The New York herald., 1870-02-15
THE PERILs OF THE STORM.

Its Extent and Fury ON the Scas-Tho North
German Bnrk NicOlino In a sRovoivine''
Hurricane.
fuil and complete narrative OF the disasters that
have occurred the Atlantic during the late storm
can never DC written. Shlpwrecks, dismasted and
disabled vessels drowned mariners and nsble ships
driven ashore attes. some of the terrible re-
suits OF gale that from the Gulf or Mexico to
the st. Lawrence has been exceedingly destructive.
Those whose mercantile interests are such that
their attention Ii hourly directed to ike terrible
occurrences as the HERALp's marine news has re-
Gently daily chroniced. have realized the import
ancc Of speedy and corrcc, transmission to the
pUolic OF such intelligence. while the horror or mar
row escapes from death shattered hulls, oyerwnem-
ing seas, prvatIons and sutferlngs such reports
Ct length narrated, wero f1lf Of more than ordinary
interest," although unwecoms, TO the casual reader.
THE BARK NIcoLlag.
Among these vessels which have passed through
An ordeal OF terrible nature unscaJHed Is tho North
German bark Nicolinc, captain Helm, which arrived
at this port early Sunday morning. Thla vessel left
Santos Brazil. on the leln OF December laden with
coffee. They crossed the Equator in longitude &c.
degrees ON the l2ih OF January. Up to
this time the voyage had been extremely pleasant
marked with favorinG winds and charming
weather. on tho 81 OF February. when north OF
monision, strong gale from the north and east
whlcn drove her Sacx 20 tue Gulf Stream.
"RryoIvISGn HURRICANE.
The gale increased In fury without abatement
untl tue sth inst.the moon being In the first quar-
ter--when within l2O niles distant north by west
from SANDY Hook the wind cantcd to the east and
then again suddenly to the eastsoutheaSt culniinat
ing In revolving hurricane, which continued tireo
days, finally expending It's fury on the l1tn instant
and settling down TO o strong gale from the north
west. In Twelve hours the barometer fell one incn
from 80 20 to 1920 descending -hundredths
OF an inch regularly every hour. Al se-
ven A. NJ. OF the llth instant the vessel
was compelled TO lay TO On tho starboard
tack with reefed t0psaiis One honr after tho
topsaiis were finally made fast, Is blowing at the
time o heavy gale. with hurricane-like squalls,
which lued A. times and became almost calm;
then lgns W1irdS from the northeast and southeast
followed for two hours, with high, cross, choppin4
boiling seas, until at length tho variable
tho barometer constantly falling Again
The winu quickly clapped around TO she southwest
and westsouthwest, and for five hours the hurri-
cane was again dashing the vessel from wave to
wave, threatening In its fury TO destroy 1t. At
eIht P. N. the WIND mad again canted to the
seas, however, continuing. with the barometer
rising little. AT hhlf-past twelve A. N.
tAe 18th Tho wind went TO the northwest still again
blowing little less tlau hurricane, which c0ntin.
ueG forty eight hours At length when dsrnay had
taken possession Of every soul on board because OF
this terrible experience, towards morning
Of the 18th. the hurricane sHbsded and the
Nconnc, after trial which few vessels
are subjected TO and survive them, was enabled
to proceed 10 this port having survived an ordeal or
that has for years visited the Atlantic coast Cap
tain Helm admits that we're IL not for a COURAGEOUS
crew 1t IL proDomatic3l whether he would now be
able 70 cnronicae suca satisfactory state ox aatra