The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-01-02

mails, ana the passengers felt that It was
almost too much luck that help should
be at hand 30 soon after the break down.
Soon, however. IL was seen that the
new conner was making toward the
drifting ship aud at Is o'clock she was
alongside. She
Proved Co Tse the Bohemia,
remembered In CONNECTION with the
cholera scare in New York harbor, Of
the Hamburg-American line, bound
from New York to Hamburg. She at
once responded to the Umbria's request
for q tow, and before noon she was con-
nscted to the big steamship by steel
hawser and was steaming slowly west
ward. The storm grew heavier in the
afternoon and 1t was all that the Bohe-
mia could do to drag her big burden IN
the teeth of head wind. After dark a
heavy snow storm sprang mp, which OBJ
scured the lights of the two vessels from
each other. About midnight the steel
hawser broke in a violent gale and on
Christmas morning the passengers Of
the Umbria found themselves again
adrift In raging storm with nanght In
sight but the sky and sea. What be-
came Of the Bohemia no one knew.
She probably lost track of the Umlria
In the snow storm after the hawser
parted, and il she searched for her after
daybreak, she did not find her.
Another weasel sighted.
Christmas day passed without any
demonstration of discomfort among the
the passengers. Just at dusk a light
was sighted to the southwark and again
the passengers focked on deck. Rock
cts were fired and soon the light that at
first seemed to fade away began TO grow
more and more distinct, ,and in half an
hour small steamship lay alongside.
In answer to the Umbria's signals the
new conner reported that she was ves-
sci of the Wilson line. bound for Phila-
dia, and that she could not take the
other In tow because she did not have
coal enough, with which pleasing infor-
matin she signslled goodbye and de-
parted.
From the hour her time was taken at
noon Friday until she broke down that
evening the Umbria had made 124
miles. She drifted 12 miles to the
southeast, during the night and the Boz
hemia towed her 75 miles toward New
York on Sunday. At noon Monday she
had drifted forty-two miles and the gale
was still blowing. just after luncheon
Monday steamer was sighted proceed
ing westward. In answer to the Um-
bria's signals she came alongside and
Proved to bs the BIaahssstt.
bound from Swansea to New York. the
property Of James McCaldin, one Of the
passengers on the Umbria. The Man
hassett had scarcely come to standsill,
however, and considered the big prize
money she would obtain by towing the
big vessel to New York, than a much
larger steamer hove in sight and bore
down rapidly toward the drifting ves-
sel. In few moments she was 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 Man
hasset recognized also the Gallia and
steamed off homeward disconsolate,
done out of their prize money.
Everybody Was Jabiiant.
ssIsn't this Cunard luckg' the officers
asked each other. The G;tlIia was large
enough to tow her sister ship with ease
and there would be no Lig salvage to
pay 10 q reecuing steamer OF another
line. The conservation of captain,
officers, crew and passengers may be
imagined when in response to the
Umbria's signal Disabled, stand by"
the Gallia returned "Can't stand by,
carrying mails.' The Umbria signaled
back "We hold responsible = whereupon
she Gallia simply dipped her ensign,
signifying Good bye" and disappeared
to the eastward as the Manhassett passed
ont Of sight to the west.
The Action Inexplicable.
The Gallia's action was inexplicable
on any basis that anyone on board the
Umbria could imagine. The passengers
now were many Of them genuinely al
armed. They did not place much faith
in Engineer Tomlinson's promise to
mend the broken shaft and as many be-
lieved that Captain Mckay had de-
hberately sent the Gallia away, much
discomfort was expressed. There was
talk Of forming q committee to demand
Of the captain that he do something.
though no one could suggest anything
for him to do.
On Tuesday morning, for the first
time since the Umbria left Liverpool,
the weather was fine and the sea smooth,
conditions that existed until the end Of
the voyage. About $50 in the evening
the thrill of the engines was felt through
the steamer and she worked of, at a
slow rate Of speed, to be sure, but as
staunchly and steadily as If her driving
machines were intact. She proceeded
without incident at about half speed
until reaching port.
Revolt Against Underwriters.
ST. JOSEPH, No., Jan. q. There is a
revolt among the large storekeepers and
manufacturers in this city against the
local board or underwriters, and 81, ,OOO.-
ono of iuauranca will ho placo1 ,.,;th