The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-06-05
MOUNTAINS ICE.
Arc''c ExpGrichccH OF Incoming En-
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coming steamers arrived here report good
trips with the exception OF the presence OF
icebergs and fogs. The French steamer
St, Laurent, which left Havre, on May 20,
sighted several very large bcrgs on the
9th ult., while of the lower point OF the
Banks. The steamship India, OF Carr's
Direct Hamburg line, had an actua! CON
tact with one Of the floating ice mountains
and n great patch Of planking on her. star
board bow showed where great hole had
been torn through her iron shell BY the
collision. The vessel, under command OF
Capt. lloberland, left Hamburg MAY il,
with general cargo Of assorted merchan-
disc to seager Brothers and lO2 steeraee
passengers. 5gc y. 2, ,=;t Z
s The voyage was uneventful until the
morning Of May q, when in latitude Il
deg. % min, longitude A deg. So min,
two very large icebergs were encountered.
They we're about 800 feet square, and rose
up above, the surface Of the sea some tifty
feet. The engines we're at once slowed ut;.
especially MS q fog at TINT time settled
down. When the outlook became eelurtr oncc
more clear full hcadway was given the
steamer; but on The morning Of the o5th
the iceberg difficulty became very serious.
In the words Of Captain Hoberland:
we knew from tho excessive chill
!'ness Of the atmosphere that we were near
some OF the icebergs, and we were going
on very slowly, when suddenly one Of the
two men kept on the lookout cried out that
We were close upon one Of them. s5We nut
the helm hard n starboard, and we
struck with sort OF Il slowing motion. I
knew that the blow was well forward Of
the first balkhead; SO did not feel auy
uneasincss. Tie passengers wore on deck
Just after breakfast singing and some Of
them dancing, and there was no excite
ment worth mentioning, rs they had faith
IN me and took my word for it when /
sald there was noground for apprehension,
found that hole about six feet long had
been stove in above the water line, and az
the sea was calm we ut once nlankcd IL m
from the outside, calking it well, and then
from the inside We placed In Il temporarv
ceiling and shored it well, so that va dii
not take In more than fifteen buckets{l1l in
in thc twenty-iour hours after the blow.
within IN hour and half faiterthe acci-
dent we seemed to be in the midst of Il
held OF lcebergs, and ut times we could not
look in any direction without seeing them.
we counted at one time in sight no less
than thlrty.llve monster ones, while there
were lots OF little ones, say about fifty feet
square. These latter are really very danger.
olis, us they are apt to have points project.
ing out from their body under the water.
and as they arc big enough to :tave a hole
in vessel they must not be touched or mn
opening below the water line may result.
we did not have so much fog on that dav.,
though at the time we struck it was jmpos.
sible 10 see the lookout from the bridge
At times while we were in the field it was
necessary to go hard astern in order To
secure new passage way when several
bergs blocked up our way in front. i have
been ut sea twenty.four years and have
been many times about Cape Horn, but 7
never saw such collection OF tloatjnp jce.
bergs before. We, wcro keeping we'll in
tho south at the time, rs l bud passed over
the same track but a few weeks before md
tSAt4"tNoN Ao" StC&tl ~ NhS. sr Ne NuSSens
gers enjoyed the free show afforded them
very much. s. n 4 Il, i -.;;'55,:s;7 :; ,:s;7;; = -
u Some OF the icebergs assume very, fan.
tastic shapes. There was ono with d great
pointed top which we styled the ,'Bisbop'
rs It was q very good reproduction on pl-
gantlc scale oil priest with long gown and
having mitre on his head. There were
others curious ior forms, aud then tho melt.
ing. Of the great masses would every now
and then lead to the toppling over Of some
towering projection and they would come
crashing down with a laundering noise and
make. q big splash as they went into tia
sea, rolling over and over for a while unt;i III
they got balanced in tho water. All the
night Of the 29tll We were compelled IN Inv Inv
TO-, as i Is very difficult 10 SEQ the lloatinp
masses Of ice ut any time, aud especially NJ
night We lost In all, i should say. abo,t
sixteen hours on account OF the ice. 1 On
the soth, in latitude 42 deg. oe5 min, lonvi,
tuae 52 deg, We passed three rousiny III;
bergs, but It was then daylight ind theS
were some distance sway. In ali our ;re.
berg region Wsla about three hundred miles
long. It was the course Of steamers akirte
ing the lower edge ri ths hanks. 4 W,pv
must 80 good deal further south, as they
were OF 8 sine to stand Il good deal ri meI}.
'Rs, aad lhey we're very harG ioe, too,,1t A.
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