New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-13
STORM-BEATEN STEAMERS.
TEMPEsTUoUS VOYAGES OF INCOMING YES
Sells.
THE DECKS OF THE UMBRIA, LA BRETAGNE AND
THE AUGUSTA VICTORIA SWEPT BY THE
wAvEs-oyE DEATH FROM TERROR
OTHER PASSENGERS INJURED.

THE AUGUSTA VICTORIA SWEPT BY THE
wAvEs-oNE DEATH FROM TERROR
OTHER PASSENGERS INJURED.
All incoming transatlantic steamers yesterday |
reported the most tempestuous weather on the
North Atlantic The great liners Umbria, La
Bretagne and Augusta Victoria came in with tales
Of battle with winds that blew with hurricane
force, and seas which swept their decks On
beard the Umbria Mrs. Norman, an invalid !
died of seasickness and terror and on all the ships
the list Of those who had received injuries oy
been dashed against decks and bulkheads while
the storm was raging was long one
The storm which these steamers encountered
reached its height on Tuesday last and was re-
ported by previous incoming ships All inc
steamers were late those which came in yesterday
being due on Saturday last. Each vessel reports
that she met heavy weather as soon as she left the
coast of Europe and that she struggled against the
storm until the Grand Banks were reached.
The great Cunard steamer Umbria had not
passed Brow Head when the storm struck her.
Day after day she steamed against head seas ana
winds. and on Tuesday caught the full force of
hurricane The great ship pitched and rolled
frightfully and her passengers were dashed about
in q manner which was not only uncemtortape
but dangerous. No less than five persons received
severe injuries by being thrown to the deck or
dashed against bukheads. Mrs. Norman. OF
Louisville who was travelling with her son, was in
a delicate state of health when she went on board
at Iiverpool The terror of the storm and her
constant seasckness brought on an attack OF
apoplexy which caused her death Her body was
embalmed and was forwarded to LOUISVILLE as soon
rs the steamer arrived yesterday.
Among those who received injuries on the Um-
bria were Charles Roate of Buffalo, who was
thrown down in the saloon and received severe
scalp wounds, and Henry Harrison, of Sheiheld,
England, who was thrown from his seat IN the
smoking-room and was severely injured about the
head Several of the other passengers received
slight injuries, and DR.. Tinucan, the ships doctor,
was kept busy all Che way over. The barometer
on the Umbra registered 1854 inches while the
storm was at its highest, remarkably low read
ing.
On October the Umbria made only 2sO knots
though steaming ahead with full power The
steamship Augusta Victoria, of the Hamburg
American Line, struggled against fierce winds and
heavy seas from the time she left Hamburg until
she arrived at Sandy Hook. She had on board,
including her crew, 500 people of whom $50
were steerage passengers. The ship rolled ana
pitched heavily, and great seas now and then
boarded her, sweeping her decks of everything
movable. On October a series of accidents nap
pened which placed number of passengers on the
sick-list DR.. Lenburn, iirst-caDln passenger
was thrown against bulllhead and had his right
arm broken few minutes later the ship gave
lurch and Carl Christensen, sailor, was thrown
TO the deck by q great wave which dashed over
the bows. His collarbone was broken. Several
Of the steerage passengers were severely bruised
by being thrown about by the ship as she rolled
and pitched in the great seas against which she
struggled.
on October the worst of the storm was over
for the Augusta Victoria, but seas were rough and
winds were high until she got in by the shelter
ng arm of Sandy Hook
The French steamship La Bretagne from the
| moment she put her nose outside of the harbOr OF
ITavre. fought against great seas which hammered
| her back. and against winds which blew against
| her with terrific force 1t took more sOuthery
| course than the Umbria and Augusta Victoria
| and so did not catch the full fury of the storm
Still she got so much of it that one of her pas
| seneers said yesterday that on Wednesday night
every passenger slept with his life preserver handy
| and expected to be obliged to take to the boats
| before morning.
When crossing the Grand Banks La Bretagne
sighted a fishing sch ,oner bottom up. with her
| dories alongside 1t looked if the schooner
had been capszed while riding at anchor and
! while her crew were asleep below.
| or the incoming steamers not one received any
damage. The storms against which they strug-
| gled were the most severe that have been known
for several years, and doubtless the record OF
| disasters TO sailing vessels and to tramp
steamers will be long one, but THESE grea'
steamers fought against the elements and con-
ouered. Those who 60 down to the sea IN ships
| see not only the wonders of the great deep, Dut
| If lanulWOrk.
Among. the passengers arriving on the French
steamer La Bretagne were George ii. Adams,
James NJ Aschley n. Zalas Bayas' Dominica
poro IT r. DicHey. Mrs. W. Il. Travers DR..
Emory Holman. General T. D. Keyes. Mr. Desprez'
the Yicomte j. de Cavelies. John Favassour
Noel. Van Ness Philip. Maunel de Care W.
IIIdrcth Field w. F. Peck: Charles Weymann'
Albro Little. On board the HAMBURG American
Steamship Augusta Victoria Were j. Ave IAle'
mand, Oscar Adler. W. j. Boardman II. r.
Tiark DELANEY Floyd. Jones. General charles ..
Inn@don. Miss Marion Phelps. daughter of =, The 3li
American Minister at Berlin; George A; InthlIl Ia
G. s. Iarrabee DR.. Eugene Fuller. l.. T. fiehope
and Alexander Gordon. ,.a u,o Crnord
steamship Umbria, were II. T BeI,amyi, John 49, q,
ADAMS. Rear-Admiral John C. Lowell Lowell 'alhgs GInr
erce c"seS Sowton D. G. Gardner, Dr. Charles F. HOn
n,Ue non r. G. Graham. w Mansell Daintrey, Il. ~ -
Davison. George Gordon King: the Rev. Jonh w w
non A. Ponsonbv Wilmer, James A. Scott Charts I1 ,T
Peynolds T Mrs W. T. T1liferno, J. Ross Ioad % pey W.
j. OConner. DR.. Beverly Mac Monagn 'i'e N''
J. ID. levin AMI john J. Frederick
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