The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-07
CREW IN A HOSPITAL.
Voyage Of the Steamer As
tatria Proved Disastrous.
REACHES HALIFAX IN DISTRESS,
Stories OF Hardships Suffered by Other
vesscls-DIsmal Reports That Come
from Steamers just Arrived at Port
CONCERNING Recent storms. ~
By The Associated Press.

HALIFAX. Feb. THE British steamer
Astatria. which sailed from Newport
News, Va. Jan. 27, for Hamburg, and
which was reported by the German
steamer III. ii. Meier as making for this
port with rudder broken, arrived of this
place in distress and was towed into
quarantine, where she now lies.
She reports after leaving Newport News
all went well until Jan. 30, when in
lat. 80, Ion. $40, at about p. m, o
southwest gale was encountered. The
rudder and rudder post were carried away
by the tremendous seas. which caused the
steamer 10 broach TO, and the seas made q
clean breach fore and aft.
Nos. and matches were torn from
their fastenings, and it required all hands,
except the third engineer and same fire
men, to secure the No. 2 hatah. The
vessel was shortly aftcrward boarded by
another sea greater than the first, which
carried away the two port lifeboats and
one starboard boat, the other starboard
boat being smashed.
Carried All before It,
The terrific force of water broke -four
iron deck ladders off and gutted the chart
house. All the nautical Instruments and
the other contents were lost. One main.
steam pipe and the steam whistles were
carried away. The bunker ports were
stove in, and all the officers berths and
other berths amidships were flooded. The
aftercabin door. made of two-inch teak
was smashed to atoms, and the cabin was
flooded. The deck railing, made of iron
an inch and half in diameter, was bent
and twisted into scrolls.
All the crew who were forward at the
time the biggest wave came aboard wert
struck by it and hurled i'm all directions,
and four were washed overheard. The
returning wave brought three back. and
the other one was drowned before the
eyes of his shipmates. All this time ths
steamer, being without rudder, rolled in
the trough of the sea, and the tons OF
water which constantly deluged her
poured down into the hold and seriously
damaged the cargo.
The accident took place i'm the gull
stream, 300 miles north-northwest from
Halifax. After the damage was sustained
the captain immediately headed his yes
sci for this port, but having no steering
apparatus the steamer ran in nearly every
direction.
Long List Of Injurcd.
Following is the list of the men who
were injured and who are now In the hos.
pital: Charles &. Brunn. captain. two ribs
broken, thumb hurt and generally shaken
up; George Dunn. chief officer, head
badly cut. scalp torn. left leg and right
foot injured; Albert Daniels, second Off
Ger. severe internal injurie; James Raine,
chief engineer. back hurt: 4eorge Hosie
carpenter. badly bruised; James Heenie
boatswain. arm disloeated and one leg
supposed 20 be fractured; Thomas Morgan
seaman, leg cut aud bruised, back hurt:
Nicholas Falk, seaman, one foot broken
Charles Christensen, seaman, left arm
wrenched and head badly cut: Robert
How're. cabin boy. foot injured; James
Brown. fireman, back badly injured;
Amos Scarle, fireman, ends bf all Angers
on one hand cut off and the top bf the
other hand cut; Robert Brotherton. fire
man, wrist broken; William Carney was
washed overheard.
The vessel was loaded with maize.