▁the ▁hel ms man ▁to ▁turn ▁the ▁ship ▁into ▁the ▁wind . ▁He ▁then ▁rang ▁the ▁engine ▁room ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁speed ▁to ▁dead ▁slow . ▁ ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁to ▁surv ive ▁another ▁five ▁days ▁of ▁batter ing ▁from ▁high ▁se as ▁until ▁February ▁ 2 8 , ▁when ▁the ▁storm ▁finally ▁broke , ▁after ▁which ▁Br ady ▁brought ▁the ▁ship ▁home ▁safely ▁to ▁Philadelphia , ▁al beit ▁a ▁week ▁late . ▁The ▁drama ▁was ▁not ▁quite ▁over ▁however . ▁Having ▁just ▁saved ▁a ▁$ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁ship ▁and ▁its ▁$ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁cargo ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁passengers ▁and ▁crew ▁from ▁destruction , ▁Br ady ▁felt ▁ins ult ed ▁by ▁a ▁gift ▁of ▁just ▁$ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁offered ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Ste am ship ▁Company . ▁He ▁prompt ly ▁su ed ▁for ▁the ▁full ▁salv age ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁vessel , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁subsequent ▁court ▁case , ▁in ▁which ▁one ▁witness ▁after ▁another ▁test ified ▁in ▁his ▁favour , ▁Br ady ▁was ▁eventually ▁awarded ▁the ▁sum ▁of ▁$ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁plus ▁$ 2 0 0 ▁exp enses , ▁which ▁after ▁legal ▁fe es ▁n ett ed ▁him ▁the ▁significantly ▁improved ▁sum ▁of ▁$ 2 , 5 5 0 . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁wooden ▁bridge ▁during ▁the ▁h urr icane , ▁a ▁new ▁iron ▁bridge ▁was ▁later ▁installed ▁on ▁all ▁four ▁of ▁the ▁Pennsylvania