The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-09
ey Hearst News service.

London, Jan. S.-The steamship
Mount ROYAL. which, by reason of be-
ing long overdue, was thought to have
gone to the bottom of the Atlantic
with BOA souls on board, is safe
Steamships putting in at Queenstown
this morning confirmed the report
that the vessel sighted yesterday IS
the one anxiously looked for during
the last eleven days. She is pro-
ceediRg to Queenstown under her own
steam.
The Mount Royal was sighted yes
terday by the Wilma, which arrived
at Liverpool yesterday, but the Off
GERS of the latter were not certain as
to the identity of the ship.
For the past week anxiety has been
felt for the Mount Royal. She sailed
from Antwerp Dec. for Halifax. In
addition to the passengers she car
ried crew of 100.
The experience OF the Mount ROYAL
was one of the mo# dangerous an
OCEAN liner has unds rgone in recent
years, The vessel mad almost reached
her port when she became disabled
The steamer was at 40 degrees west
longitude, which is about $50 miles
tossed. flung hither and thither by
giant waves. her machinery became
de~anged and her boilers began TO leak
badly
Mountainous seas pounded the ship
for days. smashing time and again
clear over the bridge. The vessel
widowed strained and plunged. The
passengers, mainly emigrants from
southern Europe. became panic-strick-
en- The captain ordered them below
and the matches were battered down.
There. in the steerage quarters, the
simple land folks. thrown violently
about the ship. believed that every in
slant the ocean wot1l roll in and the
SIP would be swallowed They
prayed and raved in turn. The Off
GERS and crew could do nothing TO
dissipate their fears.
Christ &c Eve in Storm
On Christmas Eve the reckoning
showed the vessel was ON the 45th
meridian. Hope was growing that the
American continent would soon be
sighted, but the seas rose higher and
higher. the boiiers BEGAN to leak bad
w. and clouds of steam blinded the
siclsers and hindere5 them in their
work. Steam ran low and the ship
could make little or no Roadway. The
machinery became disarranged, and
with certain dastrIl-tion threatening
if the course was persisted in the cap
tain decided to run back before the
storm Then for days terror reigned
on the ship. for ii became known that
instead of making for the American
mainland. the course was being re-
raced Everything possible was dcne
TO quiet the efnigTantS and a constant
patrol was maintained in the steer
age quarters.
The crew suffered severely from
freezing weather 1t was necessary
for n watch to remain on deck mnst
of the time, and the men worked with
life ropes fastened about their waists
Nothing could be done in the way OF
repairing the machinery, until the
storm abated. and as the storm con-
tfnued the Mount Royal continued TO
drift No vessel was sighted until
yesterday.
The intrepid captain remained on
the bridge until he dropped from eN-
naustion and had to be carried below.
The mate took Eis place
Early this morning the vessel start
ed toward Queenstown, and was sight
ed bv other vessels bound for the
same port, but travelling more speed
lily.
During the five days the crew man.
aged 10 make temporary repairs and
the spirits of the passengers began
RI rise. Most of the passengers and
the crew are we'll despite their terri
HE experience, although many are yet
suffering severely from violent sea-
sickness.