New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
THE BELGENLAND IN PORT
SHE Is rOWEp INTO uALlFAN WIN \
RROhEN SHAFT

Halifax. y :. July lO-with story OF being
disabled al sea tor several days with broken
SHAFT. and OF nearly a week passed IN tow Of
another vessel the American Line steamer Bel
genland was slowly drawn into Halifax Harbor
to-day BY the Harrison liner schoier which
picked up the disabled steamer last Sunday.
The Belgeuland was boz I from Philadelphia
FOR Queenstown and Liverpool and was two
days overdue the other side on July . IN
latitude Il, - north, longitude 5lO west the
Belgenland broke her shaft Three days later
the SehoIer. on her way from Galveston 10 liV-
erpooI answered the Begenlands signals and
took her in tow To-day Just news OF the
anxiety felt at Queenstown for the safety of
the Belgenland reaching this city. the two
steamers were sighted of port. Several hours
later they came TO anchor. and IT became posi-
ble to learn the details Of the accident
The Belgenand has on board 129 first class
and seventy-four second class passengers and
all were reported we'll. The accident caused 1T
tie excitement There has been a mutual ex-
change Of compliments between officers and
passengers. on the part of the former that those
board bore themselves calmly in peril. and
the part OF the latter that the officers by
their ooolness and judgment brought their YES
sci safely through the experience
Among the passengers party Of Art
Students League members from Buffalo bound
on n tHtee HiVINHs mp ~ r-hiol'T, anu r''A
excursion.
The first word from the BelgenIand was
brought ashore by the pilot who held her wheel
while the vessel coming in. He made
known the nature OF the accident and the time
which had elapsed since it happened. He also
brought news that all on board well. and
that from the time the Belgenland left port she
was favored with good weather.
Some OF the details of the accident were oh
sA. Dali. vlo aud
soon after she reached port but he could not
devote the time just then to give a complete ac-
count. He said that he sailed from Philadelphia
on July D. With favorable weather a good trip
was in prospect, and on the morning of July
9 the vessel was in latitude 40:57. longitude
81 :07 near the Western Islands Then the shaft
broke. The fracture was in the intermediate
section. Examination showed that the VessePs 8
hull had suffered no damage, and the engineers
made repairs by placing shut bands over the
shaft. The machinery was started. In half an
hour the bands broke. and the steamer was
again helpless. Further efforts TO make repairs
were frutless, and for the next four days the
steamer lay drifting, while constant watch was
maintained for vessel. During this trying
period. the officers say. the passengers behaved
in an admirable manner. No rough weather
was encountered which is considered fortunate.
Twice a distant craft seen. and signals
were made. but apparently they were not seen.
on Sunday, July 13, at . a, m. a light
sighted and four sky rockets were sent up
steaming alongside. When the Scholer's cap
tain learned of the situation he decided to aban-
don his voyage and tow the disabled vessel to
Halifax In three hours, or at o'clock on
Sunday morning lines were IN position and
the steamers started back. The weather con-
tinued fine and, for heavy seas encoun-
tered south of Sable Island. the passage was
made without mishap. Soon after the Scholer
had taken the Belgenand in tow "A Beaver Line
steamer and a Danish steamer bound to Phila-
delphia were sighted
or the passengers on the Begenland ninety
,.ri1 I it-ar at
the first opportunity, and forty will proceed to
their homes.
The Scholer will proceed at once for her des-
tination after coaling.
Miss Lothrop, who is conducting the tour OF
the Buffalo Art Students League party on
board the Belgenland, said she expected the
whole party would continue the trip to Europe
She said that though many of the women Of
the party had not been to sea before and were
seasick all conducted themselves we'll after the
accident and few If any had been frightened
from the trip by their experience on the Bel
genland The league forms touring party
each summer but this is the first that decided
upon Europe. Most of the members of the
party hail from Buffalo, but there from
Illinois and from OSWego and one from New
York Miss Lothrop is treasurer and superin-
tendent of the league, and the other passengers
praise her highly for her coolness and presence
Of mind She kept the women in good cheer
while the ship adrift.
George Bridgeman. Of NewYork, said the
captain and crew acted we'll and worked hard
and every attention was paid to the safety of
passengers He spoke highly of Miss Lothrop's
uueting influence among the women.
dispatch was received this afternoon from
New-York announcing that steamer had left
that port for Halifax, and will be here to-mor-
row night to carry the Belgenlands passengers
| to England
The office IF the International Navigation Com
| pany here was informed of the acciient yester-
day afternoon in telegram from Halifax. The
dispatch said that the steamer had suffered
fracture of her shaft and being towed 10 that
port by the steamship Scholar Captain Barber of
the steamer Tropic which arrived here yesterday
from Hamburg reported that he sighted in lati-
tude i1:50 longitude 51:15. July a. masted
steamer In tow of a two masted steamer. steering
| toward Halifax. Each vessel had a single stack.
The Belgenland Is fitted with four masts, and 1t
| Is probable that the two vessels far distant
70 be recognized by captain Barber. were the
| Belgenland and the scholar The Scholar was
bound from Galveston to Liverpool.
On board the Belgenland were 1872 passengers,
| many OF whom tourists travelling under the
! OF Thomas Cook & Son. As the rep
| resentative of the company here learned of the
! accident he arranged for the Vaderland. OF the
| same line which sailed from here yesterday at
noon for Antwerp to stop at Halifax and take the
Day Dreams on the Hudson are especially delight
ful the realization meets the desire at every
| See Nav landing, w.