The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-24
RAD SEIS FOR THE LINERS.
Rough Passa Ees OF -. Paul and Lucanin-Few
People Able to Appear nj Table or ON Deck.

The American and Cunard line steamships
which got In yesterday reported weather Of ~
Kind that made the voyage anything but "A JOY
full one for passenger, although it was nothing
extraordinary for the big ships or the men who
20 with them in good weather and bad. For the
whole week OF their passage there was nothing
but big seas, piled UP by winds which the
sailormer put down rs varying from fresh
brCczes to a strong gale. ThH Lucania did
not get TO her dock until e o'clock last
night. The st. Paul was at Quarantine
before breakfast time. The Cunnrder had been
detained AT Queenstown last Sunday for several
hours by the weather. When. after leaving
there. she had Browhcad abeam. she was plough.
ing through a very high head sea in IA strong
gale. On Monday there was only n fresh TO
moderate breeze. but this had freshened on
Tuesday, according TO the log, TO "A strong gale
with fierce squalls. and the ship was still IN
were on Wednesday, Thurs ay having a strong
hirce1G' aseording to the log; and FEiday 4.
Yesterday the weather moderated. The Luca-
MIA arrived at Quarantine At 4:li + ".
bit f"i Dr. F" I'd of' &aSSscn. J Jsmos r. Arm np"sc
MaAimili"n Bach, Mrs. George W. Biddlc; tho
ReT, J., }. ByTp f Canon 7. x Ghcync, the Rev.
George A; Hcarn. the Hon. A. Williamson, {. NJ.
IL: he Fey; c. :; Whiitemore. Can't. A.: A.
D, D., Bishop Of Iowa: Charles Pfzer, Fordham
Morris, Louis 4. Won Hoffman,, the l,cy. VS.
no" ihhH am NlTH. nov Ihnn, hnu y. ]. JulIhTH
and Mrs. Juilliard. DR.. Nansen and Miss Come
were taken Oft on steamers which went down
the bay with delegations OF friends.
The 81. Paul. which got here early yesterday
morning. came in with frosted tunnels and u
tale OF such high gales and heavy seas that most
In their cahins during the greater part Of the
voyage. Among the passengers were william
7. H~hvemeyer. David Bispham. Mr.. and
Mrs. George w. Childs DreXel, the Rev.
John g. Dawn, Dr., T.; VI. Draper. Father p:
FAMOUS English torpedo boat builders, Nr,
Haycneycr said that he had crossed The ocean a
great many times. but never saw such "A stormy
time AS this had been. The rough weather began
tfter the Needles had been passed. on the day
they LETT. aud was 80 bad all the way over that
at no lime until the last day CT the trip were
there more than eight or ten persons in the
dining room or ON deck at once. On Oct.
ls the shin rolled and pitched so in weather put
down as heavy that the passengers couldn't
-end up. On the Goth the ship logged only $40
reduced 'n,Quartcr speed. and finally was COIN
relied 10 shut down wholly, except for power
enouLs 10 give her storage way. On that day
only TWO or three people were able 10 dine in the
saloon. Much of the tlme everything was bat
tened down.
The 81. Paul lid Z. o5O.3 knots, and was 9 days
20 hours and II minutes in doing II. she started
on oct, 10 n a moderate to rough
sea, a. the log has II, and passed Oh Sunday to "A
rough south TO southwest sea. A heavy south
westerly sea on Monday changed 10 "A moderate
westerly one. Tuesdays. logging is trough
southwcsterly sea 10 high breaking westerly
sea, and Wednesdays high breaking westerly
10 rough westerly sea-" Rough westerly "a
moderate westerly is tho record for Thursday
And on ! riHay it shifted TO light northerly ia
reached the SANDY Hook Lightship at 5:l9 A. NJ
YESTERDAY.