The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-17
STORY OF THE TRIP
Strong Denunciatory Resolutions Adopted
by the PASSENGERS.

by the Passengers.
New York, Jan. 1.-THE American line
steamer St. Louis, of which news has
been anxiously awaited since Monday and
which was sighted off Nantucket last
evening, was off Sandy Hook lightship at
o'clock this morning. She had been de-
1ayed the greater part of a week by Teak
ing boilers, but there had been no further
trouble and no accidents and she had
declined assistance from at least one
passing steamer. 49, J., r. -.
The Hamburg-American steamship
Pennsylvania, from Hamburg, Boulogne
and Plymouth, which arrived In port this
morning reported that on JAM IS III lati
tude 4535, longitude 1920, she fell in
with the st. Louis from Southampton and
Cherbourg. proceeding very slowly. The
Pennsylvania steamed close to her and
asked the difficulty Officers Of the ST.
Louis replied that her boilers were leak
Ing and sent a boat alongside the Penn
sylvania in charge Of the first officer with
letters from the passengers. The first Of
fcer reported 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 as
sistance.
| The ST. Louis made slow progress COM
Ing into port. Although she was sighted
off Fire Island at {. o'clock, 1t was not
until 1884 o'clock that she passed Sandy
Hook. She reached the quarantine station
ut 9:47. She was expected at the Fulton
street dock little before noon.
The marine station at Sandy Hook dis
played signal flags for the word '@we1-
come as the overdue steamship came
An, and the st. Louis replied "Thank YOU
No other signals were displayed by the
ship as she passed Sandy Hook.
A large crowd gathered at the Ameri-
can line pier to welcome the delayed pas
sengers.
The st. Louis left quarantine station
ut 1906.
The Passengers Are Cross.
The st. Louis left Cherbourg Jan. at
LOS a. m. and arrived at Sandy Hook
1ightship at 6:34 this morning, making the
passage in 13 days, hours and 20 min
utes, an average speed of 9.74 knots. Her
days runs were BAL, 2S9, 1925, 312, 200,
1865, 125, 1870, 1873, 1913, 225, 1865, and
279.5, total distance 3,O43 knots. The first
three days the st. Louis made fairly good
progress. The prevailing weather was
rough and equally with high cross seas
The speed then became SO slow that the
passengers began to discuss 1t and be-
tween the rough, stormy weather and the
ships inability to make speed they be-
came SO indignant that meetings were
held. Resolutions were adopted condemn
ing the steamship company for permitting
the passengers to embark on a steamer
whose condition was so pitiable. 1t was
decided that these resolutions should be
typewriter on arrival on shore and giver
to the press for publication. Many of the
passengers expressed great indignation.
ON Jan. g. the steamships boilers com
menced to leak badly and continued tt
do so until yesterday. The st. Louis
encountered unusually stormy weather
throughout On Jan. II and II it blew
a gale from west northwest to north
west. accompanied by violent squalls
and snowstor1ns. On these two days the
ship logged only 125 and 100 knots. Or
Jan. 10, when the saloon passenger:
learned of the exact condition Of the
steamers boilers and engines they helt
an indignation meeting in the smoking
the International Navigation company fo
sending the st. Louis to sea in her dan
gerous condition. .. - .rF-
The Resolutions Adopted.
A copy of these resolutions was handed
TO Captain Passow, demanding that thu
ships course be headed for Halifax Of
that her passengers be transferred tt
some passing fast west-bound steamer
If feasible. A copy of these resolution:
also was ordered to be sent to the AS
ISOLATED Press. The resolutions follow
IS. S. st. Louis, At Sea, Jam IL, 1903
To the Passengers of the Steamship st
Louis: The undersigned committee un
animously elected by the saloon passen
gers at an Indignation mass meeting hell
Jan. 10. 1908. ,begs leave to report:
First, That there is satisfactory evi
dence that the steamship ST. Louis en-
tered Southampton harbor Jan. 2 las
after an easterly voyage of more thai
nine days in a smooth sea. in cripple,
condition. and that she was sent to Sc;
on the following day. leaving but littl
or no time for necessary overhauling an,
needed repairs.
Second. That your committee ha
been credibly informed that this condi
ton was known to the management o
the company before embarking passen
gers.
.Third that no accident so far as you
committee are aware, has occurred sine
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