The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-14
STORM TOSSED SHIPS
Large Fleet Of Battered
Vessels Pass in at
the NarroWs.
CITY OF KIEGsTON'S EXPERIENCES
Captain Crossman of This City Had
a Lively Voyage on the
AIlianca.

NEW YORK. Oct. Il, 1sse.-The British
steamer Allegheny, from SayaniiIa. with
merchandise and passengers. arrived at
the bar at eight O'Clock this morning. Her
captain reports that from the time she
reached latitude q she experienced a sue
eesslcn ef heavy northeastsrly gales.
blowing at times with hurricane force
and accompanied by mountainous seas
me British steamer Eastern Prince.
from Smyrna. arrived at the bar at f:so
z. N. yesterday. She reports encounter
ing moderate weather tin October II.
me next day she ran info a strong north
east gale and was boarded by a huge
wave Wnlch stove wheelhouse and washed
port lifeboat from the chocks.
The British steamer Cotehole. from
iquique August 10. with merchandise. ar
rived at the bar at seven a. NJ. today
She reports that on October 10, on Wsater
Quarter Shoals, she experienced A heayy
gale from the northeast which grad sally
increased in fury until it blew with hur-
rieane forces The gale lasted sixty HAIRS
and was accompanied by a 1ous
heavy sea in which the vessel laboxsd
heavily. She shipped a large quantity OK
water Her decks and cabin were hoodea
and her wheeIhouse and deck rails smash
ed. She also suffered other damage
about the decks.
The steamer City of Kingston, from
Port Maria, October 5, with MERCHANDISE.
arrived at the bar this morning. size
reports that from the time of her arrival
IN latitude 81 she experienced successful
9I terrlnc gales from the northeast.
DtoWlnS with hurricane force for forty-
TWO hours. The gale was accompanied By
tremendous heavy sea in which the
vessel labored heavily
The steamer Hudson. from New Or
leans, october z, with merchandise and
passengers reports that on October 12
IN lat. 3S.25 long. 7e.15, she passed the
schooner Frank DoAne. Of Philaaelphis.
Water-iogged and a steamer close by in
the act of sending a boat to her
me steamer Oxus, which arrived this
morning from West Indian ports. re-
WITH high seas, on October 10. to IL during
which Adoiph Anderson. aged % years.
a native Of Norway, able seaman, dis
as,9eared ana - supposed TO have been
swept overheard.
The steamer State of Nebraska, from
GLASGOW. October 2, and NIoville. October
5, Slan merchandise and 17S cabin and %
steefage passengers, arrived at the bar at
90 a. ~ TINS morning. She reports that
from october 3 to October g. she exae-
rlenced westerly gales. with high seas.
with a less turbulent sea-
Ihe steamer Soncho. from Galveston.
OetODeE 4, and Key West October TO-
with merchandise and passengers, reports
encountering very heavy weather
throughout the passage, with tremendous
seas from CapeS of Florida to Efatteras
and from thence to port She experienced
1resh 70 strong northerly winds.
The agents OF the Colombian line stean-
er Allianca, Captain Crossman, which
sailed from Colon, October 4 for New
York. and was due here on Sunday lass.
which put in at Delaware RrealeWater
shortly after noon yesterday, state that
the vessel was not much damaged She
lost maintopmaSt and had one boat
smashed. When she sailed she had more
than her usual amount of eca1 In her
bunkers. and had only begun TO burn her
dunnage when she reached the Break
water.
The Allianca now lies off Marcus Hook
coalilg. and viii leave for New York this
noon Her passengers remain on board.
Tne mails of the AlHanca were sent to
the Philadelphia Post Office for distribu-
ton.
a despatch from Norfelk this noon
states that the British steamer TeTiot-
dale, from Galveston. October l. for
Bremen. arrived there this morning hay-
ing on board the captain and crew Of the
schooner Frank o. Dame of Philadelphia,
from Brunswick, Ga, for Philadelphia
with railroad ties. The Frank O. Dame
is probably the schooner reported by the
steamer Hudson, which arrived at this
port today from New Orleans. The
Hudson reported that on October Il in
lat 35.2S. long. 7e-15 she passed the
wsterloggsd and a steamer close by
SANDING a hat ra n 1zt.