New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-03
END OF A STORMY VOYAGE.
TIE KAISER WILHELM ii BATTLING WITH
WIND AND WAVE
THE BIG SHIP ALMOST swAMPED BY HEAVY
SEAS, AND CAME INTO PORT ENCRU-TED
WITH sALT-MEMBERs OF THE

WITH sALT-MEMBERS OF THE
CREW INJURED
The bic white North German Lloyd steamship Ka!ses
Wilhelm II arrived in port yesterday after one of the
most stormy voyages ever experienced by the vessel
II was struggle against and wind from the time
the ship sailed tll she east anchor at Quarantine.
As the officers said yesterday when the ship arrived
at her pier: The vessel under water all the
time, IIatcies We're shut down tightly and for the
greater part OF the voyage the passengers were kept
prisoners in the cabin. The ship rolled and tossed
and struggled In the big seaway as though she were
but tiny pleasure craft instead Of being the big
ship which she Is, and constantly washing
over her decks. The winds we're from the northwest
and southwest and they made progress difficult. The
chip sailed from southampton early Oh the morning
Of October %, and for three days the weather was
bad On the morning Of the 26,h there came a
change and II Il change for the worse. That
morning when Captain stOcrmer looked at the glass
he knew that bad storm was coming and no time
WAS lost In making all snug And before long the
ship had all she wanted. Time after tim" she buried
herself completely I'm the big green seas, some Of
which boarded the vessel over the bow and others
over the side. The tremendous gal" ana sea reisned
all that day. all night and all next DAY. 30 mighty
was the fnce Of the great waves and the gale" which
struck the vessel straight the nose, that with all
engines going rs hard a. they could work the big ship
made only a3 miles in twenty four hours. Her other
daily rms were 30, 3o2. 3j9 go, 31G, 213, 80
800 and $50 miles.
For n few days after the tempest the snip
rolled I'm seas which would have been considered
hing. at any other time. Then when the Banks were
ro,ch.d on October 80, there suddenly came another
fierce gale. 1t picked up the slip Ike nlatch ana
,hroyv II about violently. During one OF the worst
gusts while a heavy fall Of hail pelied the STORM
d,,v.p shin hu!c wave was seen Oh the VesseIs
ouarter II rolled onward rapidly ana gre" IN SIZE
MI II broke on the deck, bIirying tn' entire S"p
,,rder TONS OF water. As il poured over the uecH
:, c.ugh. two sailors and swept them against the
rail breaking their legs. Later in the day one Of INC
cabin hays went forward 10 strike the shps DELL
, uac.n lurrh caused IN. vessel 10 ship Il sea over
%. hows and the boy thrown heavily 10 ue
dock breaking AL bis teeth. The gal" AS'eu ui'
the morning Of November l.
Whom the Kaiser Wilhelm II entered the Narro"s
Dor troubles were not on her way up lhs
~.,h ptvsr early Yesterday morning she struck
a. loaded with railroad inluTlng II 30 severely
,bnt III. noat had be- tO"3 10 us, uoch' nv
n,an NJ tho b.y steamship said that when ne ris'V
,S iat,.rv no saw the tug with big railroad nvas
n -, IN Sde apparently motionl,-N. aDou, Iour snip
Inry ahead The engines OF the ,hp Were a, orr
r.yersed but her Roadway was 20 great tnat s ,h
struck the float with force, cutting deeply i''o 'e
a. The big ship not injured $1,000, -.
s rh Eaiser Wilhelm II showed signs OF having pm
.hronoh Rad weather when she was tied up at n al
dncE she was covered with encrust'N SAT- anu az
tho woodwork showed the effect Oh Constant nV"i's
with salt water.