New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-25
FIERCE ATLANTIC STORMS.
OVERDUE STEAMERS COME lNIo roni'

. p.ssryGEH on THE BOLIVIA DIES FROM
pp,crr-ruE CRAFT COVERED WITH ICE.
The engines of the Anchor Line steamer BOLIVIA
s,oued down last Wednesday and canvas'coVereo
bundle fel, heavily from her decks into tAo seq
r.s n sad day on board when the body OF biiIao't"
Wright was consigned TO the waves She "e' '"'
n second cabin passenger, bit soneho" Tue s'o'' "
her death touched the heart OF every one Oh ooa'u
The Bolivia sailed from Glasgow OF February A. WIN
nsssencers and a general cargo. FROM 'hc ui'e e"0
of, tho COASTS OF scotland until she touched al quar-
op,,n. her trip was terrible experience LOT 'He
ncople huddled below decks. The waves rose '"ou'l
rain high. and swept the decks Io'e ana an ""
terrific gales sent the vessel careenhs ana .'e"'"s
nm her course On February 20 the winds anu
Ian. hurIad themselves at the big steamer, anu
the waves beat against her sides until the great io"
mil ylbrated and tremb!cd under the hauih'ei'n"e
h,ows The icy waters carried away everything HUI
dashed TO the deck ~ ..,oro
The passengers, most OF whom hnd he>e' 49,
seen the sea at It's worst. we're almost Wo ,"
through fear a number OF them were sn".e
around a table below. when man was ca,ieo W
inform the captain that 1t was time to u'he 'ne
observations. Elizabeth Wright was s''ihs 'ne'''
pale and trembling. and next to her was 'o'''e
featured woman. - ,,,oo.. y
aThcyve come TO tell TO get into the iiieooa's'
cried Tie woman. scizins the giri u! ''o "''' ~
pretending to he frightened ,..
Tho young girl turned deahly pale anu '"''''"
away. When She recovered from her iaih'h's spe''
her reason had almost gone. The s'e""rue','
pad said that she never saw such terror-sr'che'
tel On . human face before. Elizabeth wright "e'.'
=. ~ roon screaming and sobbing. She never le!'
1t alive. II. hos ,o,,ove
Mrs. Reed tried in every way to make her oe"eNe
ga. ,h.ro was no danger and Captain Baxter watched
over her whenever his duties did not call MN" an"
.ssured her that the perl OF the voyage hao Paseu
~ ,hs Nom If the ols her delrium had reacheo us
ba,pht and at p. H. she died. On her "h'c ia'e
oe s,u, d, wild hunted expression. ans In her eyes
. ,orors r,cken stare on the next day the pooy OF
,ho dood cir, VAS prepared for burial. The simple
-,oo for ,bo dead was recited by the captain anu
AZ. I'D wac lowered into the There were sao
zoos and streaming eyes the Bolivia that aay' anu
nsnv nm old seaman brushed his sleeve o'cr e'''
strangely dmmed. ,,..,. ,o, hotter
Alter passlng Nantucket the Bolivia met oe''e,
1ea,ber She reached this port yesterday egh' uss
oxsraue The ship usually makes her trip III '"e'e
or fourteen DAYS and in summer she mas co"e "
GLASGOW to NewYork In eleven days.
the France of the National Line which reachcu po''
yesterday several days overdue. reporter Iouen
yrcather and the Lepahto, Of the wilson iie, VIM" ,
also arrived yesterday. had encountr days from
sb1 storms during her passage OF twenty-five S"s
1 unu The steamer Croft from Leith. when Teaoh Ill.,
the bar late Yesterday afternoon was bulieeu U!
heavy squalls and hall o%e 81 Ice many miles
r,eni Alter leaving the harbor OF -. Jon p na in
he mt In for coal she had to plough 'nrousn o.ered
the teeth Of terrific &c gale sn,ckne ner 0e'"'
VIII The Noordland OF the Red star Line. 10 o>e'u
sne shond have arrived here last "Wednesday. since
The Taormna has been ouIleune VI" ,romn steamers
Svu havo heen out many days beyond ,hclr usu"
lime e" bnt their schedules are always Irregular