The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-03-13
rHE ErRURIA AT HORrA.
Ths Disabiod canSrd Inner Tsw~a HRss
Port 10 the AHorss M steamer
wniiSm Ctla.

fiorta, AEores, March p.--'rhe Gun
ard line steamer Etruris IN now en-.
tering this barber.
The Etruris anchored here ai aix
o'clock this Sunday morning. an
on board are well.
She had comparatively mrvcBtful
passage, except for ihs breakdown,
which occurred during the dinner
hour of February 20. When this oe.
CURED the Etruria had only just
finished speaking by wireless tel.
egrHphy with the Cunnrd line steam-
er Uinbria. After fhr accident was
discovered the Etruria called the
umhriA wirelessiy for unc hour. but
without succCan, Upon cNsrainatIou
Il was fogna shet she ships pro-
pciler had hroken of outside the
tube. and that the Tuaarr had been
carried away by the propeller. ThT
Efruria then sent up rockets. which,
were seen by the British steamer
William CliG. Tho latter bore dnwf.
and wrs aionEsidr IN 80 minutes after
the accident. She stood by until day.
light. when, after several attempts.
SHE succeeded IN passing hswses
aboard the Etrurin. The tank steam
er Ottawa arrived on the scene AZ
this tlne. The William Cilh then az
tempted 20 tow the Etruria, while
the Ottawa attempted 10 steer her.
The hawscr, however. Nnnpped. The
Ottawa stood by for two dnvs. and
thea lcft for Fayal. bearing the sec.
ond officer Of the Etrnria 10 report
the disaster and obtain assistance.
In the meanwhile the crew Of the
Etruria had made every effort 10
rig O jury rudder. The hrat such
rudter was carried away immediately
an attempt was made 10 uSr Il. AZ
ter further efforts lasting for twu
days g second jury rudder was sue
cessfully adjusted and is still ia posi.
tion.
The passengers % the Etrurla were
satisfied they were In no danger. and
they praise thc conduct Of the can
tain aud crew ~ the vessel After
the accident the passengers amused
themselves with Che usual deck
sports. and concerts were held IN the
hrst and second cabins. Only those
who were anxious concerning bust
ness matter chHfed az the unayuida.
bic DELAY.
TfNr Ftw,,rg, ,.1,,s,,ss. hs..E,... .4..tsna
thr Italian mnil steamer snriegna,
from Naples. February 20. for New
York. last Wednesday. March 5. TIE
ssTdeEna stood by, but finding she
could be ~ ne assistance, proceed
ed on her course
The Etruria WAS holsnv tO com.
munieate with the Ncrtl German
Lloyd steamer kron PFinz Wilhelm.
by wireless tclegraphy, but her
mast wire broke in several places,
and uhe was unable 10 repair Il until
the weather had improved, when Il
was too late.
Aficr the accident che passage ot
the CuhRrd steamer wss entirely un.
ercntful. and there occurred nothing
of interest beyond the daily runs Of
the vessel, which ranged from 40 80
100 knots.
The Etrurla win wait here for tho
arri,a! ~ she Royal Mail Steamer
Elhc, which left southampton foo
Horta yesterday, The Elbc will car.
~ the Et=uria's passengers 10 Eng
land, The Etruria will then he tuwed
home by the two tugs which arc nov
on their way oat from Liverpool fOE
this purpose.
The passengers on the EtrsFia ave
looking lonRlngly toward the shore
and waiting for tomorrow morning,
when they will BE- able to land aud
become acquainted witk Horta and
the Island of Esyal