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.

After Il oyage lasting six days, ten
hours and twenty minutes, remarkably
fast time for this season of the year, and
especially so on account OF the gales
which now prevail on tn" Atlantic, the
White Star steamship Majestic. Capt.
Pdrsell. came into port to-day.
At 745 this morning the big liner
left Quarantine and steamed slowly
to her pier and an hour later
was locked. She had 3S2 cabin
III steerage passengers. There was
nothing about the vessel to indicate that
she had passed through heavy weather,
but Capt. Parsell told an Evening
World" reporter that the trip was one
OF the most hazardous he had ever un-
dcrtakcn
The per day runs were ioi. iss. 4is. $40.
We left Liverpool April, g." sail
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 veered around to
west-northwest. 1t was IN old-fashioned
gale. with sudden and violent squalls and
u heavy sea thrown in to accentuate 1t.
The passengers remained below
decks. but the Majestic rode through the
storm beautifully. Not a person was
lllJuTel, nor WAS any udIldRt uO1le 10
any part OF the vessel.
Yesterday morning, while beating
down the coast. we were overtaken by
a sim northeaster. which increased In
reached the 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
years of 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, hall, sleet and
mist, He, says the wine must certainly
bowling through the shrouds at the rate
OF from eighty to eighty-five miles an
hour. The passengers, he said. with Il
few exceptions. behaved well. A few of
the more hardy and venturesome came
on deck, and chung to some stationary
object that htey might watch the mag
niiicent fury of "A real storm at sea.
1t was too rough to proceed further
than the Lightship," said the captain,
,"and we remained at this point with
the night circling the Lightship.
1T was useless to attempt to come
to an anchor, as even our heavy cables
could not possibly have held against
such a raging sea n wind, and would
In all probability have parted and left
us to drift ashore, This morning at
f.35 O'Clock the wind abated some and
we proceeded to Quarantine
The passengers of the Majestic looked
as though they had had a severe eX-
perience. On of them emarkd 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 passengers was Capt. c. F..
Cranfield. who sailed Nalkyrie, Lord Dun
ravens yacht. during the races with vii
liant last October. Capt. Cranheld was a
second cabin passenger and the twenty
men who accompanied him were in the
steerage.
Standing on the after promenade deck
the captain was the picture OF perfect
health. Clad in a suit Of blue flannel
ana i %ssgin wjt = y ySs ntsssr cap b. he ss laughed ~ he'd
landed.
Meanwhile the twenty stalwart young
men who are to sail Valkyre back,
wearing sou'-westers and carrying bun
dies on their shoulders, emerged in
single file and went on board the trans
fer steamboat which was to "a them
to Ellis Island.
Those are my, men," said the cap
tain, and a right Jolly lot they are.
Wen get over to Eaikyrie this at
on board We'll do so, If 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 you expect to sail?"
Not before the early part of May.
1t will take some time to step the new
mast and make everything snug n
tight"
"How was the VOYAGE"
ITO a landsman II might have been
considered violent. but by an old sailor
II would only be looked upon as a series
of squalls. Yesterday the weather was
very nasty and ugly. but the Majestic
ploughed 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 a carriage.
Other prominent passengers were Wal
ter Behrens and wife, DevereuX Emmett
and wife, w. A. de Frece and wife, J. +.
Hargraves, Lawrence MacCreery and
Wife, W. MonCrieff. Hildebrand Rams
den and Ncsta Ti!ley, the London con-
cert N II singer