The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-13
SEVERE WEATHER At SEA.
Three OF the Overdue Transatlantic Bonts
Arrive with Reports OF Tremendous Gales

Arrive with Reports OF Tremendous Gales.
Three big Atlantic liners came into port yes
to-day morning after a week hard tussle with
q succession OF terrific hurricanes such as
officers and passengers alike had rarely ex-
perienced. Tho steamships had to beat their
way against fierce head winds almost from the
time they started on the voyage until the
Sandy Hook light was sighted.
The crack Hamburg American boat, the
Augusta Victoria. had tho toughest experience
of the three. Soon after leaving Southampton
she ran into heavy southwest winds in tho
Channel. The storm kept increasing In fury
as the steamship ploughed on, and reached it's
height on Tuesday, the 9th. Tho ship was
crowded with passengers. but no one was
allowed on deck until Wednesday. when the
passenger. who ventured out Tuesday scon-
trary to orders. was thrown violently to the
deck and had one OF his arms broken. There
was great deal OF suffering in tho Storage.
located ana Mary Cheney
thrown from sofa on which she was lying and
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such violence that his collar bone was broken.
for the rest Of tho voyage. Tho wind was
either from the northwest h IVES or the southwest al
The ship herself suffered no appreciable dam
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eral Thomas L; James and family. q. =. LARA.
bee. and Gen., George j, Magee
early yesterday morning and her NJ passo a
many of whom plainly showed the effects Of
the stormy voyage. were glad to hurry ashore:
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Ths FTsn;h ste e. L. Dostasne had
In the first part of his voyage by bearing up to
the north; and when half way across, coming
age was reported. and but few Of the passen-
gers received bruises. On board La Bretagne
Er Sha cuSr
other overdue steamships arrived yesterday.
Taorminia. from Hamburg. and tho Cone;
hurricancs and hend seas Of unusual violence
=, The linion line steamship Alnska which held
ally SUNDAY ship even in winter weather. will
She completed her last voyage from Queens
town to this port on Sunday. Sept ID. She had
moderate weather then.
The Umbri! was in lust a. day ahead of her.
having passed her. as she did on this voyage.
lcss than fifty miles from Fastnet.
Tho Alaska left Liverpool on Oct 3 and
Queenstown tho next day. She has an un-
usually large number Of cabin passengers and
about 800 steerage passengers. A. N. UNDER
hill 4 Co. are her agents.
L.oNDoN. Oct 1.-THE cattle steamer Wells
City BRITISH. Gore. from New York Sept. %.
which arrived at Bristol ON Oct, II. encoun:
tered gales on the Atlantic which continued
from Oct to Oct. 9. During this time heavy
seas washed the vessel damaging setiss Of the
cattle pens. nnd n number OF oxen were so
badly injured that IL became necessary to kill
them. Their bodies were thrown overheard.