Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-01-01

FLSFOR FRIENDS
Tight be Alarmed
Arrival-The Shaft
One Knew it Till
Made a Statement
engers-The Kick
i-Kickers-A Purse
Engineer and His
ecember S1.-The Cunard
IA, Captain Horatio Nc
sandy Hook at 3:l5 O'Clock
zen days behind time.
as discovered in her shaft
cry was stopped south OF
New FOundland at $50
iternoon Of Friday, Deem
& along fer twelve hours in
as lowed Seventy-tive miles
q, OF the Hamburg-Ameri-
be cable that connected the
Vas broke in q heavy gale on
Z, and they lost the track Of
-rter drifting for three days
st, she started again with her
", which had been repaired
lmculties by Chief Engineer
q came on in fine weather az
Ter destination.
umation the passengers had
I been an accident was after
day, although the engineer
thing the shaft with anxiety
nd the machinery had twice
during the previous night for
pr the flaw in the great steel
hg dinner Friday the steamer
andstill, which caused some
n0ng the passengers, though
er was rough 10 was not at
q that the machinery was not
bout Z so o'clock in the even
a In the smoking room were
cigars, sitting over their cot
ag up their chairs to the pO-
hpt8in Mckay came in.
n," be said, calmly addressing
pm, II am very sorry to inform
have broken our shaft and
bic 70 proceed at present. 1
er, accept a towing offer from
lrge enough, that comes within
nee"
q momentary silence as the
vned upon the room, and then
voice inquired: why don't
e enough for rockets"
Jain, when a vessel
b see them.
h confronted the com
Ia were not ti;ely
st place, the idea OF
hristmas day, which so
3 out of the question.
the possibility of drift
roadway and the track
that ii might be even
was reached. Tue big
ed in latitude 43. IS and
L 200 miles from Hall
ON New York, with q
:. Nevertheless there
hanger, and almost
on board accepted
llly. There was very
en- the ladies were in
alton. They took il as
The principal anxiety
was on account Of
5 at home. Chief Stew
there was enough pro-
b last for three weeks
ne being in the slight
r even for four or five
DrivatiOn Of q few lux
passengers remained up
''tSSIi .slal although they fully
&C they we're drifting helplessly
an in 8 storm. Oil was poured
Ter through the drainage pipes OF
Ind she was quieter than while
merry was in motion. Just after
those who were asleep were
bY several reports from the I'm
and the Sound OF her whistle.
autes almost every one was on
CERTAIN what was the matter. A
in sight Just on the edge Of the |
ind eastward.
an hour. during which time the |
Continually discharged and the |
Gle blown, it was impossible to !
Liner OF not the other boat had |
I'D the Umbria's signals as dur
IRE voyage she had sighted but !
esssls. and the passengers felt
almost too much luck that help |
on hand So soon after the break
,on. however, IL was seen that
conner vas making toward the
shio. and at s O'clork she was
she proved to be tho Bohemia,
|IsmburE American line, bound
/, York to Hamburg. She at once
10 the Umbria's request for a
Dsfors no0n she was connected TO
eamsh.p by a steel hawser and
NJ slowly Westward.
n grew heavier in the afternoon,
elitbe Bobemia could do TO drag
.Ssr In taa teeth of a head wind. /
! sesvy snow storm sprang up.
,,vbf ths steel hawsor broke In
sis ana on christmas morning
-.~s ID lac Unbria found them
a3rit in q raging storm with
~ sp, the sky and sea. What
IS 9ohemia no Ont knew. She
!. trsc< OF the at nbris in the
,ss bswser partid. and II she
Ser ,fer daybro X she did not
Monday noon sd had drifted
Siss sad the gall was still
.,rsehson on Monday steamer
i,.--sessdiug westwaros 1t an
I-abria's signals sh,N came
! nrOved to be the Manhan-
~. IL Swansea to New York.
~ ~. bad scarcely come to q
s.-sver. when a much larger
l In In a few minutes she
80, for the officers Of the I'm
1Des;h Ter as the Gallia Of her
az Ia rom Boston % Liverpool.
iS,osra the Umbria was iubi-
. SrcsGUtaiu 70 ne smallest baby
S1;,,nard lack." the officers
Is .S ar The Gallia was large
Ssr larSer sister ship with
9w --,o1ld bo no big salvage TO
e.g - Il samor OF another line.
g l. ian Of the captain, officers;
rnA.i.snvsrs may De imagined
Pss,..s IN the Umbrias signal,