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March 7, 1893
The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
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New York, March 6 - Grave fears for the safety of the White Star liner Naronic, 12 days overdue on transatlantic voyage from Liverpool with ~100 lives aboard. No sightings by other ships; provisions likely exhausted. Possible breakdown, drift, or disaster at sea; slim hope of towing to Azores.
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THE GRAVEST FEARS
Felt for the Safety of the Missing White Star Steamer.
SHE IS NOW TWELVE DAYS OVERDUE
And Not a Single Trace of Her Whereabouts--A Hundred Human Lives On Board and It is Thought That All Are Lost--No Doubt That the Vessel Has Drifted Out of the Trans-Atlantic Lane--Still Some Hope That She Has Been Delayed by an Ordinary Accident--The Question of Provisions Serious.
New York, March 6.--Several foreign steamships arrived at this port yesterday, but none of them brought any news of the missing White Star liner Naronic and her fate is still a matter of conjecture. The National line steam ship Italy, which left Liverpool the same day as the Naronic, has not yet reached here, and it is hoped that as she is two or three days overdue she may have fallen in with the Naronic and is perhaps towing her to some port. On account of the bad weather prevailing at sea this work would necessarily be very slow.
The question of food for the hundred or more men aboard the Naronic, if she is still afloat, is a serious one. Provisions for a twenty days' trip were carried when the Naronic left Liverpool, but unless the men were put on short rations ten days or more ago this stock must have been long since exhausted.
LATER 2 A. M.
The White Star steamer Naronic is still among the missing craft. She is now twelve days overdue and there is not a single trace of her whereabouts.
Twenty days is a long while for one of the largest and fastest cargo steamers to occupy in a passage of 3,000 miles.
The overdue Italy, which it was thought might possibly have the Naronic in tow, arrived to-day and reports that she saw nothing of the missing freighter.
A similar tale was told by all the other steamships arriving to-day. Not a few express the belief that the big craft, with crew, passengers and valuable cargo, has gone to the bottom. A few believe that the craft has broken down and is being towed. The trans-Atlantic lane is only sixty miles wide, and it is unreasonable to suppose, so steamship men say, that the ship has not been within the limits of this track since she left the Mersey. One hundred and seventy-eight steamers have crossed and recrossed the lane since that time. The vessel has either drifted far south of the track, with machinery disabled, or a more serious accident has befallen her.
STILL A HOPE
A disaster similar to those which injured the City of Paris and the Spree may be delaying her. She may have hit a derelict, or been nipped by an ice floe off the banks. In the event of a repetition of the City of Paris or Spree mishap, it would go hard with the Naronic. The accidents to the former occurred in midsummer, on a perfectly smooth sea and under a clear sky. Even with these favorable conditions both vessels narrowly escaped going down.
The worst kinds of weather have been reported on the Atlantic this winter and more especially since the Naronic cleared the other side and it is almost certain that the ship could not survive a disaster like those which befell the two passenger boats.
It is believed that the main hope for the vessel now lies in the Azores. There is no telegraphic communication between the Azores and Portugal, the route of the mail steamers. The last mail advices from the islands arrived five days ago. The overdue vessel may have been towed into the islands since that time.
Felt for the Safety of the Missing White Star Steamer.
SHE IS NOW TWELVE DAYS OVERDUE
And Not a Single Trace of Her Whereabouts--A Hundred Human Lives On Board and It is Thought That All Are Lost--No Doubt That the Vessel Has Drifted Out of the Trans-Atlantic Lane--Still Some Hope That She Has Been Delayed by an Ordinary Accident--The Question of Provisions Serious.
New York, March 6.--Several foreign steamships arrived at this port yesterday, but none of them brought any news of the missing White Star liner Naronic and her fate is still a matter of conjecture. The National line steam ship Italy, which left Liverpool the same day as the Naronic, has not yet reached here, and it is hoped that as she is two or three days overdue she may have fallen in with the Naronic and is perhaps towing her to some port. On account of the bad weather prevailing at sea this work would necessarily be very slow.
The question of food for the hundred or more men aboard the Naronic, if she is still afloat, is a serious one. Provisions for a twenty days' trip were carried when the Naronic left Liverpool, but unless the men were put on short rations ten days or more ago this stock must have been long since exhausted.
LATER 2 A. M.
The White Star steamer Naronic is still among the missing craft. She is now twelve days overdue and there is not a single trace of her whereabouts.
Twenty days is a long while for one of the largest and fastest cargo steamers to occupy in a passage of 3,000 miles.
The overdue Italy, which it was thought might possibly have the Naronic in tow, arrived to-day and reports that she saw nothing of the missing freighter.
A similar tale was told by all the other steamships arriving to-day. Not a few express the belief that the big craft, with crew, passengers and valuable cargo, has gone to the bottom. A few believe that the craft has broken down and is being towed. The trans-Atlantic lane is only sixty miles wide, and it is unreasonable to suppose, so steamship men say, that the ship has not been within the limits of this track since she left the Mersey. One hundred and seventy-eight steamers have crossed and recrossed the lane since that time. The vessel has either drifted far south of the track, with machinery disabled, or a more serious accident has befallen her.
STILL A HOPE
A disaster similar to those which injured the City of Paris and the Spree may be delaying her. She may have hit a derelict, or been nipped by an ice floe off the banks. In the event of a repetition of the City of Paris or Spree mishap, it would go hard with the Naronic. The accidents to the former occurred in midsummer, on a perfectly smooth sea and under a clear sky. Even with these favorable conditions both vessels narrowly escaped going down.
The worst kinds of weather have been reported on the Atlantic this winter and more especially since the Naronic cleared the other side and it is almost certain that the ship could not survive a disaster like those which befell the two passenger boats.
It is believed that the main hope for the vessel now lies in the Azores. There is no telegraphic communication between the Azores and Portugal, the route of the mail steamers. The last mail advices from the islands arrived five days ago. The overdue vessel may have been towed into the islands since that time.
What sub-type of article is it?
Shipping
Disaster
What keywords are associated?
Naronic
White Star Liner
Missing Ship
Overdue
Atlantic Disaster
Where did it happen?
New York
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
New York
Event Date
March 6
Outcome
a hundred human lives on board and it is thought that all are lost
Event Details
The White Star liner Naronic is twelve days overdue from Liverpool to New York with no trace of her whereabouts. Provisions for twenty days were carried but likely exhausted. Arriving ships report no sightings. Possible drift out of trans-Atlantic lane, breakdown, or serious accident like hitting a derelict or ice floe. Hope remains she may have been towed to the Azores.