The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-01
THE UnBRFd ARRTVES.
Aiier Twelve Days Voyage She Reaches
New York safely.


New York safely.
NEW YORK. Dec Si.-The long over
que Onbria. Of the Cunard line, arrived
off the bar at $50 a. NJ. to-day. An We're
reported well or board After the re-
assuring ra aWs OF yesterday much Of tho
apprehension regarding the steamship
was ahaycd, but as the last report of hcr
was on Mondat, when She was repairing
her shaft of New FOundlapd banks. ana
ass four days mad gone 10y Without further
nc"s from her faerc was considerable
auAlety as 60 the safety of her large list
OF passengers.
a message from Lookout no Fire Island
announced that she had been SIGHTED a
ic" minutes after midnight, and that she
Yves proceeding slowly under her own
steam toward this port She arrived of
the bar I'm company with The Britannia.
oi the White Star line and an oil tank
steamer Both her escorts loft her at the
outer hghtship and went up the bay at a
rapid pace compared to the speed Of the
Umhria. She was steamng nine miles an
hour. This slow rate was maintained as
prccaution against further damage TO
the shaft
Captain Mckay had brought his fine
steamship and All on board safely through
the terrific gales and as his vessel en-
tered the harbor he was congratulated
and thanked 10y many passengers. who
had waited up an night to see the wei
come lights of New York again. il is
twelve days and half since the steamer
left Queenstown. and the trip Is the long
est ON record for crack ocean racer.
The Jmbria proceeded slowly mp the bay
ly the main channel, burning her sienals
1t Sandy Hook and blowing her whistle
in response 10 the glad salute Of the tugs
I'm the lower bay
4 Passengers Account of tho Accident
Frank Marshall White. former London
correspondent Of the sun. furnishes an
account of the accident 10 the Umhria.
he was one OF her passengers He says.
a fracture was discovered in her shaft
and her machinery was stopped south OF
the banks Of Newfoundland aI $3.50
O'Clock on the afternoon Of Friday. the
I'D instant. After drifting twelve hours
IN storm. she was tow.l scvcnty-dve
miles by the Bohemia. Of the Hamburg
American line, but the care uat con-
nectcd The two steamers was broken in
"a Arory gale ON Saturday night. and they
lost track OF each other. After drifting
for three days 80 the southeast she
started again with her own machinery,
which had been repaired under great
liiicllty 10y Chief Engineer Tomliusou,
and came on in fine weather at half speed
60 her destination
The vessel LEFT Queenstown Sunday af-
ternoon. December 18Th. That night
gale sprang up, which increased in Vio-
lence until Thursday. it being impossible
for those passengers who were able 30
leave their state-roOms to 60 upon the
scks. and the violent pitching ana rolling
of the steamer almost preventing sleep
at night The first intimation The pas
seageIS had that there had been an ac-
cident was after dinner On Friday, az
f'0I'gh r. f engineer hni tC.e NlilriIIll-
tLe SHAFT WIN anXicty for fouy-eisht
hours. and The machinery had twice been
stopped during the previous night for
an inspection of the flaw in the great
steel casting. During dinner Friday tho
stea nor came TO "a standstiil, which caused
some speculation Nnoug the passengers.
though as the vts tn.r was rough. # was
not at once porceye1 that the machinery
was not I'm motion. About 1880 O'Clock In
the evening, as the men in the smoking
f0om were lighting their cigars. sitting
over their coffee or drawing mp their
chairs 90 the poker tables Captain Nc
Kay came in.
Gentlemen" he said. calmly. addressing
the entire room. IL am very sorry to in
form You that we have broken our shaft,
ana sI1u De unable TO proceed ar present.
] shall. however, accept a towing offer
from any vessel large enough that comes
within haiAng distance
There was "a momcntary silence. as the
situation dawned upon The room and then
"a plaintive voice inquired: why don't
you send up r0ckets?'
"rhcre Will be time enough for rockets"
responded the captain. "Whcn a vessel
comes near enough to see them"
The conditions that confronted the COM
pauv ON the Umbria were not entirely
glceful. The big steamship lay disabled
about 2u miles from Halifax and so
miles crom Ncw York. with n heavy gale
blowing. Nevertheless, there was no
actual danger. and almost every pas
senser on board accepted the situation
chc.rfully.
There was very litue commotion when
The ladies were informed Of their situa-
tion. They took a. as calmly as the men,
Ou Saturday the bohemia tool, the Vcs-
se in tow with the result before stated
Sunday the steamer Calico WAS sighted.
and Monday the steamer Alanhansctt,
both Of which reported the Umbria on
arrival in port ON the following day
the Callia. sister ship. bound east, was
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