Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-08
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NEWPORT NEWS. VA. March u
(special.)-After being out for forty-fhres
days the steamship Istrian steamed into
her pier this morning about . O'Clock. win
400 tons OF cargo. from Liverpool. Cap
tain Creamer gave your correspondent the
following story Of his long voyage: We
left Liverpool 1t midnight on the Afh OF
January. and had very severe weather
coming down the Channel being obliged
to carry our plot to Waterford Island. -
II was impossible to land him at the
Liverpool p,lot-ststiop on account Of the
heavy weather.
OBLIGED TO STOP.
The storm continued I'LL the Nth.
when we had Il fair till February "a.
when we again encountered heavy gaze
from the northwest. lasting nearly three
weeks. II being 20 severe on the 10Th that
my ship was obliged to stop. and We were
at the mercy OF the sea-
We were then epC miles from Bermuda,
for which point we were making. as there
was only about eighty-nve tons OF coal
on board. and we were burning thirty
Ave tons day. Up to the 10th we e-peri-
enced the most severe gales. and the
storm was INDISPENSABLE. For pine days
we had no fire at ALL
NEVER HAVE GOTTEN IN.
II we had kept up steam during this
weather and had tried to make bermuda
we would never have gotten Into port
On the night Of the I'D we were again
compelled to STOP letting our fires go
out again. At midnight on the 20 the
ship started again. The wind being IN
cur favor. we set all available saii. ana
put every man to work breaking Up De-
spare matches, and any available "ooo-
CLOSE CALL.
On the morning of the 26th we reached
Bermuda with the last stick OF woou
burned, and could not possibly have gone
ten miles further. Considering the very
severe weather the 1strian encountered
during this voyage. and the fact Of her
having to stop during the worst OF IL,
and not being under control, proves ner
TO be a staunch and seaworthy vessei:
notwithstanding what has been puDiisnco
to the contrary. Her cargo Is In sooo
condition, and you can see enc IL none
the worse for wear. Her engines are
good, and the chief engineer Is worthy
OF praise for the manner In which he
handled her.
LARGE DEMAND.
had great difficulty in getting coal az
Bermuda on account Of the large demand
during the past few weeks from numbers
of vessels that had put into there Tor coai.
There are five dealers there who furnisn
vessels with fuel. but not one OF them
had a pound on hand. and ! HAD simply
to beg what got, paying A3 ton.
A BIG SAVING.
Captain Dreamer stated that had ne
been towed in 100000 would not have
covered the expense. Captain Creamer'
who was for long time on the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Line. is very popular mere,
and II Is useless to state that his saie
arrival brought JOY to the hearts OF all
railroad and steamship people at this
port.
The Chesapeake and Ohio steamship
Rappahannock, that is now loading mere
for Liverpool, had all her colors hyins
to-day in honor Of the safe arrival OF
the Istrian.
REJOICING.
There is little doubt that all the deal
ers here will run short Of "Mumms Elk
ira Dry" before morning should the re-
foicing continue to keep up at the same
rate as when your correspondent left