New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-04
A STEAMERS PER1LoUs VOYAGE.
THE WASHINGTON CITY BATTLING FUN ~
WITH HURRICANES AND ICEFIELpS'

THE WASHINGTON CITY BATILlNO FUN 49,
WITH r1-RRICANES AND ICE-FIELpS
uautax Y. :. Feb 3.-The steamer Washington
CITY, from Hamburg for Phliadelpmd' ",,,,,,
in here Yesterday afternoon short Oh COAL Id" ~ -
experiences on her passage she sdiieu nm ON
hurc January ,, and from Portland hhs :; ~
Iapuary g. She encountered heavy gales anu 'l7 ~
,oas nm IN January II, at times rolling pd"' anu
hinnino much water At 10 O'Clock thal he"V
the gale had increased 10 a hurricane anu "
o'clnck the next morning 1t blew WIN iod'i ,.s,
ACCOMPANIED by snow and hail ana NNlu ns"'',''e |
Al about Ii O'Clock tremendous sea cd'io 'uO' -
the mort side lifting chief Officer senseIo"' WIZ "'
standing near the engineroOm. OF MS eeV dn" '1i.
i, him overheard lie gave himself up as los''
Int another sea threw him back Oh ueoh' M 'a
dashed against an iron rail ana MS r'oS anu 'i'
rcre badIv injured. lie also received serious ern"
injuries which may YET result seriously ho was
unable TO leave lis cabin Tor elcVeh oaS "i''' N
now barely able TO walk about
Al noon on January 10 the hurricane moderated 10
heavy gale but with heavy sea, the snip so''s
clean under water, aud the deck being clesIeo ioio
and aft of everything. The hurricane uech ior"HIu'
all the boats and number OF headlights on te Nosso
eide were stove in and the Ventilators ana the aer
and binnace oompasses were carried away Ihe r""i
NJ the wind and the furious dsshing OF the sea al inns
time were fIigtul. The cabin doors were stove H.
the stokehod and enginerOom were noodeo anu 'io
fires were almost eXtinguished TIC Vessel was l'en
living in the trough of the ana rOlnhs 50 uicduS
that those on board thought she would turn over
She remained in this dangerous position for over
twenty -iour hours when her head was again oroosht
10 the sea. On January 20, in latitude ~ 40 horth
longitude As 80 west, heavy field ice was run mo-
and the steamer had TO be turned 10 easts0utleaN1
she remained in the ice all that night. and tho heAI
morning it became much heavier and the VcSaei hdu
h 20 slow through II. When daylight broke hotliis
but ice was TO be seen. the gliseninG mass extending
on all sides as far as the eye could see a ire
ncudOus iceberg in sight about nine nlles dstdnt
IL appeared 10 be about 500 feet high ana quaiter
of mile long, and had high peak which looked IKE
a castle. There a heavy swell on al uhs tio
and large cakes of ice surgS about inc steamer
sides in a dangerous manner and Threatening al timeS
10 crush her. - , - 49, ,,,s
on the morning of January 27 there was less wine
and more moderate sea- but nothing could be seen
on all sides but ice and icebergs. The vessel con
tinued almost uninterruptedly steaming slowly
through it, only occasionally being stopped 10y H.
several of the bow plates started and the ship
begsn 10 make water. On the morning OF January
% the wind and sea increased, with thick snow ana
bv 10 O'Clock the gale at its height. with ire
nlendous sea which swept over the deck from stem
to stern several of the crew being knocked down ana
badly Injured. Tarpauns were torn from the
hatches and it is thought the cargo Is bady damaged
OIL was used for twenty four hours during the hurrf
cane. but the wind was so strong that IT had no
effect.