Morning journal and courier., 1890-01-27
A SUCCESSION OF GALES.
Miles OF Densely Packed Ice-Wreck
or schooner.

Miles OF Densely Packed Ice-Wreck
or q Schooner.
BosToN, Jau. 26.-Steamer Howiek, Cap
tain Ellis, From Nessins, arrived in this
port to-day. She reports from the 22d I'M.
til reaching port experienced succession of
terrific gales from southwest to north west,
accompanied By mountainous seas. On the
morning of January %, when in latitude
10 north, longitude g. 80, heavy gale
sprang up from the northwest, accompanied
by very rough sea, during which the steam
or had her decks continually flooded with wa
ter. During that night 1t blew hurricane,
with a fearful sea running. The waves car
ried away the upper and lower bridges,
smashed ventilators and swept moveables
from the decks. The engine room skylight
was broken in and the men at the wheel
were thrown to the deck with great force,
but not injured. They managed to get to
the wheel on their hands and knees in time
to save themselves from being washed over-
board and save the ship from falling off in
the trough of the sea. The gale continued
with undated fury until the morning of the
23d. At / O'Clock on the morning of the
Esd tremendous sea came over the side,
which literally shattered the cabin skyli ght
and flooded the cabin and berths. On jan
uary IA, in latitude $3.50 north, longitude
so. 10 west, she passed vessels lower mast
with other wrecksge attached.
The steamers Queensmore from London
and Winnipeg and Istrain from Liverpool re-
port very rough passages. The Istrian had
her decks swept of all moveables by severe
| gale on the 18th, when the officers were
obliged to lash themselves to the bridge to
| uary 81 in latitude 1880 north, longitude
47:08 west, she sighted an iceberg apparently
four hundred feet long and fifty to sixty feet
high. From 8 q. m. to l p. m. of the 21s
she passed through miles of densely packed
ice extending as far as the eye could reach
On January 25, latitude 1895 north, longi
tude 67:00 west, passed vessel bottom up
copper painted on the bottom, APPARENT,
| af 200 tons. Schooner Cashier which arrived
at this port Saturday from Ponce. P. R., re
ports on January 10, in latitude $3.50 north
longitude 1891 west, passed the wreck of
three masted schooner, which appeared to b
. Nova Scotia vessel. She was water-logge'
and directly in the track Of vessels; the decl
level with the sea and anchors hanging
down. She was painted black with whit
stripes around her waist.
LONDON, Jan. 26.-The bark Janet Crow
has returned. She reports that two of he
crew were washed overheard and dTowas
and that many Were injured. The steame
Yorkshire ut Liverpool from Baltimore wa
flooded, had her bridges smashed. Thre
seamen we're blown from the rigging and tw
were drowned.
LONDON, Jan. 28.--Captaln Holickan, o
J tho ftsamer Umbria, reports that the passag
was the toughest the vessel has yet export
, encsd.
, The parade at SYNDICATE has nearly bee
, destroyed by the violence of the storm.
The bark Trek, bound from Greenock
: Rio Jansiro, was wrecked of the Needle
yesterday. Several Of the crew wei
drowned. The survivors olune to the riggiu
/. all day. II was impossible to send lifsbo'
/ to the rescue a. no lifeboat could live in Il
: heavy sea. A lifeline WINS finally shot aero
I the vessel by means of rocket and in tn
r way the unfortunates were brought to Il
!. shore