The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-28

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NJ HALIFAX, Feb. 27..-Thc three hun.
a.o, ~, IA, 80, =, ',n,,;,a ,,o
~ ."'. 0N Wv ps''e"esis ..1eSa o's 1e .'
frehch liner La champagne WIN rest
more eoundly tonight than they have
for Ten days
ct,,. "a,
sihse thursday iuiHS s"V Weeks afV' 1H' na1l
Atlantic three DAYS and nights have
been f,,aa win ,ny,sty ,or tbcIr mar.
80, ".s' 80. $500. 'vi s'e1
sot'al o'al sieay, surely, Out to-hisht 1hey sicep IN
peace and comfort, safe In the harbor OF
Halifax. their fears and cares on account
!, a.,s,, a,..,,. !, ~. a.,
osiAe u''s'pa'eu 100 ~ ~ s'is isipp'
KhowicdSe tnat they are no longer az the
mercy OF the stormy ocean. After drift
inc far f,ve d,ys an tho n,e., r,n,rd,ond
banks with her on gines disabled and the
snrew; .nart h,ttasad ,sa sysat Rostnn
bound freight shin Roman fran, 7 Aver
nooi. 1eame along nici,ed her nm and
brought her into HalItaY without fur
ther mishon n ~ conssnmsncs Great was
the iov nm hoard Tho Sjg Eranch stea mrr
yvhsn The cIo,d,, sm,5a, ,nornin y hrolta
,vi,h the ehoras ~ Nov. asota /, sight
and .f,a yror, ,va, M ssed tbat EaIiSar
would 1,s reached Fefers dark Port WIS
ma oI,a In rool tive ! r,hree mr. ro,,,. hours
more tyo,iid have tonnd Tho twn steam
era lstIu Of ss, c,nCh, In /, fd,y. md
sforn,v niphf With fhJnlr s,orv "a JIin, ans
thev might have ,haan comna,isd to .rrn
about md nnt ar shors to Itean clear NJ
the coast untIi art,ther dav hroke -. -
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r-ha corra.,,,dan. =, ,ha A.a,c;,tad
Press hoorded +, cha,,nayne> inet os
tbe nnrhor &w,s 5ronna,i Tho s,ioan
nrssented a n nn,rn,ted sears ,s tha n,s-
sen cars x,sra aanar n, w, ~, MI, az
is,s fr,aras, T., Nv, Vii, t,d ,hn,,,,,t =,
tho detsntIon ~ w. s1aa,,ar All ,,,i.,s
al "a ali th, stnr,, -, ,sa a,:na-isnc
oJ,Js, =, MD -a.aa, Nv, ~, !. tha,,
yyar. so "a IN nnrt thoy, 5s,I, ins5 a. No
fsor hnf soma nc tharo oo,IJ M, concsa,
m an thsv hnd na ssed tbro,,yh0o tr,-,nI
ordeal - -. ''"' % - 's
In Cb,mnaena s,a,e5 from uavra on
Fehr,,n ~, '1s,s, u,t,h 49,. cia,,. ,yss+,o-
tha ,y,n.; srasSaraS ~ sr,1a e,-a ~.
I'm b,an,,rr- r.t,h r,eSnro,a a 800 .iI
,,a,t r.",, ~, -, 49, S M, "a.
s,.rs ,a5 s,'..,si -. s -, -. s possS as.s..s
~ u .s1 su uoMn ai!T paesans
s.e I'M pi'sAnuy. tne sup vas
s.saiiitns ,as. AGAINST .ne heau sees,
Mhe1 suaaehiy aoout O'Clock 4 He-
uieiuous 'cfashlns sounu was heaTo IN
the engine rooms. In an instant panic
seazed the passengers anu great excite
ment prevailed IN the saloon and among
the occupants OF the steerage. The
sn1ps passage was stayed and heavy
poun2ings Shook the whole craft Cap
tain Po!rot quickly calmed the passen-
gers and soon after 1t was discovered
that the tail screw shaft had broken.
The steamer was running at high speed
and the engines flew around like light
ming when the resistance Of the screw
was removed and before they could be
stopped much damage was done In the
engine room. The wild racing of the
big engines made n great noise and The
terrified passengers Thought the shIp
would be smashed to pieces. Finally
the engines stopped their pounding. ar
Ter the piston and CONNECTING rods had
sna anped ,,I,Gi :, - ~,
80
rontoi, po,ro, .n,o,,,,aa ,,,,,,,a q,
trrw co,,id he rannIraS o,d tha .i'',,
woi,ld nroceed at ! o'c,orI, nc~t day
she u,a n,,t aho,,t b,,t oftar r,,r,tor
e~aminnt,or {. wns fonnd ,hat ,ba 40
n ee yva q irranarsbIe Nothinae rar, oinaa
to he done hut anchor In Cbamnarna
Maa tben IN 10 ti,mdn Ak 90 Innr,t,,ae
steamers The nsesenrers and cran,
We're hnnat,,I NJ hnIng e1cbted hv sow
n,ssIne stea ner hnt n thic,, for snr.re raw.
I'm, biiSb,ins their bonpe The Shin was
shrouded In foa and nothing iconid bo
seen on either side The sea rner ken, IN
n continual f,rc nr r1,ns and dIscba,.+,l, ~
~ rocrets b,it M ,5swcr 90 NO, ,o thsi,.
SIGNALS and On Fridav tho canta IN die. dis
Matched n boot contsinIny eirbt MA,
and the thyrS ofr1car eIthar io neai.a levi
or sirht n nsssipr strtampr S.''1 : -
That ni.tt n 1srco rnIa rosa ~,
ho,m,. i.s' sso. aa,had sdn. su.e lVis anu i.
s,comar IN tho bonLs rTho arc,,a7,
cb,ina stroi,ed nd sn.,,nr and a. .t,I,
was tossed nbont ike a Seather Af,ar @
n,idnisbt tho eyoIe incroasod T., f,,r,. .ss va
NJ a n'cloci, Satnrdnv rnornins ~ 80
CHOIR howser nortrd with sn,6 ona ,ho
chin 'drIStod enntb,,nrd Thn p stt,,o,tns nin tne
wns critical In tbn nrtromn Tha nnsi
senrers we've terrifed ttho tbomnh,'s
thni,. ho,n,ces con5it,on odrift ~, D ',,s "
ohiad staan,sr In Y,iS.ocaar Tha . ,,, us
ront dro,.a thor, snrth,rori, ~ sut
of i,fiv miles daiv veer,nr. 70 IN Wy, e ~. Nv
Southwest All ;be Hh,Ia tsn .. ..ao,.ns ~ sne
tnnt show,nr her s,cnaI, A. d,stsan.
hnt IN vain - = :, "'''.eS'' ss''
- N'' =.
tn chom,or,e drir,ed In ,h,a ,,
tIon from, sntSrdov ,,orniMr IN M Wshrnn, vu!us,
10 untj, VVcSnosdaw ,hs a,s u "3''t 70. !, ;,
tbro,,rh tho ,onr Iav tha sh,,. ou. s,o, a,ii AZ
drifto5 md into tbe n,,ht m,ti, 1n nh.eaus.S ~
senrers Who had m brnvelv ] wi,hstooSp ui t pas, tha
experience. had almost abandoned hope.
AlOSt OF them md retired IN their IN "a
yvhnp VIII Int trl !,