The New York herald., 1870-10-24
THE GULF GALES.
Arrival Of the Havana Steamship MORO
Castle The Terrible Hurricanes
Experienced During the
Round Voyage.

The terrible ocean calamies OF the prcsenC month
have startled the civilized world. They have ex-
tended lar and wide, violent equally on the coast OF
Europe as on our southern coast. In the Gulf OF
Mexico the storms have wrecked and east ashore u
score or more OF vessels laden with valuable freight
and manned by efficient sailors. or this during the
past few days. the HERALD has given the fullest in
teligence. Yet OF the suferings OF crews, The dan
gerous and disagreeapie Incidents OF the month,
multiplied IA reahty as they arc fourfold by what
mas already been received, mono perhaps VIII ever
know. Already there have been intelligence OF yes
sells wrenched TO pieces, hulls torn asunder, masts
carried away sails Split aud shocks like TO an earth
quake experienced by seamen surging and splashing
In the ocean; but what remains OF these to be said
In tue future Is enough, without imagination max
Ing the gloomy forebodngs OF the hour terrible
oi the steamships overdue at this port, and In
spite ol tue herosm ana cooness Of those interested
in the many on board, there tears that several
were lost, and the brayest on board required TO look
death and their burial In watery graves in the face
10 some instances, happily these fears have not
peeh feallzed None more so ;nan lhat OF the case
Oh tne Havana steamship MORO Castle, which
arrived safely in this port yesterday But the expe-
rlence oI ITS crew has been OF q terrible nature
ana their escape certainly OF the most proVdental
character. n
The MORO Castle on ner round voyage to Havana
anu TINS port has been subjected TO double hurri-
cane. On the 18th inst, or "Hole IN the Walln in
the Caribbean Sea- the first burst upon them from
the south, which lasted nye hours This was not
Thought much OF, as the officers knew their vessel
10 DC good one and equal To almost any blown in
the Gun. On the l7th inst. she lett Havana tor this
port All went pleasantly with the passengers, some
bound Oh business and others for pleasure, unit
the 2st, when, at four O'Clock In the afternoon, q
terrific hurricane burst upon them, aud Tor eight
hours " continued, nllng the passengers with dis
may. III came nom the southeast TO northeast, and
the seas rolled fearfuly and almost mountain hgn.
The oicers and crew were not frightened, but when
the waves made a clean breach over the Ship fore
AUD at, they felt the time to be fraugnt with evil.
Tlelr nfst movement was to throw overheard
the deck load, consisting OF seven hundred
barrels OF oranges. This was OF material service;
but the hurricane continued, ana dashed the
urIed from thef gashets into atoms; carried away
the skylights, bunace and everything movable on
deck overheard, aud. TO make matters worse
qaInaged the paddlewheel boxes ana filled the
saloons with water. IL was an experience which
the participants will never forget but the good ship
despite the strain which she received, with the
guidance OF her captain, the indomitable Adams,
reached this port III safety
Feeling deeply what they have passed through
the passengers, IN committee, united in card OK
thanGs, copy OF which VIII be found annexed
STEAMSHIP MoRRo CASTLE,
HAnEon or NEW YORK, Oct. %, is70S
The passengers OF the American Moro Castle,
stu deeply impressed with the danger which they escaped
during tho terrible hurricane of the ss nst their
from Havana after returning thanks TO the Almighty
having reached his port Ia safety consider duty make
10 whose great energy and ssu they consider
themselves chiefly Indebted for their saivaiion
Henry + tnay, o. A. CLARK, Ernest May, Jose Martinez
Ssnaco Curl Santos fag1 Vicente Fernandez, mrs. s.