The Morning herald., 1875-10-26
Dangers OF ocean Travel.

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Dangers or ocean Travel.
N. Y. Tribune Of yesterday ...
The steamship Colombo, of Wilson's
Line, which left Hull, on Oct. 2, and
Southampton on Oct. 6, reached this city
yesterday morning, after most tempestu-
Gus voyage. Soon after leaving Southamp-
ton, strong westerly gales were encounter
ed, which increased in intensity until Oct.
II, when they assumed the violence of a
hurricane. Capt. Burkitt of the Colombo
states that when in latitude 400 4V and
longitude 490, the sea carried away every
thing movable, while an immense wave,
which struck the steamer on her port
quarter, swept over the decks, dashing its
occupants against the bulwarks and sides of
the vessel, washing from thelookout bridge
three seamen, one of whom was killed out
right, while the other two were dangerous
ly, perhaps mortally wounded. The wave
seriously injured several others. The ves-
sci wa, compelled to lay to for 4s hours,
during which the gale ragged with unabated
fury. The wind blew frola the west and
northwest From Oct II the wind was
light and variable.
The bark Emelia Celestina arrived at
this port yesterday from Marseilles, which
she left on Aug. 20. Her commander,
Starace, reports that on Oct. 10, when in
latitude 3O0 and longitude $50, the vessel
was struck by a heavy gale, which carried
away some Of her sails and tore others to
shreds. The sea made clean sweep over
the vessel, and it was with great difficulty
that she could be kept OH her course. The
wind finally abated and enabled the cap
tain to make repairs and bring the vessel to
port.
The schooner Z. L. Leonard left Mobile
on Ocs. 6, with load of lumber, consigned
to II. II. Colcot in this city, where she ar
rived yesterday. On Oct. 12, when off AL
ligator Reef she encountered strong wind
and heavy sea. Her sails were sr'' and
lost, and she suffered other ds,,.-a! ch
caused her to put ints Key V|e, II. { is
tress. There temporary rspsi:s IRE
made, after which she sailed fur tb;s IT.
Adispatch received yesterdaytgcr, {, ne-
bee states that the captain of the steamship
Lake Nipigon, just arrived from Liver
pool, reports very boisterous passage,
gale succeeding gale, with l.eavy head
seas, in which the vessel sustained consider
able damage. On Oct. IA she encountered
a hurricane while high and dangerous
sea was running. The gale Increased with
such intensity that no one could remain
with safety on deck, and the captain had to
be lashed to mast, where for IA hours he
directed the movements Of the vessel. Du-
ring thestorm John McOniche, the stew
ard, was dashed against the upper-deck
combing Of the companionway and killed.
On Saturday afternoon, as the steamer
Panther was making trip from Boston to
Philadelphia, she came in contact, off
Chatham, with the schooner Hope, of Wal
ton, N. s., which sailed from Vineyard
Haven on Friday. The schooner had her
bowsprit and headgear carried away and
the steamer lost her fore.rigging and dam
aged the foremast and pilot-house badly.
The Panther towed the schooner back to
Vineyard Haven and yesterday proceeded
on her voyage. l'y
The schooner Emma K. Smalley, with a
load Of salt from Turks Island, anchored
inside of Sandy Hook on Saturday night,
and was ruu into by the schooner Maria
and Elizabeth, outward bound, which
struck her on the port bow, staving in her
bulwarks and carrying away her headgear
and otherwise seriously injuring her. The
vessels Of the Coast Wrecking Company
went to her assistance, and she will proba.
bly, be towed up to the city to-dev q
The Vicksburg Herald says:-su Am e.
and his Brigadier Generals were de;er.nin-
ed 70 have the cotton crop Of NisIssipp i
lest in the f,las, they could have / 4 uEon