The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-10
THEY DON'T MIND WEATHER.
BAR ICE AND 6OLLIsIONS. THE MOD
ENN mo SHIPS ARE All RIGHT.

"They Cast Make Weather That wouis
| Swamp as" Says First OMcer Passow OF
the CITY Of raris-Thes Defy TrsaitIou
and Lie In the Trough OF the sea for Ease.
| Some OF the officers Of the big 1nman liner
City OF Paris. in speaking about their recent
voyage from Liverpool. said yesterday after
| noon that they had had dirty weather" and
that 1t was nasty winter voyage Capt.
Watkins himself said that for six hours last
Tuesday morning tho weather was lust as
bad as It is made" He has crossed the Allan.
| tic hundreds Of times and knows weather
| when no sees It.
1t came on to blow a gale about o'clock
! Tuesday morning. About - o'clock It was so
| bud that Mr.. Passow. the chief officer. went on
deck The sea was then very high and lumpy.
and the ship was plunging considerably and
taking on considerable water. though her
clipper bows break UP the big seas great
| deal and prevent her shipping much in bulk.
Mr.. Passow and the bo'sn with some Of the
| seamen went forward to remove some Of the
big iron ventilators from the forecastle. When
| II ventilator is removed there Is an iron plug
which fits tho top OF the ventilating shaft and
| is covered with a canvas. The port ventilator
lad been removed and the men were carrying
1t aft when the big racer shipped II green sea.
1t picked IN Mr.. Passow and the bos'n and
| carried them aft along the dock on the port
side. The recession OF the sea threw both mon
down. Mr. Passow saved himsef from a bad
fall. but tho bo'sn was thrown head first down
the forward companion way. He, was bruised
aHH hs rsfSp p sd pS sS ys wS sns a
over. There was. very little of the, voyage
e nst nrne spu %, srys
Ss He1h chef %s dqss siSsn best
sIroMn down. hmse ' and liz eggs KS" With III hi as
Mr.. Walls says that that morning. when. the
rspsd s hs ave ys Sss as stew
f'p%s s y Wiz ihH % Ss isep S fss
Walls kept her steady all right enough. hut
the port engine threw IN oil cup and was stop.
screw ship naturally Works of sdewise 'T The
g psS Wes goad deal OF TSr
rolled pretty badly, and that is enough e, un-
an% until she eo%S be- aHs one
just about tho time that some Of the p pas, @
es sS asss re Their
There seems to, be widespread notion
ssmong people who have re-, crossed the o:ean
OF the sea is exceedingly dangerous. and they
liz let tue lily Oh IWT1S ll0 OH IN tne trough
to ease her. Chief Officer Passow said yester-
day afternoon TINT it was q fact that big ship
would have less trouble and take less water in
the trough Of the sen thon she would head on.
Weather is not one of the dangers Of the ocean
for the big passenger slips. Tho things which
seriously menace the safety Of the passenger
ships are Ice and violent collisions.
They can't make weather that can swamp
u.s." said Mr.. Passow. And II we were in bad
on into the sea. we could lie off in the trough
face and makes 30 much leeway."
1t ID all sheer nonsense Mr.. Passow went
on emphatically. this idea that folks have that.
rolling in the trough Of the sea, ship might
clads. when they were only plated down about
the water line. and the magazines. provisions.
and water were all high up In the ship. they
might have been toPheavy:, say Il. and /
ocean ship 1t is easier in the trough OF the SEQ
than going head first into it."
or course. Mr.. Passow was talking about the
big ships then. and not about tramp steamers
bottom. 1t is n rare thing for them to roll
much; and curious feature of their rolling is
that they take three rolls in succession and
then ride steady agan-at least they often do.