Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-10
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SoKsn THURSDAY, iEoal Bre sad ou which
! VI. l. BIZ: PJr!I2r, Z; inis ci y, w.s pa,aer-
ger. LED ;oTr!b!e experiences 10 The ls,o s.or ms
| ea!cA haGs prevailed on .hs A'lsalo, srd
Which o&:ce:s oi steam IS srr;siog on Ills side
hLSc hean d. io!ag 10 2eWapspe, reporters for
,he Isaa rgeck as ZEN days
! TIE N ckii't uuper deck WIS Uttered With
| EferksSe Ia egtry uir3oliou. She had six
| boa= IN ,e,G up sad carried assy, and The
| t ao:uv9d davis, twisted iron rails aud splinter
| st HuccHOk K OF the s0asGS showed how gtest
uus. EsEe boeu tie iolc, of the ssss thai llme
at,c: tlHe o1ppt over iue vessel. Tho bridge
AMID tiDt Waa aiso carried oIan sway, the
! chasl ROUSE w4s sept inside out Dy sea. the
$ etr:ge jmp.Ii 10 was washed away ard the
g.s:r pUurtd djSn bS LurdI.ds Of gallons
alo0g the ru'granls. lho entrauoe 10 he sa
j !,on Was GGshcG IN sIi tho saloon itsslt for
t:m9 flooded 70 the i D;a Of ieS iuahes. Ooe
~! or wgs lariusssely lost, having bsen wash
! eG oVsibn.,d dEsias toe W0r5t CT tho weather
oa toe % ui. Another poor fellow had bota
| bia ves b.. KIN Oh tie &c n. snd almost al OF
| tic ur3eis aHd Gov m9Ee OF less C1s anG
| OgGisee.
! Cnie! OaiC?r SoTGer g!ya biies aco5Iat Gf
| the Hoqsgs to g Nv I .Tk H4Iali reporter.
Tae uhic : had cad sssh seioss lis nose,
| @aioh ha get aaen tho bridto wss washed
| egsy Il eilEaa hGad wss 10 bsndsga, Two
| Of ;ls & gers bslig br5ly laoars;ed through
g5tiirg j .tDm@G 10 the twisted iron rails.
| NV" lett Beam" ssid Mr. Stotmtr, 'on
! The 90 h SEC Scu hampton on The 22i. ADD
| ain st iilgl1 tho hCur O: ar,lng uatil ofpssog
tho Bs2ss vs. tsd Suoegsricn Of the mos5 TEL
| rib!c gals aad bur!Ic .aes | eyer sa| 90 the
a iaa ic. 1t Uas ex!raoidiEsry weather
;hroog5cu ;hs sq1tIls Were amply terrific,
aod vi ,garp TO tns gales, 90 soons, did enc
2as b.gia - 40. d l.tls then sao,hrr sprapR
40 from nsolhar quSr'er o. the 23I the
IesthsE Eas si0piy awfG. snd dutipg tie
! Toist part OF 4 bad day ne lost sailor. Ii
8ss ln ma lrorleg. ond he had gone o set Ito
m .s; aced ikat. Tee ship took dip Just Is
| no gut iotTs.d and luse wave swept Gvar he
! Il .=ta aesd. clIryiCg lin ovesoo,sd o
tyurse iU suol ssh it w2s al utter III po3sitl l.
| " ~ loRsr sasy boat, and II thss had becu
uos-lblo she Would cot hive lived Eve Eailu es
10 Il. ao|eVer, We siopped The .ueines, c.sr
r'pes over asG did ell hat lay in ~: power.
bu; uasVsl:iuglJ, Is ibe poor fellow vas soun
ssuIl We'd up oy she Tuv Tho siorns aud
asIea cia'ilusd everg d.y uati, We rssoned tbs
B,cks A hait past twelve p. LII 90 the d.g
psmet ''rridc SEA D., k, over the v..s.l. 1t
sps nt its tIry G.s!nlv CD ihe nevlga ipn house
sD: the bridge The former plscs vas CON-
i'!o'el7 Raiisd ana tts doors sud windows, ID
tao: tie whole side. wreck Ali the charis.
pipeta cad evct7thiag 10 The plsos we're swep
away. O.5 0i n, sAi!AIs was dashed eloug
the Crrk, aid when we maasg
20 iics hin up il Has fund tna,
bl'h tha recr leiios's "a wsrs broken,
Shortly after 5 clock GA thu :G:h ~o shipped .
trsnssdous sea, which csrrlsd away three oithe
~. 4 Il.
sma'h9i nesrl3 every psue Ct g!ass in the thN
lights Gt the engine room and great quantity
| ot water fCrcsd .ts way down among ;hs N &.
| chho!J. ans lroa dsVita from tla force of this
Wave, were twisted and crumpled up "a thong b
theJ wcre HlloH. Aloiner Sc. sooa after au1t
struck ne ssio0n entrance, making ehors WORK
Of one side OF II, and there was p1rli.l fo dne
! O. lhs aolCon. E.noiher sea wrecked the wheel
! !u.e sd carri>a away and emasted up yntdt
of the deck rri lng Ai!ho Ugh not qui;e so bsc
rs OF tie 23 and :6 a the stJtns conu. u. d witt
l!ttio aasl. men! CT violence ubiii the 29la Wher
Tu had suotha. tefIl5 experience. During th,
worst Of the hurIi: APE Inst blew on TINT day
tnrea moe eoa!s were Smashed Up nnd c.rriet
s"nV. Iae Stecrage coup ,Diun WEa washed il
~ the Wave swept down into tao stesr.ge, civ.
l;g lne emlG-an.s a pretty bad scare ah.
Il ;Cts Ct tho p'Ur folks wars all lost in Ics
slime ihsn il t.hea to i'll "bout it However re
one was hurt. enc cid " m ~ died 10 the stesl
: &c of cd aee and exhaustion. Happily ths
| WOE. o. ths weather oudsd with the Z9.h, bu
urtl ~e had cGusssj ihs Banks wa had q COR
linu@us gaie, eloc which the ": a.her moderated
coueidtrzti7. ecsc ly e mln--Anoag officer
aEu c!Cw--escapeG i1hur., tu; there were nc
serious casusiiaa bey ond those mentioned.
can safely stY tba. in sll my experience on th;
Atl.ctic. e1sonGi ( back over macs years,
uevo, saw sucn terrific squsll and such con
tiLu.nce Of gales and hurricanes
The stssner L.ss Wirueoeg, in the SANE
s!pIln lost tSo Incn-one Gti0g the Chief Ell
sIoeer.