Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-11-18
a E,eFiIOES EOYGIe.

Tbo steamship V!uto:i. Ut ;ho Auc6or line,
which reached N.S York E?e;lesdsy iai
s!yiy-6ve saloao pass2egsI5 scG $50 ii The
stacraga, ia sdGiiiop 10 tci o6a mp,emsas OF
sixty -aiao oGioa!s cad ctea. An0ag her pas
s,rgers vas Commander GheE1s, ot tbs Royal
Navy. ;h3 iolleS!as larsa(i7a 81 the vy:se!'a
exneriotc. Sss furnished bg Cln ;nalGeS
CAeynS:
Ffom tho mouth Of lia Thames ;ho Victoria
DAD filo rua djRl &c Casclei, sad ell W:nt
me: Until Bhe reached tbs loi;idE tCr.lcs ia mid
ocean.
Oa the Oh, tho Victoria shiDDa; tremcr-
dous sGs aGidsGlps which smashed z Iite-oosf.
driving is GU: Of l. cbocks assioss ihs su,oke-
stack, s7iIch IL stared aad iuuS: NsV5 carried
away h.G tho stack not been krp. 10 position by
the naicGtsyS, EGtPaen Wh!c; Il Gsci!letcG uati!
The iunael guys were egeln SGT up cad goarcd.
As il was tns docke2 cpslBs fu5nel WAS c.rrisd
sway, srd tho boai 974s smashed t. p!go:s. Tha
Ic9boX Gnd oaHtsGls were wssned overheard,
the stsrboard bridge ladder snd sarossl 7e1,!-
lattrs Wtro iOru irOn the deck nod swopt eTey.
Sixteen rlaD W5re ou tho nalub0Cm roehug
The rusatrysail ct the tlre. Tho saic sea
traakiug over the DICK house Gds;ied ihY bjom
60 ieeHaTd AID bfCka Is ia:o three pisces. The
blGtSwsu aa5 100 nbie sea m21 Rere scpt cysI
board std rer6c e20G a&a;G. La tha tesgiCss OF
,ho gallo the i.ra;Cp5aii 5e!a was carried sway
II the slirgl, sha toIst0yse! teGu to :!O2ous,
shc r;Zz3u na;1.opaai eud i0rctryaai w.re
rl!Sp away srd the iron ra!Is &C ita los gang
GGy wsro oegT;sd aT,y bg tie crash OF ths
Dnlh boom.
Tae Victoria now hove 10 !cr tiscny-; ;hree
hours With Tes:aCr cloth spread in tie mig
Z7a TigglYg, and staDmpg ganl9 ~ 10 the
s.as The wl1d had worked r5uAd from tbs
southeast: to east, then 10 nGrih>ast and than 10
north.
But tho night Of tho 9h H.a 81 awful time
cf su.psnee Tor all ou busrd the picturis. A.
about o. oook p. IL. D message vas recsiV.
il !ce saloon ly Coumsndar Chegus to the Ell
flc; that Captain Murray, ;Sa Captain Of the
V;t,cris, :ecuid iika 10 sce sc&Ea uaul:oa N N
! On tho bridge. U0Uuaudsr Chsyne imm.-
diately repsited tli:her AID Was informed by
the osptsin that the ship Vas in very ctliicel
position and he wished hin TO satisfy tho pas
scogsrs that everytb!us h,d oae j doae ths. was
9; ali possible 10 order 70 p:09!G tor tasir sae-
~. After sdoTa stay % the bridge Con-
mar6er Cheyca ~cus 20 the ssicoa aDG assured
| ine PASSENGERS that the ship ~es as spug 90
possible aud tbst oil had bcon GonA sna uaulG
" !
| knowing hiGlscli the reality OF she dagger, apd
| that if auythiag should happeo to SOD the e.
gucs tho Vicoiis would inevitably fail into the
! trough OF the See aud founder wish ali hands,
i he invited tbs ladies 10 camp cut for thu pight
10 the sa?oCn iastead of goiug to their sleeping
c,bius, which suggestion IS "a responded to By
| all. aud thsY pEg:ed the night in tao salCoa &C
oordinglY.
! The behavior Of The passengers, ore and ell
pas admirable. soS though they mos ly knew Of
the critical puailon OF .na shp rot &c fxprce-
slc1 OF uudue lear escaped r2n eny. EaYire
aitelGed 10 tho c,mt0rt Of tie ladies, By the
| captaia' desire, who OF c jura, vas uuaoie tc
aboDdon hs bridge. C0muaaGar Chslua again
repaired TO tbs bridge iuc ho sake OF koepiup
Company with too capieir, " 20 i0r mo5y hcu;s
| had been siore, kil ofticsvs bcrg orgseed q,
| their various posts of dug,
| During tia. Dic5t Of tbs Oh ead tie early
morcioE OF the l0:h tremen6ous gu!a b!e;q
from :ho north with hurro2rs equals, auL q
terrific. CONFUSED sea ,u3nicg. Blinded g,
times By tic s2It water bicwa icto vour face,
you san no!hug ell wGs barS IS pi!ch before
you. The ship plugged. but you saw not the
abyss into which she dece2ded uatil hur;icl 90
squall had passed. Then, when tia pluuees
were valble, the scope YES aw;ui!y msiec,c,
The chip seemed 70 bs n=rormicg her daooo OF
death ere sto touk the final sep WHOA WAS &c
send 4S4 souls to their last account Down she
plunged With side sHi5g, bursios hsr bcws
ust toto the bsss of au Advancing wave, under
! which sac Ught or might nos 20 for good, bu,
she seemed to be Set upon Gcliss.ely adjusted
| springs, Several ti1eS ea che Gas o!uosiny
sluto a mighty wall Of vaier, Captain Murray
beckoned her up with bis fngsr. spd, true 10
| the spriog like molten which s.cmcd to COZ
| nect the captain With bis ship. she ius ant
obeysd, rlsioa like q charmed vessel from the
valley Ct desth TO life agsin. For Iocs bouts
! this festtul conost Tlth tho waves went On,
Shipping treue, d)us qlsnti.iea of wafer over
Der dicks bu. riuiug Ike c duck, until q. 70
Of the lob, With Iis!og barometer, the gjod
began rapidly to go doTu sud the ssa fell in 6
most eNtra0rdlnasy UsnnsT, sppnr:Gsiy ncdat.
mioed by the 1na Of another seg from ths
nor hWrst.
The Victoria vas gradually edged away to
ward her oou;sc, sud the paasarga,s were O,
the eariicat moment assured Cf their safety
| Aite.Tard thero was q Succession Of north
westerly gales aud head sers until tho merida,
OF So degrees OF iousilrds was REACHED. whe'
the weather became noderate.-N. Y Herald
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