New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-28
STRUCK BY 4 HURRICANE.
THE ORANJE NASSAU'S EXPERIENCE.
NARROW E-CAPE FOR THE STEANsHIP-TWO
LIGHTERS SUNK AND SEVERAL


Every ship which came into this port recently Aas
been reporting unusually severe storms at sea. and
many vessels have had bad experiences but none
reported such narrow escape is the steamship
Oranje Nassau, which arrived yesterday Her peril
however. not from the Atlantic gales reported
by other ships but from Of those swift, -h0rt'ved
but dangerous hurricanes common in the tropics
The steamship was lying in the lnr5or cf Port OF
spain. Trinidad October g. taking on IA load OF
sugar from three big lighter, viii. were moorri
alongside. In the morning the uneasy and
strangely troubled. but there no signs Of BAD
weather In the sky. At there suddenly appeared
a black band o, cloud In the northwest, extending
across the sky. i grew rapidly, and In n few
minutes after II had appeared the wind had begun
10 rise and roarcd loud that captain Van der Ests
words Of command were almo, inaudibc. The sky
became Lark night. and seemed to hang low
that L ma,ts Of the steamship appeared to touch It,
The l.! came IN iitfu! gals Of increasing strength
sudden a white line II brObcn wave, was seen
rolling toward the ship from the no'tIwcst With II
there came windstor:l mlgh,irr than any that he'd
preceded 1t. The up aloft it coming and lay
fiat in the yard. willie the men deck T!shcd to
the lee OF the pilot hoaac. ana braced themselves
by holding fat to the rigging They had hardly
done when the wind and sea both
struck the shp, which had drfei SIDE
10 ii. II hceled her and she
dipped her port side into the till the
water came on deck. and il seemed II she would
roll The blow short. however, and the
ship rghtei herself agail But the lighters did not
fare 10 we'll IN the excitement OF the moment no
one on the steamship had time to look out for them,
even had IL been po. siblc. The negroes them
rushed to and fro dcmo1l!z"d with fear. and would
not listen To orders, The lighters hecleG over at
the first gust and shipped water Ia leeward while
TO wndward great waves mounted over the side and
hurled themselves on dcck. llinc the hold They
rightcd once. just another big Kissing rolled
In them. Gh first line OF rollers picked them mp
and then broke under and beyond them. The next
wave broke them the half Submerged lighters
Slid down inio the trough Of the For moment
they reappearcd again from the white smother ot the
waves, then they sank TO the bottom. some of the
men had succeeded I'm scrambnng aboard the steamship
10y her chains and rOpc,, and one man WAS pulled
out Of the water 10y a rope which thrown TO him.
The captain said that several lost. but
he did not know how many because he lett port next
day. Eighty tons OF sugar were lost with the
lighters.
The Crane Nassau lcd AT Port. lu- Prince. llayii.
october 70 AMI waeI she arrived her" the report
was spread that four Trrnchmcn mad been for IDLY
put aboard 81 The -hip 10y SOUND Of President
lppOytcS s0dlc'S. the charge against the men being
that thcg lad Attempted To- start 4 revolution IN
HAITI. Thi. report declared false hy the Officers
Of tie ship Yesterday afternoon. They said that ,
far all indications went. affairs IN layu We're
quiet they ever In The turbulent Republic.
President liipprNt" gctiinc ready 10 start for
"A tour among the northern provinces Of llayt, ana
Tx. q wise he had invited" I'm a most pressing
way all hi active opponents 10 accompany him on
his trip They had =. accepted the invitation ana
a strong mi itary guaGd had been provided for them.