Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-01-05
q PERiLous PASSAGE.

= PERiLoUs PASSAGE.
sr1oooee Followed the steamer Nord1and
AEs~ ehe Atiantic. CaimIaatise i'm ..
1shAsas 60 tie Mschlnery OF the YES
oos-ffoesy Assistance by the Stesmship
0oAcs which lowed the Disabled Vessel
me- Rort-St0ry OF the Disaster by One
= eAs RssseagersLA Time Of Peril snd
Ooasternation.
LoHDox. Dec 29.-The voyage Of the
Nordisud was tempestuous almost from
TAe hour of leaving Sandy Hook. The
Winds blew almost hurricane and the
ship had much difficulty in making head
way through the waves Some of the pas
2eagers were 50 apprehensive of danger
that they could not be induced to retire
ut night The waves tossed their icy
foam On the decks until the lower rig
sRing was covered with CONCEALED FROST
ing and the deck itself was like a
skating pond. The Nordland labored
along successfully until Thursday
evening. 1t was bitter cold and the
passengers were congratulating them
selves on gradually nearing the end of
their stormy voyage.
The steamer was in latitude 1889
west and longitude 5O:15, when. at
o.2e o'clock in the evening, tremen-
sdous crash was heard and the vessel
"quivered from end to end. Three ter
rifie blows resounded one after the
-other, as If the vessel was being struck
by gigantic hammer; which, indeed,
was the fact The fright of some of
the people was pitiful to behold. They
rushed hither and thither, delaying the
officers in their efforts to get at the
cause and extent of the disaster. The
engines raced furiously, while the
broken shaft-for that proved to be the
-danger-seemeda about to crush the ship
ut every conclusion
Water rushed into the tube, men.
-1cing the stockhold and the engine
rooms. and the panic-stric<en passen-
gers thought for awhile that the vessel
was about to sink. Several minutes
elapsed before word was given for the
engines to stop. The Nordland lay
helpless, tossed by the gale, and as the
water rushed in it seemed in great
danger of sinking. The pumps were
manned and put to work, every man of
the crew being summoned, to duty.
For twenty-four hours continuously
che pumpe were kept at work and the
water was prevented from gaining.
The Nordland was 400 miles west of
Queenstown The crippled steamer
was sighted by the steamship Ohio.
which left Philadelphia on the same
day that the Nordland left New York,
and needed assistance was given. The
voyage to Queenstown in tow was at
tended by much difficulty and the con-
-ehnocs stormy weather made it neces-
asry to navigate with caution. but the
Nordl2nd arrived without further acct
cent
An examination showed that the
fracture of the shaft was six feet in
side the stern.
The steamship Nordland was lowed
into Queenstown harbor by the steam
ship Ohio at o'clock last evening. All
the passengers were on deck waving
AA4s and handkerchiefs and cheering.
Anchor WAS dropped and the passen-
gers were removed to shore by a tender.
al showed signs of the anxiety which
they had suffered; some of the elderly
-steerage passengers were hardly able to
walk Several women fell on their
knees and cried the moment they were
landed Fred Keelse, first cabin pas
ssenger. now stopping at Queenstown
shotel, told his experience last night
The first two days out of New York
were far. although part of the time a
heavy sea was running. The weather
then grew rapidly worse. On the night
Of the accident we were making about
twelve knots an hour. The ship was
rolling heavily and most of the passen-
gers were below, sick. Five or SIX of
os were i'm the smoking room talking
sbou. how we should pass Christmas in
Antwerp, when there was a terrific
crash and we were thrown from the
seats into a heap onto the floor. The
vibration of the ship almost shook us
from our feet as we started for the
door. 1t seemed as if q gigantic ham,
mer was pounding out the ships bot
tom
When we got outside we saw the cap
-tain coming from the engine-room.
The passengers came running on deck
hak dressed and white from fright. We
-surrS1aded the captain and he told us
that the main shaft was broken, but
there was no immediate reason for
alarm. The other officers who were
not busy below walked among the pas
scagers necessarily and tried to en-
courage all to believe that there was no
danger.
da few minutes we learned that the
-1Gineers. at great risk to their lives,
had foand that two stay plates and the
yplummer blocks had smashed the gland
OF the engine The bulkhead, how
ever. had been kept tight The vessel
pitched and rolled terribly, so that we
SAN we could not trust to the boats if
ahe worst came
-.Friday was uneventful. The tables
were laid as usual, but few cared to
eat At 9 o'clock on Saturday morning
the lookout yelled: Light ahead"
Everybody turned out and listened Gag
4erly f0r the next word.
She's steamer was the next call.
We all shook hands and cheered and
xlany ran about shouting for Joy. We
all remained on deck the rest of the
might watching the Ohios lights At
daylight she stood by and passed a
hawser. At that time las learned
subsequently, our after peak was full
OF water, and despite their expressions
of confidence, the officers of the ship
were intensely anxious. We proceeded
about seven knots an hour until we
finally reached Queenstown"
Strike Of Electric Linemen In Toledo.
TOLEDO. O., Dec. 2s.-The strike of