New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-26
BOARDED BY A MIGHTY WAVE.
THE CITY OF PARAS SALOON FLOODED AND
PASSENGERS ROUGHLY SHAKEN.
STEAMSHIPS RoL1INay1N THE ANGRY SEA FOR
MANY LONG HOURS JUST OUTSIDE THE
HARsoR BAR-rHE oBDAM AR
RIvES IN SAFETY.

RIyEs IN SAFETY.
All anxiety AZ to the safety of the steamer OBJ
dam. of the Netherlands-Amencan Line. which
was thought by some to have run ashore on 'ne
Long Island coast during the severe storm OF
Thursday and Friday, was set at rest when the
good ship was sighted of Sandy Hook lightship
yesterday morning
The Associated Press reported yesterday 0na'
there was no steamer ashore at Joness Inlet.
The City Of Para, Of the Pacific Mail Company 8
line, came In yesterday with a tale Of the storm
that was the most interesting Of any broushS
in by the arriving steamers. When on Capc
Hatteras on Wednesday. the City OF fara en-
c0untered heavy rain squalls and q wind which, Dy
by night increased to gale. When the light OF
Thursday morning broke the wind had increased
to a hurricane and late in the afternoon 1t was
blowing 100 miles an hour. Captain Lockwood
decided to lay to, and In the tremendous cross
seas put the ships head to the eastnortheast, from
which direction the wind was coming. Night
closed dark and fearful, with seething Kissing
waves and wind that Threatened to blow the
deckhousc of the steamer
In the middle of the night great, green sea
came plungng over the starboard quarter, giving
the ship twisting lurch as II to screw her down
into the water It came with an irresistible
ing in four Of the shutters to the upper rail and
smashing three doors leading to the saloon. 1t
was after dinner. and all the passengers had left
the Saloon At the head Of one of the tables was
standing a steward, De Costa by name, and the
great wave, rushing into the saloon, pinned him
against the bulkhead and nearly drowned him.
When he was rescued he was in semi
conscious condition, but no bones were broken.
The passengers were greatly excited and rushed
from their staterooms in alarm. Captain Lock-
wood was on the bridge but he rushed aft to
see what damage had been done. 1t was only
the crest of wave that struck u.s." said he, and
the steward, who had come deck and " cared far
more for his kettles and his pans than he did
for the bottom Of the sea-" replied in an agitated
voice: God help us If q real sea strikes us"
The at that time are said to have been
running as high as the masts, and darkness, rain
and terror were over all. When this great green
sea came on board and played such havoc in
the saloon it smashed in the skylights and the
headlights aft
Soon afteIward Captain Lockwood put the
Ship on her course for Sandy Hook, confident in
the ability Of his ship to weather any gale that
ever blew Among the passengers who were
thrown from their hunks when the City Of Para
gave her grand lurch and shipped the sea was
d. a. DOTHcI, WIN WAC oe'CitiJ pAuiNN ~ "''
sudden getting out of bed, but was not seriously
injured. SO plunging and rolling in the tre-
mendous waves the City of Para fought her way
toward Sandy Hook. Rain-swept, stormy Fri
day noon found her we'll up toward the Scotland
Lghtship, and there she sighted the Netherlands
American steamer Obdam.
The waves were breaking over the Obdam and
she seemed to be getting the worst OF the storm
The City Of Para approached the bar and the O6-
dam followed. But such great waves were roll
IN, fho
entrance to Gedney's Channel that the Pacific
Mail steamer put out to sea again: The Obdam
followed. Every time the City of Para
would try to make the harbor the
OLDHAM would follow her and so they
tried until night came down, and the two steamers
stood off to sea again.
Yesterday, the wind and waves having abated
little. they both came in. The Obdam had no
pilot until yesterday the high seas preventing
any from boarding her. She had q rough voyage.
but did not experience the worst Of it until she
reached the lightshp on Friday morning. The
American ship stood the Tremendous sea great
deal better than the OLDHAM, and it seemed to the
people on the decks Of the City Of Fara, several
times as if the other vessel would founder. .,
The Alianca, of the United States and Brazil
Mail Line, came in yesterday, after a peaceful
| voyage. She kept Just ten hours behind the gaic
ali the way up the coast, and was only troubled
by the swell On board the Allianca Lucia
lfapn, six years cid, died on October l3 anu
was buried at sea.
The steamer st. Asapb, from London. had a
continuation of heavy gales from all around the
compass. On October "a she had severe gale
from the northeast, with high and confused seas.
The engine-room skylights, side-lights and ven
tiatOrs were damaged.