The New York herald., 1879-01-04
TRANSATLANTIC FREIGHT.

ARRIVAL OF THE LoTTIE, OF THE UNICORN LINE,
AFTER A TEMPEsTUoUs PASSAGE.
The first steamship of the Unicorn line, which Is
to ply between the whaves Of the Now York Central
Railroad, at West Sixty-ffth street. and European
ports. arrived here Thursday evening" after very
tempestuous voyage. Her name is the Lottie, and
she brought to this port general cargo OF green
fruit assigned to the Fruit Merchants Association of
New York. She proceeded to pier No. Al North
River where she will unload. From there the Lottie
will go to the wharves at the foot of West Sixty
street for the purpose Of receiving her cargo Of
grain and will sail thence as soon after January IL
possible for Hamburg
THE LoTTIE's VOYAGE.
In an interview yesterday Captain Weddle, the
commander of the Lotte, gave the following account
of the voyage:-"On November 25 the Lottie left
Catania. Sicily; November &c, Messina; OH No
vember 30, Palermo on December. Malaga, and on
December 8, Gibraltar. The vessel Immediately en-
countered storms and had hardly started before
periencng head Winds For the first third of the pas
sage the winds were not so heavy, but when
about half way across they became worse.
and when of Bermuda we e5 encountered var
head Winds The sea very heavy all the time
All the sails split, with the exception of the ib
away. The square staysan not set during the
voyage. On December ~ and 2S the weather became
worse, nnd on the morning OF the zttn the water
looked very dirty and the wind gradually increased
from the west At four P. M. of that day there
evident Indications of cycone-viz., rapidly falling
barometer, accompanied by sudden change of wind
CYCLONE.
Captain Weddle thought the force of the wind
west-southwest He hauled the Lottie to, but could
not avoid getting in the centre OF the cyclone. 1t
raincd in sheets. and the ships light could not be
seen at distance Of two feet. He gave orders to
steam right ahead at full speed and when the centre
of the cyclone had been passed those on board the
vessel felt the force of the gale for hour and half
afterward. The vessel went ahead with one sail
only, and that doublereefed. The breaking
over tho bows, and the Captain put his ship
straight at them Just as the Lotte passing the
centre of the cyclone a vessels light was 200
yards away, evidently at the stern. When the
crest of the waves those on board the Lotte could
this light distinctly, but when they got into the
hollow Of the they could not see the rigging or
masts and therefore concluded that tho unknown
vessel in distress and seeking assistance 1t was
useless to put out boat. that effort made
to reach the unknown vessel.
The wind struck from the other side Of the COM
pass December 80 and after getting away from
the cyclone the Lotie experienced strong fresh gales
which caused the vessel to lose, on Thursday night
when of Barnegat, her main trysail and gaff. She
had also lost her fore and main staysail. "and to
sum up" said Captain Weddle, ''this the most
severe passage that ever experienced"
The steamer Zanzibar of the Unicorn line, has also
arrived from the ports, and in consequence of
the loss of the steamship State Of Louisiana she has
been booked to sail for Glasgow.