The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-22
FURIOUS GALES AT SEA.
TWELVE CORPsEs ARE WASHED
ASHORE AT BRIDGEPORT.

Cunard and Inman Line Steamers
Reach Port After Experiences that
Terrorized Their Passengers-Three
F1remen Killed by the Bursting of a
Steam Pipe on the Catalonia.
LONDON, Jan. 81. - The Cuuard line
steamer Gallia, from New York Jan. 12, for
Liverpool, arrived at Queenstown at mid
night last night. Capt. Murphy says that
the weather on the passage was the worst
he ever experienced. On Friday last tre-
mendous seas were shipped, which flooded
the staterooms. Many Of the occupants OF
the rooms were asleep at the time, and the
sudden entrance of tho water awoke them
and caused a panic. Five lifeboats were
smashed, some davits we're snapped Off, and
Others were twisted, and the steamer was
much battered generally. The Gallia sighted
a large steamer at a distance, apparently
one OF the johnson line, plying between
Liverpool and London and Baltimore. with
only one mast remaining. She was at the
mercy Of the elements.
TWELVE CoRPsEs WASHED ASHORE.
Twelve bodies have been washed ashore
at Bridgeport. 1t is surmised that they are
part of the crew Of some ship that has
foundered in the recent gales.
FEARS FOR THE ERIN.
The National line steamer Greece. which
arrived i'll the Thames to-day from New
York, reports that she saw nothing on the
passage of the same line steamer Erin,
which sailed from New York Dec. 2S for
London, and which has not yet arrived. 1t
Is feared the Erin is lost
EXPERIENCE OF THE CATALONIA
The Cunard line steamer Catalonia, from
Boston for Liverpool, arrived to-day at
Queenstown. During the latter part of her
voyage the vessel experienced a hurricane
which lasted twenty hours and was accom-
panied by snow storms. The snow culmi-
mated at o'clock Saturday morning. The
Catalonlas davits were twisted like wires
and she lost four boats. Her bridges,
ventilators, bulwarks and deck houses
were badly battered. The seas entered
the tunnels and quenced seven fires aud
flooded the intermediate cabin. Several
seamen and two other storage passengers
were injured. During the storm a steam
pipe bursted the explosion killing firemen
Calvin, Fear, and JONES' who were asleep
in the forecastle. A fourth fireman, named
Fadeleigh, was fearfully scalded The pas
sengers say they never expected to see land
again. They praised the Captain for his
NNA0USV AhA OAC ptOAAhs
AN ACCIDENT TO THE CHESTER.
NEW York, Jan. 21.-The steamer Citv
of Chester, which arrived from Liverpool
this afternoon, experienced the unusual
rough weather reported by every incoming
vessel. On Thursday last her steering gear
got out of order and the wind and waves
swung the big steamer around three times
just as though she was skiff. The passen-
gers became very much alarmed, thinking
the steamer was about to sink A panic was
narrowly averted in the steerage, where
immigrants were thrown about in yery
rough manner. The break in the steering
gear was repaired as quickly rs possible,
and after few hours delay the steamer
proceeded on her way without any further
mishaps.
A BARK ASHORE.
WILMINGTON, N. c., Jan. 21.-A bark.
thought TO be English or Norwegian, went
ashore on the bar near Southfort about
noon. A tug is unable to reach her on ac-
count of the high sea.
An English tramp steamer, thought to be
the Merjulia, has hawser to the bark, and
Will try to pull her off when the tide rises.
Capt. Savage, of the life-saying service,
was just in time to pick up and save five
men belonging to the tramp, whose boat
had turned over.
1nG plhoA AAAlN Az fOhILANDs
PORTLAND, ORE, Jan. 2l-The first
train through for the past week arrived
here this afternoon at o'clock from over
the Union Pacific line from the east. About
250 p ssengers arrived on the first section,
and also large quantity of baggage and
mail. Another train arrived at q o'clock
this evening with more passengers
and mail. A third train is due
here about 3 o'clock tomorrow
morning, and a fourth is due early to-
morrow forenoon. The train will probably
bring 600 delayed passengers in all, and not
less than 1900 sacks of mail. The blockade
is broken, and unless another storm follows,
the company will be able to keep the road
open and trains will depart and arrive on
time after tomorrow.
The blockade on the Southern Pacific re-
mains unbroken. 1t now looks as If there
will be no through trains from California
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