The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-13
WINDOF THE EQUINOX
News of Storm and Shipwreck
at Sea Coming In.
THE DISPATCH A TOTAL LOSS.
California Earthquake Drove Timid Peo-
pie into the Streets and Kept
Others Awake All Night.

new YORK, Oct. PA dispatch from London
says the steamship Devonshire from Barrow for
New York, has been passed at sea abandoned.
Nothing has been heard from her captain or
crew. Never has the loss OF a steamship at sea
caused so much excitement, since the time OF
the news of the great Danmark disaster was re-
ceived in this city. No one knows what became
OF captain and crew. They may now be safe on
board some other vessel, but maritime men
think this is hardly probable. The chances are
that the captain and his sixteen men are lost.
They undoubtedly took to the boats when
II was seen that the vessel had no chance.
5 In the sea and storm that have been raging for
the last week boats could have hardly lived
Later dispatches from Lloyds, in London, say
the Deyonshire was abandoned about 800 miles
west of Barrow. Up to the time OF cabling
nothing had been heard from the captain or
crew. The Deyonshire sailed from Barrow on
September 80, and was, If reports are true, in
ballast. The Devonshire generally made the
passage to this city in about fifteen days. SO there
was no uneasiness about her non-appearanee
She was twin screw steamship, 1906 feet long,
$50 feet broad and ESQ feet deep. She was worth
st least 100000.
A dispatch from London tonight says: The
British steamer Norwegian, which has arrived
ct Glasgow from Montreal, had on board the
crew OF the British steamer Devonshire. which
was abandoned 500 miles off Tory Island
This is the season of cyclones and life afioat is
attended with peril and physical discomfort
The Alaska is day overdue and has not been
heard from, and the Augusta Victoria was not
sighted till carly this morning. The Umbria
one of the best storm detiers OF the cunard line
was due yesterday morning but was not sighted
Of Sandy Hook till late last night The two
aeamers met a number of cyclones. The Au-
gusta Victoria arrived ut her dock shortly before
roon- Her officers stated that from October 4 to
she experienced heavy westerly gales with
tremendously high seas. The steamer sustained
no great damage, but several of the passengers
we're thrown down and some OF them had arms or
legs broken, and eight or moro were severely
et about the head. The Umbria also reported
va weather. The steamer sustained no dam
-, but few of the passengers were injured.
ling the greater part of the trip of the
Hgusta Victoria not a passenger was allowed
y deck During the whole voyage her COM
nander never slept. He was on the bridge day
end night, and 1t was the unanimous verdict of
III on board that TO his wonderful seamanship
and skill in handling the great vessel is due the
mfety 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
svery shock.
On the 7th instant a series of accidents hap
pened that crippled many passengers. DR.. Len
burn and August Truelson, cabin passengers,
both had their arms broken. In the Storage
the misery was great. The inmates were not
allowed on deck, and were packed into dense
mass. At every lurch of the ship they were
thrown to the floor, and frequently in trying to
rise as the vessel righted were thrown back, and
not few received injuries. OF eighteen
members Of the Eppe family not one of
them escaped without bruises. On the sth the
storm was at its worst, and during the entire
dpy In mai In Aaqk WI nd md
more accidents occurred. Mrs. White and her
daughter were thrown across the cabin by the
lurch of the ship and both had their right arms
broken. Nathan Solomon, Franz Rudolph and
John Schruner, the latter of this city, also suf-
fered fractured limbs. In the Storage those
who had escaped the day before came In for
their share and fully thirty i've suffered painful
bruises and cuts and one or two had their arms
dslocated. All were attended to on board and
were able to move today
The officers and passengers of the Umbria also
report terrible voyage. On October Mrs. c. P.
Norman, of Louisville, died of apoplexy. One
Of the passengers said that shortly after pass rg
Fasnet light they struck breeze which by nooA
on Monday had become a hurricane. This
weather continued throughout Tuesday, but on
Wednesday it moderated during the day and the
passengers were able to 60 on deck for the first
tine since sunday. Thursday morning, how
ever, another hurricane came ON and the ship was
speedily in the thick OF II again. At 10 O'Clock,
with the wind and sea laundering upon the
ship, pin in the machinery was discovered
loose and the engines had TO be stopped, this
Incident being vaguely described by an engineer
In reply to an anxious passengers query as
aonly bug in the snifter." After four hours of
heavy rolling the machinery was repaired and
the voyage was resumed. During the whole of
Thursday it continued to blow with great
Ryerity, the ocean resembling rolling hills
The weather moderated slightly on Friday, but
eoniinued very nasty until they got in.
Throughout the voyage the Umbria shipped inn
nease quantities of water. Two saloon passen-
ts we're painfully injured and number of
eznen badly Knocked about two sustaining
injured bones.
kyTRPooL, Oct. L.. - The British steamer
hyas, which arrived today from New YORK,
had % board the crew of the Dutch bark
Aicolette, from Quebec for Greenock, which
Va abandoned in a sinking condition.
WARRINGTON CITY, Oct. l2-The superintend-
cat of the life-saving service has received infor
nation that the tug Rather, of New York,
bound from Boston to Philadelphia, with a crew
o. ten men, went ashore this morning on Cape
Henlopen. The tug broke loose from the ship
Z. p. Cheney. All on board were saved.
Lieutenant Cowles commanding the United
States ship Despatch, telegraphed TO the seere-
tary of the navy from the Assateague life saving
vessel are sale on shore and that they saved all
their clothing and all the boats except the
cutter. The Yantic arrived at the scene OF the
wreck. but has been unable so far to render
assistance. 1t is now believed that the Despatch
vii hs.a fnta al loss