The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-01

longitude 81 10 on Friday morninE
When her machinery Was started on the
next Tuesday nighs she had come hack 20
latitude a. 30. and longitude 90. TN
Wednesday noon she had made i5g miles;
on thursday noon her record Was ~ miles
for the previous twenty-four hours add
from that time until yesterday noon she
had covered 955 milcsl
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Sterne eirou-
lated the following petition, which re-
suited IN . subscription Of considerably
over $500 in an hour:
To show In some degree our appreciation OF
the ingenuity and labor OF Chief Engineer Tom
nnson ar,'s ana IA. stan Of assistants ane
the broken shaft OF the steamship
Umorfa. we. the passengers on board during the
memorable trip beginning Dec l. and ending
Dec. 81. lse2, Subscribe the sums set opposite
our names. 20 be expended By a committee 20 be
composed OF Messrs simon sterne. Edward
Nickar and Thomas Sopwith. Ia testimonial snd
cash distribution as In their discretion may seem
proper.
PASSENGERS. CREW AND MAILS.
The Umoris loft Liverpool about o'clock
on the afternoon of Saturday. the l7th.
carrying 12l frst-class passengers lbs in
the second-class and lei in the steerage. be-
sides crew of 277 men. comprising tifty-
four In the sailing department. l2l Ia the
engineers and twelve in the stewards
She had 2sS sacks OF mail She arrived at
Queenstown about o'clock sunday. and
waited for tho Irish mail which had left
London at $50 o'clock the evening before.
and which brought ten additional nrst-
class passengers and l.049 sack of letters. o
total OF lSii sacka making one % the
largest mails that Was ever carried scr oss
the Atlantic, q condition due TO the cir-
eumstances that the Umbria was expected
10 arrive in New York the day before
Christmas
The passengers in the first cabin were q
rather Heterogeneous lot. with the diversi-
lied objects and purposes that animate the
usual ship-load of travellers crossing the
Atlantic. j. Henry Harper. head of the
great publishing firm IN Franklin sqnars.
was on his way home after n short business
trip TO England and France TO spend
Christmas with his family. Simon Sterne.
the well known New York lawyer. who
had left his wife sick in Paris. was hurry
ing back TO settle some business matters
Thomas Sopwith. of the English diploma alto
service. was making his frst trip 10 Amer.
lea to visit his son-in-law and daughter.
General and Mrs. r.. burd Grubb. IN Phila-
delphia. Oliver Hereford. the artist,
known TO the readers of Life. Harpers and
other magazines. was returning 20 New
York after two years among the pain ters OF
Paris here were also many others known
In business and social circles anxious TO
reach home Oh Christmas. Following is o
brief abstract OF the I'm bria's log:
Passed the Fastnet $50 D. NJ. on the 18th. on
the 18th. fresh breeze and cloudy; logged 4O5
miles. 2Oth. fresh breeze TO strong gale from
south TO southwest with hard squalls and high
seas; logged 420 miles 2lst. strong westerly
gale, with high head seas. logged
800 800, % piiss ds,S 22d: fresh gale gale ,, from rom
logged i02 miles. 23d. noon. latitude 43o a. 4.
| longitude 81 IL. strong breeze. wind north 10
a.
Grating; laid 20 and proceeded to make necessary
repairs. 24th. strong TO light breeze. overcast
with snow-squall and high westerly sea. 18th,
| light To strong breeze, with hard squalls and
high westerly sea. 26th, moderate To strong
| gale and westerly 27th. moderate gale 10
strong breeze. with northwest swell 2Sth, fresh
| TO moderate breeze and smooth sea- 29th. fresh
to light breeze and fine weather. smooth sea.
30th. light breeze and fine smooth sea. A. 1890
A. NJ. Fire island abeam. Sandy Hook light 300.
and anchored at 7:41 A. NJ. Weighed anchor.
| and arrived at quarantine at $50 A. NJ
Dec as Is ioDsiiuaS Is S2S ~ While ~ asis"se pans
/ ing ahead at full speed through
the heavy seas the engines suddenly stopped.
repairs TO the shaft took four days. The break
was just abaft the engine. The shaft was
spliced by boring holes for four large bolts which
held a collar about it 10 splice the break. Three
drag sea anchors were thrown out. the ship rid
| ing easily while drifting eastward. Dec. "a. nj
| S:l5 !. ~. sighted the Hamburg packet Bohemia.
which was bound east aud engaged her 10 tow us
TO New York. and at 10:45 Y. NJ. after towing
about thrty-siX miles during the heavy snow
squalls, the towing gear on board the BoDenlla
parted and at day break she was out or sight On
the 25th exchanged night signals with a Wilson
| steamer bound west. and on the following day
| spoke the Manhansett. bound west. anu the com
pany's steamer Galia bound east on the 27th
the vessel proceeded under her own steam and
arrived ut Fire island at 1890 A. NJ. today.
| There was no other damage on board and no
panic among the passengers. Notices were gen
orally posted throughout the ship giving the
actual state OF affairs and the officers freely dis.
| cussed the situation with the passengers and
succeeded in allaying fears.