The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-01-02
The Missing Cunarder Anchors Mt Her
Dock In the Harbor Of New
York.
Full Account OF Her Mishap and Of
the Days Following
Towed by the Bohemia Until Her Cable
Broke Queer Conduct ofa
Sister Ship.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2.--The long over
due Umbris, of the Cnnard line, arrived
of the bar at $3.50 a. m, and passed
Sandy Hook four hours later. All were
reported well on board. After the re-
assuring news or Friday much Of the
apprehension regarding the steamship
was aIlayed, but as tho last report OF
her was on Monday, when she was re-
pairing her shaft of the banks and 40
four days had gone by without further
news from her, there was considerable
anxiety as to the safety of her large list
of passengers. A message from the
lookout at Fire island announced that
she had been sighted few minutes af-
ter midnight, and that she was proceed
ing slowly under her own steam toward
this port. She arrived off the bar in
company with the Brittanic. of the
White Star line. and an oil tank steamer.
Both her escorts left her at the outer
lightship and went up the bay at rapid
pace, compared to the speed Of the Um-
bria. She was going nine miles IN hour.
The slow rate was maintained az pre-
caution against further danger to the
shaft. Captain Mckay had brought his
fine steamship and all on board safely
through terrific gales and as his vessel
entered the harbor he was congratulated
a~@1 thar loI Ix, ,,,a,,y vnaroax,axaro xr,h.,
had waited up all night to see the well
come lights OF New York again. It is
twelve days and half since thesteamer
left Queenstown, and the trip is the
longest on record for q crack ocean
racer.
The Umbira proceeded slowly up the
bay by the main channel, burning her
signals at Sand Hook and blowing her
whistle in response to glad salutes of
tugs in the lower bay. Captain Mckay
declined TO permit anyone on board or
TO give any details of the accident and
the voyage until he had reached quar-
antine and he had been passed by the
health officers.
A Correspondent's Account.
London correspondent of the New York
Sun, who was one of the Umbria's pas
sengers, gave the following account of
the accident to the ship and her expert
ence since it occurred:
A fracture was discovered In her shaft
and her machinery was stopped, south
of the banks of Newfoundland at 5:sc
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23d inst. After drifting for twelve
hours in storm she was towed seventy
five miles by the Bohemia Of the Ham.
burg American line, but the cable that
connected the two ships was broken in
heavy gale on Saturday night and they
lost track OF each other. After drifting
for three days to the southeast she
started again with her own machinery,
which had been repaired under great
difficulties by Chief Engineer Tomlin-
son and came on in fine weather and at
half speed to her destination.
FIRST Intinsation Of Dis.stsr.
The frst intimation the passengers
had that there had been m accident was
after dinner on Friday, although the en-
gineer had been watching the shaft with
anxiety forty eight hours, and tho mac
hinery had twice been stopped during
the previous night for an inspection Of
the flaw in the great steel casting. Dur.
ing dinner the steamer came to stand
still which caused some speculation
among the passengers, though as the
weather was rough 1t was not at once
preceived that the machinery was not in
motion. About 7:80 o'clock In the even
! ing Captain Mckay came into thesmok-
ing room, and informed the gentleman
on board Of the true state of affairs.
All took the matter very philosophic-
ally. and when the ladies were informed
they took the matter as calmly as the
men, The principal anxiety of every
one, indeed, was on account Of the rela-
tives and friends at home. The Umbria
had sighted only two ships since leaving
Queenstown, and it might be q week or
even two weeks before abe was reported.
Pienty Of ,Prosisions.
Chief Steward Gore said that there
was enough Of provisions On board to
last for three weeks more without any
ono being in the slightest degree stinted.
or even for four or i've weeks with the
privation Of q few Iuxuries
Very few Of the prssengsrs remained
up much later than was their wont on
Friday night, although they fully re-
allied that they were drifting helplessly
In mid-ocean Ia q storm.
just after daylight those who were
asleep were awakned by several reports
from the Umbria's gun and the sound
Of her whistle. IN tan minutes All were
on deck toiascertain what it meant.
a snip - Sight.
q ship waa IN sight just in the edge
OF the horizon bound eastward. For
half an hour during which time the gun
was continually discharged and the
horsse whistle blown IL was impossible
TO 6stsct whether or not the othAr hast