New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-04
ALMOST TORN TO PIECES.
WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE BROOMHALL
CAME TO PORT YESTERDAY.
CAPTAIN TAYLOR TELLS or HIS TERRIFIC
ENCOUNTER WITH TEMPEsTs oN TIE
NORTH ATLANTIC-DRIvEN TO THE

FAR NORTH By GALES.
II IS twenty years since Captain Taylor. OF
the British iron bark Broomhall. has been in this
port. and he was 1l2 days bringing his ship here
from Hamburg on this voyage. When the cap
tain had inquired If the Brooklyn Bridge was
completed yet anl had asked what that great
statue was he saw in the harbor he told the
story of his voyage. Seldom has vessel had
a more difficult time IN crossing the North At
lantic The Rroomhall was blown so far TO the
northward that she fought the winds and waves
between the shores Of Iceland and Greenland,
and for two weeks the sun was only seen for
short time I'm the middle Of the day. The ad-
verse winds and angry seas she encountered
were bad enough without having added 10 them
the depressing horrors Of two weeks of almost
perpetual night The ship sailed from Cuxhaven.
the port Of Hamburg. on November IA and had
almost continuous storms until she reached
Sandy Hook yesterday She took the northern
passage going up around the North Of Scotland.
Her troubles began November II, when she
encountered fresh gale from south-southcast.
accompanied by great seas in which the vessel
labored heavily She was bound for this port 10
take on a carg1 for Australia. and carried a little
salt for ballast and stores for n long trip. When
the gale came on the Broomhall was put under
lower tbItSd4lS NJ Win Hl''l d'cu al H'b'''''''
but shortly before midnight, when the vessel
- a, u, ,.,,l 80, leland h.,u,aop tho orl,
neys and the Shetands. signs Of another APP
preaching storm were seen and the vessel was
trooh, ., ,h, ,.,,d o, tho mort tack
HIT BY BIG WAVE.
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Yves, and northwest.
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w men lautudc ~ norm was reached an attempt
was made 10 g. between the shetland and Farce
Islands. but there was NIUE canvas to SGT. and
the seas were go high that the ship was continu-
ally flooded fore and Mt. The ship driven
n~"rtn ~ Vi '"e Fe''' i"'"huS' anu 'heh "'s' "'
Iceland
OFF THE COAST or ICELAND
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seas were tremendous ana me snip was put on
the s'arboard tack. healing int" them ana ptch-
ing inghuulIF.