New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-10

ampton, had broken propeller shaft. but
.he refused aid from the Fuerst Bismarck. and
sienified her intention Of proceeding on her east
ward voyage.
It was on Thursday. at about noon time. when
the Fuerst Bismarck, bound from southamp-
ton to New-York. then In latitude 4l.OI ana
longitude Sc O6. 800 miles east Of Sandy Hook
and 100 due south of Cape Sable, In position
almost over Georges Shoals. sighted the Paris
The two ocean steamships approached each
other rapidly. and Captain Albers. OF the Bis
marck, saw through his glass the signal OF at
tention" on the Paris. Captain Albers drew
I'D to the Paris. and lay-to within ships length
of the crippled ocean liner A boat put on from
the American Line steamship and an oHcer
hurried aboard the Bismarck. He reported 10
CAPTAIN Albers that the starboard tube smart
had broken Just inboard at $40 o'clock on that
morning but that Captain Watkins intendeo
TO proceed to Southampton under the port pro-
pellor He requested Captain Albers to carry
a written report of the accident TO the American
Line offices in this city. and also letters lron
some of the passengers on the Par1s VINO hao
taken advantage Of their opportunity 10 get
back word TO their friends in the United states
The officer from the Paris refused any AID from
the Bismarck and returned to MS snip oooh
afterward the passengers on the Fuerst bls-
marCK
proceed on her Eastward course.
WAVING THEIR sALUTEs
During the time that the two big ocean liners
lay-to so near each other rolling in the slow
swell of the sea- their rails We're crowded with
passengers waving handkerchefs and flags ana
shouting greetings back and forth. 1t made
striking scene. the officers Of the Bismarck sad'
this unusual meeting Of the two steamers on the
,-itbi kine
There was the excitement natural to the novelty
OF the situation. bur none due to the accident TO
the Paris.
The report of the breakdown. which captain
Watkins sent to the American Line officers. was
as follows:
Thursday. October s.. about $40 a m; When
starboard tube-shaft of the Paris broke The star
board engine WAS 50pp ndT aq be 'n bort only
No other injury whatever and ali well aboard.
The accident will delay the steamer in her ar
rival at Southampton only about day or two
days at the furthest, should she meet no ad-
verse storms. She can easily travel at about
the rate Of fifteen knots an hour under one en-
gine which is about three-quarteIs or her nor
NAL speed. She had proceeded go miles from
Sandy Hook when she broke down. leaving
about 2GJ0 miles Of the Atlantic yet to be
The accident to the Paris was similar to that
which this fleet ocean liner sustained on March
% 1890 when a day. sail from the Irish coast.
At that time. also, the starboard tube shaft
broke. The accident was not discovered until
the starboard engine had begun racing On this
OCCASION however. the break apparently
discovered almost soon as 1t happened No
damage done to the engine.
PASSENGERS ON THE BOAT.
Among the passengers on the Paris are Glenn
ent A. Grscom, president Of the international
Navigation Company, which operates the Amer-
can Line; j. II. Bes designer Of the Paris and
the New-York; Herman Stump, Commissioner
General OF immigration Of the United States:
Count Charles Kiemansegg and Charles w.
Whitley United States Consul at ST. Etienne.
France.
There are also on board ninety second cabin
passengers and about 100 steeragc.
report sent to this city last evening
that at $40 o'clock an American Line steamship
had been sighted from Fire Island going west
ward which not the ST. Louis due at about
that time. As the only other steamer Of the
American Line the ocean was the Paris, 1t
was inferred that the crippled steamer was re-
turning to port. The Fire Island observer later
amended his report, saying that 1t was the st.
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