Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-17
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St Louis Arrives
r,, Was Caused by Leahy Boilers She Was oUes
r,.,.,, q)a,s Fsom Chesbouss- Passengers Held an
~ ,.,nou Aeeinq Passing Resolutions Censurmg and
r,.J,uumo Company for Sending Ont Capped 60al'

do 90 until yesterday. The ST. Louis
encountered unusually stormy weather
throughout on Jan II and II II blew
a Gale from west northwest to north
west. accompanied by violent squalls
and snow storms. On these two days
Inc ship logged only l25 and 1870 knots
ON Jan, 10, when the saloon passengers
lenrned OF the exact condition OF the
steamers boilers and Engines, they held
an Indignation meeting In the smoking
room and adopted resolutions censurlng
the International Navigation company
for sending the st. Louis to sea IN her
dangerous condition.
A copy of these resolutions was
handed TO Capt. Passow. demanding
that the ships course be headed Tor
Halifax or that her passengers be
transferred to some passing fast west,
bound steamer, II feasible. A copy OF
these resolutions also WAS ordered to
be sent to the Associated Press. The
resolutions follow;
PASSENGERS RESOLUTIONS.
steamship st. Louis, at sea, Jan. IL,
1903.
ITO the passengers Of the steamship
81. Louis:
"The undersigned committee unani-
mously elected by the saloon passeh-
gers at an indignation mass meeting
held Jan. 10. 1903, begs leave to report;
"First-That there is satisfactory evil
dence that the steamship st. Louis en-
tered Southampton harbor Jan. last,
after an easterly voyage of more than
nine days In smooth sea- IN GRIP
pied conditnon, ana mat she was sent
TO sea on the foIloWlns Jay ieaNipb
but little or no time lot necessary over
hauling and needed repairs
Secondhand your committee mas
been credlbly Informed thai TINS condl,
ton was known to the management OF
the company before emDafkihg passeh-
gers.
"Thlrd-That no accident so iar as
your committee are aware has occurred
since leaving southampton 10 impair
the speed OF TINS snip me uelHy nus
been only such as might nave peeh re-,
sonably expected ron tne crippled
condition OF her boilers, providence, IN
deed has been exceedingly klnd 10 US
and we are truly grateful that thfough
been SHARED a calamity too horrible TO
contemplate.
"Fourth-We cannon 100 severely
condemn the reckiesshess OF nlah-
agement thht Wouiu sehu such elip'
pied Vessel, loaded Win human ,re'knI
10 contend with tns s'oruls anu pe,l's
OF an Atlantic winter we peieVe Viat
our ives nave peeh Put III Jeopa.uS
ana certainty our loVsu ONES az no.le ,
are Deing mace 10 suner sleat ineh'a'
anguish NOT 70 nnehlior tue seNrie
nancial lVsses many US nave 'n'
CURED ana now are iilcu N'nh'
fIttn-lhat on lne evening VI 'aI',
w. lsvS lhe lol'oWh,s pet.lun M'
presented 10 capt W, r. IassVw, cum
mandihg ths Steamship 81. LOUIS
me uheerslsneu passehse,s VI wv
steamship ot' LOUIS pouhu lW ~"
YORK nerepy reques. tne' ~ VIZ" VI
the crippled coiul'oI Oh lnls s.ea'n
snip ana me cohseqgent uhOeres.n'y -,
the uate oil het reavnlns s"a. pU. w. s..
nan Some las, NestoUulu sV.a"'. W
the purpose VI transle'ins va tIa,,
70. or thaI we poa' oe pu' ii''o nan
iax, ~ feasible
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''BY THE SALOON PASSENGERS
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mat III reply Napt; IassoN eA i.n,'a
ca the ullncul'les anu oause's a.'0 ma
ing Uansier q, passenseIs a. sea "',u