Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-04-05
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TERRIBLE STORM AT SEA.

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Donald, of the Anchor line, which arriv-
ed at Glasgow, on Monday, encountered
a week of horrors on her passage. Squal-
" weather was experienced during the
first four days, and on March Sd. when
six days out, the gale increased in fury
The scene at s clock P. M. is desert
bed as hav ing been awful. In all direc-
tious foam-crested waves seventy to eigh-
ty feet high. ran roaring upon the gallant
vessel, threat ening to crush her but she
rode
Men waited and listened with blanched
faces; women sobbed and prayed, and
little children hnddled together close to
the side of their parents in terror. About
an hour later. when the excitement among
the passengers had somewhat subsidized.
Captain Mcdonald went on deck to give
instructions to the mates for the night,
and in company with Mr.. A. D. Corson,
of New York. passenger, started up the
companionway. When they reached
the deck the storm was at its greatest
fury. and what then took place is thus
described.
The captain laughingly dared Mr..
Corson to 60 with him upon the bridge.
Mr.. Corson accepted the challenge and
the two started forward. They had
barely reached the end of the deck house
when the ship gave sudden lurch to
starboard, and M. Corson's courage cool
ed. He said Captain. l guess Ill 60
back, as I've only got my slippers on"
The Captain laughed. and said "All
right. 20 back then" Mr.. Corson shou-
ted. "Captaiu, take care Of yourself =
and re-entered the cabin. He had hardly
seated himself when he was startled by
tremendous crash, quickly followed by
the coarse yells of the seaman. "help"
The Captains overheard! J. Mr. Corson
sprang up the steps. and saw at . glance
the full extent Of the disaster. A tire
mendous sea had struck the bridge be-
meath the starboard side. twisting the
horizontal iron railing into perpendicular
position. and tearing up the planking like
paper. This broke the wave. aud its
crest fell with crash upon the leeward
side Of the bridge, swapping the stanchions
and grinding tha: part of the floor into
kindling wood. The almost solid noun
tain of water then bounded of into the
sea again, staving in two boats and break
ing the main-boom, having evidently
turned sumersault in its passage. 1t
wLelmed the captain and first and second
mates, sweeping them far of into the deep.
The ship was speedily slowed and stop
ed and the buoys and ropes were cast into
the waves, but without avail. The news
Of the disaster was carefully kept secret
from all but the cabin passengers. The
remainder of the night was spent in pray.
ers and tears. Even the bravest refused
to occupy the state-rooms, and lie down
in their clothing in the saloon. Mean
time the gale became q tornado. At
about midnight another wave struck the
Europa. and the noble vessel trembled
from stem to stern. The hurricane con-
tinued through the night and all day on
Sunday. Sunday night and Monday. the
vessel from necessity going under very
slow head of steam all the time. To add
to the horror on the nigh, Of the disaster
one of the intermediate passeugers heard
Of the captains death and spread the
story among his fellows. Next morning
it was told to the steerage passengers fill
ing them with CONSERVATION. A kind Of
mutiny ensusd, mass indignation meet.