, 1893-01-28

engines began to work at a slow rate of speed
but steadily and evenly.
The drifting of the Umbria and the short
distance whichs she was towed by the Bohemia
so far balanced each other, that having come
to a standstill in lat. 43 49 and long. ST 20
on Friday morning her machinery was again
started on the following Tuesday night in
lat. ~ SO, long. so. On Wednesday, at noon,
she had made 1853 miles, Thursday pa, and on
Friday, by noon, 255.
On Friday afternoon a passenger started a
subscription, which in an hour amounted to
over Gl00. The list was headed with the
following statement:
To show some degree of oar appreci ltion of
the ingenuity AMI labour Of Chief Engineer
Tom inson and his stlf who assisted in effect
ing the repair of the broken shaft of the
steamship Umbria, we, the passengers OF
board during the mem1r 4bie trip beginning
Dec. II. and ending Dec. 81. subscribe the
sums set opposite our names, to be tx-
pended BY the Committee composed Of Simon
Sterne, Elw ,rd M.yickvr, Thomas Sopwith,
in a testimonial AMI cash distribution as
IN their discretion IN V seem proper.
Taken altogether the experience of the
passengers was most comfortable. Captain
MKay WAS frank aud Str7.i 9htforward IN his
treatment of the passengers, and told them
ObAA INV LA0lbClb MClC pIOSI ebSlIlR, anu
what the prospects were. He took them entire
ly into his confidence, and put his kno Wedge
of the situation absolutely at their disposal.
The purser Mr., Field. reapportioned the
state rooms 80 as to give every one comforta-
bic quarters. Meals were served with the
same regularity and liberality az before. and
everything was done to mitigate the discomfort
and disappointment of the passengers who had
been thus detained at sea by m unavoidable
accident. After the ebullition of Monday
night, very few Of the passengers showed a
disposition to c~riticise Captain M'Kay or to
make trouble. The only exception to this
rule was a passenger who rose in the smoking
room one day and, after expressing the opinion
that the captain would not accept towage if it
were offered on account OF the expense. sug-
g%ested that ten men should subscribe $4,000
each to indemnify the captain on condition
that he engaged a steamer Immediately to tow
them to port. Roars Of laughter and Kisses
greeted these words, and Mr.. Edward M'Vick-
er, of Boston, jumped to his feet, and said:
We are IN no DANCE III all. This shin
would float through the biggest hurricane
that ever came up III the Atlantic. Our
captain Is one of the be It that ever sailed the
ocean. He has a great deal more vt stake
than anyone on board Anyone who talks about
subscribing 100000 to get him to do his duty
is a fool.
The Umbria arrived in the bar at $50 am
with all we'll on board. She came in accom-.
panied by the Britannia and an oil.tank
steamer, both of which eft her at the outer
l~ightship and proceeded ahead to their wharves.
The Umhfla was s~teaming nine miles an hour.
This slow rate was maintained as q precaution
against further damage TO the shaft. The
majority OF the passengers waited up to see
the ship enter the harb our, and then all went
to he captain aud congratulated him on hav-
ing saved the vessel. Slowly the Umbria
procee!ed up the bay, burning her signals at
Sandy Hook and blowing her whistle in re
SPONGE to the S%alules. A tug passed Just
after the Umbria dropped anchor at the bar,
and a tender from the Cunard dock With the
company's agent-Mr. Vernon q Brnwn-on
board shortly afterwards came up TO the
vessel. Mr.. Brown went On board the steam.
sr, aud there he remained all the morning.
He congratulated Captain M'Kay, and told
him he had three tugs in readiness to assist
in taking the Umbria up the channel. The
captain declined the profered aid, and said
he could reach the dock alone. When dawn
broke The Umhria weighed anchor. having
stopped at the quara tine station nearly an
hour.
At eleven o'clock the Umbria arrived at
the wharf with most Of the passengers crowd