Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-01-05

WIS close enough for the officers OF the
Umbria to distinguish her as the Gallia
OF their own line en- route from Boston
to Liverpool. The officers of the Mem
hanset also recognized tho Gallia and
steamed off homewarl discOnsolatc, done
out of their prize money
Everybody on board the Umbria was
jubiiant. "1sn's this Cunard lucky" the
officers asked each other The Gallia was
largo enough to tow her larger sister ship
with ease, and there would be no big sal
wage to pay to rescuing steamer of an
other line. The conservation of captain,
officers, crew and passengers may be i'm
agincd when, in response to the Umbria's
signal, Disabled, stand by" the Gallia
returned, Cant stand by, carrying
mails"
The Umbria signacd back, eve hold
you responsible" whcrcupon the Gallia
simply dipped her ensign, signifying
"good-by," and disappeared to the east
ward as the Manhansct passed out Of sight
to the west The Gallia's action was in
eXplicablo on any basis that any ono on
board the Umbria could imagine.
The passengers now We're many of them
genuinely alarmed Tncy did not place
much faith in Engineer TomlinsUn's
promise to mend the broken shaft, aud as
many believed thnt Captain Mckay had
deliberately sent the Galiia away,
Much Discomfort Was Expressed.
There was talk of forming a committee to
demand OF the captain that he do some
thing, though no one could suggest any
thing for him to do. The ships company
divided into two parties, known as the
kick AMI anti-FickerS, and it was noted
that all thu more intelligent men on board
were on the captains side, while the
rou{her element was on the other.
On Tuesday morning for the first time
since the Umbrja Left Liverpool, the
weather was fine aAd the sea smooth, CON
dttlonS that existed until The end Of the
voyage Nevertheless, wnen - O'Clock
came and the machinery was not started,
and the log informed the passengers tn 1t
they had drifted twenty-five INDIES fur
Their from the couts,. there was much
murmuring and complaint.
A notice was now posted to the effect
that the steamer would start at G;3p in the
evening, and the passengers learned that
the machinery had been moved during the
night us an experiment, and that one OF
the bolts Engineer TomIuson bad put
into the thrustblork had broken Thi.
was not encouraging, and the croake,s
were more anxious tnan ever, but about
e:3J o'clock
The Thrill of the Engines
was felt Throughout the steamer, and she
worked od--at low rate of speed, to be
sure, hut as stauncaly AMI 1t, steadily as
il her driving mac 4iucS were intact.
The drifting OF the Umbria and the
short distance she was toved by the Be-
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place where her machinery gave ont. sac
came 10 staudsLill in LAT 43 Is, long
$40, on Friday morning. When her mat
chiucry was started on TIL next Tues lay
night she had come back to lat. 4a.3J and
long 60 On Wednesday noon sue had
made l5o miles Ga Thursday noon her
record WAS 22i miles for the previous
twenty-four hours, and from that time
until Friday noou she had covered 255
miles.
If those who 90 down 90 the sen in ships
could always experience 50 cOIntOrtablc II
shipWreck ~ that sun ne by the passen-
sruEers on the U.Hbfia ocean travel
| would he robbed Of all It's terro.s. Sap
WI, OK is shorn OF all .ts romance in sucu
circumstances, but it ii tar more salts
factory tHan tue old style of pr ocedure.
| i is hard to | g utleutal over the perIls
Of the deep when one is getting three or
! four good meals, with excellent service,
! per day, when he may attend > O'clock
tea in the afternoon, 20 TO a concert in the
evening, and read all night by the electric
| light ii lie 50 desires, and sits in a state
room heated by steam.
Altogether, the victims of the Umbria's
'shipwrcck' may, on looking back to
theit present trip, remember chat they
have spent many an unhapper and les,
comfortable fortnight tnan the one that
endeu Saturday. The only complaint that
any one has TO make with regard to the
Cunard company Gates to the Galla ILL
cident.