, 1893-01-28

and 500 from New York. with IA heavy gale
blowing. There was very little commot OH
amongst the ladies when they were informed
of the situation in fact. their self control
equalled that of anyone on board. Very few
passengers remained up much later than
usual on Friday night, although they all fully
realised the fact that they were drifting help.
lessly and aimlessly in mid ocean.
During the storm, oil was poured on the
water through the drainage pipes Of the ship
and she was actually quieter than when her
machinery was in motion. Just after daylight
those asleep were awakened by several re-
ports of a gun, and the sounding.,of the whis-
tie. Every body ran on deck, and saw a
ship on the horizon bound eastward. A gun
was fired every half hour, and the whistle was
blown at int walls. Il was soon clear that the
vessel had heard the signals, by eight
o'clock she was alongside. anu proved to be
the'Bohemia, bound for Hamburg. Before
noon she had connected the Umbria by a steel
hawser.
The storm rapidly increased, and by af err
noon had assumed such terrific proportions
that it was all that the Bohemia could do to
drag her big burden ahead in the teeth of the
wind.
After dusk a heavy snowstorm set in, and
obscured the lights Of the two vessels, so that
they could not see each other. At midnight the
gteel hawser broke duringa violent gale, and
on Christmas morning the Umbria was again
adrlft with a terrific storm raging. Nobody
saw any thing more of the Bohemia. On
that Sunday morning the passengers muster
ed more strongly than usual to attend divine
service. At dusk a light was sighted south
ward, and the passengers focked on deck.
Rockets were fred, and the light approached
within half an hour, and a small steamer lay
alongside, and replied to the Umbria'S sig
nails. She was a Wilson liner, bound for
Philadelphia, but was unable to take the I'm
bria in a tow, because she had not sufficient
coal. She therefore sailed away
From noon on Friday until the shaft broke
the Umbria had made l24 miles. She had
drifted twelve miles to the south east during
the night. The Bohemia towed her seventy
FIVE miles westward on Sunday, and by Mon
day noon she had drifted forty two miles. A
gale was still blowing when, after luncheon
on Monday a steamer. was. sighted going west
war1. In reply to the signals of the Umbria
she came near, and proved to be the Manhan-
sett, from Swansea, owned by Mr.. James NJ
Cabin.
One of the passengers of the Umbria said
that the Manhansett had scarcely stopped to
make arrangements for towing the Umbria,
when 9 much larger steamer was sighted, and
bore down rapidly. This was the Cunard
liner Gallia, bound for Liverpool. It was
considered a great joke by every body in the
Umbria, turning their sadness into mirth, but
suddenly. as it is stated, in the return to the
Umbria's signal, Disabled, stand BY" the
Gallia replied, 'Can't stand BY. carrying
mails" The Umbria thereupon returned,
I'VE hold you responsible" whereupon the
Gallia dipped her ensign and proceeded.
The passengers were now getting alarmed
and began to fear that Mr.. Tomlinson, the
chief engineer would not be able to mend the
shaft. Many even believed thai the Gallia had
been sent away by the Captain, and had not
gone on of her own accord. They talked of
forming a committee to compel the Captain
to do something. The ships Company was
divided between "kickers and "anti kickers'';
but the more intelligent finally came over to
the captains side, while the rougher element
opposed him. The "kickers'' called a meet
ing on Monday evening and passed a vote of
oensure on the ships officers; but the "anti-
kickers" "quashed the proceedings" as q pas
senger put it, forming, at the same time
an amusement committee. Representa-
tons were made to the captain that, as it was
not known how long the Umblia might drift,
the saloons should be given up to entertain
ments in TIE evening. Captain M'Kay gladly
assented to this, and declared that he was as
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