The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-01

Friday and little later Capt. Mackay entered
the smoking room, announcing TO the gentle
men the fact OF the breakdown and adding.
The ship is in no danger"
Ihis announcement put dsmper on the sp!r-
It's OF the passengers, most of whom had been
looking forward To spending Christmas in their
own homes. The vessel lay 900 miles from Hall
liax ana 500 miles from New York. There was
very little commotion ia the ladies' cabin when
tne information was given there, and, in fsct,
ait decided 10 make the best Of the Disagree
able situation. The chief daugea was that thu
vessel would drift ont of tho regular steamer
track, but tho steward gave information that
enough provisions were on board TO last three
weeks without being stinted. or even four or
hVe weeks with only deprivation OF u few lux
uries. That night oil was poured on the water and
the snip was quieter than when the machinery
was in motion. Early the next morning the
Bohemia hove in sight and took the Umbrla in
tow, as above stated. On sunday, Christmas
day. an unusually large number attended divine
service III the saloon. and the prayers were ua-
usually hearty just as dusk a vessel
was sighted to tho southwark aud proved to hs
vessel of the Wilson line. bound for Philadei-
phia. She signsled that she could not
take the Cmbria in tow because she had not
enough coal, and proceeded on her course ON
Monday the gale continued and the vessel con-
unued TO drift
Just alter luncheon on Monday the steamer
Mauahaset, frem swansea TO New York, hove in
sight, bat had hardly come 10 q staudssill when
another and much larger vessel bore down
on the Umora. In few minutes the big
vessel was close enough to he distiu-
guished as a sister snip of the Cuuard line,
bound from Boston 10 Liverpool. The captain
OF the Umbria sigaalei the Manahase: that he
required no assistance. supposing the Gallia
would come 10 ms aid and save heavy prize
money. To the astoniShment and disgust OF
everybody on board the Gallia. in response to
the signal tha. the Umbrla was dis
abied and needed assistance, answered
back: Cant stand by. Carrying mails" and
steamed of. BY this time some of sha
passengers began to show dissatisfaction, and
the kiekess called meeting 10 demand thas
something be done, but majority of the pass
engers were satisfied that everything was being
done that could be done, and the meeting came
to nsught
On Tuesday notice was posted that the
steamer would start that evening. ana il then
became known that the machinery had moved
during the night as expected. but that bolt
broke and would have to be repaired. Abont
$50 the machinery began to move, and from
that on till the end oi the journey continued 10
revoive slowly but staunchly, bringing the
great ship safely 10 shore.
The scene at the pier the arrival of the big
liner was exciting. great crowd of eager aud
anxious friends crowded about and there wers
many affectiouate and some hysteTicaI greetings
as the passengers came ashore.
Among the passengers on the vessel we're J.
Henry Harper, head of the great publishing
house. OF Harper Bros; Simoa stern, the well.
known New York lawyer; Thomas Epworth, of
the British diplomatic service, and Gen. Z.
Burd Grubb, United states minister to Spain.
Capt Mckay says:
At $50 p. M. December 26. we slgnaied the
GalIia. bound east We signaled her to lay by,
and she did so Tor a time. As we also sgnaod
her that we were making repairs aud e.x-
pected 10 proceed on our way, il 10 evident
that she took that for assurance that
we did not need her, and she proceeded
on ner way. some passengers expressed disao-
poiutment at the action OF the Gallia, she ials
US before We tested our machinery aftsr repairs
In reference TO having other steamers
tow us, | would say is not towing
weather when We needed assistance, and
when the weather settled our repairs were
completed and did not need help The
weather was very much in our favor after the
accident There was no alarm or excitement of
any kind among the passengers, and aside from
feeling disappointed ut not being able to eas
Christmas dinner on shore. tho voyage was O
pleasant one for all on board.