New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-02
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TWO HURRICANES HIT HER.
ROUGH EXPERIENCE OF THE F. B. DALZFLL
THE BIG OCEAN TUGBOAT COMPELLED TO PUT
BACK TwICE-THE VESSEL DAMAGED
AND INCRUSTED WITH SALT.

BACK TwICE-THE VESSEL DAMAGED
AND INCRUSTED WITH SALT
The tugboat F. B. Dalzell is now lying at her
berth. in the East River in badly battered con-
dition. the result of twice running into hurrt-
cane. which, said Captain II. c. Dcnyse, was
like running into stone wall" The T. B. Dali
ze is one of the largest occan-going tugs OF TINS
harbor. and has been sent many miles out to sea
on all sorts Of errands. But she never had an
experience like that which she had of Atlantic
CITY on Monday and Tuesday. Captain Denyse
said that in the thirty-fve years during when
he had followed the sea he had never struck such
furious storms or such fearful sea as he encoun-
tered on these two days only eight miles from
shore. The Dalzell started on Friday with D.
Pierpont Morgan's steam yacht Corsair IN tow'
bound for Philadelphia, and she arrived tnere
safely on Saturday night at o'clock Az
O'clock on Sunday morning the tug started for
New-York. and at o'clock that night she
cleared the Delaware Breakwater and stood out
TO SEA. There was heavy bank of clouds in the
East but elsewhere the sky was so clear, ana the
wind blowing from the north northwest, was 80
light that the captain, further reassured py his
barometer. which indicated pleasant weathers
had no misgivings and steamed up the COAST.
Darkness came and still there was no sign OF
soa was uneasy. So the boat logged along, keep
ing about eight miles of Shore until the lights OF
Atlantic City appeared in the distance.
Ten O'Clock Lad just passed. and few minutes
afterward there broke Oil the tug hurricane SO
terrible that the big strong vessel stopped snort
and was half drowned before the men on board
realized what had happened. The world seemed TO
be one great shouting wind. and bursts OF rain
and heavy snow added to the terror OF the dark
ness and sea and wind Tie engines OF the
DalzelI worked at their utmost speed. but 10 no
effect, and out Of the darkness ole big wave alter
another lifted its black. shining back and Ieii
on the helpless craft. Knowing that she could
not live in the sea if she got many OF the great
billows over the side the captain worked nes-
perately 10 get ner head pointed to the sea ana
wind. and at last he succeeded. Then Tor three
hours she lay there. with no more power 10 make
headway than if she had her nose up against
mountain Sometimes the seas that rolled over
her followed each other in such swift succession
that il seemed os If she would surely founder, or
that Il she did not sink outright. she would pe
torn 70 pieces Great lengths Of her heavy bui'
,rorl,s voro torn away as if they were paste
hoard the wind broke every pane OF glass In the
pilot house. and there was ho' "''i'e"'' ''''
ton of the storm.
To show the terrific violence of the sea, the
captan cited the example Of one Of the crew. VINO
climbed 10 the pilcthouse and laid hlp1seiI uowh
on the floor completely exhausted Suddehiy
y wave lifted the craft and dropped II again WIN
such force that the man was bounced INTO ''io
air AMI fell heavily, so that he was haii-stuhheo'
A., last il WAS decided to run the risk of bringing
tho tuc broadside on 10 the storm, In order 70
turn her. and head back for the Delaware Break
water. 1t was perilous thing to do In tna'
heavy sea, and the captain and his mate VINO
both hung on to the wheel, essayen .he 'o'A'
She obeyed the helm quickly, luckily for tnem ana
was soon running back over the rough sea'
At last after pitching and rolling all nigh''
tbe Brcakwater was sighted and at O'Clock on
Wanda,, norninu the tired men cast anchor IN
sheltered waters Then all hands dropped where
ovor il was possible TO lie down, and slept ike
doad mon They were boarded by several inen
from, schooners which were anchored near them'
| and asked how their vessel had become so nadiy
d,maged When they said that they had oeen
through a living hurricane, the schooners peopie
would not believe il, saying that there haa NOT
been breath of air inside the breakWa'ef55' wv f5
Then the new Psrnsylvanla la.ilpau d ed1 h,d tho
Morse came in and reported that she had lan 'no
same experience as the Dazell. Al noon on
Tuesday both tugs started of again. Inc het'eus @
wore overcast and when they got out 10 sd
thrv struck a heavy swell from the east. bne
tLc sl,y soon cleared and as q iine teil-knos
breeze sprang up. the Dalzcll set jlb spanker am
staysai At o'clock that night they were aga;n ;n
5a Atlantic City eight miles of shore, ana asais
,hey were struck by hurricane, which was II
anything, even worse than the preceding Sa; Sne;
This time the Dalzen could stand II ony ns,, ,
an hour. and she again turned tail under mo
same s' difcnltes as before and for the Break:
water second time; To the wind and sen @ tnere nS
ali pight the boat groped her way through the
mist Az Jaybreak the captain found hlnseiI
north Of Cape Nay and shortly aftsrTaTd rS s6ovn ys
steamship Lizzie Henderson aptnare9 hun rattmde
thai that he cast anchor that night on the Norris
| River flats, for he felt that his boat couId hoS
| have reached the Breakwatcr through that wlnd
| and sea. The Dalzcll is soaked with salt wafer,
| end her bic smolestack and upper works are SHOW
white with incrusted salt.