New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-07-30

The uefteF. I1e be4vv rcGrg bf strained 6nt
ed the wire snrouds to evco exect tast they
had become perfectly useless s. suppOi,s TIE lover
mAsts bert vsiby q. evaly roll ana once OF twice IL
seemed e. they must 60 BY the board Uufor,u-
nstely nothing whatever could be done TO relieve this
strain by sending down any o. the upper SPAR sincs
it only Ter ats whc prevented the sh.p rolling
sti more and quicker suc so every kne tha If
cree they were carried away 1t might soon be all over
with snip, al the deck cOlcoud not help going
after them. 30 there vas nothing for II but to watc
IL anxious silebce the way they bent and strained
and trust in Providence for the result. About 8
in the evening thought best to wear ship agsio
and stand for the rendezvous under easy steam ami
her head accordingly was put about, and once more
faced the storm As she weIt round she Of course fe
into the trough Of the SEES again and rolled 80 aviGy
as TO break Der waste steampipe filing her engine.
room with steam ard depnvlng her OF the services Of
boiler when il sorely needed. The set upon
as wild ard wicked night as ever taxed the courage
ard oooness OF sailor. There were, of course men
or board who were familiar with gales and storms IN
all parts Of the world and there were some who with
the writer Of ths article, had witnessed the tremen-
deus hurricane which swept the Black Sea on the
memorable 18th Of November when SPORES of vessels
were lost and seamen perished by thouss But Of
all on beard none had hercer or more dan
geIous sea than ragged that night and the following
morning, tossing the Agsmemnon from aide to side
Ike a mere play thing among the waters. The night
was thick and very dark, the low, black clouds g.
most henmiDg the vessel in, now and then fsrcer
blatt than usus drove tbs great masses slowly aside,
ard showed the moon, dim greasy blotch upon tae
sky with the ocean, white as driven snow, boiling and
seethiDg Like a csuldron. But these were only
elimpses which were coon lost ana agaio ii was all
darkness, through which the waves, suddenly uphesv-
ing rushed upon the ship as though they mast over
whelm it, ana, dealing 1t one staggering blow, went
hisspg ard sugpg past into the darkness again The
grandeur Of the scene almost lost in its dangers
ard terIors for Of all the many forms in which death
approaches man. there is none so easy IN fact though
60 terrific in appearance, as death by shipwreck.
Sleeping was impossible that night on board the
Agamemr on. Even those in cots were thrown OFT
from their striking against the vessels side a. she
pitched. The berths Of wood fixed athwartsbips 10
the cabins on the main deck had worked TO pieces
chairs and tables were broken. chests Of drawers cap
sized, and little surf was running over the floors o
the cabins themselves, pouring miniature seas into
por'maneaus, and breaking over carpet-bags Of clean
liner. Fast it flowed Off by the scuppers it came
in faster by the hawseholes and ports while the bsams
impossible they could hold together much longer and
On the whole it was miserable and even anxious
night as was passed on beard any line-of battle
chip in her Msjestys ,ervice: Capt. P1eedy never
left the poop all night, though it was hard work to re-
man there, holding on to the poop-rai Nth both
hsndr. Morning brought no change, save that the
storm was st] as fierce as ever and, though the Sea
could not be higher or wilder, yet the additional
amount Of broken water made it stl more dangerous
to the chip. Very dimy, and only now and then
through the thick scud, the Niagara could be seen
one moment on monsirous bill OF water and the next
quite lost to view, as the Agamemnon went down be-
tween the waves. But even these ghmpses showed US
that our Transatlantic consort Was plugging heavily,
chipping sess, and evidently having bad time OF IT,
though she got through 1t better than the Agsnem-
pon as of course. she could, having only tne same
lead, though 1900 tuns larger. Suddenly 1t came on
darker and thicker, and lost sight OF her In the
thick spray and had only ourselves to look after,
which was quite enough, for every minute made
IL alters worse and the aspect of affairs began to
excite most serious misgiying in the minds OF those
in charge. The Agamemnon ia one OF the finest
line. Cfbsttle chips in the whole navy but IN such
Loo lx, lad mat aha nn
but make bad weather worse, and strain and labor
ard fall into the trough of the sea, as II she were
going down head.foremost Three or four hours
more, ard the vessel had borne all whicn sne couia
bear with safety the masts were rapidly getting
worse the deck coil worked more and more with escn
tremendous plunge, and, even II both these held, II
was evident that the ship itself would soon STRAIN to
pieces the weather continued So Inc sea- iorcngS
way through ports and hawsehoes ad &C on
the lower Geek to such an extent that II Hooded the
stokehole so that the men could scarcely remain at
their posts. Everything went smashing AID rolling
about. One plunge put all the electrical Instruments
hons de combat at blow and STAYED some barrels OF
strCng solution Of suphate OF copper, when went
cruising about, tuning ali 1t touched to light pes
green. BY and by che began to ship seas. Wster
can down the ventiators nesr the funnel into the
DE- iue-room. Then tremendous struck her for.
ward, drenchpg these on deck, and leaving them up
TO their knees in water and the least versea on ooao
could that things were fast going to the bad unless
charge took place either in the weather or the con-
dtlon Of the snip. Of the fist there seemed hte
chance.
TIE weather certainly showed no disposition to
clear; on the contrary, livid locking black clouds
seemed to be closing round the vessel faster and faster
than ever. For the relief OF the ship three courses
were open to Capt Preedy-One to wear round and
tly her on tile sIaIboard tack, as he mad been con-
PEELED to do the day before another TO fairly run fof
1t Def re the wind and the third ana last to endeavor
to tighten the yesse! by getting some OF tine cable
overheard. OF course the latter would not have
b. en- thought OF ill the first two had been tried and
failed-in fact, not till it evident that nothing
tlse would save the ship. Against wearing round
there the dsnger OF her again falling oil INTO the
trough Ct the sea OsiDg her nasts, shifting the upper
deck coil, and finding her way to the bottom IN ten
minutes, while to attempt running before the storm
with such sea en- was to iitk her stern beog stove
in ard hun dred tuns Of water added to her burden
with ach that came up afterward, till the poor
Asamemnon went under them all forever A little
after 10 o'clock on Monday, the 2lst the aspect OF
affairs alarming that Capt Freely resolved, at
all risks to try wearing the ship round on toe other
mand audible, but TO execute them seemed almost
impossib'e. The ships head went round enough to
leave her broad5de TO the seas, and thsn for Time
it seemed as If nothing could be done. Al the rolls
WI ioh she ad ever given on the previous day seemed
trites compared with her performances then or
more than 900 men deck at least l5U were thrown
down and falling over from side to ste in heaps, while
Others holding On to ropes, swung TO and fro with
every neave II really seemed as If the last hour Of
tie stout ship had come, and to this minute 1t seems
almost miraculous that her masts ne ID on. Escn tune
she fell over her chains went deep under water
The lower decks flooded, and those above could
hear by the fearful crashing audible amid tho hoaIse
CT the storm, that the Goals had got loose again
below and had bi oxen into the engine room and were
caIryirg all before them. During these rolls the main
deck coil shifted 10 such degree as quite to en-
velop f men, who sitting on the top, were trying
to wedge il down with beams. One OF them was 80
much TANNED by tie mass which came over him that
LIE was seriously confused ard hai to be removed to
the sick bay, mal ing up the sick tt to a. Of which
10 were from injuries caused by the rolling Of the ship,
ara very many of the rest from continual fatigue and
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