The record-union., 1891-10-13
CYCLONE AT SEA,
LIFE AFLOAT ATTENDED WITH
PERIL AND DISCOMFORT.
Ocean Steamers Have Rough Passages
Many Passengers Meet With
Serious Accidents.
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoS.


NEW YORK, Oct 12.-This season the
cyclones at sea have caused life afloat to
be attended with peril and much physical
discomfort. The Alaska, one day over
due, has not yet been heard from, and the
Augusta Victoria was not sighted until
early this morning. The Umbria, one of
the best storm-defiers of the Cunard line,
due yesterday morning, was not reported
off Sandy Hook until last night. Two
steamers report having met number of
cyclones. The Augusta Victoria arrived
at her. dock shortly before noon. Her
officers reported that from October 4th to
the 9Th she experienced heavy westerly
gales with tremendously high sea. She
sustained no great damage, but several
passengers were thrown down and
number OF them had theirs arms and legs
broken. Eight or more were severely
cut about the head.
During the greater part of the passage
of the Augusta Victoria not passenger
was allowed on deck, and during the
whole voyage her commander never
slept. He was on the bridge day and
night, and it was the unanimous verdict
of all on board that to his wonderful sea-
manship and skill in handling the great
vessel is due the safety of the ship and
passengers. During four days her decks
were under water most of the time. The
seas were like mountains, and the big
vessel pitched and plunged violently
with every shock.
On the 7th inst. a series of accidents
happened that crippled many passengers.
DIR. Leyburn aad Augusta TrUelson, cabin
passengers, both had arms broken. In
the steerage the misery was great. The
inmates were not allowed Ion deck, and
were packed into a dense mass Ateyery
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floor, and frequently in trying to rise as
the vessel righted, were thrown back,
and not few received painful injuries.
There were eighteen members of the
Eppe family, and not one of them escaped
without bruises.
On the Sth the storm was at its worst,
and during the entire day the main deck
was under water. Many more accidents
occurred. Mrs. White and her daughter
were thrown across the cabin by lurch
of the ship and both had their right arms
broken. Nathan Solomon, Franz Ru-
dolph and John Schreiner, the latter of
this city, also suffered fractured limbs.
In the steerage those who had escaped
the day before came in for their share,
and fully thirty suffered painful bruises
and cuts, and one or two had arms dislo-
Gated. All were attended to on board,
and were able to move to-day.
The officers and passengers of the Um-
DT1a also report II LefTlDIe voyage. On
October 7th Mrs. @. p. Norman of Louis
vile died of apopleXy. One of the pas
sengers said that shortly after passing
Fastnet Light they struck breeze which
by noon on Monday had become hurri-
cane. This weather continued through
out Tuesday, but Wednesday it moder-
ated during the day and the passengers
were able to go on deck for the first time
since Sunday.
Wednesday evening, however, another
hurricane came on, and the ship was
speedily in the thick of it again. At 10
o'clock, with the wind and sea thunder
ing upon the ship, a pin in the ma
chinery was discovered loose, and the
engines had to be stopped, this incident
being vaugely described by the engineer
in the replyto an anxious passengers
query as ''only bug in the snifter."
After four hours heavy rolling the ma
chinery was repaired and the voyage re-
sumed.
During the whole of Thursday it con-
tinued to blow with great severity, the
ocean resembling rolling hills. The
weather moderated slightly Friday, but
continued very nasty until they got in.
Throughout the voyage the Umbrie ship
ped immense quantities of water. Two
saloon passengers were painfully injured,
and number of seamen badly knocked
about, two sustaining fractured bones.