The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-20
THE STEAMER SARNIA SAFE
Arrival at Halifax Quarantine of the
Disabled and Long-0verdue Vessel.
Her Broken Shat, Repaired While Riding the
Waves with Sea Anchors Out-All of Her
Seven Hundred Passengers Well

HALIFAX, II. s., March 1a.-Tbe Furness
line steamer Madura, thirteen days from
London, arrived here early this morning.
She reports. on Thursday evening, March
16 in latitude 45o35' north. longitude 56o3y
west she sighted steamer on the star
board bow. showing signals of distress.
She ran within bailing distance. and found
it was the Dominion line steamer Sarnia.
nine days overdue at this port The cap
tain said his after crank shaft was
broken, and asked the captain of the
Madura to stand by till daylight
The Madura remained till morning. when
the Sarnla signaied that she expecte to
effect repairs by p. VI. on the same day.
The captain of the Madura then asked If
the steamer wanted to be towed in, but got
no reply and the Madura proceeded on her
voyage. The Sarnia had her sea anchor out
and was riding very easily. The Sarnia
was then seventy-two miles south by west
of st. Pierre. ten miles southwest of the
edge of st. Pierre Bank and 800 miles east by
north of Haiifax. She had drifted north
east by east 23i miles since she was seen by
the Dutch steamer American on the l1th.
At9 O'Clock o-niGht 1t was announced
from the signal station that the SarnIa and
the NeWnelu were Oh tul5 port anu coubiu-
erable excitement was caused thereby.
The Sarnia, of course. had to anchor az
quarantine for inspection by health off,
Gers. The Newfield came on ND and crowds
assembled at the marine and fish
f' saa "niSs Tns e Sevsld any had news ssnsss es
the disabled ship about noon and run
down to her, Carrier pigeons were re-
leased at in ntervals from then till O'Clock,
but they failed TO reach their Lofts. The
No rfiatd nd DO NJ oh arriy yad I'D
with some seven hundred people on board.
ran into severe storm. In the case OF the
latter the men were unable to remain on
deck SO violent was the gale. The Sarnia
will not come up to the city till o'clock to-
morrow morning. and the only communion
tion held with her tonight was by the
port officers steamer. The prees represent
atives are not allowed on this boat, which
Is q Dominion government steamer, but
from those on her it Is learned that the
SarDias engineers had, after W orking night
and day, repaired the broken shaft so that
the steamer took in her sea anchors at
o'clock Friday afternoon and went ahead
under steam at about eight knots per hour,
reaching here as above state. All of the
seven hundred and odd passengers are all
well. and were well cared for, the ships
larder being ample for all their wants.
The SarnIas officers say that the latitude
and Ion ngitude given by the steamer Amer.
lean in her TSDort at New York was wrong.
the disa bled vessel being two or three hum
dred miles from the position given by the
American. The Snrnia is able to go ahead.
but cannot 60 asterD. and therefore must
anchor 60 stop and tugs will be employed
TO bring her up TO the city tomorrow morn
Ing. The ships arrival lifted great load
of anxiety from the minds of the communi.
ty, and therefore, for the present. at least,
those who were interested forgot to censure
the captain for not taking o tow when he
had the opportunity.
Americas Crack Sailing Vessel
NEW YORK. March 19.-After prolonged
voyage of Sc2 days, during which she twice
rounded the Horn. and twice crossed
the Atlantic. met with and van
quished the fast British ship Kensington
in an ocean race. and finally fell in with a
whole family of water spouts. the Ameri-
can ship Shenandoah arrived in port yes
terday. The water spouts were sighted
five days ago. about five hundred miles off
the coast.
The Naronics Fate Still n Mystery.
New YORK, March 19-Stin no news of
the Naronic. and the agents of the missing
freighter are ready to admit that the
chances of her ever being heard from have