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 a
Quick Though Stormy Trip.

A.'er a vc"are lasting six days. ten
hours and 'weaty minutes. r.marklt =
fast time tyr tbs s,Issn TO-: tAe year, and
especially 50 on account - tae gals
which now prevail on the Atlantic, the
white Star steamship Majestic, Capt.
Plrso'l. came into port today
At rs this morning the big liner
left Quarantine and steamed slowly
- hsr pier and an hour later
was locked. She had ~ cabin
n storage passenger. There was
nothing about the vessel to indicate that
she had passed through hea.y weather.
but capt. Parsell told an Evening
word" reporter that the trip was one
Of tho most hazardous he had ever un-
dcrtaken
The per day runs were iol, 4S3, AS, $40.
Az, 5JS ana rs.
we lel, Liverpool .Apr.i ." sail
sea was running, We did not experience
very rough weather until the 9th. That
day a gale struck us from the noTthweHt,
and q few hours later yeefol aroun to
wcst-nnrthwest. 1t was an old-fashionei
gale. with sudden ana violent squalls and
Il heavy sea thrown in to ac~ccntuate Il
The. passengers remained below
decks, but the Majestic rode through the
storm beautifully. Not a person was
injured, nor was any damage done to
any part Of the vessel'
YESTERDAY morning. while beating
down the coast. We were overtaken by
a stin northeastern. which increased IA
violence M to the m when we
reached the bar. but the steamship
qualities, We saw no icebergs on the
way over. but the waves were some
thing enormous
Capt. Psrsell is a typical salt Of the
nll Enhrll unI hnu Fan f4TfV-gnpan
years % his life AS a mariner, Yet he
declares that in all that period he never
experienced such a storm as that OF last
night. Every phase OF the elements was
represented-a wind Of terrible velocity,
enormous seas, snow, rain, hail, slect and
mist. He says the wind must certainly
bowling through the shrouds at the rate
Of from eighty to eighty-ive miles an
horT. The passengers, ne said, with a
few exceptions, behaved well. A few OF
the more hardy and vonturesome came
object that htey might watch the mag
nihcent fury OF a real storm at sea.
II WAS TOO rough TO proceed further
! '!ana t we E Iamaineg a, SAID nj, the no,S 04p, %,ih
Roadway on all the time and spent
the night circlinE the Lightsh!p.
1t was, useless 70 attempt to come
to an anchor. as even our heavy cables
could not possibly have held against
such a raging sea and wind. and would
In all probability have parted and left
US to drift ashoTe; This morning at
We proceeded to Quarantine"
The passengers of the Majestic LOOKED
aH though they had q n severe ex-
p%erience. On Of them remarkd to a
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 passensers was Capt. c, F..
ravens yacht, during the races with Viii
liant last October. Capt. Cranfeld was a
second cabin passenger and the twenty
men who accompanied him were in the
Standing on the after promenade deck
the captain was the picture of perfect
health. Clad In a suit Of blue flannel
and jeked 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 an
dies on their shoulders. emerged in
single file and went on board the trans
fer steamboat which was TO take them
to Ellis Island.
Those are my men," said the cap
tain, and a right Jolly lot they are.
t%ernoon, and II we find that we can live
on board well do SO. II not. we'll go to
a hotel or clearinghouse. Just as soon
as we get settled We'll begin to rig the
yacht for the trip across the Atlantic.
The mast, spars and sails necessary for
the run over were made here"
when do o expect to sail?"
Not before the early part Of May.
1t will take some time to step the new
mast and make everything mug and
tight"
"How was the voyage?"
'"To a lardsmau II might have been
considered violent. but by an Old sailor
1t would only be looked upon as a series
OF squalls. Yesterday the weather was
very nasty and ugly, but the Majestic
p~lnughcd right along"
Another interesting passenger on the
Majestic was Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris.
with her child and maid. AS soon as her
baggage was examined. Mrs. Sartoris
drove away In q carriage.
other prominent passengers were Wal
ter BehrCns and wife. prvereuX Emmct
and wife. W. a. de FreCc and wife, j. Il.
%Iisrgraves. Lawrence MacCreery and
wife, w. Mo1cri"ff, Hiidebrand Rams
den and Ncsta Tiliey, the onion con
Cert-hall singer.
NO INTENTION TO DEFRAUD.