The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-20
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Remarkable Run Of the Ethiopia AFTER =
Collision with an 1csbsrg.


Remarkable Run Of the Ethiopia AFTER 3
Collision with an Iceberg.
A cores pondence writes to The
Tribune from the steamship Ethiopia
Of the Anchor line, under GATE or
June Ii, while OF the coast Of Ire
land, giving the details OF the recent
collision Of that vessel with an iceberg
ten DAYS before. It is a concise
statement Of fact. chrOnicling one Of
Z G most remarkable runs ever made
across the Atlantic or any other
ocean, and is as follows:
1t was Wednesday, June 6, that
the steamship Ethiopia Of the An-
Choir line struck an iceberg. The
steamer was four days out from New
York, and was running northeast
along t e Newfoundland bank, 200
miles southwest OF the Flemish Cape.
Tuesday had been densely fOggy and
Wednesday was even more SO. One
could see no farther than thirty yards
ahead. The boat had been running
twelve knots an hour since IL left
New York. Owing to the nasty
weather the passengers were nearly
all gathered in the cabins Sud
denly at 2:3O p m the engines
stopped and there came a luli or i've
seconds Then there was d tremen-
dOus crash. The boat wrenched,
ghuddered, and stood still; the screw
spun round fran1ically, and the ship
trem Oled and shook fearfully Then
the was a sudden lur b and the
ship. obeying the frantic screw. drove
swiftly backward. This took place
in minute and half
THE passengers for the most part
rushed for the deck. Your cores
al fn rrf n nd
ran 70 ward to the bow in time to
see vast white mountain of ice
swinging away to the east side of the
ship. Looking over the rail he saw
that the vessels bows wee b tn
driven in, leaving large hole-fOund
afterwards large enough TO admit a
a tally-ho cOach-through which the
water was furiously rushing. The
bow dropped almost immed ately and
1t looked to those unacquaintei with
the ships construction as if it was
going to sink at once
s'GUing back toward the stern the
widest excitement was found to pre-
vail everywhere among passengers
. ders had been issued to cut away
the boats Women wept and
screamed and then, buried in despair.
were silent. Men stood here and
there In sickening apathy of terror.
only partially relieved by the Cap
tain who appeared. after having ex-
aLined the ships hold, and assured
every one that the damage was not
fatal and the ship could be run all
right. The rest of Wednes ay night
and Thursday were given up TO max
ing repairs, with steam OFF and the
ship drifting. Fortunately the wind
was driving along the ships course.
"A close exanination showed the
bows for three feet above water line
and seventeen below t. have been
ground clean away The first bulk
head hal been p creed by broken
steel brace and had a hole. five feet
below water line. eleven inches i'll
diameter. This was calked with a
bag OF our. false bow II heavy
ash timber was arranged before the
first bulkhead for d break water. and
the space between the false bow and
the tirst bulkhead, about lUx12x2C
feet, was flied with flour. The
bulkhe4d was also braced behind
with heavy ash tim Der in an intri-
cate and fnvulnerable manner.
THE boat then put ahead at the
rate OF four Knots an hour, which
was gradually increased as the cargo
was shipped to the stern and the bow
"a sed at least seven feet This
speed was increased to nine and a
| halr and ten knots When Done al
BAY and quiet water was reached a
speed Of twelve knots was Cd ried,
and the plucky. but unfortunate
hOas. the first one that ever crossed
the entire A tlantic in such dam
aged shape, arrived at Glasgow only
/ five DAYS late