Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-21
THE sARNIA IN PORT.
Story Of the Long Trip Told BY the Captain
Of the Vessel.

Story Of the Long Trip Told by the Capitals
Of the Vessel.
The Sarnis came up from quarantine al
O'Clock yesterday morning and locked at the
deep water terminus at Halifax. Capt. Coum
furnished the press with the following particu-
lars Of the accident to his ship:
The steamer left Liverpool on March z called
at Neville for mail and passengers, and left
there on the Sd. Nothing Of any account
occurred and fine weather was experienced MP
to the morning Of Saturday, the 18th. The
ship was then in latitude 1854 n, longitude
IS W., or 47s miles from Halifax. At g 80 O'Clock
the engines were slowed for hot bearings. AT
10 O'Clock the chief engineer reported that the
brasses in the after crank were cutting away.
The engines were at once stopped and the cap
taken OF the bearing, when it was seen that the
shaft hada combination Of fractures and the shaft
was turned around. 1t was decided to discon-
meet the engines and put the forward crank
aft in place Of the broken shaft.
At IL pm. the German tank steamer America
came alongside. We signaled that we had q
broken shaft, but it would be repaired in few
days. There was a moderate southeast wind
and the ship was drifting to north northwest,
making about three quarters Of mile an hour.
work to assist the engineers on rigging gear for
removing the shaft. We were then in latitude
44O9. longitude S. 10, west northwest 20, OF
3S9 miles from Halifax.
At pm. the engines were all clear for lift
ing, at pm. the broken crank was lifted
out and at III p. m. the work OF sliding the for
ward crank aft into the bearings was begun.
The wind was moderate, from south southeast.
and the ship was riding easily. with sea anchor
out. On Monday, the 14th, the ships position
was latitude A. % north. longitude ST. 06 W.N.W
IS. At am. Monday the work Of shifting the
cboff &,i rod
the work Of coupling the aftershaft. 1t was
found impossible to break cut the broken
shaft and it was decided to drill it through,
This caused great delay. The weather re-
manned fine, with a southerly wind, but on
Tuesday the wind increased and the ship COM
menced drifting fast.
We we're then 3S2 miles from Halifax, having
drifted 54 miles. On Wednesday, the 18th, the
ships position was latitude 45.15 north, longi-
tude $40. The engineers were still at work
drilling the shaft. The weather was foggy and
at noon gale set in from southwest; rain
The engineers were drilling an average of
one hole every three hours at the broken end
to file on the eccentric straps We were drift
ing on the Newfoundland coast. being only
sixty-five miles from st. Pierre, Mic. Thurs
day morning the shaft WAS broken, the crank
was secured and the engineers began to put the
engines together. At pm. on Friday the en-
gines we're started and the steamer proceeded
slowly. At noon on Saturday snow began fall
ing and the wind hauled to the SO utheast, be-
coming gale by night. The ship was hauled
up north by west. heading for Sable Island
There was high sea running, which dashed
over the ship fore and aft. smashing gangway
rails and doing other slight damage. At mid
night the gale abated. but there was still a
heavy sea running.
At O'Clock yesterday morning wo saw
steamer. supposed to be an outward Canadian
mail. At noon the weather had moderated and
w. ha otoa Aas,r+k olI
looking for us and told her we were proceed
ing for the harbor.