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

SMOOTH, conditions that existed uuIn ,, 4
emu Oh the voyage. Nevertheless VIZ VIZ m
J O'Clock came and the machinery WaS ',.aT.
( started and the log informed the paSse,e,iI o
tnat they had drifted twenty-five ln--l
Iurtner from the course. there was ~
murmuriRg and complaint. 600
A notice was now posted 70 ln aS :, N,
that the steamer would start at '9O ! a. +ba
evening, and the passengers IearuS5u m,
the machinery had been moved uui - m,
night, as an experiment and that Vuo y, Inc
oOItS Engineer TOmlinsOn had pu' nI mo-
thrust block had broken Iuls W NOR,
encouraging aud the croakers We oa Loci
anxious than ever, but about 10Y tCro,ob.
! the thrill Of the engines was leI5 ~ sr 3
out the steamer and she WORKED On b,'t a.
snail rate OF speed IN be sUre-OluI; as Ss
staunchly and steadily as II u0A
engines were intact -, sbort
The drifting of the Umbria anu ~ 13,obe1oia
| distance she was tOwed by th5 d. here
brought her back nearly 10 the pIa 'o,,s no a
the machinery gave out on5 a., ~ 10
standstiil in latitude 1875 anu II.ya..55,irsrv
on Friday morning When lel I i",~ night
was started on the next 4sS" .,l,1 long.
she had come back TO .aJ t-,'y 81 O. made
| 90. On Wednesday noon sue "o reoord
l59 miles, on THURSDAY noon l0 =. foIrs.
was pa miles for the prs'-9 Jus --1n She
ana from time until yes,ef~"! ~ o. TER
she had covered 255 miles. ~ .....-,r,,,.irg
noon Mr.. Stern circulated lLe -e-..;9r n
\ petition, which resulted lu sloS.-'f
/ considerably over $50 ,c -1 -.~. ..,.4-
TO show, in some .eE
/ ton OF the ingeuu
/ chief engineer, Mr.
/ stan Of assistants 81
/ tho repairs OF the
steamship Umbrla.
board during the me
| December L., and c- rrr
1892. subscribe tbe sums ....s "a,
names, to be expended CF --- M.
pa comDosed of Messrs $ mon o,-l-.
ward McVickar AM Thomas 9eP"' IN
/ testimonial and CASH disirio~'-'-'
their discretion NAV seem pIOYeL.. ,.. stios
II those who 90 down 20 the 'ea '- 7'-'.
could always experience sucu O. 49,, mas
able shipwreck as thst suuefeu ol 49, .-5E,-I3
i sengers on the Um5r.a ocean 'I4'ot 49," .,-ct
be robbed OF all terr0rs SuIp"-SSO .,.~,IIl-
shorn of all its romance I'D sucn cll. - -
stances but is far more ss-lSta'. Eorj m /
the old style of procedure. ~ =, t -, /
he sentimental over The terror or Jue u0og I
when one is getting three or IOuI So
meals with excellent service per 10y
when he NAV attend i've cl0cA SeA' ~
to a concert in the evening, hnu GriuA' ' '-l
cigars in the smoking room ana reau ca
night by electric light, II ne desires '-U
sit in a stateroom heated by Sleam. .,.,...
The officers of The Umoria eAeI .oo - - -.
selves TO make things as pIeasa-' 80 -
sible for the passengers. Odp'' W. w - -
threw aside the mantle OF 81 per -I..'.,
nitv that usually envelopes the comuauuSL
q fn ]
" lust what was the matter Win -uo ---e
cbiperv and what were the varying pros !
pects from day to day OF arrival ID New
York. - ,.,.-i-
DIR. Finnken put more sugar than sVer Ia
the Mills he administered anG vas always
ready with a Joke or funny story L any
one became tO0much depressed Ia nlS VI
cinitv. Purser Field rendered g very SUP
stantial service by reappOruonlng the
state rooms so as 20 give everyone as com
Portable quarters as possible Ior tue tOuS
wait. and Chief Steward Gore busted NM |
self going about among the passengers 20 :
in0uire what were their favOrlte dishes !
and serving uD the same az luncheons' ON
ners and supDers TO mitigate the discomfort :
and Disappointment OF the travellers who
were detailed at sea by al unavoidable &C /
cident. {
The victims Of the Unbria "shipwrick' ,
NAV on looking back TO their present "Trip
remember they have spent many and an
happier and less comfortable fortnight than
the one that ended today, /
The ONLY complaint that any one has TO q
make with regard the the Cunard company =
relates to the Gsllia incident Simon =
Sterne is particular severe 10 this Cirec-
ton.
The Umbris left Liverpool about o'clock t
on the afternoon of Saturday, the 18th, car n
rylng l2l first class passengers, Us in the :
second class and III in the steerage, besides !.
a crew of271 men, comprising 81 10 the
sailing department, l2l In the engineers
and lO2 in the stewards AID PCS sacks Of i
mail.
She arrived at Queenstown about q
o'clock Sunday and waited for the Irish
mail" which had lelI London at 500 4
O'Clock the evening before and which ),
brought ten additional frSt-clasS Dassen- "
gems and l,0i9 sacks OF letters, & total Of >
l, 344 across the Atlantic, condition due 70 {
the circumstance, that the Umbr.a was eX- II
pected 10 arrive 10 New York the day be- d
fore Christmas.
The safe arrival Of the Umbria at New il
Nork has proved gratifying news 20 the n
Underwriters, who had taken risks upon :,
her ana her cargo. They express high ad-
miratiO1 for Capt. McKay's steamship, and q
are happy because he refused TO accept as p
siStance as they calculate that had be &C u
cepted an offer 10 tow, and had the towing n
steamer succeeded IN taking him into port, II
a salvage Of $4,000 might have ben col A
lected. Large risks were taken 81 the :.
Underwriters az twenty-five guineas prem y
lum until yesterday, when the reassurlng y
reports received from the incoming steam
ers az New York caused that rate to drop 2
70 I'VE guineas. The general result OF the a
Anxiety regarding the Umbra's safety IS n
tnet me Underwriters have made large D