The New York herald., 1877-12-07
THE STORM THAT SWEPT THE
HURON.
HOW THE STEAMER NIAGARA BBAvED THH
SAME FEARFUL GALE-viEws OF AN OLD

HOW THE STEAMER NIAGARA BBAvED rHH
SAME FEARFUL oALE-viEws OF AN OLD
sEAFARING MAN.
The steamer Niagara, Captain Curtis, returned to
port yesterday from Havana on nor outward passage
she experienced tho same storm which broagh. The
iiiaied Huron 10 her untimsiy end representative
oi tho HERALD visited tho steamer during the alter
noon while sho was moorod AT tho loot OF Congress
street, Brooklyn, and tnere obtained the particulars
OF the great It's fearful consequences First
ofncor Baker, in response to the question OF tho
writcr stated that ne watcn when the Nj
agara met this fearful gale, which seemed to extend
all along tina virguis and North Carolina and
for miles across the Atlantic at was at quarter
past eleven 7. NJ. OF November 23," he said ''with
Barncgat light to the wes that She wini and werc
feariuIy increasing the glass falling rapidly, and
1t daylight ou tho morning OF the a4th the
weather looked gloomy aud low. Orders were
~ once gwen to baton down tho hatches
and all preparations made to meet
heavy southeAstcr. thcre every indication OF
. fearful gallo. Tho Niagara at that timo Lat.
tude 81 SO. Longitude "a 81 distant about two hun
dred and ten miles south. From twelve O'Clock on
that day tn eight r. M. heavy southeastern gale was
blowing, With heavy chopped the roll.
Ing and pitching fcariulIy. Al hafpast ten Y. M. the
ship was hove to and headed south aud easL tho
was then increasing AZ terrific rate. Al I've minutes
past twelve A NJ, wnon the edge OF Cult
stream, tho Niagara shipped tremendous sea, VT cb
swept forward with Intense force and carried away
tue RAILS stovo IN tho lilo raft aud also the pilot house
II also hllcd the deck with immense volumes o
water, carried away tho forenatch and three dead.
lights on tho Storage deck. Lille limos put
up all along the vessel prevent any one IRON
being washed overheard, and four O'Clock IN tns
morning everything about the ship reported to bs
state OF readiness moot whatever disaster ghf
bciaIi II. ls
cLsAR OF rms COAST.
"0f course" said Ofcer Baker. .'wc kept clear
Al. a anil (,tpa Hnt tter
IN southeastern gale ike that aud south.
casteriy direction away from that ugly coast During
this frghtiui Storm The most severe known Tor years,
tho passengers all behaved cooiiy There were tnr-
teen horses on board, and tho, suffered drcadiuily
during the berce gallo, often faIlsng down in their
stalls. Nevertheless only ono OF thom died IRON ex
hauson and fatigue aud that was fully twelve hours
alter tue worst OF tho storm had passed. The Niagara
was between Cape Hattcras aud Bodies Island about
| the time that the Huron stranded. Throughout tho
forenoon OF tho 25th fearful wind kcpt blowing IN
heavy squalls; the running from soath.
east but under the circumstances the ship behaved
coai" ~ Saa ea. b~ dead rockon,na tns yssse ,non
was In latitude 80 deg north gitude ~ deg.
| gale from south 70 east continued, but the sea
goting smoother; 10 acI tho heavy rams kept down
tue sea AZ three O'Clock the ncxs morning capo
Lookout hight sighted, distance eighteen mios,
| aud twenty fathoms OF water. Tho heavy old south
| kept along for Two days more, but subse-
insss,s Gsysns sn''' "" pA'' ''S ~ ''o way '0~n "
In response to the wri,or's inquiry as to what he
thought OF the Signal Service, and whether he, as
seaman, would 90 to sca n the
signals wero nying MIR. Bakor said -''Thas depends
aitogo other upon the confidence has his ship.
The signal Service has no doubt done great deal of
good NcveFthoiess, the commander OF a vessel who
knows that he has stanch sup undor his fees docs
not want 10 be called q coward and appear II he
| fears . storm. Though u may influence those Who
not about the condition OF their vosssl and
| In tact, oaght 60 euduence everybody. Us will
| quietly Ito At anchor and watt the passing or tho
storm. II do lose thirty-six or forty hours.
! or course, don't know what tho condition OF tho
Huron was, but snc ought kopt clcar oG that
coast during that gale Of which all VI had plenty
| OF prcmonition bcioro u Iashca ussn i"ia that
| precedentsd tury.n