New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-14
STEAMERS FIGHTING THE GALE.
rNNr crTy OF COLUMBIA BLOWN BACKWARD
WHEN RUNNING AT FULL sPEED-A
su1pWRECKED CREW RESCUED.

sHIPwRECKED CREW RESCUED.
Tho steamer CITY of Columbia, Of the Ward Line,
,A,ot vas due here from Havana on Monday, arrived
YESTERDAY She had endured the full force OF the
great storm that has ragged on the coast during the
last week but reached port without scratch to show
for her experience Captain GeOrgs Pierce and the
first officer r. O. Leighton, were modest enough in
telling of their battle with the gale. but the
think their escapc due 10 TWO Circumstances good
mansbip and a good vessel They sailed from Havana
on september D. with fine weather and northeast
breeze The following day. Friday. the breeze from
tbc northeast grew stronger. increasing to half gale
on saturday and whole gale on sunday. The average
speed OF the vessel in fair weather is from $50 to 20o
miles per day but with all their power they only
gained ninety eight miles in the teeth Of the wind
Turing the twenty -four hours ending Monday at noon,
and on Tuesday such was the force of the wind that
he steamer was driven back thirty miles though
>teaming at fun power all the while The wind
shifted about several points and kicked mp sea
which seemed disposed 10 enguf them. but they hcid
on pluckily and on Wednesday. the gale having slack
encd somewhat they succeeded in making thirty miles
where the revolutions made by their machinery shouu
have propelled them 80 miles al least.
On that day they found the lightship of the Fry
lnpan sboal anchored in twelve fathoms thirty miles
from lis proper place. The keepers were on board
and only asked to be reported that they might be
restored to the shoa On Thursday they saw "a
vannah line steamer al a distance. towing dsnaated
schooner with dark huh.
Captain Joseph Mckee, Of the Clyde Line steamer
Yemassce. arrived yesterday from st. Augustn, Fla
and reported thrilling adventure which he had ID
rescuing two lfeboat loads of human beings few
miles out from the sandy Hook lightshp. when lie
sighted the boats he expected each moment would be
their last, it did not possible for them 10 i've
much longer IN the raging surf Afrer severe strus
Gle however. he succeeded in getting them all safely
aboard his steamer and they proved to be inc cap
tain his wife and two children, and the crew OIL fouf
teen, belonging to the Danish bark Alozlos ms
vessel was oil laden and has been reported abandoned
on the New Jersey coast. The captain and is pcQpb
had taken the boats last resort. when theiI
ship was waterlOgged and longer tenahtaDie Ihey
had about reached the limit Of their endurance "hen
rescued. . -,
The steamer Cleopatra. Captain l. +: Dole, from
Norfolk with passengers and freight, sighted a thrc
masted schooner off the Delaware Brcakwater Oh
THURSDAY living a signal of distress. The Cleopatra
,pol, her and found her 10 hc the Adelcne ot y
John y d. with lumber She was short 81 poNl
sons and reported that during the storm oi lucsday
night everything had been swept from her deck ana
her first mate was washed overheard aud dlOwhe1.
MANY vessels arrived yesterday. and all reported
rough experiences with the hurricane.