The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-03-16
TERRIBLE STORM AT SEA.
Loss of the Captain and Two Mates of
the steamship Europa.
A WEEK OF HoRRoRs-APPALLING STORM
SWEEPING OFF THE SHIPS coMMAN-
DER-sAvED BY A sKILFUL
UNDER OFFICER.


Cow for New York on the 25th of February,
with 1876 steerage and 10 cabin passengers.
She experienced squally weather during
the first few days. which increased to a
strong gale from the west, with sleet and
hesvy cross sea on March !. Next day
Thursday, at noon, another strong gale
blew up from the south-southwest accom-
panied by heavy cross sea. At IL ?. M.
| the wind checked to the west, followed by
another gale from west-northwest, with
heavy cross seas. This continued all night,
but on the next morning another fresh gale
sprang up from the west, which necessita-
ted the double reefing of all the sails. To-
ward evening the gale increased in fury,
and the vessel was put under very slow
steam. AIS
The scene at eight o'clock was awful.
The vessel had reached latitude 1880
north, and longitude $3.50 west. 1t was
dark as pitch, the horizon being overcast,
and the air was chilly with the driving
sleet and the dashing spray. The wind
whistled through the rigging, and rushed
against the sides of the ship, which groan-
ed and shivered at every blow. In all di-
rections, foam-crested waves from seventy
to eighty feet high, ran roaring upon the
gallant vessel, threatening to crush her,
but she rode like duck. sa6.6
Men waited and listened with blanched
faces women sobbed and prayed, and
little children huddIcd close to their pa
rents in terror. Capt. Macdonald, when
ever he could snatch moment from his
duties on deck, strobe about below with
smile on his face, laughing and joking
away every body's fears, and endeavoring
to
ALLAY APPREHENSION.
At about half-past o'clock the steerage
and the intermediate passengers had been
partially quoted, and the captain sat down
10 the midst of the cabin passengers, near
ly all of whom had known him and sailed
with him before, and began CONVEX
sation about old times, every one became
interested, and in joking and even laughter
they forgot the peril of the hour. AT
about twenty-five minutes past o'clock
Capt. Macdonald drew out his watch and
far him TO 90 on decl. to rive his final in
structions far the nioht to His mates as
was his cnstom before going TO he'd Tim
Inc - nv Alexander Il Carson Of NJ
Rowlino Cream in This c;tv he sa;d nCor.
son wonldn't Won l;ke to come m ana
take look at the sea ?" Corson replied
in the affirmative, and they started up the
mpanionway together.
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