The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-13
THROUGH HIGH SEAS.
Terrible Trips on the Atlantic
Ocean.
The Passengers Thrown Violently Around
the Cabins.
Several Persons Badly Injur9d-The Augusta
Victoria and the Umbrla Finally
Reach Port Safely.
erecial to THE MORNING CALI.

NEW YORK, Oct. l2-The terrible cy-
clones at sea during the past fortnight have
caused life afloat to be attended with peril
and much physical discomfort, The Alaska,
one day overdue, has not yet been heard
from, and the Augusta Victoria was not
sighted till early this morning. The UnI5ria,
one of the best stOrm-defiers of the Cunard
line. due Yesterday morning, was not re-
ported off Sandy Hook until last night.
Both steamers report having met number
of cyclones. 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
a tremendously high sea. She sustained no
great damage, but several passengers were
thrown down and number of them had
their arms or legs broken. Eight or more
were severely cut about the head.
A DANGEROUS VOYAGE.
During the greater part of the trip of the
Aug usta Victoria not passenger was al
lowed on deck, and during the whole voyage
her commander never slept. He was on the
bridge day and night, aud it was the unani-
nous verdict of all on board that to his wOn-
dertul seamanship and skill in handling the
great vessel is due the safety of the ship
and passengers. Throughout 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. series
of accidents happened that crippled
many passengers. DR.. Lenburn and
Augusta Truelson, cabin passengers
both had their arms broken. In the
steerage the misery was great The passen-
gers were not allowed on deck aud were
packed into deDse mass. AT every lurch
of the ship they were thrown to the deck.
and frequently, iu trying TO rise as the YES
sci righled, were thrown back, and not a
few received painful injuries. There were
eighteen members in the Eppe family, and
not one of them escal ed without bruises.
On the Sth inst. the storm was at its worst.
and during tue entire day the main deck
was under water Many more accidents
oc urred. A Mrs. White and her daughter
were thrown across the cabin by lurch Of
the ship and both had their right arms
broken. Nathan solomon, Frank Rudolph
and John Schrener, the latter of this city,
are also sufferers from fractured limbs. In
the steerage those who had escaped the day
before cane in for their share, and fully
thirty sustained painful bruises and cuts,
aud one or two had their arms dlslocated.
All the injured We're attended to on board,
anu were ape to move tO-day
THE UADRIAs BAD TRIP.
The officers and passengers Of the Um-
bria also report terrible voyage. On
October 7th Mrs. c. =. Norman of Louis
vile died Of apopieXy. One of the passen-
gers said that shortly after passing tastntt
Light they struck bretZ9 which by
noon on Monday had become hurricane.
This weather continued throughout Tues
day, but wednesday it moderated during
the day aId passengers were able to so Oh
deck for the first time since Sunday. On
Wednesday evening, however, another hur-
ricaae came on and tie vessel was speedily
in the thick OF 1t again. At 10 o'clock, with
the wind and SEA laundering upon the ship,
pin I'D the machinery was discovered to Oe
loose and the engines had to be stopped;
this incident being vaguely described by
the engineer in reply % au anxious pdssen-
gener's query, as "Only a bug IN the
snifter." After four hours OF heavy rolling
the machinery was repaired and the voyage
resumed. Daring the whole OF Thursday it
continued TO blow with great severity, the
ocean resembling rolling nils. The weather
moderated slightly Friday, but continued
very unpleasant until they got in. Through
out the voyage tie Umbria shipped inn
men5e quantities of water. Two saloon
passengers were painfully injured and
number of the seamen badly knocked
about, two sustaining fractured bones.