The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-06

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The London Daiiy telegraph OF Deem
her Git saws: 90 a certain saturday The
weltknown Cunard steamship Paribia was
between 400 and 800 miles distant from
the west coast OF Ireland, having sailed
from the rorl Of Boston on the previous
+. saturday. For some hours low barome-
ter had given warning OF coming
Gale. The breeze was fresh on the port
ouarter. with long following sea, over
Which, under the impulse OF propeller and
canvas. the beauiiiully-mOulded hull OF the
great steamship rushed like Il locomotive,
raising roar Of thunder at her bows and
carving out the green, glass.clear water with
her stem into two oil.smooih combers, which
broke lust abait the fore-rigeiDg and rushed
with a swirl and brilisuce OF t'am to join
the long, giitieIiDc snow-lipe al The wake
asitrn. There was piebald sky, The blue
i'm n furnished ard faint, and under 1t, like
n scattering # brown smoke. the scud went
floating swiftly. In the south and west the
aspect Of The heavens was portentous
enough. with a leaden deafness OF colIr
and line OF horizon as sharply marked
as a ruling In ink. The gale was
evidently TO come from this quarter;
and, sure enough, before eight bells in the
afternoon watch 1t was blowing hurricane
from the S. S. w. The fury Of the wind
raised tremendous sea. The Partbia ran
for time; but running is not the remedy
prescribed TO captains who are caught in a
circular storm, and shortly after O'Clock
the helm Of the steamer was put down and
her head pointed TO the seas. The passen-
IAIA tAara talt hatf oA
down by order OF Captain McKaye, the
commander of the vessel, so that they should
not be washed overheard or drowned in the
cabins, for now that the steamers bow Was
pointed at the sea, she was just one smother
OF frotb from the eyes to the rudder-bead.
Her curtseyjng might have looked graceful
ut distance, but IL was tremendous eX-
perience TO those who bad TO keep time TO
her dance
Every now and again she would "dish
whole green sea iorward-iaking it in
Just as you would dip pail into water-a
sea that Immediately turned the decks into
a small raging ocean as high as q mans
waist. AS she rolled she shattered the flu
rious tide against her bUiwarks, where it
broke into smoke and was swept away in
clouds like volumes OF steam for a whole
cabe-iength asteIn. The grinding and
straining OF the hull 1.-THE hollow, mt fled
yibratory note Of The engines; the BOOM
ing OF the mighty surges against the re.
sobant fabric; the screaming OF wind
through the iron stiff, staDding-Iigging,
and the enduring thunder OF the tempest
hurting through the sky, completed to the
ear the tremendous scene OF waifare sub.
mitted 10 the eye in the picture OF black
heavens and while waters, aud struggling,
smoibered, goad,d ship.
The Parthia lay hove to for six hours.
At 10 O'Clock at night he gale broke. the
wind sensibiy moderated, the steamer was
brought TO her course and went rolling
heavily over the
IMMENSE AND POWERFUL OCEAN SWELL
which the cyclone had left behind ii. Sun
day morning came with benediction In
the shape OF a warm, bright sun. But the
swell was still exceedingly heavy. IL was
shortly afier two bells 20 O'ClocI) when the
lookout man reported vessel away on the
lee tow, spparentiy hull down. AS she
was gradually hove up by the approach
OF the Partbia, those who had sailors
eyes "a their beads perceived that she was
vessel in distress, and that If any
human beings were aboard OF her their
phght would he most miserable. She was
water.logged, and so low in the water that
sac buried her bulwarks at every roll. She
had all three masts standing, but her yards
were boxed about anyhow, her running
rigging in bights, With ends Of 1t running
ever board. Her canvas was rudely fured,
kut she bad u fragment OF a foretopmagt
Stsysail boosted, rs well as storm staysail,
snd she looked TO be hove TO. Her speed,
had she been encountered as dereiic;,
was mournful enough to have set a
saiIcr musfng for an hour; but vines
ii wfs discovered that there were liv-
ing peopie on Der, she took aa ex-
sraorSinary and tragical significance.
No roiors were 'hoisted TO express her
condition; but then no coiors were need.
fUi. Hk.r story wanted no better telling
than was found In the suggestion o! the
small .cRs Rd of human heads on her dediy
wAcbins the Parthia; IN the dull and
deadly iatSOg OF the dark volumes OF water
against Sser sides; in The gushing Of cle9
cascades from the scupper.hoies as she
beaaaed Wezrily over TO the fold OF the taE
fw0k ihat threatened to oveEs helm her, aud
On the sIttesish way,sg of her naked spars
under tbe sky. Twenty-Five people could
be eeustea sboard ,of her. All these had
20 he sas edo Aut It WAS very well under
sio0d ~ extsy man 'baoDaiDg 10 the Par
ehia ttA they could only he saved at
lEe risk Of the lives Of tue boats crew
tisst stouid pn off for ti,em. The swell
was siJlt yiedast 10 an extent beyond
anything that can be conveyed IN
words. AZ TIE Paiibis, vita her propeller
asngu,dly revolving. sank iINo hollow, a
wall Of water stood between her and the
,bafx. aud tue fii faaed vessel became ieyisi-
Bile: then IL another moment hove bsgb.
the people en- board tie steamer could look
dowD from their poised deck uDon the half
'drdwaed hull, aud the soaked. clinging.
and pals faced crew, as you look upon a
house-tAe 10 q valley from the side OF bill.
The senous danger lay In lowering boat.
But Jack y not Of deItfrstiye turn Of
inind wilep something that ought 10 be done
visits fov him 20 dol Volunteers were ,
ortbcQnl0g. re order was given. Eight |
bands fpssDg aft ssd seated themselves IN
ne NJ posI sad Ne tbIrd officer Nj. Will