New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-21
TEuPESrUOUS WEATHER 1T SEA.
A MONETARY PANIC ON THE GREECE.
ARRIVAL OF THE AMERIQUE SLIGHTLY DAMAGED.
THE CITY OF BERLIN's EXPERIENCE.

ARRIVAL OF THE AMrRQUE SLIGHTLY DAMAGED
THE CITY OF BERLIN's EXPERIENCE
The steamship Greece. of the National Line
which left London on November ., arIlNG ,i i,ci'
Yesterday having experienced what captain ltaIIe'
her commander, said was the roughest passage slc
had for seven years From the time that she l'l
fine English Channel until she reached the Great
Banks the wind blew a continual gale Oh FRIDAY
night Just this side of the Banks, the gaze nG'ah
a hurricane that blew from tie southwest ana lasltd
five hours Thc@1p's engines were stopped and she
was beaten MANY miles ont of her course. While the
storm at its height, Just after Midnight ue
passengers. unable TO remain IN iheI "cIth IN III, a.
in their night clothes. Some lay on the lOor DINERS
were stretched along the seats, while Il lew Yea
themselves With ropes t? ihe ieSS % o dc , "a c
passengers, said that at this moment the fright
among them was increased 10y lurch the snip made
as she hove to before the wind. The vessel was Tor
n time ON her beam ends and. not righting directly,
the impression prevailed for several minutes thai
she had sunk IL jumped mp from the ioor,. sad
Mr. White 20 look at the clock to see Whai the
precise moment was at which | was TO 90 10
heaven. 1t was eleven minutes past T.
But the Greece rode ont the storm successfully.
In the heavy urch she made IN rounding 10 H'I
cargo had shifted slightly but not suihricntIY 4"
cndanger the safety Of the snip. during the gaze
Captain Pearce and the first officer were !ashed 10
the bridge They said the scene from their position
at midnight was grand and tCrrlhc. Inc ,Whu
rOarcd through the rigging with sound IKE ar
tlery The ocean was white with foam and The
waves. which were sometimes over 100 feet hlSh'
broke continuously on the decks.
The two Norman stations that We're beng
brought to this country by the Greece died on the
passage and were thrown overheard.
The anxiously looked Tor steamship Ameuguc. OF
the French Line arrived in port yesterday aitcT a
most boistcrOus voyage. She sailed from liaNrc ON
November f. and scarcely had lett the harbOr be-
fore she met with violent head gales when accom-
panied her throughout The worst weather was ON
Friday and Saturday last, when there was a perfect
TEMPEST The vessel tossed and pitched and rolled,
the seas breaking her with great force. In the
height of the discomfort crack and thump were
heard in the cnginc-rOOm, and II was found thal
the pstOn-rngs of the low pressure cylinder had
broken, completely disabling the cylinder. After a
stOppagc of several hours the CroSS-hcad OF the low
pressure engine disconnected and the vessel
proceeded under way with the high pressure engine
only. She had barely made two hundred miles Il
day before the accident, and then the speed was
more reduced. Frequently the engine was stopped
TO make an inspection of the running parts.
On Monday the United States slOOp-Of-war Al
lance was spoken, and Inquiries were made by her
commander if any wrecks had been passed, the de
sire being to extend assistance. As 40 wrecks had
been sighted by the Aucriqnc however the
vessels separated.
The CITY OF Berlin. of the Iuman Line, which
makes the voyage from Liverpool IN less than ten
days was nearly twelve days ont when she arrived
here yesterday. The first day after leaving port
! she experienced a gale, accompanied with violent
| squalls and then gale followed gale until Sunday,
! when the weather moderated. On no day did she
make 800 miles until Monday, the tcnpcstuous
head seas having retarded her speed. Early ycstcr-
day morning she exchanged signals with the so0p-
of ,rtrA