New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-26
TERROR ON THE MENOMINEE.
HER PASSENGERS. LOCKED IN CABINS, HURLED
ABOUT IN THE DARKNESS
Days Trough-Ruddss Vese Nealy Turns Turtle
One Killed Several Hurt.

jaw was torn away. his skull fractured. and
arms. legs ribs and backbone were broken in a
dozen places Despite his awful injuries Han
sen lived over an hour. finally dying in horrible
agony. His body was scarcely cold before II
was dropped overheard, Captain Lucas hurried
Iy rushing through the burial service OF the
Church OF England. as the plank was tilted TO
slide the body into the water.
TRIED TO RIG A JURY GEAR
An attempt was begun at once TO rig Jury
steering gear. The MenOninee was helpless
Her engines had to be stopped
In the four days that followed Captain Lucas
and his officers were on deck day and night
Not once did they close their eyes. Every hour
the stewards would bring them quantities oe
scalding black coffee. The deck and engine
forces were worked day and night In their en-
deavors 70 irnprovise some sort OF arrangemene
to steer the steamer. until they dropped and
slept dozen times Captain Lucas tried TO
bend on a little head sail Nc sooner had tt !
been spread than it was seized by the winds and
carried OF like lightning fash to leeward-
While the crew was working TO repair the rud-
der post three seanen were severely injured
When the steamer finally reached Falmouth
they were taken to the Falmouth hospital
where they have about even chance OF re-
covery
held long enough to fix some jury gear. and TIA
steamer went slowly back to Falmouth Then
for the first time since the accident the passen-i
gers were allowed out OF the cabin During ths,
time she was rolling in the trough OF the SEA.
tney had all been kept under lock and key SO
that they could not go or deck where they
would have instantly been swept overheard
The Menominee reached Falmouth on Decembsr
I5. three days before the Cedric sailed Her
four other passengers viii come over ON tia
next Atlantic Transport steamer 70 sau. IN,
Minnehaha.
Those that arrived on the Cedric yesterdax
say that fully 10000 viii have to be spent on
the steamer for repairs before che can again b
put IN commission She was swept from side Do
side time and time again The plates OF IN,
FORWARD bridge were bent and buckIed. her
stanch1ons and rails washed away, deck platsz
warped and twisted as though they were OF
oasteboard, tunnels knocked awry, and everr
thing above water was damaged By the seas
Had 1t not been for the heroisn and energv OF
captain Lucas and his men. the Menornfns-
would probably be at the bottom now. Hs-
passengers say there cannot be any too hipb
praise given 70 the officers and crew OF tha
disabled steamer.
Among those or her passengers who returned
on the Cedric are S Bywater. or New-York-
Rohan Clensy' the Irish vioIinist; W. IL Lath-
rop, Editor OF "The Waterbury (Csnn) Reoub-
Hcan'; the Misses Ida and Jessie Mcleod NJ
London society entertainers''; Dr. Louisa Ste
venson. OF Westchester. Penn. and Dr. Reatrice
Stevenson. OF Travers City, Mich. The Nc
Leod sisters and Ciensy all had engaxernents
to I'LL here. most OF which they have lost BE-
cause or the accident to the Menontnee. CIensv
was to give a series OF eight concertS but WIN
be able to play only two.