Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-02-04
THE CONTEST srrrLrD-
Smith, Republican FYem the Fourt
West Virginia District, Given . Sc,
I'm the House.

Smith, Republican Frsm the Fourth
West Virginia District, Given . seat
I'm che House.
WAsHINaToN. Feb. 3.-Yesterday the
much muddled West Virginia election case
was finally settled by Smith. Republican,
being given his seat. For the first time
since the meeting of Congress the Republic
cans had quorum voting and the result
was received with applause. The only alb
sentees were Messrs. Caswell and Wilbur.
both of whom are i'll. Four roll calls were
required before the vote came finally on seat
ing Smith, the contestant, but at the end he
was declared entitled to his seat by q vote of
yeas log, yeas 0. amid Republican applause.
oAee, whereupon Mr.. Springer of Illinois
sarcasttcally inquired whether this was the
proper time to make motion to adjourn.
With similar information Of sarcasm the
Speaker replied in the Affirmative, and the
House accordingly at S:25 adjourned.
I'm CONVENTION as vashingeon.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Ths colored mems
convention began its sessions here to-day. E.
P. Gall was elected temporary chairman. J.
n. Townsend, recorder Of the general land
Office, delivered an address of welcome in the
course of which he denounced tho treatment
of the negro by both political parties.
Yale AIumni Association.
NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-The Yale alumni
association of Long Isla nd held Its annua
dinner tonight in Brooklyn. The Rev. DR..
Charles a. Hall presided. Toasts were re-
sponded to by Professor A. NJ. Wheeler,
Ellis Il. Roberts and others.
ROUGH PASSAGE.
The steamer Washington City From
Hamburg For Philadelphia Puts In
at Halifax.
HALIFAX, N. S., Feb. 3-The steamer
Washington City from Hamburg for Phila-
delphis which put in here yesterday AFTER
noon short of coal had frightful experiences
on her passage. She sailed from Hamburg
January 5 and from Portland, England,
January 8. She encountered heavy gales
and high seas up to the seventh, at times
rolling badly and shipping much water. On
the 18th it commenced blowing strong from
s. s. w. At ten O'Clock that night it had
increased to hurricane and at O'Clock the
next morning it blew with fearful violence
accompanied by snow and hail and vivid
lightning. The sea was running mountains
high and dashing over the decks. Atabout
10 O'Clock tremendous sea came aboard on
the port side, lifting Chief Officer Senge-
Iowa, who was standing near the engine
room, off his feet and carrying him over
board. He gave himself up as lost, but an
other sea which came rushing along threw
him back on deck. He wes dashed against
an iron-rail and badly injured. He also re-
ceived serious internal injuries which may
roo11k Ho 1oouo hio
cabin for eleven days and is now barely
able to walk about. At noon on the nine
tenth the hurricane moderated to a heavy
gale, but with heavy sea the, ship going
clean under water and the deck being cleared
fore aud aft of everything. The hurricane
deck forward all the beats and number of
dead lights were stove in and the ventilators
carried away. The cabin doors were stove
in the stoke-hold and engine-room flooded
and the fires almost extinguished.
The vessel was then lying in the
trough Of the sea and rolling 80 bad
that those on board thought she would roll
| over. She SO remained for over twenty-four
hours, when her head was again brought into
| the sea. On the 21st the wind moderated,
but the sea was still very high and the vessel
was laboring heavily and taking water all
over. On the 25th, in latitude AZ. As north,
| longitude 1895 west, heavy field ice was run
| into and the steamer had to be turned to ESE
| She remained in the ice all that night and
the next night. The next morning she had
to go slowly through it. When daylight
broke ice was on all sides. An iceberg wal
also In sight about nine miles distant. i
appeared to be about 800 feet high and I
quarter of mile long. A heavy swell was OF
| at this time and large cakes of ice surget
| about the steamers sides in dangerous
manner, threatening at times to crush her
BY evening the ship entered clear water, bu
owing to the proximity of the ice the engine
were stopped and the ship lay-to till day
light. On the morning of the 9th there wa
| less wind and more moderate sea, but moth
ing could be seen on all sides but ice and ice
bergs. The ships head was turned west AM
10 was not till noon that she got into clea
water again. The wind again began blowin
from northwest and large bodies of ice wer
tossing and Grabbing dangerously near tn
ship. At O'Clock very heavy ice was agai
encountered and the steamer continued al
through it all night, only occasionally being
stopped by it. Several of the bow plate
were started and the ship commenced t.
; make water. At 4 O'Clock on the morning G
the 28th the wind changed to eastward, tn
glass going down rapidly. It commence
, showing heavily and the glass began rising
The ice grew thinner and soon clea
/
the Goth the wind and sea increased wit
thick snow and by 10 o'clock the gale was q
it's height with a tremendous sea whic
swept over the deck from stem to stern, sew
eral of the crew being knocked down an
badly injured. Tarpaulns were torn frol
tho matches, and 1t is thought the cargo
badly damaged. At O'Clock the ship Wa
obliged to lay to. At this time reguls
, blizzard prevailed, it being impossible to Sc
, the length of the ship for the dry, kindlin
snow. On the afternoon of the 31st heav
field ice was again met, extending from Sabl
Island to the Nova Seotian coast. The vess'
> steamed through it all that night and tn
, next day, only leaving it twelve miles O.
Beaver Light. Oil was used for twenty
four hours during the hurricanes of tn
nth and 18th, but the wind was 30 stron
. that it had no effect. The lowest poir
touched by the barometer during the voyal
was 90 so.