The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-14
STORIES OF TmE SEA.
TheThrIIIlnS Experiences ON the stormy
AllnnLlr.

NEW YoRK, December lS,-Six overdue
steamships from Europe arrived to-day
the Nederland, Lake ChGmplain, Persian
Monarch, Suevia, Egypt, and Vile De
Marseilles. No steamship which has arri'
we'd heretofore has had such u terrible
experience since the recent tcmpestuous
weather began US the Nederland. Sailing
from Antwerp November 23d, she encoun.
tered u strong westerly gale three days
aiterward, which increased in severity until
the Goth, when it developed into terrible
hurricane, with tremendous high seas,
Standing at the stern the seas could
bG seen rolling up ahead over tho top.
sail yard. One after another the
sens broke over tho bows, sweeping away
Lighthouses, bursting in the whGellIouse
and severely injuring sailor. The sails
were blown from their iastenings, and the
rudder was disabled. The vessel then
dropped into the trough Of the sea, and 1t
seemed that she would soon become a
victim Of the elements. Captain Weber
meg with his officers and sailors, however
succeeded after forty eight hours in making
temporary repairs While the repairs
were being made tho chart room was swept
away, the saloon CompaniOnway was swept
IN, six OF the sailors were injured, boat.
swain Herman GockshOck had his left
thigh broken, the engineers skylight was
broken, and other serious damage oC.
Cured. Tho cabins and steeragcs were
flooded with water most OF the
time iOr five days, great volumes pouring
through the galley openings made in the
skylights ind Companionways The water
also put out tho fire in the g0lleys, and for
four days no food could be cooked, Dur
ing the five days that tho hurricane LASTED
no person went on deck, excepting the
look.outs. Tho officers took their turns M
duty on the bridge, and were lashed during
the time they remained there. The passen.
gers were in despair when the water made
its way below deck, Mothers cried and
prayed with their children clasped to their
breasts, and none expected that tho vessel
would live through the storm.
The Lake Champlain, Of tho Beaver
Line, arrived in eighteen days from Liy.
erpool. Although she met with no serious
damage, for eleven days after passing Fast-
net she encountered severe gales and hur.
ricanCs with very high seas The waves
made clean breach fore and aft, and life |
lines were stretched to prevent the sailors
and officers from being washed overheard. |
Tho barometer fell us low us o7.70 on No.
vcmber 20, at which time there was Il
raging tempest.
The bark Alphina, llity.nine days from
Hamburg, Ind continuously westerly gales
aud hurricanes from November | to 2i. On
November 0 she was hove 10 under poles
and all hopes that tho vessel would live |
through the tempest vanished. The seus
broke over the top OF the mast and in one
instance Il sen broke over the main rigging,
bursting in tire cabin and filling IL 10 the |
forecastle with water, and washing away
the after. hatch. During the bad weather
most Of the sails were lost or split, and the
rigging was badly broken. The last lower
tOpsail was blown away on November 10. |
The Suevia, Of the Hamburg line, also
arrived by way Of llalifax, which port she
put into for supply Of Coal.
The Persian Monarch sailed from London
on November %, Ind aside from the expe.
rlonco OF fierce hurricanes and dangerous
sens, met with no serious mishap except.
Ing the inluring Of some Of the sailors and
the loss OF sails.