The Portland daily press., 1899-09-04
THE PARISIAN.
Crack Allan Liner struck In the st.
Lawrence River.

The Allan line steamship Partisan yuet
with an accident willis making her way
down the st. Lawrence river Thursday
morning, and, as consequence, she Is
detained at Quebec.
The Partisan left port at nine o'clock
Thursday morning, with a full cargo, and
u large number Of passengers. When
opposite Maisonneuve, the steering gear
became jammed, and, despite every
effort, the swift current took the hand
some steamship out of her course and
jammed her. against the edge Of the chan
mel. After some little time the steering
gear was again brought under control
and the steamship again went on her
outward voyage. Within very short
time, however. 1t was found that the
vessel had foot of water in one of her
wells. 1t was also found that another
compartments was taking in water, but
could be kept empty by. the use of the
pumps.
II was thought best to drop anchor,
and this was done when the vessel was
opposite Contracouer, thirty-six miles be-
low Montreal. Word was sent to the Al
an offices and some forty men with tugs
and lighters were Immediately sent out
to her assistance. They Immediately
went to work to lighter the vessel
Bow much sheis damaged is, of course,
not as yet de. nitely known, but 1t is not
thought to be very serious. Whether 1t is
her bottom or side plates which have
y,.a,, ,1.,oa~.d hao mot "a 4hfa tin,a haan
determined. The side plates could have
been injured by dragging along the side
OF the ship channel At this point in the
channel there Is ample water, and no
danger of vessel striking. provided she is
kept in the channel. The Partisan was
drawing &c feet, 5 inches, when the acci-
dent occurred. thus showing that she had
upwards of foot of water between her
and the river bottom. The current at the
point where the Partisan struck Is very
swift indeed, and for this reason is count
ed very ticklisa place in which TO navi-
gate steamship. The harbor officials
contend, however, that no harm could
come to a vessel at this point. as long as
she obsyed her tillsr.
The Partisan was in charge Of Pilot
Hurteau, one of the.most experienced and
reliable men on the river. This favorite
VI ssal Of the Allans has but recently come
out of the hands of the builders, where
for months past she has been thoroughly
overhaulsd, receiving new engines. etc.
Mr.. Fred Madison Of "Malllson's Linn
ited," the well known cotton spinners of
Bolton, ENGLAND, was a passenger on the
Partisan when she met with her mishap
THURSDAY. According to Mr.. Madison,
the Parisian lsft her dock at nine O'Clock
and Immediately after reaching the chan.
mel the pass singers went below for break
fast. About half an hour later there was
peculiar branching and grinding noise,
and humping, which sounded as If the
vessel WAS grinding over rocks. Then
there was another grinding, and a SILVER
ran through the vessel The passengers
were alarmed, and the ladies particularly
SO. but the assurance of the officers that
sit was all right" soon quieted every.
body. About eleven o'clock the vessel
was anchored, and q boats crew went
ashore and in the afternoon several light
ers were towed down from Montreal, and
with them came MIR. George Hanna, the
passenger agent of the Allans. MIR. Nal
lison says that one Of the officers told
him that several of the plates of the
outer hull had been torn of and that the
accident was due altogether to the fall
ure of the steam steering gear to work,
the vessel having run up against the edge
of the dredged channel On the same
officers statement, Mr. Madison says that
the damage is quite considerable and that
1t will take about q month to repair 1t.