Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-01
Rough hTweather at Sea.
The Terrible Passage of the stsamshSl
 British Queen.
From the New York Herald.l

From the New York Hesald-l
 PH11ADELPHIA, Oct. 27.-A brief dispatch
 from the Philadelphia Breakwater last night
 announced the arrival of the steamship Brit
 ish Queen, of the American Line, in greatly
 distressed condition, from Liverpool. She
 swung into her berth late this afternoon, pre-
 senting indeed most dilapidated and gener-
 ally used-up appearance. She brought over
 three hundred passengers, cabin and steer
 age They had been out fifteen days.
 As soon as she was made fast 8 reporter
 went on board and ascertained the following details
 4 TERRIBLE VOYAGE.
 The steamer left Liverpool on the 11th of October, and after passing Cape Clear, on Friday 14th inst, began to experience gales which increased in such violence that the sea which swept over the vessel carried away the wheelhouse, damaged the skyight and carried away the main gaff. The ship also took con- siderable water. The next day (Saturdayl the vessel rolled, md a steady breeze blew up, which increased to gale. when the maintop mast was carried away. On Monday, 17th, at twenty minutes past Il a. m., heavy gale was experienced, which increased terrihcaHy, and then heavy was shipped, which ran in under the decks. On Tuesday, the 18th, the gale was one of great violence, which did not abate during the day. At half past D. m. a heavy sea was shipped, which partly stove and smashed the deck house, as well as carrying away three of the lifeboats, which had previously been greatly injured. On ac- count of the water pouring in thO progress of the ship was impeded, the engines being run slowly. At quarter to p. m. & terrific sea broke on board, flooding the ship from end to end doing very serious damage. One hatch was broken, the doors of the saloon smashed and wrung from their hinges, the captains house broken and washed over board, as well as the wheelhouse, bridge ! standard, compasses, charts and nautical 1n- mi -ss7 n,,QkI &-,,, | was stove in, the stoke holes flooded, the fires put out, all the boats washed overheard, the dayits broken and Wrenched off, every thing moveable carried away, as well as the saloons being flooded The beds and bedding \ were necessarily required, and were lmmedl- ately used to stop up the holes So that the hood \ of water might be checked. The heavy sea shipped reaching the fires put them ont and | thus stopped the engines, and thus the ! steamer was in Q perilouS condition, being at ! the mercy of the wind and waves. One poor | fellow, Samuel Hooper. was missed, and It IS l supposed the sea washed h1m oVerooard. Another, Amos Jewell. was seriously injured ! by having his arms jammed At ten minutes l past seven D. 1i the vessel rolled considera- \ bly. but the fires were rehghted. The I punps were then all set in motion at the 1 holes and the hands were put to work bal \ ing out water. The gale continued through [ out the day followed by terrific squalls. | The following day the gale subsided, but the | sea was rough, and on Thursday, the 20th 1 the steamer Arizona was spoken, the reply | by the British Queen being that ''All's well. :" It was impossible to reply to the question ! whether assistance was needed, as the flag or | signal to make the reply had been lost. The | succeeding days up to the arrival of the steamer at this port to-day were without in I terest, except that there were still breezes, and on Tuesday, the 25th, by reason of a ! heavy southerly swell, the ship rolled. The progress of the vessel was necessarily slow. ! Throughout the perilous voyage the captain l continually treasured the passengers, and | throughout there was always present one or | the other of the officers. During the severe | gale of the goth MT. Kelley, one of the off | cers was on the bridge, and was thrown against the mast and on to the deck, and ! though very badly bruised crawled up to the l wheel which he noticed was without a man. \ He lashed himself to it, and thus by his cool | ness and bravery the vessel at very critical ! time, was not permitted to be without a di- recting hand. All on board speak of the ability and courage as well as the kindness of | the officers and to them well the crew | they attribute the safety of the vessel. While the ship presents sorry appearance | in it's battered condition, yet the hull is pro- I nounced by all the officers as being perfectly sound. Before leaving the vessel the cabin passengers held meeting at which resolu- ! tions applauding the captains skill as a sea- man were passed.