New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-29
PERILS OF The OCEAN.
ARRIVAL OF VESSELS OVERDUE.

yember 10 the first TO fcacn quarantine III III
morning. Ii was no. anticipated that she would be
at her pier before noon, hence preparations were
made FOR the usual MONDAY SUNDAY meal. The
steersge passengers. however, were landed
before dhner, but were served with
their allowance of PLAN pudding by
the steward Tie voyage fran Liverpool was cx-
cecdin IL tedious 10 everyone on lard. The fourth
day after leaving port there vas strong variao'o
gale with heavy squalls and high, coniused sea
winch broke over The decks with great force Inc
matches were batteucd down with tarpaulhs ana
the passengers were not permitted 10 go on uecA
until Thursday November 81 the gale decreased
In force. but there was very high head
sea and the vessel Only made 1Gf miles IN twenty
foar hours The following day the gale increased
AGAIN TO hurricane torc', creating Il heavier sea
which caused the vessel . ptcn about. TUESDAY
the strong gales continued with har squalls ahd
the seas secthing and surging against tAe vessel
tossed her about like cork The steera-c
steward IN descending 10 the galley from the Deck
was thrown violently down by "A heavy seq, ana had
ms iaw.bonr fractured The vessel made oily 1l9
miles on That day. The weather continued 10 he
the same NcduC Sday but thursday IL began 10
moderate and the days log showed l2S miles
run. Tho sea continued rough, but the pisScns -
were ihankiui 10 get on deck. SATURDAY was we
plcassntest day OF the entire VOYAGE. Inc Bal'ic
brought SIX boxes Of bar gold IN her Spcc.e-room.
the gcr'2 arrived at QiAr%n.ihs aDout 'Wo
hour aiter tie Baltic. but she lett LiNelioo NO
yemb, 49, Oae Oi the passenger addressed the re-
porter o. IHS lEiBUNE thus: "OoNhoT we aie
not much acquainted with these things as TINS Is the
first experience sea tor many of IL. But tell Us,
why If that the BaluC, which lett the MerSey
three days after we dd. should arryeL erc two hours
ahead 81 uSi II was "a very rough voyage. and a
nasty one. All that kept up was tie
courage o. the young ladics. bat On Tuesday night
which was the worsi OF all many oil ihc Women
became terribly frightened about the vessel. she
came a'o1g slowly, but jumped about IKE
big huoy. | shall never travel ~ tunardcr
again" The same questions were asked ny others:
The Algeria had bad weather from tie lr>t, ana
from the 10th to tie oath the Passengers
danger from the seas. when swept the decks OF the
the vessel fore and aft and troke over the cross
trees the mats. The log shows that from NoveTn-
her &c u tie 25tn there we're strong gales 70 Dle
against aud nigh, confused sea. On some day the
vessel barely kept hcadwGy on. Inc Wea her mod
Grated Friday. The Algeria brought @V"OOO III
specie.
November - and was due here "Wednesday last,
and tue R0Xhargh Castle, sailing from Dundee.
Scotland, November Is. also arrived Yesterday.
The voyages of these two vessels were the same as
the Baltic ana Algeria had, Tut II Is IelnarK3be
that not of the steamers had even a rope-yarn
The Nevada of the Onion Line, sailed from
Liverpool five hours behind the Algeria, arrived at
Quarantine late last night
SileSd. from Hamburg, due tuesday last; the Jan
BTrldrl, from Antwerp. due Wednesday the We
toria AID Holland, from London, Cue thursday; the
Oder from Bremen due Friday; the Devon and
Bath CITY; from Bristol, the Cambria from Ham
burg: the Vile dc Marsei es. from Iiavre and the
L. Caiand, from ROtteTda 3D., due saturday the
City of Berlin, from Liverpool; the Eialto, from
Hull, and tie Naukin, from Havana. due yesterday
TRYING EXPERIENCE IN OCEAN VOYAGES.
DUIIES or OFFICf RS AND CREW IN ROUGH WEATHER.
A SLIGHT SKETCH OF A SUCCESSFUL CAPTAIN.
In such certain order do the steamships OF
the many regular Ines besides the transient steamers
carrying Ieicn only, sail from this port every week,
pointing their prows toward aeland. scotland Ireland,
Germany. France SpaiD the Mediterranean, the West
Indies, the Isthmus of Panama Brazil China, ports
along the that if they chance to be day
two overdue either end OF the route because OF ad
weather friends oil those board begin to wonder
anxiousy what can have happened. They do not seem
able make allowance for the dangers OF the ocean
passage The steamer, meanwhile. may ee making Der
way slowly surely. against continuous gales, while
heavy break over the bows md threaten 70 swamp
her. Her prov and stern be alternately out OF the
wator; the may entirely clear and t0en
engines e "racug away, because the blades of the
propeller relieved of the perhaps the
vessel may be in pitching and rOl Ing at
once ard taxing seas the rail which threaten TO
sweep The ifcboas from the dayits and every living
thing from the decks.
Such mas been the experience Of nearly every
steamer tnat has arrived in port within the lat
weeks TIE anxiety and responsibility Of the officers
have been great. Tie matches Ia such storms are GOV
cred with GrpauIns fastened down to the deck. All |
the gangvays are closed The passengers required
to remain below and. although they sometimes think
they are badly used really the most comfort |
able persons board. The officers must stand their
regular Watches the force at the steering wheel must
be doube and the ookOuts must be stationed and re-
CURED keep a careful watch. The captain is the
bridge night and lay with the officer OF the deck. the
IKE the captain. never leaves his post
Their meals are taken 10 them-to the captain in the
and 10 the chiefengiDscr in the engnerOOm.
Below the fremen working at their ii res with great
Difficulty beng almost unable TO retain foOthod
because OF the tossing OF the vessel Tie hot Goals roll
under their every time the furnace door Is opened,
and the flames rurn their faces and bodies The coal
passer has great difficulty In bringing Goals from the
buukers TO the fires Tor tie buckets frequently break
from hi hold and roll into asn-pan RE frc-room
engineer passes from waive to valve ana from water
cock to waercOck, assuring himself that the boilers are
taking the feed water and keeping up the supply lie
tests the ura,on of the water in the boiler at inter
walls, and does not allow the percentage OF salt 10
exceed 2s2 1.-TWO ounces OF salt TO thirty two
ceeded a cOang forms on the shell of the boiler
The motion IF the vessel stirs up al foreign matter
the boiler and 4 apt the water foam then
the actual height OF water IN The boiler uncertain and
the engineer must be extremely watchiul The oiler
takes OF the running parts of the machinery keeps
the 0ge pmps in operation ana watches for the least
derangcneu; Of the machinery The lgneer stands al
his posi- al the throttle valve hour alter hour. and
checks tracing" OF the engines at the lime
keeping running at the required speed \ moments
neglect on MS part would disable the ship Sometimes
the vessels lifted out OF water and drops back
almost at the same instant Ia The brief interval The
pressure OF steam has not Deen throted the engines
begin race" the blades strike the
very nigh velocity, ana the blades snap oil as If made
Of zee. o.o,, No.. g.. .,oo,s, ,,o. and -,
hour the srilDg OF the BELL DE heard from the
ook-Ous al tneir stations in succession foretOp. ans
ais weli"; port gangway, al's wcl" starboard
gaDgHay ans we'll" The quartcrMaslor AT the wheel
Is directed certain course. For several days
captain be able to Obs ryatiOn of the
sun OF The Oner heavenly bodies, aud he is LIT
10 calculate position by wat is known dead
taking the number Of miles the vessel
traveIc through te water 6y the log ana making al
Iowauce for thc strength Of the current.
Nearly every vessel that has arrived nee
the early part OF November has had
just such storm experiences those mentioned. !
but some INES baye made much better trs tnan others
This Is accounted for In pare by he fact tuat
the Eu2sh take OF Their best fas elIners
when winter travel opens. Others the
winter and summer.
TEE CAREER OF SUCCESSFUL COMMANDER.