St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-30
SPOKE THE UMBRIA.
Arrival at New York of q Steamer
Which Met the Cunarder
on Christmas.
She Signaled That She Was Dis
abled, but Did Not Need
Assistance.

NEW YORK. Dec. 30.-The steamship
Umbria has not yet arrived, but the
Cunard officials still profess TO believe
the vessel is in no special danger. The
North German Lloyd steamship Lahn,
from Bremen and Southampton, passed
Fire island at 10:30 O'clock last night.
She may have more news of the MISS
ing Cunarder.
The steamship GalilleO British, Capt
Jones, Mate Coleman, from Hull, Dec.
IL. with merchandise to Sanderson
Sons, arrived at the bar at a. IN. yes
terday. She had a continuation of
west northwest gales and high
head seas throughout the pas
sage with frequent Snow squalls.
On Dec. l6 Capt. Coleman was taken
sick. and died on the 10Th from valvular
disease Of the heart. He was buried at
sea on the Goth during a northwest gale.
He was f0rtytwO years old and native
of Bristol, residing at Hull
On Dec. %, at 5 p. m, latitude 1852,
longitude $3.50, she sighted large
steamer bearing northwest, apparently
disabled. Bore down close to her, and
she exhibited three red lights, showing
that she was unmanageable but not re-
Quiring assistance. Exchanged night
signals with her, which showed her to
be Cunard steamer Umbria BRITISH,
from Liverpool for New York. She
made no other signals for assistance
although heavy sea was running at
the time. She laid quite easy and COM
Portable. with the wind northwest
blowing gale. Capt. Jones was of the
opinion that her machinery was disabled
and that she was laying to making the
necessary repairs. On the morning Of
the Goth he passed two steamers bound
east, which no doubt would fall in with
her and render any assistance neces-
sary should she require it. Capt. Jones
states that there need be no alarm for
her safety.
HALIFAX, n. S., Dec. 2S.-A rumor
was in circulation here here tonight
that the disabled steamer Umbria had
reached Darlington in sinking cOndi-
ti0n, but inquiry at the New York
agency there shows that the story was
false. Nothing had been seen of the
steamer there. The ship has not been
sighted anywhere off the Nova Scotia
coast. every part of which has been
communicated with from Yarmouth to
CanSo.
LONDON, Dec. 29..-The report that
the UmbrIa had been spoken Oh Dec. 25,
and had sigIaled that she desired no
assistance, though disabled. was re-
ceived here late this afternoon from
, New York. The news spread rap
idly, and removed terrible load
OF anxiety from those who
have friends aboard. The officials
and clerks at the offices of
| the Cunard company, though they all
along maintained that the delay was
| due 10 some disarrangement of the Um-
! bria's machinery, showed by their faces
and CHEEKY words that the cabiegram
i from New York had also brought re-
| lief to them. kilograms reporting the
| fact that the steamer had been spoken
were sent in every direction to those
who had requested that they be in
| formed of any news received. The
value of the Umbria and her cargo is
roughly estimated at E1,5O0,000, two
thirds of which is insured in London
and the remainder in Liverpool.
| QUARANTINE. s. L., Dec. 30.-The
| steamer Lain. which arrived at l:45 a.
M. reports having seen nothing of the
| Cunarder Umbria. Capt. Hellmer
stated he had not sighted the missing
steamer. She has no doubt drifted
away to the south of the regular course,
! some hundred miles or more.