The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-30

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and sea GOT up the glass down. and the water
grew darker and the clouds tho horizon merged
into Sirsy h..s ;ackso.s towards the sss and Dsdss
came The sail o. the ship was reduced 70 hail. for the
wind was up with equay gusts Of heavy rain and tho
even tho least vefsed in the boatsrous premonory
q; - s s.: y, xs.oSsa
rain, half vapor-throsh which the other vessels Of the
squadron looned family Ms shadow, vaery and unsub
IL bright crisp blue for sufsd fcs., sspeOs and tho
great waves Of The Atlantic came rolling tovcrds Us ia
!: jagged and y nus q. n:ro: va s their
whiie sress OF foam blown out into stream
S.r sa: ses Ssn hid & huge
and rvss ii al forstsss q .hss they might expect
round to the southwest and evident we only
q the beginning There Divine service that day
he main deck and, ocsfs and men sat In respectful
Hence every change In the fast noreasng violence the
gale could be distinctly noted through the open
ayy a md :Iaa y"
rope and shroud tautened 70 ths utmost WAS hu mining
with loud and clear noise, Is ten thousand acoordeons
going once while and then, the shp fetched
up the wind her great sails tapped and slotted like
peals OF thunder jerking the with uneasy vibra
he ite congregation no one moved more thar was ne
cessAy to keep his seat - the shp urched over and ths
meDts odsde = s ~srs assembled within the walls
Of cahedrai Towards the end, no wever Capt Preedy
looked up wistfuy through the hAtchwAy twice.
scrutinzing the masu and sails with keen glance for
The storm was getting worse and the air darker and
thicker every minute and the hoarse through the
and il was "aands reef iopsaiisD then again. sftsr
little iapse tho same cry and yet again. till at Tour In the
sss sisa and
four we caught the last glimpse OF the Gorgon, as making
long stretch TO windWard she was lost 10 the misty
darkness that marked the horizon. At dve the Vaorous
began drop asen and by six she also had
but still The Niagara and Agsmemnou held together
Eosish vessels under sail Atone ofths two vessels spe
csly appointed 70 envoy and assist, necessary the
ger was past and the squadron had Il The rem
devious some twelve days Afterwards Ga Sunday night
the gaze seemed q IL worst The ocean resenoed one
vast snowdrfs the whsh glare fro which, reflected
the dark clouds that almost rested the sea- had e
mendous and unnatural effect IS IL the ordinary Laws Of
nature had been reversed by the storm.
THE NIAGARA PARTS CoMPANY-srRAIN AND DAMAGE
TO THs AGAMEMNoN-suIPPINGA SEA.
Tte Niagara, which had hitherto Kept close, began 70
give us Q very wide berth, and, darkness increased
she TOO went out q sight, and il was every one for them
selves There must be many Of your readers who know
experience would give them but faint noonof how the
Aesmtmpon went At all that She strained and laoored
the beams under her upper deck coil ana
snapped with noise resembling that Of small artillery
Almost drowning the hdeous of the wind moaned
and howed through the rigging jerking and sraung the
little sormsas Thoughts meant 70 tear them from the
yards THESE IL the improvised cabins the main deck
above them we're working the free as saors say
and, behcnd doubt, theS infinitely more free than
Win deaso sprosr and sVsa themselves ,S Of
the opportunity 70 let in . little light with good
sss Of water u q every roll IN. sea- to, Kept
sells bows, for:iDg its way through hawse holes
and III closod po'ts with heavy slush and thence, hiss
Ia tkon xonFf
aforesaid to knowledge that their floors under
ter and that the dosam ana etsAm they heard bs
ing cruise Of its I've Of dirty
bige Such was Sunday night, and such . fair
age Of all the nehs throughout the week, vsvying only
from bad 70 worse.
DAYBREAK AND THE GALE AT ITS HEraHr-.NcoNvE-
NIkNcE or TIE CABLE COILS ON BOARD.
DAybreak Oh Monday usnered In as hsrce gale
swept the Atlantic. The barometer was lower, and,
matter Of course, the wind and sea were infinitely
nSs5 ~, the d.y before Il was snsq.I but A. twelve
shone brilliantly for half hour, and during tas brief
time it blew ~ has not often blown before. So nerce
this gust that s drowned every other sound,
and almost impossible 10 give the watch tos
orders for taking in the close reefed fesa which,
though ALL surgipg through the water At speed rnis
gust past and the usual gale set nnow b)wing steadily
IRON tire SOUTHWEST, aud taking moro and more
out Of course each minute Every hour
the storm got worse, until towards i've in the
With such violence Of wind and .ss .ass m,.ers really
looked serious even Tor such strong and large ship
the Agamemnoo The upper deck coil had strained her
cecks throughout excessively and, though this In
theory supposed prevent rolling quickly and
heavily she would have done without H. yet stil she
heeed ever 10 such an alarming extent that Fears OF ths
cell itself ,hiipg again occupied every mind and il was
accordingly strengthened with additional shores, boltcd
down to the deck me space occupied BY the main col
below had prved tho OF several Of her coal
burkers and In order TO make up for this dedency
well a. 70 endcavor TO counterbaanoe the immense
which weighed Ter do by the head large quantity Of
Goals been slowed on the deck att oa each side Of
her main deck IS tons, secured In mass, while
manner The precautions taken 70 secure these great
masses also required attention a. the great ship surged
from side TO side But these Goals seemed secure and
were In fact uness the vessel should almost cAsze
u1pleasAn alternative which no one certainly aaiici
psted then. Everything therefore, was made "snug," S
sailors call H. though thc Efforts BY no means resulted 10
the comfort which might have been expected from the
term.
PROGRESS or rnE sroRM-rHE NIAGARA AGAIN IN
COMPAHY-HOw THE AGANsMsoN PITCHED AND
ROLLED IN THE SEAS.
The night however, parsed over without any miscbance
and capable Of rolling and one or two Attempts which tue
Agamemnon made in the middle watch apparently 10 turn
bottom upwards In all other matters 4 was the mere
duo Of Sunday night except perhaps, hule worse, and
certainly muco more wet below.
Tuesday tho gale continued with almost unabaied force,
though the tsronctsr bad risen 70 20 80 and there was
sufficient 10 take clear observauon, which showed
distance from the rendezvous TO be 563 mcs Daring
this afternoon the Niagara rcIoned company, and tbs
wind going moro ascad the aga nemnon tolk % violent
pitching grg steadily into the trough OF the sea, a.
sbs mean. 70 break her back and ley the Atlantic cable ia
q heap This change Ia her motion strained and taxed
every inch OF timber near the coils 70 the very utmost
II curious TO how they worked and bent the
Aganemnon went ri every thing she met bead nsL One
time she pitched heavily as 70 break Of toe main
beams OF the lower deck which had 70 be shofed with
exjncks forthwith II is dull work, however writing
a urnai fsuch ishaps, and daller ssil 70 read H.
suice, nec, say thas there was The same seq and
lees visd on "wednesday aud raio Thursday,
with gusts and squAlsDAnd heavy rain on Friday
saturday the ish Of June, things looked ie better
me barometer seemed Inclined 70 60 up aod the %. 70
gale began sx days prsvors the decss could be
walked with tolsfabe comfort and security; but aias
Appearances deoeEu In the Atlantic elso where
and durir comparative calm that afternoon, the glass
tell lower while thin line OF black haas 70 wind gard
seemed TO grow up into the sky, until covered the
heavens With sombre darkness, and warned US that
after all, the worst was Jet 70 come There was much
heavy rain that evening, and then the vind begm-no
violently nor In gusts, but with q steadily increasing
force the gale determined 70 do iu work slowly
but 20 Go u we'll The ready built hnudn a.