO the bad weather she was not ieaN en-
pectcd till that night. She had 1870 hIst-caolh,
l25 second-cabin. and l2o steerSgc paSSnGigJ er
on board, and carried 22j men in her crew; li Wr
officers arr Captain lloratlo Mch(N. T.. VI
Fnucanc, surgeon Edward Bound chief steward,
and William Field, p1rser Among me IoSn w
Kearny. Of No. 10 East Ffty-Fourth-st. ',"heral
Kearny sailed fer Paris about month aSo
was expecting 70 be at his home in this cry
by Christmas He is member of the following
clubs: Union, Tuxedo Manhattan ST. std A nad;cs
After transactng his business in Par's Uenr r
Kearny and his wife went to London, where they
spent short time. and then Weh1 10 i-,'o'Po'''
where they took passage i'll the tmora' A.,
Another of the Unknown men among .ne
rmbria's passengers is Frank Marshall White:
who for two years was IN" onH2n cor@sp9nIuhi his
connection win The Sun IN Nep'e 'ocr -
lie was expected in New-Nork in pct"hr. ana
number 81 newspaper men had arranged 20 SiNc
him dinner, but as he was unexpectedly , it
taincd in Enelan the dinner was postpoiie,Tr; s
Whte at ono time was on Inc Nrwn Pr "ritn~ on
"1hc Commercial Advertiser and on " Lac ne
is thirty years old and unmarrie@ - 49,. .hi,
There are also in he passenger rs, o % 'i anon,
them bcing w Mills. an Importer Of handkcrcIhlS'
st No o Whitc-st; r. Beechlnor VINO Is , IN pns.-
At 30 4G9 Broomes and nd W ,rh D TbGr
who is lincn importer. OF No. 90 "hi'Ns' i"''
all live at Mount Vernon, \. J. ,,. c.,.Oo
Other passengers on the Ship arc simon S,ernc'
fhe well-SnOWn lawyer, "n"Se V"'' - III
&c Pcaver-st and his wifi" and daugh'Hr. lI'
lad taken his wife and his only daughter 10
Trankfort-on-the-Noin on the umbrla on June
last, and had then returned % this city on Oh
matters of business saving his family IN "eI
many meanwhile, Ne sailed for Europe wi 9n
October L. for the puIpos" Of cseqrng ms WIZ VIZ,
and daughter hone M. Stcrncs heIlih hau n1t
ern of tho Rest recently. and he settled his FANNY
in Frankfor, In order that he might Nc near some
Of the famous Watering places Mr.. Sl"rhJls
home is az No. I4 West One-hundrd-and-cigh-
teenth-st and much anxiety vas expressed theff
iast nirht % TO the fato Of the Cmhria.
Henry J Braker. wholesale druggist. al No. 20
Poarlst. this city. is also on the ImbTia Wis us
wife. when seen AZ her home. No. 40 NrSt
,-nrtv-scc,nd-st. last evening. said thar Mr
Brakcr sailed from New-York on The steamer Niaie
on Dscnmbsr 9. and that he had gone to Europe
ON short business trip. She added that none
Of the memhrrs Of the family he'd accompanled
him. and tiat ho made London and Paris the chief
Another passenger On the Umbria is Thomas
Crimn,ins father Of John d. CrimminS the well
known contractor Mr. Crimmins., with his
daughter. Miss katherine Crimmins; has been IN
throne since autumn He is eighty-one years
old and il is feared that the. excitement Of the
nerilous VOYAGE may prove disastrou; TO MN
,nnch anxiety is expressed at his sons house over
the long delay of the big ship