The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-06
TRUE STRANGE SEA srORIfa

Ships Tossed Unruiy 9eae In Yius
wsather-A Queer Current-9es Fertile,
The one writer OF sea stories who Of On
others has regular constituency. SO to speak.
among the seafaring people: the one whoss
stories. no matter how strange or unusual
they may DO. are always read with attention
and respect: the one. moreover. that 10 the
most prolific Of all sea writer's. 10 the hydro.
graphic officer at Washington. There are two
things to BE- said OF his stories which com mend
Thorn to seafaring mon: they are true and they
are short. Besides that, some OF them are o..
cesdinRly strange. II George W. Cable or
some other writer would collect the Strange
True Stories OF tho Sea-" he would find the
task fascinating to himself and the result In.
terosting to the reader.
The last publication OF tho Hydroersphio
Office-the periodical for 6eptem bsr-is fair
sample OF tho storytelling ability OF the by.
drographer. and contains three strange stories,
besides host Of tales Of such thrilling OK.
periences in storms as would make lands.
mans hair stand on end were they related In
graphic detail.
On tho 23d OF August the British steamshp
Robert Narrowing. Capt. Hughson. was about
$50 miles east OF the capes OF tho Delaware 1t
10 quiet part OF the sea. not at all specially
subject to storms or unusual happenings suoh
as one might look for in the Caribbean Sea- but
atl030 O'Clock that morning although the
wind was light tho sea suddenly became ~
ships sides. hlllne her we'll deck com pletsIy
full, Then the sea subsidized again. and 81
%f SEP n se1 Sqsss Ssm Cap. Rob-
erts; had similar eSperienee on the 25th Of
sss sa'9 h' and
whom at 5:4l O'clock IN the afternoon. Without
ss as IN Il Sea
and SO continued for seventy-fve eecondA
heavy swell from the southeast arose. while
Soth Of those ssDsri:nees 1:1s s d aS
msrks6ie =. thspsh less striking than tho
s sheFs sosnas sst .s fap q asS e
on the m orr Of e July r. IL lsssnds
s4eax ana .eou. h1a 81 :
~ x S: ,sss:;s 5s ' @
flusnce: The water vas two dssi IS colder
Ths is part q Il. 81. ves9 oi u INC CROSSED
h. h. nsis
current our Mf Toying from north to south 6snsath
ble.f through to tic Surface a 1 a
Rs:i
Vas IN IL: Gqi oi 1S:n L s.i:
came on very suddenly. with Q sea that rose
moro rapidly than tho wind. The waves we're
to rise.,they buried her almost out Of aisht q
svery blow they struck her. In this enser.
gency the cargo shifted and the steering gear
carried away. She drlftsd helplsssly for two
days: whom the wind and the sea went down e
TheR there Vas t The sG B9isisR bark Emm. Pay.
Lant. Capt. Dexter. In q gallo OF tho Amoricsn
for oss s1o dss:
wholly unmanageable.
Gould ws R Lishess st esss .nd
less trying circumstance have often sent g
good ships as these 10 the bottom and for
!orfy-Sl9ht hours the crews were on deck fso.
ing what seemed TO be certain death In most
1ssT ass fSE% PIT they pulled .h
age to the ship because In both cases thoro
was an abundant supply Of oil on board suita.
re Tor smoothing tho combsrs: The waves
f h1sst were 6Iryns ths TYnedsls ceased 70
While tho bark rose and isi a sven ~ '' Il On
oil was used. 1t was because Of the ssv1ns Il
feet OF tho oil that the stories were printed b
The photographer.
that OF the great hurricane at Martinique Be-
cause 1t shows tho sailors idea OF the way to
toll story Of that kind the hydrograp hsrs 70.
port IL given In full
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sss s.sss e =.
~ :sd e :!a!s that %. lo.s
are toe incomplete to allow plsttns The TRACK Of tx
hurricane witn any certainty although Il AppeArs e
collect a. complete Information possible IN order 70
publish . more complete account