The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-25 00:00:00

A STEAMER IN A CYCLONE.

It was lately stated in the Express that the
Chad* with the suds sad passeeges which left South-
ampton on the 4th and MarueiWe es the 13th of April, had
put beak to Ades no the 3rd hid., in consequent* of having
met with a fearful cyclone on April 29. The directors have
now received the captain's report of the storm he sa-
-1 194tionoect The weather was bebeautifully dear and fine
until 9 a.m. on the numb* of the 29th, -when the baro-
meter soddenly fell two-teeths. By 1 p.m there was a
terrific gale. The ship was completely buried to leeward,
and tilt in toes of water, which washed the tarpaulins
off the skid gratings, and an immense quantity of water
found its way on to the main deck, and down the fore stoke-
hole. ho. ; the lee bade were malted away ; the weather
quarter boat blew oat of the dekko and was last.
The weather lifeboat was blown inboard altogether, brin-
ing the davit/ with it. About 3 p.m. the miroomast-head was
carried away, the maintoproast and foretoppllant mast
soon followed, the leeward catboat was washed away, and
the anchor washed off the forecastle, but the shank mister
held it. "We were cot able to send any bands forward to
secure it, and the following rooming we found it bad
knocked a hole in the bow, but well above the water-mart.
At 4 p.m. the barometer commenced to ties ; the ship
was then a fearful plied, the water himming fed in the
stokehole and e-room, ship labour* heavily, all
the sails blown out of the gaskets, the deck-gear either
washed away or smashed, awning booms carried away
by the force of wind alone, lee bulwarks Mee in many
places, lower booms, hencoops, and ladders washed
I overboard. Mr. Miller, the chief eagimer. reported
to me that he could not keep steam up any longer.
owing to the quantity of water in the stokehole.
the engines. About this time Mr. Tuner, second=
who was engaged in securing the tarpaulins, was
washed to leeward and had his leg broken in two places
by a hencoop. Set all hands (omission and stewards in-
cluded) to pump and bale. At 6 p.m. the gale was mode.
rating, and the barometer rapidly rising. The ship then
appeared a complete wreck; the whole of the starboard
cabins were full of water, the berths sod washstands maid
down, and the whole of the baggage destroyed. From this
time it gradaally moderated, and the wind veered round to
the 8.E., and became fine. The pumping and baling was
continued until 11 p.m. the following day, although at
times we had meat difficulty with the pumps, owing
to their getting choked with the coal in the
bilges. At 11 p.m. on the 30th got up steam and proceeded
towards Gallo; the following day, at 5 a.m., the engineer
reported that he mold not keep up steam, owing to the
quantity of water in the stokehole. I then considered it
prudent, se both panniers and erew were nearly ex-
hausted. to return to Aden ; turned the ship round as
and set all hands pumping and baling again. Oe
the mottling of the 2nd 1 passed a large number of bales
floating about sad one dead body. Pumping was cos-
tinned until the 3rd, when we arrived at Aden about
noon. I mama speak is too high terms of the whole of the
officers
; the meaner in which they exerted themselves is
beyond all praise; also of the passel:gen and 'towards ;
they all worked with a will. On the moraine of the let the
formed themselves into sanitary parties, and
icli=74 maim deck of wet bedding and baggage, which
was commencing to get offensive. lam sorry to say many
of them are heavy losers, as, independent of the beggage in
the cabins, a large quantity is damaged in the baggage--mom.
The ofßoers and crew have also lost the greater part of their
effects. The cargo, as far as we can see, has escaped
damage."