New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-03
HATSIGNALS WERE GIVEN?
80 EXPLANATION or MT CALAIS ACTION.
rur 1,MBRIAs REF 80 10 ACCEPT TOW
FROM THE CALICO COMMENDED hH
THE NETWORK AGENT OF TIE

THE NETWORK AGENT OF TIE
CuSARD LINE.
,rst vbat signals were exchanged AT sea last week
.u,xeen the Umbria and the different ships which
,,h,ed and lay by her while she was disabled was
.,n a mystery yesterday. The passengers oil 'he
I-mbra who do not know what the sishais wcre'
80 been making all kinds OF statements The
U.s. U.s. NJ the ship who do know what the signals
W.. refuse to saw a word and will not allow pny one
~ the ship. The Umbria yesterday, as on sunday,
%, guarded closely, and the Cunard pier was kept
~ securely locked against outsiders rs IL the most
s'.odtd secrets were hidden behind the biz gates.
venom H. Brown, the New-York agent Of the
crnard Line went on board the Dig snip early yes
..-dav morning and remained there for long time
WIEN he came out he made this statement FOR pub
',,on. The Umbria was surveyed this morning
=. hoard composed Of men in whose ability the
crnord Line has the utmost confidence. The finding
:, This board was very satisfactory. 1t was estap-
,.ssd beyond DOUBT that The Cmbrias machinery
50. met with no damage. with the exception OF the
n,ust shaft which is the only part OF the snip mat
= h~oken The board decided that a new section
rt into place will make the Cmbria as good snip
= s,e ever WAS II has not been positively decided
hero the shaft Is to be made. There are many
,cs rolling mills in this country that could turn 1t
t en- that It Is not imperative to send to England
for 1t. , -, 49,. oooor,
Ofe
as safe where she was, and he had no reason for
ting for aid lie knew that his engines were being
r,red and that he could soon work Into port under
49, own steam As TO the Bohemia cutting the tow
tn, hawser, can't say anything ill hear from the
pstom,a Captain Mckay has said nothing about tha''
"a ne has made no complaint. 1t Is. however. qnte
o..h,s that she found the strain so tremendous mat
r. ros rscking her stern and tearing her bits, anu
.s. che was finally forced TO cut the cable to save
herself .,.x,.u,,. to- C.nto,n
,,vor,s refusal OF towing offers is nonsense Inc
S ,s far TOO valuable 10 take any such rlsKs' ana
49, .an.a,n did what he did not to save money but
:. Al the best he could for the ship"
", Brown had made statement previously IA
,-,,o, no said that the Umbria's shaft wotAd p'op
,- h. temporarily repaired and that the snip wo"'
s.rt 70 England that way, without passengers 10
-. new thrust shaft put In there Inc reP'l's
- "a h. made by drilling six holes. each l4'i'
,.~h.s in diameter transversely through 'he sha.'
.s.,rcn these holes steel bolts 1o-l' McheS III
,mo,er were TO be forced by tackscrews ana a''eea
onA ond bv nuts the bolts holding the fractiroi
lection together in such way that 'ne s"'i' ~
~ .,,carv rs good as new, for one voyage al leas'
~ n,rc new thrust shaft from England wo , 10,
~ FOR transportation, but the customs uut! "a
~ sise would he exceedingly heaN!, anu a. .a.r
~ ,oolish 10 nav ont such a sum Whoul IL H.,
pe nv Sauto incident has been avodeo care!uiH ~
A., brown and the officers OF the llhDIld' .uiu @
ciammy silence fell over them whenever IL was INV"
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