New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-24
ANGRY AT THE CAPTAIN.
TOURISTS SAY MEDITERRANEAN TRIP
WAS MARRIED BY BEHAVIOR OF
CELTIC'S COMMANDER

,,~,r Of the huge Mediterranean excursion
party which left here on the steamer celtic on
February are beginning to arrive mere on their
wav home twenty-five thirty Of them came
Yesterday on the steamer Oceanic. From the stories
told hv some of the returning ones the cruise
not all that they had expected Their chief COM
piaint seemed to be against Captain Lindsey, who
commanded the steamer IL was said tnat ne was
responsible for fact that the vessel was behind
the schedule until she started for Liverpool when
she got ahead of time. On top of this, the vessel
was sometimes aneEored off shore so far that it
was difficult the passengers to go ashore TO see
the sights. they say
The Rev. Dr. Josiah Strong. one Of the tourists
who arrived here On the Oceanic. said when asked
about the trip:
While the excursion was well managed many
did not derive the from Il t tnse InGy mad
make il agreeable He was always behind the
sShf sS9een Ih9 5o SF s9 hou to allow for deys
She had averaged fourteen knots; ana lt was
sne Glo VIM" me last port on the schedule Liverpool
run h Ife h got ahead of time This cutting of time
all came of the tourists time suppose the
We lost a day at Asiers, the first stop We stood
far out at sea where IT was So 5 ty some p
got ashore could not get aboard again IL was so
aiosgside On the second day it suggested that
the ship be turned about a nttIe 50 may II would
break the waves and give an opportunity 70 get
the boats alongside The captain did not act upon
PASSENGERS got aboard. He could have saved TWEEN
tV-four hours if he had done it the day before
At Malta is fine haroor yet me captain an
chored the Celtic five miles out; where there was
aaeo9 1i in the world why he should not have gone
in OF course. sea matters my SptnlSon saouId
Of experts was that he could have gone in safely
British admiral who had meet az anGnor IA tne
for the Celtic He was surprised that the vessel
did not e9r ' Reas6 9 The arbor Master had
expected the vessel TO enter sIe q Sl ale
found that there would have peeh elsHrfeh Leet Q.
water under the bottom OF the snip. Inc captain
gave no reason for not going in - -,
Many who wanted 10 go ashore couid not 40 so.
gers and several oarsmen was upSfI ht TT .ne
Shin by the sea. and every one thrown InIo Ine sea
81 ossining who came on the oceanic, rose for the
third time before he was rescued, I'll, me an
Sailors ifved into the from the deck. fifty feet
above. 10 assist in rescping me men 9i ,,sarf, T.,
me saoo al Who could crowd in and the captain
present. an Mr% criticsed COMMITTEES was
aRpolnLe1 ~, 90 bite Star line at Liverpool regard
from it and things were better after tnat
There were passengers on the Oceanic who had
been on the Celtic and did not agree with Dr.
strong's view of the trip. Miss Alma NANCY. Of
Cincinnati, said:
Half the passengers wanted 70 run me the snip;
the biggest ship in the world; and coui q go
nearer shore. They acted as If they nad 5 never
f feen es sn Everything was done for the
fort of the passengers
Another woman. who would not permit the Use
of her name, said:
Captain Lindsey said that he did not think It
prudent for him to go in.o the harbor CT Malta
Some wanted TO go ashore and they hired
small boats The boats 5oobed up ana down on
sengers three men, into the water one or them
said after he had been rescued {na ne is nag oss
robbed of 500 and gold ring ne hdu Oh Ills LisSI'
He blamed the native ooatInen