The sun., 1872-12-28
THE STORMS OF NOVEMBER.
SsRTLoUs voYAeE or rHE STEAM
ER CALABRIA.


Evsst Described ~ q Passenger.
Prom me Lvsrpooi Poa.
On the 18th OF November the Calabria,
of the Cunard line, looeened from her moorings
commenced her voyage across the treacherous
Eaters. About IL o'clock on Sunday night, the
Pwept across the Atlantic (as attest the. number
ecss wrecks) burst upon us. was awakened BY
q fts:e *. a @ d out Ss o T
hole; the ecene was frightfpl. The sea which
high, were iashed Into fury by the wind, which
s1o ound the and through sss s
ging with the noise OF thunder. The ship was
.n esp,buats oe sspesnSg over until the sea
washed her decks. She would right herself
with bound that
MADE EVERY TIMBER CRACK.
then mounting the crest Of huge wave she
bottom Of the sea. we held on for our very lives
SS and % Srsoed G s
The ssnsway elpectng eys1y y moment a the ss. de-
In the saloon came down with a crash from the
racks, and were broken into thousands OF pieces:
glasses sG" in the ststerooms were torn rom their
tastenngs and dashed TO atoms. The state
Sase.. clothing, &C., thrown S Clear Fac across the
Eangway oh, how wo longed for daylight SO
furious was the dsshins Of the o vessel ] u wa. was
lion. II was only by bracing my back against
Tho side Of the stateroom, with my feet against
attempted TO move about were dashed from side
40 side, In imminent risk OF their lives. Mean
while
rHE HuRRicAfE INCREASED.
We attempted to run before the wind. The
main topsail was torn Into ribbons and carried
away the very chain which held II to the yard
nrIn, with links nearly quarter Of an inch thick,
syns snapped like tow-strng Having no sail
The way Of the tremendous waves which swept
hpon US The time came when every wave burst
The quarter like Titanic slodRe-h e-hammers. 1t
seemed impossible for her to withstand the
ting, ting OF the signal, showing that our brave
captain was on the watch, and from his bridge
STEADY Directly over my stateroom. on deck, a
rope had been stretched from one railing TO the
being swept overheard. I could hear them, as,
catching sight OF an enormous wave coming,
they would run for their lives,
THEIR ONLY SALVATION BEING TBE ROPE.
Itrembled for fear they would not catch IT,.
accordingly. fhe lIfeboat had been swept away
way, and the men al the wheel stood TO their
waists In water. The captain came down with
nm anxious face, and examined the chains which
held the wheel To the helm In going up on deck
again, he paused amomentto speax 70 Mr. Yates
that whS moment ms 'aaS mgy IN wsRs
broke over the vessel, dashed In the side
Of the room room where they were standing;
threw him against the donkey engine, to
which he cung for his life shortly after he
called a council Of his officers, and the opinion
OF all was that II they continued on their course
abe vessel must soon 20 down under the weight
hnd. That most dangerous Of all experiments
was resolved up9n-our only hope-to put the
were eight chances against us to two In our
favor Yet II was done successfully. An old
finest piece OF seamanshlp ever seen in the At
lnntic, turning that vessel round In the teeth Of
that gale
THE GREAT DANGER
was that In bringing her round she would fall
OF into the trough Of the sea, and the waves.
captain, standing on his bridge. watched his OPP
portunity, as she mounted a tremendous wave,
oSnd the n%St 9aRe ReVe her
gave the signal. The six men at the wheel
threw, their strength, upon the helm, and
over, until the saloon portfolios were under
water. She hung 50 long in that position
she would, never right herself again. Imyself
gave up all hope, Visions OF wrecks, Of foun-
OF pale skeletons in seaweed winding sheets of
ealt-lined bones and grinnng skulls, which lay
thickly strewn. on the sandy floor came before
ane, and grasping my wife by the hand waited
- hear the water gursle through the portfolios
For the space Of a minute the vessel lay In that
position, and then slowly righted. should live
Lion OF that moment when life seemed to
TREMBLE IN THE BALANCE
Our brave. skilful captain had chosen his op-
fhe full force of the next wave, and We were
now in better condition. We were ceaving
Tho waves instead of presenting broad surface
10 their stroke. Toward noon the fury Of the
storm somewhat abated. The waves, though
running high, did not chase each other SO fu-
IiouSly. A new topsail was Hgged up. and we
put about again, and ran with the wind. II was
perilOus voyage nearly the whole Capt.
McMickan said that for thirty-hve years the
ocean he had not had so rough passage. The
storm seemed to gather It's force again we
neared the Irish coast. and when we got into the
Channel II was blowing a furious gale So
Aere, iLdeed was IL that we were unable to make
Queenstown. Night came on and we were with
out pilot. We sent up rocket after rocket, but
there was response.
NO BOAT COULD LIVE
In such a sea. We passed the spot where the
Cambria went down with all hands on board, In
Just such gale passed the spot where the
Royal Charter was dashed to pieces on the rock
bound coast leaving scarcely one TO tell the
tale. Cautiously we felt our way in the inky
darkness Every few rods the captain drew a
bucket OF water, and, dipping the thermometer
into IL, would judge Of our locality by the tenn
of dread apprehension, passed away, and when
morning broke we had crossed the bar, and
liverpool was In sight.
Voyage Of the ship Don GuiIiormo and the
Indian Queen-Tweive senmen Lost.
from ne Li0erpooi Post.
We left New York, Nov. l3; winds light
.northward. On the 2Sth II blew modersre gale,
which increased with great fury and very high
sea; weather dull and cloudy, with passing
showers. on the 10Th the gales still increasing.
IAt6 A. NJ. heavy sea broke on board. shifting
the long boat and spars, and hling the half deck
with water. At A. NJ, the deck being con-
stantly full OF water and the sea still getting
higher, we hove 70 on the port tack. On the