Woodville Republican., 1903-01-24
ARRIVAL Of THE ST.UOIJ|S.
The Belated American Line Steam
ship St. Louis Finally Ar
rives at New York.
SHE WAS DELAYED BY LEAKY BOILERS.
Resolutions Adopted mt n Mass Meet
ing of the Passengers Condemn
ing the Company for sending
Them 90 Sea in IA vessel Ia Such
n Dangerous Condition.


Them 90 Sea in IA Vessel Ia Such
n Dangerous Condition.
New York, Jan. 1s.-The American
line steamer st. Louis, of which news
had been anxiously awaited since
Monday, and which was sighted of
Nantucket, Friday evening, was of
the Sandy Hook light ship at eight
o'clock Saturday morning. She had
been delayed the greater part Of the
week by leaking boilers, but there had
teen no further trouble and no acci-
dents and she had declined assistance
from at least one passing steamer
The steamship reached quarantine
at 9:47 and at 1906 passed up for her
pier, where she arrived shortly before
noon.
On January Q the steamships
boilers commenced TO leak badly and
continued TO do so until Friday. The
st. Louis encountered unusually
stormy weather throughout. On Jam
uary II and 12 it blew gale from
west northwest to northwest, ac-
companied by violent squalls and
snowstorms. On these two days the
ship logged only 1875 and 1870 knots.
On January 10, when the saloon pas
sengers learned OF the exact condition
of the steamers boilers and engines
they held an indignation meeting in
the smoking room and adopted reso-
lutions censuring the international
Navigation Co. for sending the st.
Louis to sea in her dangerous condi-
tion.
A copy of these resolutions was
handed to Capt. Passow, demanding
that her passengers be transferred to
some passing fast west-bound steam
er, il feasible. A copy of these reso-
lutions also was ordered to be sent
to the1press. The resolutions follow:
Steamship st. Louis.
At Sea January i2 1908
| To the Passengers Of the Steamship St
| Louis: The undersigned committee elect
| ed by the saloon passengers at an fndig-
nation mass meeting held, January 10,
| 1903, DegS leave to report:
First That there Is satisfactory evidence
| that the steamship st. Louis entered
| Southampton harbor January last after
an easterly voyage of more than nine
/ days In a smooth sea, in a crippled con-
/ dition, and chat she was sent to sea on
/ the following day leaving butelittleaa 81 NO
time for necessary overhauling and need
| ed repairs
Second. That your committee has been
| credibly Informed that this condition was
| known - the management of the COM
| pany oefore enoarking passengers.
Third. That no accident, so far as
| your committee are aware, has occurred
since leaving southampton to impair the
speed of this ship. The delay has been
| only such as might have teen reasonably
| expected from tn. c-ippled condition OF
| her boilers Providence. indeed, has been
| exceedingly kind to us, and we are truly
grateful that through her tender mercles
| we have thus far been spared calamity
too horrible to contemplate.
Fourth, We can not too severely con-
| denim the recklessness OF q management
that would send such a crippled vessel,
| loaded with human freight, TO contend
with the storms and periis OF an Atlantic
winter. We believe that our lives have
| been put in jeopardy, and certainly our
| loved ones at home are being made 10
! suffer great mental anguish, not to mem
| ton the severe financial losses many Of
| us have incurred and are now incurfing.
Fifth That ON the evening Of January
10, 1903, the following petition was pre-
sented to Capt +. N. Passow command
ing the steamship St. Louis.
Inc uuhtIElbufu ldSntIEflP VI TIT
steamship ST. Louis, bound for New YORK.
| hereby request that, in view Of the Grip
pied condition Of this steamship and the
consequent uncertainty Of the date Of hei
westbound steamer for the purpose Of
transferring us thereto, or that the boat
be put into Halifax II feasible"
Signed. BY the Saloon Passengers.
That in reply Capt Passow explained
the difficulties and dangers attending 8
transfer Of passengers .at sea, and fur
ther stated that II would be an exceeding
| ly dangerous undertaking to attempt Il
! take the ship, in her present condition, in
| TO the harbor of Halifax. He volunteered
the Information that he might later on
enter Boston harbor and had the ques'
tion then under advisement.
Sixth. That It is matter of keen re-
gret that a first class steamship, such as
the st. Louis is reported TO be, should MOI
| be supplied with the Marconi system, this
absence OF which has been keeniy fell
during this eyer-to-be-remembered voy
age.
Seventh That the thanks of the passen
gers are due to the officers Of the shil
for their uniform courtesy under thes'
very trying circumstances In endeayor
ing to allay our uneasiness and excite
ment
The committee consisted of A. p
Lloyd, Louis B. Bernei, Rev. Arthur
w. Chaine, c. w. Begoine and Ralpf
Nichol.
The report Of this committee wa'
unanimously approved and resolu
tions were adopted condemning th'
action of the management of the lint
as outlined in the committees report
When the passengers started
ashore quartermaster was placed OF
guard at every gang plank with order
from the dock superintendent not h
allow any one TO go on board. Nom
Of the ships crew were allowed II
come ashore. The passengers freel.
expressed their feelings at the de
lay. A. Parlett Boyd, of Baltimore
was one of the signers of the frs
cabin passengers resolutions. HI
said:
Many Of the first-class passenger
declared their intention TO enter sui
against the company, and their case
were placed in the hands Of lawyer
on board.