Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-30
1Hn ATLANTIC GAZE.

vcsseIs' Decks swept by Sens That
Han Mountnins Irigh-No ridiags
Vt the Missing National Line
Steamer Erin.
NEW YORK Jan. 23.-The anxiety as to
the fate of the steamship Erin ia una
bated. The agents OF the national line
are still hopeful, but am ng the old sailors
who congregate at the Maritime Exchange
there IL great diversity OF opinion. This
afternoon tine following statement WAS
bulletined at the Maritime Exchange,
"The agents have received no add.
tionai information of the Erin, which
vessel, 1t is feared, has foundered with all
on board. The hope is still maintained
that the vessel may put into some port in
a disabled condition. In support of this
hope 1t Ia stated that the Erin was about
as staunoh craft as ever CROSSED the At
lantie Ocean. The members Of the Mari
time Exchange, as we'll as all interested
in the shipping AIDE, anxiously look
for definite information Of the fate Of the
Erin.n
A dispatch from London says: Captain
Darling Of the steamer Creole, at Bremen
from New Orleans, which reported aight
ing and bringing alongside life boat
supposed to belong to the National Line
steamer Erin, says that the oars, TO-,
which were taken from the boat were
dashed fast to 1t aud had not been used.
There was hole in the bottom of tue
boat. Captain Darling thinks, from the
appearance Of the boat, thnt it had been
washed away from its festenings.
The officials of the National Line, to
which the Erin belongs, state that all the
ANAL boats belonging to the Erin are
marked Erin, Liverpool" while the
boat seen by the Creole was marked
Erin, London"
The steamship Rhynland, which sailed
rom Antwerp on January 4th, and mr.
rived here to-dsy, experienced some Of
the toughest weather ever known on the
Atlantic. She is large four -masted
steamer of 400D toms On January 18th
the sea was terrible, and mountainous
waves swept over the decks with suUh
fury that six OF the lite-boats on the
upper neck were stove, one Of them
being literally shattered to uplinter5.
| At Rbout the game time terrible wave
boarded the ship sstern, crushing i'll
| the turt!e-back over the steering ma
chiaery, and rendering all steering i'm
! possible.
The damage was temporarily repairei,
so as TO render steering possible. The
weather continued ct rmy up TO January
| 17tb, when ths sto N abated, ani the
wind blowing from N. N. W. the steamer
was enabled to Put on Ill Buii and hopes
OF reaching New YoEk ID q fqw Gays v'efo
entertained, bu. tho next day dltpJli6d
these illusions, FOR gale even mGrs
terrific than the former one came oil, last
/ tr, IA fnlt ! Ia
! Tina it was found that tie GOAL was rul-
ming short, &c TIC ship was headed for
Halifax, where she arrived at about noon
on the Goth.
HALIFAX, N. s., Jan. %. Three
schooners Ocean Bell, aylph and Wiz
Essco, FROM Newfoundland, arrived here
this morning. Captain O2on OF the Nlr-
| gesno described tho dreadful experience
lie and his crew had since leaving Vt.
Pierre. On January 9th shortly after
leaving that port terrible gaze set in,
lasting about six hours. This was fol-
lowed by enother oae OF January 9Th
| Huge waves broke oysr the vessel, WASH
ing away everything movable. Eho
schooner, although labottng, rode out
tho gale admirably.
Scarcely had the Virgesco's captain
completed hiI preparations to meet
another tempest when The waves rose to .
terrific height and fierce storm sat in,
socn developing into regular bii2zara.
1t was doubtful il thg little craft would
weather the s!or1l. All handa were OF tho
opinion that she wonid not, and awaited
their fats. Tho Thermometer registered
below zero snd tho men suffered dread
fully not one escaped being frost-bitten.
The schooner was poinsnd 10 Canso,
but in spite of ali endeayurs TO got there
tho yasGeI was driven seventY.two i'5a
Oh and the sails became frozen and rs-
manned fixtures. Tue working tackle OF
the vessel was also trozon. All wore OK,
peGting the vessel to founder, but foftu.
nR.ely the wind suddenly shifted, the
aea Gained, and by hard work md good
seamansnip Sunday saw the schooner
safely anchored in st. feter's Bay, N, b.