New-York tribune., 1912-04-15
CARMAN|A'S PASSENGERS
MAROONED IN ICE FIELD
Rin Liner Held Prisoner for Over
Four Hours in Mid
Atlantic.
FRENCH SHIP IN DISTRESS
The Niagara at First Sent Out
Wireless for Help, but Later
Reported Aid Was
Not Needed.

Not Needed.
With no particular warning that they
r.re 70 be suddenly marooned. passen-
gars on the Cunard liner Carmania
,orrd themselves on Thursday after
.oo- completely surrounded by the big
vsst and most stubborn ice pack that
tss dr'fted south IN April IN many
years.
II was the sort Of ice that breaks bow
r,stAs. and the Carmania was not alone
+, this dangerous zone. The French
liner Niagara, which had bucked into II
after the Carmania had been trapped,
sent out wireless calls for help stating
IN her messages that two holes had been
made in her plates below the water line
and that she was taking water. When
trs Carmania arrived hero yesterday ~
uss learned that her position at the
time was 105s miles east Of SANDY
Hook
Trz trs- message sent out from the
Niagara was directed 70 any vessel thai
might be within helping distance, AMI
1e.er when she heard from the Carmania
Captain Juham begged Captain Dow 70
r. 70 his assistance as soon a. possible
The French vessel carries only second
-fass. pa assengers and steerage, and " *
estimated that she had perhaps eight
hundred or rinA hundred travellers
sooard
When the news OF the Niagara dis
t-ess reached the Carmania s passenger
there vas a feeling OF uneasiness and
fear that perhaps the Carmania might
lsrer get INTO the same difficulty but
they we're assured by the ships officers
that Captain Dow was no stranger 70
ice uacks ana knew what he was doing
Thereafter the passengers were not wor.
RED. bu- became intensely interested IN
tre possibility Of 2 transfer Of the Mag
ar 5 passengers 70 the Carmania
n ,ohbsls with No Rum"
Although the Carmanias speed vss
cv- down 10 mere steerageway her mas
fer was not worried. He joklngly re-
f=r~ed 70 the ice as high balls, highballs
everywhere. without drop Of rum"
- Was we'll into the pack when he
heard from the Niagara, but sent word
- her master asking for his position and
assuring him that the Carmania would
z-r 20 him as soon ss possible.
shortly after noon on Thursday the
runarder entered the ice, and at 1:33
2 n she vas forced 70 come 20 dead
stop The smallest pieces IN the whlts
listening sea we're bigger than her life
'o2ts. and AZ times when the incessant
well rolled unusually high her sides
r.ere heavily pounded
captain Dow came into the ice on 2
southwest course. and for several hours
made an effort 10 find his way out by
going 70 the northwest. Unable 10 ind
4 northwest passage CUT. he was forced
20 give Up the effort. and subseouenriy
hanged his course 70 northeast He
Rad practically decided 20 put about and
steam 10 the northeast when he heard
from The Niagara, >and This direction
7or'd NJ him 70 her.
Other Craft Ic.hcund
A. intervals when the atmosphere
~.sa~-d the Carmania's s passengers could
zee nothing save ice 10 the horizon. On
--s bridge, which is seventy-two feet
above The water. Captain Dow could see
ra elearing in the great white plateau.
Cr.s through his binoculars lie saw j
f-- -eged ship living TO in the pack, and
ta. Ter from her fishing schooner
nodded i'm the field.
I'm three hours the Carmania passed by
tpeu.v-hve icebergs, one of which Cap
tain low declared smilingly must have
had displacement Of a million tons. X
~a, Eat on TOP. and al first. in the de
.s.-rrg atmosphere, was thought "a be q
steamship. It was green and hard, and
would have cent 10 the bottom any YES
30. rr.r hit 81 al half speed.
shorty before = p. n. the Carmania
- clear Of the Jam, and with full speed
started for New York.
Ear ,r hour before this, however,
CAPTAIN Dov received another message
r--. t.- Niagara : master saying that
rr Was uu longer in need Of assistance.
Some ~ the passengers declared yester-
o.r -,.r another ship had got 10 the
French vessel ahead Of the Carmania,
.at Captain Dow said positively that no
Vessel was standing by The Frenchman.
rH. following extract from the ship's
.oc tells briefly Of the encounter with
're t.-
't t. c w stopped. passing field lce
ans proceeded dead slow Held engines 70
CAPTAINS orders. whistle sounded and all
..-.-...r~ taken At $40 y. m. weather
cleared. frT speed AZ ( p I'M. dense fog;
Sra.r.t end proceeded dead slow, passed
..-t-.a- am. ae.c joe. A. ~ p. m. weather
clearing. fl. speed. ship SdrroNnH"n pN q
izr4- quantity OF ir@herss. GROWERS and
-s' ..- r. rr-e- various, clearing same.
Heavily Pounded by "GrowIers,"
f-.n ero.r o., five hours of her fight
v,-h '.e f.a th. Carmania's sides were
hca.. r.t oe tho great chunks, the
v-or.ers' pounding with o. noise that
could .. heard from au parts Of the
dock. Growers aecording To the skip
ger .~a unusually large pieces Of hard
s.e-I .s 'rt' rav. broken away from
i".c .cre. near h,.
n. steamship Krra which Went
...e.-. 'r. same fields arrived here
a~ week with twenty-five battered
'.ata~ and ou last SUNDAY the steam
shi, Lord Crcnar came to port with
.atsr damage from the ice.
I0o Camaua soon got beyond the