The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-28
BROKE HER SHAFT In A TEMPEST.
Per;lous Voyage OF the steamer Nord-
land From New York to Queenstown.

Per.lous Voyage OF the Steamer Nord-
land From New York to Queenstown.
QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 81. - The steamer
Nordland arrived here today with broken
shaft. The voyage of the Nordiand was
tempestuous almost from the hour OF leav-
ing Sandy Hook. The wind blew almost
a hurricane, and the ship had much diff
Guilty in making its way through the
waves. Some passengers were so appre-
hensive of danger that they could not be
induced to retire Mt night and sat about
the saloon, doing at intervals and ready
with their clothes on to take the boats in
the event of accident. The waves tossed
their icy foam on the decks until the lower
deck itself was like a skating pond. Capt.
Bicklow, his officers and crew spared no
pains to secure the safety of the ship, and
the sailors never shirked an order, how
ever perilous and painful The Nordland
Iabored successfully until Thursday even
ing, which was bitterly cold, and the pas
sengers were congratulating themselves
on gradually reaching the end of their
stormy voyage.
The steamer was in longitude is. So west,
and latitude 30. Il when. at 20 minutes
past 9 in the evening, tremendous crash
was heard and the vessel quivered from
end to end. Passengers VINO were sitting
up were tossed about like ninepins, sew
eral of them being thrown to the floor.
Three terrible blows resounded one after
another as if the vessel was being struck
bv gigantic hammer, which indeed was
the fact.
The fright Of some people was pitiful to
behold They rushed hither and thither,
DELAYING the officers in their efforts to get at
the cause and extent of the disaster. Capt.
Ricklow knew well enough what the
sound meant. and with re-assurinG words
TO the passengers he FASTENED To investi-
gate personally. The engines raced turi-
ouslv. while the broken shaft seemed
10 crush the ship at every conclusion.
Water rushed into the tube, menacing the
stokehole and engine rooms, and the
panic-stricken passengers thought for a
while that the vessel was about 10
sink. Several minutes elapsed be-
fore word was given for the en-
cines 10 stop. The Nortlland lay in
g helpless condition. tossed by the
gale, and IA the water rushed in there
seemed imminent danger Of sinking. The
pumps were manned and put 10 work,
every man Of the crew being summoned TO
duty. Fer twenty-four hours continu-
ouslv the pumps were kept at work, and
the water was prevented from gaining on
the vessel The excited passengers, find
ing that they were not in instant peri! of
being swallowed up Nv the waves. re&ained
courage and patiently waited Tor Il steamer
TO tow them into port. At The time Of the
accident the N0rdiani was 40 miles ives;
Of Queenstown. The crippled steamer was
sighted by the steamship Ohio which left
philadeiphia the same day that the Nogd-
land lett New lorh. and the needed as
distance was at once rendered. The vov-
age 70 Queenstown in tow was attended by
much Sd difficulty. and continuous stormy
weather made i necessary 10 navigate
with caution. hut the No7diaud arrived
without further accident.
NV YcRK. bee. -7-Steancr In Nor
mandle. three DAYS overdue arrived today.
Fu!da, also overdue. arrived toiay The
AmsterdaIn, from Rotterdam. arrived this
svening. Other vessels that arrived. were
the CaracasN from NeuezJeia the Den
marx. from london, and Trinidad, from
Bermuda.
Rtiyrar,I in Virginia and South Carolina
FoRr MoSEoE, Va, Dec. THE worst
blizzard IN twenty years struck this slesn-
tty about m!du Shit, and Snow has been
falling ever since. NaYl CATION has been
suspended.
CnARtEsTox, :. e., pec. 2-.--A BLIZZARD
struck Charleston this morning AID Tor
She t.rst time in fifteen years Aouse.ops
we're covered with SNOW and s.ect. Orange
trees we're injured ans Viii probably teac
only one crop shis yea.
Victoria >ews.
ylcrastA. q. e. Dec - Commander