The New York herald., 1878-10-20
STORMY VOYAGE or THE STEAMER scYrHIl


REMARKABLY Low BAROMETER.
When the royal mail steamship Scytnia, OF the Gu
nard Line, getting up steam at Liverpool on Sat-
urday, October s. preparatory TO her voyage,
a HERALD despatch being read by the people OF
Europe. warning them OF the approach OF storm.
Ol course, la the hurry and excitement OF prepara
tion tor the embarkatlon, neither the passengers
their friends paid much attention to storm predic-
lions and busied themselves with moro interesting
and agreeable affairs But when tho first days rnn
10 Queenstown completed and the good ship had
anchored in Cork harDor, waiting Tor the mails.
the pas sen gers mad little time reflect
weather probabilities and vcntiate their views
meteoroogy generally. Smart young fellows, return
Ing from them nrst trip Europe, ana therefore
qua.incd 10 render an opinion any subject that
mignt come up Tor discussion, said confidently, I'VE
Will havo good out-Just q litto lively, you
know" Older traveller, however, remembering
many experiences, were not quite 50 sanguine, anu
had misglyGngs increased by rumors about tbe
hEEALD wArn1nG Besides, a sianco over the western
hills tnat overlook tue roadsLead showed cloudy
SKY, with patches Of Iow iyng and rapidly moving
scud, ana a washy appearance generally. Tue ba
rOmeter iahing steadily, ana occasionally ntu
gust broke the regular undulaons OF the watcrs sur
lace INTO ragged aud almost angry, choPping
soon the BIZ steamer was on ner way toward the
open seg.
The predicted storm was due on the Sth. During
the 7th the falling barometer and southeastcrly tU
soutncrly winds, with rough sea- Indicated 70 the
InIatrd that thero was no escape Tho ships course
was directed lille to the soutnward OF the usual
line followed By eastward bound Cunard steamers
and therefore considerably southwark OF
the usual westward course. But Captain Haiues
knew what he was about aud edged away
IRON the track Of the storm centre as much no
cou4d without seriously lengthening The voyage On
morning OF the Sth the winds drew into south
and the began TO increase the weather thick
began TO tail, heavily at times. Later in the
the barometer Tell last, and Al four r. NJ. was at
~ tncncs with strong s0uthcry wind. The storm
now began TO rase the sea very high. The wind be-
continued to TALL aud, at eight y. NJ, was
as low 2s.60. Enormous seas swept
toward the ship, sending clouds Of spray on
the blast that the exposed skin like hno
exceptto these ampnIbious creatures the officers
and crew, WHO seemed to derive diaOolIcat enjoy
IN cnt from the roaring Of the waters and the wiIu
rolling and lurchng vi the ship. Toward md night
OF Sth icll 10 IS %, the lowest
ord Oh tho shi ps log book nua withiu the expert
encc OF tue captain. The sea was now running very
blgh; indeed the wave crosts ovcrtopped the deck
houses and seemed 10 mount into the rigging
at times, presenting picture oi indescrio,
on aeck. Tne wind, having shifted 10 the
northwest afler temporary lull, increased 10 the
force hurr.caus but the barometer began to rise
rapidly, and ali the indication pointed to the TACT
that the sh I'D had passed TO the western side OF the
rapidly rising barometer 5ut httlo decrease IN the
Tho passengers suffered considerably. Several
badly shaken some severely Jurcd by tails.
rolling oi the ship. were suffered Ny quite a large
number Of passengers. Several tncs heavy seas were
shipped. on MOn1ay, the 1871, aDothcr storm
pusSed 70 tie south ward OF the shlp raising very
ncivy sen, but the Seytha ran out O IT soon and INTO
comparatively smooth water. rho porlls OF tho deep
forgotten.