The evening world., 1894-04-12
VALKYR|E'S CREW ARRIVES.
Capt. Cranfeld and Twenty Sailors
Come In on the Majestic.
The Big White star Liner Had II
Quick Though stormy Trip.

After a voyage lasting six days, ten
hours and twenty minutes, remarkably
fast time for this season Of the year. and
especially 20 on account Of the gales
which now prevail on the Atlantic, the
White Star steamship Majestic, Capt.
Parsed. came into port to-day.
At rs his morning the big liner
left Quarantine and steamed slowly
to h,r pier and an hour later
Was locked. She had So cabin
III stecrage passengers. There was
nothing about the vessel to indicate that
she had passed through heavy weather,
but capt. Pursell told AN Evening
World'' reporter that the trip was one
of the most hazardous he had ever un-
dcrtaken
The per day runs were 49l, ass, i4S' S4s.
I'VE LEFT Liverpool April, A., said
capt. Parsell, ''and, although a heavy
sea was running. we did not experience
very rough weather until the 9Th. That
day "A gale struck us from the northwest,
and a few hours later vrcrod around to
wcst-noithwcst. 1t vas an old-fash'oned
gale. with sudden and violent squalls and
a heavy sea thrown in To- accentuate 1T.
The passengers remained below
decks. but the Majestic rode through the
storm beautifully. Not Il person was
injured. nor was any damage done to
any part of the vessel.
yesterday morning. while beating
down the coast. we were oNertaken by
a stiff northeastern. which Increased IN
violence IN to the moment when we
reached tn" bar. but the, steamship
again showed her splendid sea-going
qualities. We saw no icebergs on the
way over. but the waves were some
thing enormous
capt. parsell is a typical salt of the
old school, and has spent forty.seven
declares that in ali that period he never
experienced such u storm as that OF last
night. Every phase Of III" elements was
repres"nted-a wind of terrible velocity;
enormous seas, snow, rain, hail, sleet ana
mist. He says the wine must certainly
bowling through the shrouds at the rate
Of from eighty to eighty-itve miles AN
few exceptions. behaved we'll. a few of
the more hardy and Venturesome came
on deck and chung to some, stationary
object that htey might watch the mag
nifiCent fury of Il real storm at sea,
1t was too rough to proceed further
"and we remained at this point with
Roadway on all the time and spent
the night circling the I.iphtship.
1T was useless to attempt to come
to an anchor, as even our heavy cables
could not possibly have hrid aEalmst
in all probability have parted and LETT
us to drift ashore. This morning at
4.35 o'clock the wind ahated some and
We proceeded to Quarantine
The passengers of the Majestic looked
as though they had had n severe eX-
pericnce. ON of them remarkd to u
friend:
There was scarcely a corporal's guard
in the dining-saloon at meal times after
we struck rough, weather. Nearly every
one remained In his stateroom.' ,
The steerage passengers also showed
| evidences of the rough VOYAGE,
Among the passengers was Capt. c. +.
Cranfeld. who sailed Nalkyrie, Lord Dun
liant last october. Capt. Cranfeld was a
second cabin passenger and the twenty
men who accompanied him We're in the
Sterrage.
Standing on the after promenade deck
the captain was the picture of perfect
health. Clad in a suit of blue flannel
and wearing a yachting cap, ne laughed
and iolScd with the officers of the Males
tic while waiting for his baggage to be
landed.
Meanwhile the twenty stalwart young
men who are to sail Nalkyrie back,
wearing sou'-westers and carrying bun.
dies on their shoulders, emerged in
single file and went on board tn" trans
fer steamboat which was to take them
to Ellis Island.
Those are my, men" said the cap
tain, and II right Jolly lot they are.
Wen get over to Nalkyrie this ,af-
%ternoon, and If we find that we can live
| va ''ih - - ~ ~
u hotel or clearinghouse. Just as soon
as we get settled We'll begin to rig the
yacht for the trip across the Atlanta
The mast, spars and sails necessary for
the run over We're made here.
when do o expect to sail?'
NO before the early part of May,
II will take some time to step the new
mast and make everything snug and
tight"
'How was the VOYAGE"
ITO IA landsman 1t might have beer
considered violent, but by an old sailol
it would only be looked upon as a scrie!
If squalls. Yesterday the weather wa
very nasty and ugly. but the Majestic
plouElIed right along
Another interesting passenger on tn
:, Ma iestic was Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris
with her child and maid. AS soon as he
baggage was examined. Mrs. Sartorl
drove away in q carriage.
Other prominent passengers were Wal
ter Behrens and wife, Dcvereux Emme
and wife, w. A. de Frecc and wife, j. +
i, Hargraves, Lawrence MaCCreery AM
q wife. W. Moncrleff, Hildebrand Rams
! der and Nesta Tilley, the London con
: cart -hnll singer