Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-15
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Terrible Espenene. OF the steamers GaiHs
ned Huron.
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Tewfeic Espersencs OF the steamers GaiHe
sad Huron.
IHew York Herasd.i
Vixen the cunard steamer Gallia ar
rived at her dock yesterday morning
shc booked Nike vessel OF ice from her
stew 10 some distance sbaft the main
mast. Scores Of men In time gave mat
trs a shw-shapc look, bait thecvidences
Of rough and trying voyage were
rverywkcre 20 be seen. The log told q
story Of hardship 10 the officers and
crew and Of dangcrt TO seventy-cight cabin
and one hundred and scventy-tkree
stecrsge passengers.
The Gallia left Liverpool on January
3lst. and, down TIE English chsnncl,
strong gales from the southwest were
experienced, which caused the ship to
pitch heavily and take large quantities
Of water on bosrd, both fore and aft.
Preparations were made for a rough
passage, and they were not in vain.
The sun was scen'only three out Of the
twelve days. and the passengers, save
in the instance OF an occasional ven
turesome gentleman, remained below
until the last forty'lrours.
THE LADIES CABIN sTovEIS.
Thursday, 9Th instant, was terrible
day. Thewrath Of the elements then
eliminated. That morning opened
with strong west-northwest gales, now
and then made worse by hard squalls
and heavy seas. The ship ploughed
heavily through the angry waves, and
great quantities Of water were taken on
board fore and aft. At noon it had
become a whole gale, with squalls Of
hail and sleet. Many Of the passengers
by this time had become frightened. but
when, at half-past 3 =. NJ, a terrific
sea came over the side and carried
away the storm-doors of the ladies'
cabin and smoking-room as if they had
been Of paper. there was Generalization
indeed. A few thought their last hour
had come, but. besides wetting the
cabin pretty thoroughly and drenching
soillC VI tlS laultn, hV iiai III was """N'
And so the day went on, ending at mid
night with a strong breeze from north
west and high sea.
sit was one of the worst days |
ever saw on the ocean," said an officer.
1.-THE water was feather white through
out, and the spray struck your face
like shot from a gun. Parts of seas
were thrown over the tOpsail-yard, and
now and then, standing on the bridge,
the old darling looked as if she would
turn upside down.
WHAT WAS PASSED.
1t was loggy on the 9th. which added
TO the unpleasantness of affairs and
greatly increased the danger. Head
seas. heavy squalls, and the pitching and
rolling of the vessel continued. On Sun
day. at half.past 10 o'clock, boats
water-cask. one oar, and mans felt
hat were passed close to the ship, and
near these articles was an immense
shark. 1t had not been very cold up to
this time, but during the last two days
of the voyage the air was bitter and the
ship quickly became encased in ice, par
ticularly forward. - Smooth water was
not had" said an officer, "until we
were under Fire island"
THE LAKE HCRoN'S TRIP.
The steamer Lake Huron, of the Bea-
yer Line, left Liverpool on January
Both, with merchandise and forty steer
age passengers. and arrived off Sandy
Hook yesterday morning at s o'clock.
At S o'clock in the afternoon she was
warped alongside the Monarch Line pier
in Jersey City. Like the Gallia. she
showed hard usage, and was solid with
ice from stem to main rigging. Strong
southwest and west gales, with heavy
head or beam seas binding squalls of
sleet and snow, very low barome-
ter, and the ship either pitching
or rolling so badly an erect posi-
ton on deck was impossible, was the
record day after day. On the 9th in
slant it was blowing a gale from west
by north, with squalls and dangerous
seas. At O'Clock that morning large
iceberg was passed, and from that time
to 3 o'clock the next day many other
large and small bergs were seen. At
noon of the 9th heavy sea was shipped,
which stove in No. hatch. bent and
broke the stanchion of the bridge, car
ried away ventilators, and did other
minor damage.