Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-22
ARRIVAL Of THE ST LOUIS.
The Belated American Line Steam
ship St. Louis Finally Ar
rives at New York.
SHE WAS DELAYED BY LEAkY BOILERS.
Resolutions Adopted at a Mass Meet
ing of the Passengers Condemn
Ing the Company for id
Them to Sea In n Vessel In such
n Dangerous Condition.

New York, Jan. 1s.-The American
line steamer ST. Louis, of which news
had been a~nxiously awaited since
Monday, and which was sighted on
Nantucket, Friday evening, was on
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
been 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
uoon.
On January 9 the steamships
boilers commenced to leak badly and
continued to do so until Friday. The
st. Louis encountered unusually
stormy weather throughout. On jan
dary II and L. it blew a gale from
west northwest to northwest, ac-
companied by violent squalls and
s~nowstorms. On these two days the
ship logged only 1875 and 100 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-
buttons censuring the International
Navigation Co. for sending the st.
Louis to sea in her dangerous condi-
ton.
A copy of these resolutions was
handed to Capt. Passow, demanding
that her passengers be transferred to
some passing fast west-bound steam
er, if feasible. A copy of these reso-
buttons also was ordered to be sent
to the press. The resolutions follow:
Steamship st. Louis.
AT Sea. January 12, 1908.
To the Passengers of the Steamship st.
Louis: The undersigned committee elect
ed by the saloon passengers at an indig-
nation mass meeting held, January 10,
1908, pegs leave to report:
First. That there Is satisfactory evidence
tina the steamship st. Louis entered
Southampton harbor January 2 last after
an easterly voyage of more than MIN
days in n smooth sea, in a crippled con-
dition, and that she was sent to sea on
the following day, leaving but little or no
time for necessary o~verhauling and need
ed repairs.
Second. That your committee has been
credibly informed that this condition was
known - the management of the com
pany before emoarking 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 been reasonably
expected from tbs crippled condition OF
her boilers. Providence, indeed, has been
exceedingly kind to us, and we are truly
grateful that through her tender mercies
we have thus far been spared a calamity
too horrible to contemplate.
Fourth. We can not too severely con,
that would send such a crippled vessel
loaded with human freight, to %contenc
with the storms and pssrils of an Atlantis
been put in jeopardy, and certainly oul
loved ones at home are being made tt
suffer great mental anguish, not to men
ton the severe financial losses many OF
us nave incurred and are now mourning.
Fifth. That on the evening of January
10, 1903, the following petition was pre-
ing the steamship st, Louis.
The undersigned passengers OF. the
steamship st. Louis, bound for New York
pied condition of this steamship and the
consequent uncertainty of the date of hel
reaching that point, you hail some fast
transferring us thereto, or that the boat
be put into Halifax II feasible"
Signed. BY the Saloon Passengers,
4 ldl III ltDlN Stp u d1SoW SADlrllllCA
the difficulties and dangers attending I
transfer of passengers at sea, and fur
Their stated that it would be an exceeding
ly dangerous undertaking to attempt t.
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
ton then under advisement.
Sixth. That it is a matter of keen re
Eret that a first class steamship, such a!
the st. Louis is reported to be, should no
he gnnDlipI with the MArcOni system tn,
absence of which has been keenly fel
during this evec-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 endeavor
ing to allay our uneasineSs and excite
ment.
The committee consisted of A. P
Lloyd, Louis Il. Bernei, Rev. Arthur
w. Chaine, C. W. BECOME and Ralph
Nichol.
The report of this committee wa
unanimously approved and resolu
lions were adopted condemning tn
action of the management of the lin
as outlined in the committees report
When the passengers starte'
ashore a quartermaster was placed o.
guard at every gang plank with order
from the dock superintendent not t.
allow any one to go on board. Non
of the ships crew were allowed t.
come ashore. The passengers freel
expressed their feelings at the de
lay. A. Parlett Boyd, of Baltimor,
was one of the signers of the frs
cabin passengers resolutions. II
said:
Many of the first-class passenger
declared their intention to enter su'
against the company, and their clse
were placed in the hands of lawyer
on board.