The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-11-10
The Tronciad IEiantouormah.
Her Experience in The German OCean->aI-
i-faCIOry Performance in a Heavy sea.

The ErOUCiad WiantOilornah.
Her Experience in The German Ocean->at-
i-faetory Performances in a Heavy sea.
The correspondent Of ,Le New York Ha-cl
gives the following graphic account o: the per
i-rlaUc=s # lie lrolc-4d -hilELg-aH-Ea II the
German OCEAN
We took our departure from the English coast
az O'Clock in the evening. after We had dis
charged or plot. and headed f.r The north e--i
OF Denmark. I make tie HlEl>hglm light. AZ
tie mouth = the >ksc-erack. tie channel lead
ing from tie North "a - German ocean 70 the
Ca-t-gar and sound. and thence To the Baltic.
The I4SzEe Cp was tsl>t=rgCs. and the heavy,
sort @as we encountered ahead we're Z serious
obstacle 70 the rapid progress ot tie -iiGgtal0-
nah. They came down before the strong gales
from the L1EtL-aS; with Tremendous force, and.
IN the shu4l waters Of tie North 50. where
varied currents meet and create great disturbance.
they were piled OF in Wild confusion. testing the
o~-oyaucy u any ySs=i-
Tie AEyLS'G. with lively motion. pitched into
them. blI with hr extraordinary 50 qualities
she laid her course right on through Them with
some e~y-rIi1n.
Tie Nia1toramai found !, hard work 10 drive
ate4t a-aiIs; the heavy Sz-<. and her sped was
materially diminished One Gay We made less
than is miles.
Il was an interesting yet a fearful sight 70
watch the motions 5f the ir,nclai = She plunged
through The swiitly-mlyInE masses ii water. In
a long. rolling 50. q snip mas time = riS= from a
VltcL over one 50 - that s.e may easily meet
the following. and ride over i bgt. with q short.
c~lOTrlnE -. sucl a. We met in Iae German
ocean. q vessel mus; II eZc---irE lively 10 carry
g dry deck. The NIGlteRpHGi encountered the
worst sas she has ever seen. and sle came out Of
them finely. Driving ahead. the huge mass or
iron and wJc3. wonderfully bUpyaut for the
weight carried. she would rI-- slowly u the CON-
InE 50, which, crested with Q white mass o!
fam. bore swiftly and with terrible force upon
Eer. threatening = sub.Her-e and bury her for
ever and. lifting ler wei-a-lk= bow high II the
ar, showed tie reddish line u Hrr plating, and.
below tie CLEAN 81 her copper. - would ride
over tie sea. and then plunge down - meet the
following Tavs. And here she experienced traU-
Sle. The SPACE between the WAYS Wa - shor,
that wiki her immense length. size could not rise
quickly enough = pass over Il, AID - she Went
through il.
It would sweep in rolling and -ee:hin- along,
divide on her sharp Box. ana rHl IL solid green
water y i-=t thick UV Z Ter forward tar-et and
then hr-ak aE-i,st mat tower 5f iron in Wild.
frig5ttIi ana confused masses. the white su.ay
flying forty feet above the Top Of the turret.
d-euchinr the ,Ec=Ts ard men there. aud not
sF4Ting any one on the hurricane deck. Other
scas rolling in tLi- f-iEhiful manner would break
and draw cold water - tie very grating Vt the
hurricane deck. and descend in miniature Ma
Earas uTon the head u tie watch.
The scene Wa exceedingly wild and not with
OUT elements Of far; but tue pgnieryus bow
1900 49, 49, - - $1,000 N--- "-r~- -
water and ri i e in CLEANING and flshing
c.4-da> th.t SWEPT from tne water cut 20 abaf.
the tUTTet. looking like = small Trenton. The
~fJiIJwIrg "a she would almost escape. but the
next would = crashing and rushing over her.
- Il went on for hours. ali Wild. fearful and
Threatening a. sen from Tie tu-ret. bat below in
the cabin and ward rJlm-our Of sight Of tnoS=
irgattGl S-aS-a summer Yassa-e. with an almost
lmTcrceQI5le roll. and . gentle pitch. without
Jerking or sudden motions The quiet breathing
Of tie TaEEFvn lT-T-.E rs -t-v forced ahead The
TouderJCs hull. was all the sound heard there.
N howl % wind and 10 sound II settling wa
tsrs entered IN rhat quiet retreat. - the wJnI-r-
il ship p~lgughsI her course through the angry
waters Of tle N.rjh -. under a Wild. gloomy.
chilling sky and ilt1 . sharp. strong, n~-rthcEly
gale.
= Brooklyn ferry bat occasions more uneasi-
ness 60 times By her motion than w4s experienced
under the sh0t-pr19F decks IF the NsG1f9u12aGi.
No better test Of her survri>ing strength and
s1lidity c'ubin-i win wonderful @ag"ing quail
Ities, could BE desired than that afforded BY the
rough usage she Lad EXPERIENCED and came cut of
il unscathed IN the North sea, and the Skag-
gerack.
The weight Of q slid wave 10 ar u feet uaz
be easily calculated Il : sJmechins immense.
and one that M wooden vsssl would care t. re-
ceive on her decks.
OF course ,he augusta was always above water
and the t=sr was uet - severe uTln her. bat the
result = her OF q blow such - tae NiGaf1uvnlah
repeatedly received l DO ngI care - speculate
upon, especially - | have some thousand miles u
voyage in her ye-.
The English pilot Of the ironclad made his fr=-
voyage IN one of that class 70 this point, and Il
i not saying TOO much 70 assert that lie was thor
oughly frightened when be cazsd upon those ire
m=ndyus sais clInioE aboard a. he stood upon
the forward tUrTet. lie w4- ezc1=iiU-ly troubled
let the deck should give way and be crushed in
under tie superintendent water but gradually
re--in.i confidence and courage a. he Observed
how little effect the waves had On tal ship. There
was n shock u collision ana NJ sliveriuE and
trembling, such a. be had before experienced IN
circumstance but the slip pursued her own
way, easily and comfortably. throwing Of the
furious green ssas Is = lion would t1sS d rain drop
from bis Shaggy cat. AMI when lie went below
and was shut cut from the physical exhibition u
the elements his wonder grew. ana he now pro
nlunceS the vessel the most admirable and won
derful ship that ever 4 a-=i. In that lie but e
ccE0es the veri.:t u a. VIZ hI.. av-- IN her.