Show TilE THE SPREE DISABLED DRIFTING BEFORE THE WIND V VV Tue he Great Steamer Carrying General V Howard and Mr Moody Breaks Break V VV V Item Her Shaft V V V The North German Lloyd steamship Spree V was towed into on the tho 3rd by thet British steamer Lake Huron The big steamer presented a forlorn appear appear- V nce os on entering Queenstown harbor The Tho V that tho v tern stern was so deep in the tho water steamer could bo be boarded front from a row The passengers were overjoyed at their tie de- lives lives-ance and loudly cheered the Lake Huron for or having rescued thom them As soon as the Spree reached an anchorage the correspondent correspond correspond- V ent of he International Telegram Company V had an Interview with General O. O O. O Howard of New York General King of Albany and Evangelist Moody Mody They told an Interesting Inter inter- V eating esting story of their experiences They licit Iett V Southampton on their way to New York on November at 5 o'clock p. p m For two days the steaming was fair At 6 0 o'clock on he the morning of November while the tho vessel vesel was snaking making high speed through a heavy sea the main shaft broke broko and there theme was a heavy crash The steamer trembled from rom stem stein to stern The engines stopped Instantly In and the passengers hastened to ascertain ascer Ascer- V V tain the nature ot of V the disaster There was nothing like a panic Perfect discipline was maintained The officers assured the passengers gets gers that there wits was no iso danger and the p LA V f coffers had entire confidence in time the officers All the boats however were made macic ready for lor V use in case of necessity and supplied with a good store of provisions An Ama examination atlon showed that the shaft had bad been broken ted tail feet from the end V The weight of the tho screw caused a strain and suddenly water the stern and drove all time the second cabin passengers and the from their cabins and the dining Boon B V loon oon The second cabin passengers were obliged to leave their clothes and nd baggage In Inthe the lie hooded flooded cabins In order to escape The lood continued and the officers fearing theTo the tho To worst at ordered all articles to be removed removed re re- moved and the tho and shored with heavy beams The sc cabin passengers gers took refuge with the first cabin and were received with all time the hospitality under the circumstances V The weather grew wore enore threatening and the tho steamer without sails to or to guide her tossed helplessly In the trough of the tho sea sea- The water in the stern oared i-oared and thundered with every roll roil of the vessel sounding like a knell Lnell of judgment to time the snore more terrified among the passengers The pumps were worked to their utmost capacity and were barely able to keep the water under control The bulkheads were further strengthened and all began to look hopefully for the arrival of some rescuing vessel Time The steamer continued to be tossed by the ale passengers passed tho i r The officers spared no efforts to relieve vie perils of the tho situation cia Binds of oil were placed on the side of the steamer and bad an immediate effect in softening the tho fury of the waves wa An immense fire of tar was exposed ex cx- posed from the fore leek deck In order to attract the attention of passing vessels Sunday morning found everybody melancholy melan choly and some relapsing into despair because no ship had been sighted The passengers felt that they were store drilling drifting out of the track of steamers and were despondent on that ac e count Evangelist Moody who from the first had bad displayed cool courage and amid a spirit V of confidence that helped to sustain others held an eloquent service of prayer la in the sa saloon saloon sa- sa loon which was attended by everybody on board V VAt At half past two o'clock a cry of sail ho thrilled every heart in the tho vessel and was greeted with shouts nod and cheers and convulsive site sive sobs of joy The ship proved to bo be the tho steamship Lake Huron front from Montreal Nov ember 19 10 for Liverpool commanded by Captain Cap Cap- tam tain Carey The Lake Lako Huron answered the tho signals of promptly tart ran up along alongside side the Spree remaining there until until day da light When the tho dawn of mornin morning made It possible to begin the stork of six six- Inch hawsers hansom were with great difficulty passed from one steamer to the other and firmly fast fastened V ened and the tho task began of towing toning the Sf reo to a port of safety V Vs s O i s 's THE NICARAGUA CANAL A A. A Convention Held at New Orleans Oriean to Forward till this Scheme The Tho Nicaragua Canal Convention met la laNew Nosy New Orleans on the tho 1st Its oct is to stir up Interest in the tho canal project In tho hop that congress may many be Lie Induced to assist tini enterprise V Mr Lionel Levy for Georgia and General Thomas K E. Marriman for Illinois spoke in behalf be half of their states anti and the canal Senator Morgan of Alabama who was present pros pres ent delivered an address Senator Morgan referred to the view of the Senate on the bearing of the Clay ton ton-Bui H cr treaty toward tow the question of the tho control and building of the canal by the tho United Stated The committee felt that there was nothing to stop our construction and control of time tho canal Wo We can not afford to yield our tight right of free transitory privilege Since the tho election American citizens have has secured a concession from the Nicaraguan government and in that grant wo ice have secured so- so cured all that wo es-c could have havo secured for the tho government itself When the grant wa was made mado It was intended that there should bo be an American control The United States could not secure more than she could require In Inthe inthe the compliance with time the great maritime na mma- mma The following resolution was passed That is the paramount duty of this government govern govern- ment to aid In the construction ot of canal second that this convention shall urge upon Congress to give such euch financial finan finau- cial aid as will insure time the speedy completion of said canal at the minimum cost coot thereof taking proper security for tor any edit cm-edit pledged or money advanced for this purpose and re retaining rc- rc taming such control and of the tho same as will insure the tho successful use of time tho great enterprise to the commerce of the tho world and at the lowest possible rate V |