Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-01-18
OVERDUE STEAMER
is AT LAST IN PORT
Fears For st, LouisAAre Now
Set at Rest.
DELAYED BY LEAkY BOILERS.
Big Liner Was Only Able to Make
Five Knots an Hour in Fine Wealth
er-Laree Crowd Gathered at Pier
to Welcome Her.

New York, Jan. 1.-THE American
Line steamer ST. Louis, of which news
has been anxiously awaited since Mon
day. and which was sighted off Nan
tucket last evening, was off the Sandy
Hook lightship at o'clock this morn
ing She has been delayed the great
er part of the week by leaking boil
ers, but there had been no further
trouble, and no accidents, and she had
declined assistance from at least one
passing steamer.
The Hamburg American liner Penn
sylvania, from Hamburg, Boulogne ar
rived this morning and reported that
on jan Is, in latitude 1875, longitude
1920 she fell in with the st. Louis
| proceeding very slowly. The Penn
sylvania steamed close TO her and ask
ed the difficulty Officers of the ST
Louis replied that her boilers were
leaking and sent a boat alongside in
charge of the first officer, with letters
from the passengers. The officers re-
ported that the st. Louis boilers were
leaking so badly that the ship could
only steam five knots per hour in fine
weather They had on board eight
| days provisions and water and all
were In good health The steamer
required no assistance.
The st. Louis made slow progress
coming into port. Although she was
sighted off Fire island at o'clock, it
was not until 9 o'clock that she passed
Sandy Hook. She reached quaran-
tine at 9:47 o'clock. From there she
| will come UP to her pier, where she is
expected to arrive at about 1870.
The marine station at Sandy Hook
displayed signal flags for the word
welcome" as the st. Louis came in,
and she replied, Thank you"
A large crowd gathered at the pier
to welcome the passengers.
The st. Louis left Cherbourg Jan.
at 1905 a. M, and arrived at Sandy
Hook Hghtship at S:34 this morning,
making the passage in 13 days, hours
and 20 minutes, an average speed of
9.74 knots. The first three days she
made fairly good progress for her
ability in the prevailing weather,
| which was rough and equally with
high cross seas. The speed then be.
came so slow that the passengers be.
gan to discuss it and between the
rough weather and the reported inabil.
ity to make time they became so in.
dignant that meetings were held. Res
olutions were adopted condemning the
steamship company for permitting
| them to embark.
On Jan. 9 the St Louis boilers com.
menced to leak and continued TO do so
until yesterday. She encountered un.
usually stormy weather throughout.
On Jan. II and IL it blew a whole
| gale from west-northwest to north.
west, accompanied by violent squalls
and Gnowstorms. On these DAYS the
ship logged only 125 and 130 knots.
On Jan 10, when the saloon passen.
gers learned of the exact condition Of
the boilers and engine, they held an
indignation meeting in the smoking
room and adopted resolutions censur.
Ing the International Navigation com
pany for sending the st. Louis to sea
In her dangerous condition.
A copy of these resolutions was
handed Captain Passow, demanding
that the ships course be headed for
Halifax, or that her passengers be
transferred to some passing fast west.
| bound steamer If feasible A COPY
of these resolutions was ordered to
be sent to the Associated Press. The
resolutions follow:
THE undersigned committee, unan.
imously elected by the saloon passen.
gers at an indignation meeting held
Jan. 10, 1908, begs leave to report:
First. that there is satisfactory ev.
idenee that the steamship st. Louis
| entered Southampton harbor Jan. 2
last after an easterly voyage of more
than nine days in smooth sea. in
q crippled condition, and that she was
sent to sea on the following day, leav-
ing but little or no time for necessary
overhauling and needed repairs.
Second, that your committee has
been informed that this condition was
known to the management of the com.
| pany
Third, that no accident, so far as
your committee are aware, has occur.
red since leaving Southampton. to i'm
pair the speed of this ship. The de.
lay has been only such as might have
been reasonably expected from the
crippled condition of her boilers. Prov.
idence, indeed, has been exceedingly
kind to us and we are truly grateful
that through His tender mercies we
have been thus far spared a calamity
too horrible to contemplate.
Fourth, we cannot too severely con.
denim the recklessness of a manage,
ment 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 jeop.
ardy and certainly our loved ones at
home are being made to suffer great
mental anguish, not to mention the Sc.
we're financial losses many of us have
incurred and are now incurring.
Fifth, that on the evening of Jan.
10, 1903, the following petition was
presented to Captain F. M. Passow,
commanding the steamship St Louis
1.-The undersigned passengers Of
the steamship ST. Louis, bound for
New York, hereby request that, in
view of the crippled condition of this
steamship and the consequent uncer-
tainty of the date of her reaching that
point, you hail some passing fast west
bound steamer for the purpose Of
transferring us thereto, or that the
boat be put into Halifax, if feasible.
(Signed) BY the Saloon Passengers
That in reply Captain Passow ex-
planned that the difficulties and dan
II Probably you kno,