New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-14
PLYMOUTH PASSENGERS ARRIVE HERE.
TRANSFERRED TO THE NoRTHAM. AT NEW
HAVEN LITTLE EXCITEMENT FOL-

PLYMOUTH PASSENGERS ARRIVE HERE.
TRANSFERRED TO THE NoRTHAM. AT NEW
HAVEN LITTLE EXCITEMENT FOL-
LOWING THE ACCIDENT.
The New-Haven Line steamer G. IT. Northam
which arrived here at o'clock last night. brought
In the 100 passengers Of the Fall River Line steamer
Plymouth which was disabled in the OF
Tuesday night. The passengers transferred
10 the Northam just inside the NewHaven Light
~ noon yesterday. after having been on the dis
abled steamer all night According TO the pas
scugers who came here few Of them realized at the
time that serious accident had happened TO their
boat.
None OF the officers members OF the crew Of
the Plymouth aboard the Northam They re-
NAMED aboard their own vessel which will be
towed into port for repairs.
According to the statements OF some Of the pas
sorgers the accident occurred about 100 o'clock
| yesterday morning At the time all OF the pas
sengers had retired TO their staterooms. Suddenly
there n slight jar apparently coming from the
port side. near tho bow Of the vessel The shock
was scarcely heavy enough TO awaken the majority
OF the sleeping passengers though few OF them
hurried onto the deck to ascertain what had hap
renod. They assured that nothing serious
was wrong and went back to their berths.
An hour later. however, the vessel began
/ 10 toss about and this awakened many OF the pas
sonSors who quickly gathered on deck. The boat
drifting In the stormy sea Both OF her pad
de-whoes had stopped. In answer 10 inquiries the
officers informed the passengers that there had
been 4 slight accident TO one OF the paddle wheels
and that The boat would be unable 10 proceed until
/ aid could be summoned Upon further assurances
/ Of safety Of the passengers returned to their
! staterooms
| Distress signals were sent up and between and
I o'clock tho tug Luckenbach drew alongside the
| drifting boat. There hasty explanation. and
the Plymouth taken in tow by the tug. which
! proceeded 70 New-Haven. The Plymouth arrived
J outside the New Haven Light shortly before Il
| o'clock. Just the Northam was starting on her
regular trip 10 NewYork. In answer TO signal
she drew alongside OF the Plymouth and the pas
| seugers transferred.
Brother Peter a divinity student from Prov-
dence was Of the first passengers TO hurry
| from Eortharn when she tied up at her pier
! lie was one Of the Plymouths passengers. In
answer 10 inquiries he said: No. there was no ex-
element aboard the Plymouth when the accident
! occurred | doubt II there were dozen pas
| sengors who were aware that anything had oc-
CURED | was awakened between and o'clock
hy a sudden shock. apparently near the bow OF the
vessel. went on deck 70 find out what had oc-
Cured The captain Informed me that OF the
paddle v heels he'd been broken and that we could
not proceed any further until aid could be sum-
! moned. The boat was being tossed about pretty
| severely but | there nothing 10 be right
ened at was Joined on deck by several other pas
seugcrs. all men little later. The officers showed
us what had Alppened. and few minutes Iater
/ thing
seugers wanted De put ashore at New-Haven.
| but they were not allowed 70 go 49,, -. ,.oo,
tn. fact mat an accident had Happened 70 the
Pymoutas wheel. ne did not know what damage
Dr Italian Of Washington. another pas,sense55
fSIt a SLIGHT shc,k dressed myself and went out
on deck IL raining very hard and the VINO
ing rocke,s and al drst though, the accident was
| OF n serious nature When learned That II vas
f ani was @s''i informed thS, We we're be trans
ferrcd Or HalIam saia mar hn nt' he sdded that
Inc companion Of the man who calls out Fire. IN
,he theatre was also aboard ,,o, =, Va A.,
= william b. Harrigan business man OF 40. S,s %
Tremon,st. Boston, was one oi the passeIngte,.s
arrive on the Norman mar lack e of rortesy upon
the part OF the officers OF the Plymouth and me
AMI he "s fasfe or u '9g the a iTS @
There were fully twenty-five men ana haIl as
send is, 70 thew would keep engagements to-
wcre SAFE 2r M, l a promised or asking those
Who were to meet them at the Fall River Line pier
70 conc to ne M0r' ma woi he allowed to do So
but instead We were hustled away and told there
annie time to send "A dozen messages each Take
my owr case az an example WIS 70 me-, re- r Ger
tbis delay | could not keep the appointment They
did not know was passenssr on r hs
tho city by rail in the morning Ny engagement
Scn,lcinCn waited un halt an hour after the , ap,
pointed time and then went away. ShouId, iose
tho contract am after through TINS shaAi Hiano
The Fan River Line pay the difference
w. seemed TO be unlucky from the start OF the
~n ono Of the tiller ropes broke an hour after
frlt sailing and this delayed US about an hour =.
The accident itself naturally frightened some .;
five NOR timld passengers. The captain assured
Thorn that there was no danger. but Whsn me
s,.'r,.r dred its rockets the women who had up 10
that time remained in their saterooms got up
They heard the swish Of the rockets and the boom
| ~ ,ha rlln and knew that was a call for assist
! ance 10 amount OF assurance upon the part OF
n nFccrs and passengers could calm their fears
ira, helm hal been summoned was enough. we
Glfieted their alarm much as possible, but they
r,f,sed 10 retire and half dozen demanded that
t,riest who was known to be on board be called:
The clerical gentleman, however slept through IL
al ar a, least he kept In his stateroom
~ was told by one OF the officers that tho trouble
r,s cs,tsed rs the breaking OF one OF the buckets
", he nadcle-wheel II became loose. and when the
wheel made Us revolution i would strike the
Sraces ~ the wheeihouse. and made 1t Impossible
20 work the engine that side. Otherwise so far
nhanlti fal,, no