| Show CRIMES OASUALTIES The Steamer Austral at Sea A Floating Wreck A Hotel Caves In Might Have Been Worse A Couple of Colored Gents Fight at Picnic And One of Them is Afterwards After-wards lynched Casualties Queenstown SThe steamer Austral which arrived here today from New York reports that she poke the Monarch line steamer Lyiian Monarch Captain Hoggett which left London July 19 for New York 6n Thursday In latitude 48 north longitude 33 west head ng southwest in w dita loi condition Sbe refused assistance It is now learned that the captain of the Lydian Monarch refused the assistance of the Austral because he expected to meet his own CEI panys baats After the disaster the I passengers arranged concerts to pass the time away On board the Lydi an Monarch are ten Norman horses valued at 520000 It Is feared they will perish tor lack of fodder n Seacord of Galesburg Ills a passenger pas-senger on the Lydian Monarch who bearded the steamship Austral ays After leaving London the Lydian Monarch experienced some rather severe weather Everything went along very well however until six oclock In the evening of July 25th At that time when the saloon passengers pas-sengers were at dinner a sharp quick explosion Ins heard terrifying terri-fying many of the passengers and shaking the steime violently at though she had struck a ro k The chief engineer rushed to the engine room the passengers following There was consderabie excitement until it was discovered the damage was confined to a busted cjinder All e forta to repair damage ailed Notwithstandmgall available Sail was set the steamer made very little headway owing to a long prevailing pre-vailing head wind and for six days the Lydian Monarch drifted in a trough Thursday July 27 the British steamer Iowa frcm Liverpool Liver-pool July 23 was sighted Signals of distress were displaypd and the Iowa came within hailing distance The captain of Ue disabled steamer boarded the low to have that steamer tow the LyoJan Monarch To the great disiti5olntmenl of the Lydian Monarchs passengers they were Informed when he returned that the sum demanded by the Iowa for performing the service wa fabulous and the Lydian Monarch was unable to consent to such taw age rates At noon the Austral hove in eight and wa spoken The captain of the Lydiap Monarch ana Seacord both boarded tha vessel I but again no arrangement for towing tow-Ing the Monarch was effected Sea cord says he was unaware of reasons why no arrangements were made He decided to stay on board the Austral When last seen the Ly dian Monarch was drifting south Seacord expresses a fear that her food supply will not be sufficient to holdout hold-out until she reaches another veusel as she is far out of the way of the line of Atlantic vessels All attempts at-tempts to disconnect the propelle failed Saacod adds the captain cap-tain of the Lydmu M march appeared appear-ed evoBe to my c mine oa a v ac tithe ti-the Au tral anting bu thi the heavy sea then running wa dan gerons but I replied I would take the risk I have had grave donate about our captains uesre to betaken be-taken in tow |
