Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-13
STORY OF THE SHlPWRECK.
Chief Officer and Passenger on BOifd The
Casiililn Relate Their Experiences.
MIG Allan Liner sim Hard aud Past
Upon the Rocks Passengers ana
itaggagc Landed.

Yarmouth. y. =. March i1.-Chlef
onlccr McAnrcy and Purscr stewart,
OF the Allan liner Castlilau. have arr
rived here by team. having landed at
Little River In boat. oniccr Me
Anrcy reports that dufing the night
the weather was hazy and thcy pro-
cecdcd slowly and cautiously. carefully
looking out for bouys or signs of land.
suddenly rock was seen and az once
she struck much forward. quite gently
the shock not being sufficient To
awaken the passengers. II was $500
sunday morning when the cnHtilinn
struck. Thew was no confusion and
all orders were obcyod with cooincsa
ana promptncss, The engines were re-
v.raed but the steamer hold fast. Il
was Just about low tide when she went
ON ana when Il was found that the en-.
gincH would not take her IN II was de-
sired 20 walt for daylight and send
comparatively smooth. The carpenter
reported water In the two forward
compartments and the boats were all
gotten ready, hut there seemed no linz
mediate danger, About o'clock Ofiirer
McAmrry ana purHcr Stewart were
dispatched 10 convey the now- 60 land.
~ TuEclwedgc they communicated
and had tugs sent Ia the scene aa
quickly AZ possible.
In an Interview "a saloon passenger
on the steamer cuHtillnn said:
u was asleep when the steamer
struck ana the shock awakened me-
! thought heavy wave had struck
until Captain J. ], Reilly. aud old and
experienced sailor, formerly ON the Al
Ian line, came 10 my room ana said.
quietly; We are ON rock I asked
him " there was any danger, and he
said, not nt present. the passengers
nro not aroused. lie said he would
let me know N there was any necessity
Tor getting out, Soon after the stow
ard came quietly into the room ana
said; Won had bottor set M. rir. and
pack your clothes IN case there should
be any necessity of leaving tho ship
'ln this way every care was taken
NJ 10 the safety OF the passengers ana
at the same time nh alarm vanished.
Refreshments were served and later on
In the day we had luncheon. a boat
had been sent Ia land Tor assistance.
but nothing was heard from them until
the middle OF the afternoon when tho
tugs arrived, The grating uolae caused
some anyictv and the SHAFT OF the
steering gear running up through
was thrown AMI bent cracking
on the wooden cnringl. Later. on the
deck, the saloon was thrown up, This
By the swelling Of the grain IN the for
ward hold These things were an
little alarming. but the c0olness and
discipline in every department nmons
officers and crew ably assisted by Cap
tain Reilly nllayod fear. Thorc was
never anything approaching panic. In
the forenoon boats were launched on
one side ana brought around "a the
other slide and the pnsacugcrs We're told
on 20 the boats they We're 20 20 In.
The welcome sound ot the fcsculng
steamer whistles was heard and We
brik. into hearty cheers. During the
forenoon Lord Archibald Douglass, who
had been Out In the northwest OF Cana
ia as missionary, held religious SER
Vices on deck. He IN Roman Catholic
81 no sect and the passengers and crew
represonting Pr0tcstanis and Catholics,
0cntiles ana Jews, revercntiy Joined In
the devotion"