New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-18
TROUBLES OF THE LUCANIA
DELAYED BY \ HURRICANE AND GREEN
BOYS IN HER FIREROOM.
BAGGAGE HANDLERS ALSO STRIKE At HER
PIER-ARRIVAI.S on THE CUNARDER
AND IA RRETAGNE


AND IA BRETAGNE.
The Cunard Line steamship Lucania which
arrived OF Sandy Hook Lightehip at liza
y IN. on Saturday and remained at anchor
there over night. reached her pier yesterday
morning. about twenty-four hours behind her
regular time Her delay was primarily due 10
the strike among the hremen and sailors at
Liverpool which compelled the hiring or boys
and inexperienced men hremen, and they
We're unable TO keep the steam up to the re-
quirod standard The Lucania was also de-
layed by hurricane Of such force that she
was obliged to lay to for three hours. Captain
Horatio Mckay commander OF the ship. says
it was the heaviest blow he ever experienced.
At about noon on Thursday last fresh
breeze sprang up. which increased rapidly to a
strong gale from the southwest to south south
west. and attained hurricane force at ; p. m.
This was accompanied by tremendous seas,
some OF which swept the lower deck and washed
a large number Of steamer chairs and other
movable things overheard. The great ship
pitched heavily and for three hours the pas
songers suffered severely, as she was tossed
about by the mountainous billOws. Everything
movable in the staterooms and cabins was
thrown about. and the passengers say that for
a time 1t was difficult for them 10 keep their
seats without holding on tight and bracing
themselves with their feet upon the floor. one
passenger is said % have had his nose broken
by being thrown against a door by the pitch
ing Of the ship.
About 6 o'clock the gale began to moderate.
and by midnight the Lucana had run out OF
the storm. The hurricane was accompanied
by fog which lasted about twenty-six hours.
and dense it at times that nothing could
he
thirty yards ahead.
The Lucania made the passage in 6 days. 10
hours and 10 minutes the days runs being 426
miles ~ miles 4I3 miles 427 miles 331 miles.
45S miles and 220 miles. This is a remarkably
poor showing for the Lucania. which in 1894
established the record from Queenstown 10
New-York her time being > days hours and
% minutes
The troubles Of the LucauIas officers did not
cease when she reached here. for upon arriving
at the pier they We're obliged TO employ the
sailors and walters in carrying the passengers
baggage ashore. owing 10 the fact that the regu-
lar baggage handlers had struck for an Increase
of pay from II cents hour. the present rate,
10 go cents an hour. Under the direction of
Port Captain Watson the work was done
speedily however, and at the Cunard Line pier
last night it was said that the strike was at an
j
ing trouble with the baggage handlers at times
I'm the last two or three months.
The IHcania brought .%W passengers, the
largest number she has ever carried on Voy-
age Among those i'm the cabin were Judge W.
C. Renet Of Charleston. s. c.. Count \. Des-
sewffy Of Budapest Hungary; +. i. Dunno.
the author. William and Robert j. Gibson,
yachtsnen from Belfast who coming here
10 sae the Yacht races and viii be entertained
by Sir Thomas Upton. and Miss Margaret Cor
nile, the actress. and her mother MISS C3r-
mile will appear here IN The Man In the
Moon" and The Man in the Moon. Jr.' at the
New York Theatre. Others on the ship were
Prince Leopold de Croy and Prince Reginald de
Crov Of Belgium: Miss II VI. Breyoort. cap
tain Kenneth Campbell, Mrs. Campbell Ira
Davenport F. W. Rhnelander. Mrs. Rhine
lander. Richard Y. Cook. Professor Harkness'
Colonel and Mrs. T. VI. Knox. Mr. and Mrs
Louis G Tiffany the Misses Tiffany. Robert K
Stewart Thomas clyde General ana Mrs
George r. Sharpe. Mr.. and Mrs. kennedy TOO
W II Blackford. Alfred p Hedges George /.
Irving William Molineaux. +. T. Proctor Mrs'
Howard o. Sturgis and Mrs Evarts Tracy.
Among the passengers who arrived on the
French Line steamship La Bretagne yesterday
vas T Herhette Of the French Ministry OF the
Interior He is on his way 10 Canada on an
official mission TO report on the Frencn UNI
versities and the extent IN which the French
language prevails there. F. w. Draper son of
tho United States Ambassador 20 ltaly. was
also on La Bretagne The ship ran into the
edge Of 2 hurricane on Thursday. and the pas
sengers az one Of them expressed II yesterday
pess.d eight hours OF Vretchedness. La Bre-
tarne brought 1O73G10 francs in specie.