The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-25
BULGARIA SAFE AT LAST.
ar TIE AZORES. AFTER MANY PERILS,
writ ALL WE'LL ON BOARD.

At One Time Hope Was A~bandoned-Her
Captain Prostrnted-After Eleven Days
of Work, Her Crow Repaired Her Rud.
der aud She Made Port Under Her Own
steam-A Remarkable Scene at Lioyds.
Special CaOt. D,ipatehes 10 THE Sun.
PoETA DEIGADA, Azores. Feb. 24.--The Ham
burR-American line steamship Bulgaria arrived
here at S:45 o'clock this morning. and at 9:2U
entered the port.
She had q hard struggle to reach port. All
hope OF saving the vessel was lost on Feb. z.
At that time terrible weather was prevailing,
and on the evening OF that day one OF the sail
ors was missed. On Feb. IA the Antillian tried
to tow the Bulgaria. but the hawser parted and
the ship was again left alone. The crew. en-
ployfnR all their efforts to repair the rudder.
managed to complete their task on Feb. 81.
when the ship was stored for this port.
The Captain is very nervous and greatly
FRUSTRATED by tho strain. but the passengers
and crew are greatly rejoiced at their arrival.
LONDON, Feb. IA mighty cheer went up
in Lloyds rooms at noon to-day when II was
announced that the Bulgaria had arrived safely
at Ponta Delgada. as few expected ever to hear
of her again. The underwriters premium on
the Bulgaria was 93 per cent. this morning. but
it has now dropped to 10 per cent. A telegram
received at the Shipping Exchange reports that
all on board the Bulgaria are well.
A later despatch from the Azores says that
the Bulgaria stopped eleven days while repair
ing her machinery and rudder One man was
lost overheard. The British steamer Antillian,
from Liverpool for New Orleans. tried for two
hours to tow her. but was obliged to abandon
the attempt. The Bulgaria then proceeded
under her own steam.
man who has been n member OF Lloyds for
yenra gni6 that npyar bafnra in bIc ayparianoa
had he witnessed such n scene as that follow
ing the announcement in Lloyds rooms of the
safe arrival of the Bulgaria. The bell In the
crowded room rang twice. as usual. for silence.
There was a deathly hush. the announcement
was made. and then followed prolonged. al
most frantic cheering and exclamations OF
astonishment. TIL news had so amazing an
effect that rates on all the other overdue YES
sells Immediately declined.
Lloyds agent at st. Michael reports that the
Bulgaria jettisoned her cargo and pumped the
water out OF her holds. Her rudder was tenn
porarily repaired with spars. and abe was
steered by means OF her after winch. Her
decks are extensively damaged.
BERLIN. Feb. 24.-Emperor william, upon
hearing Of the safety Of the Bulgaria. ordered
an official to telephone to the offices OF the
Hamburg-American Company for details lof
the steamers experiences. Subsequently his
Majesty heartily congratulated the officials of
the company.
The Bulgaria is a new steeltwin screw steam
shipofS tons. She sailed hence for Ham burg
on Jan. 20 with forty-seven passengers and
100 horses. Her rudder was broken and her
steering gear disabled. in a hurricane about
$40 miles northwest Of the Azores on Feb. =.
The ship drifted. with a heavy list. for several
days, The tank steamship W~eehawken and
the freighters Nittoria and Koordistan stood
BY, the Bulgaria from Feb. 5 to the night of
Feb. Il; when a, great gale separated al
the ships. The Weehawken rescued
twenty-five passengers. mostly women and
children, 4 part Of the crew who
had left the Bulgaria in a lifeboat we're picked
up by the Nittoria and landed on Wednesday at
Baltimore. The. crew and passengers left on
tighten ship. The ships butcher cut the
Threats OF the horses and their carcasses were
thrown overheard.
Mr., Emil s. Boas. General Manager of the
Ham burg-Amercan line. received a dispatch
Yesterday saying that the Bulgaria had reached
the Azores under her own steam, and that all
hands were well.