New-York tribune., 1899-02-12
LIKE FLOATING 1CEBERGS.
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the longest passage the steamer ever had III
crossing the ftlantic. and one OF the roueheS'
IN the experience Of her officers. The time from
Gibraltar 10 New-YOrk was made IN t"eNe
aavs and seven hours at an average speed OF
1882 knots an hour. The First Bismarck en-
coun,ered terrific gales from the northwest and
west one gale following another in succession
from February 10 {. with enormous seas when
,raouentlv swept over the vessel. smashing
rails. doors and other woodwork, swept several
yentilators overheard and damaged two boats
which were carried from their chocks on Feb
ruary 3 one OF the sailors, Otto Lohse. Ger
man. was washed overheard and lost
The hurricane force Of the wind was so great
that for Ave days this great and fast steamer
could at times barely hold steerage way ana
rolled violently and labored heavily until the
decks were flooded and many Of the passengers
were violently Ill. For five days there was little
rest and sleep on board Of the vessel on ap-
preaching the coast intensely cold weather was
met and the spray froze as II fell. covering the
hull. boats. bridges and the rigging iar UP 'ne
masts with a heavy coating Of ice. When 'he
Furst Bismarck entered the Narrows she ap-
peared more like visitor from the Arctic re-
gions than passenger steamer from the Meo'-
terranean laden with the children or SUM!
Italy Clambering over her side. the outer
ganewavs were seen to be go laden with ice
that they appeared IKE tunnels through some
ice cave. with enormous iciClss hanging from
the decks above and passaSeways filed win
fee and srowlike siush several inches deep. Inc
bulwarks and rails swelied 10 enormous
proportions. and forward the anchors windlass
and davits were covered 10 the depth OF foot
while the bridges were one solid mass. The
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and gangways in order 70 land the passengers.
The First Bismarck scheduled 10 sail
Yesterday on a trip TO the Orient with large
number Of passengers but owing 70 her delay
in reaching port. the passengers were informed
that the steamer would not leave until Monday.
THE GERMANIC WEIGHTED WITH ICE.
The White Star liner Germanic the next
arrival. and as she came UP 10 the pier at West
Tenth-st at nooa yesterday she looked as II
she had made al Arctic trip. and was entering
a port in the Fa~ North. The steamer was 50
heavily coated with ice that the load Of frozen
spray. which weighed many hundred TONS
caused heavy list TO starboard. The forward
deck from the bow as far back the bridge.
was one mass of ice The foreInast ana rigging
seemed to rise out Cf heap OF ice
The sailors had a hard time keeping LOOKOUT
during the last few days. II was then that the
which caused the spray 10 freeze Wherever IL
fell Soon the lifeboats forward were heaFiy
coated with ice. and during the rest OF the Voy-
age were a fixture at the daVits. The Navigation
81 the Cermauic from the bridge was difficult
task and Captain McKinstry and his assist tanls
suffered from the cold and frozen spray which
fell in their faces.
There were only forty-eight cabin passengers
on the liner and as there were twenty-five Gus
toms men at the pier there was little delay IN
the examination Of the baggage The luggage OF
nDd rG
Connfell needed the services OF an appraiser uh-
der the new Treasury regulations which require
all Americans to furnish complete details OF
their baggage ,
The British steamer Miramar. Captain White
from Mauritius via Delaware Breakwater, whlle
hound in yesterday. went aground on the tai!
end 81 Romer Shoal She was blowing of steam
The steam pilot boat New-YOrk went alongside
OF her few minutes later and then started up
the bay for assistance. The Miramar managed
TO free herself from the shoals without assist
ance and came into the harbor late in the after
noon.
THE RIVERS MAY FREEZE OVER
Along the waterfront the signs OF the cold
weather were marked. Most Of the towboats
have found plenty TO do in taking arriving ocean
liners up to their piers and in rendering as
sistance to the smaller craft which have drift
ed with the strong wind or been injured 10y ,he
floating ice in the rivers and bay Oid shlpplng
men are Of the opinion that II the present cold
spell continues fOr many days the rivers VIII De
frozen up or choked by the ice. Both the Nortn
and the East rivers are filled with ice, and piers
and ferry slips are choked by the large cakes or
ice that are continually drifting in and freezing
together.
The East River from the Brooklyn Bridge
looks as il il were frozen and the ferryboats
and tugs have 10 their way through the
closely packed ice. Every now and then. the
currents carry the ice away. the river If cleared
up in spots Ferryboat captains take advantage
OF these gaps 10 maxi he opposite SIDES 0i the
river The James-st ferry was not running dur
ing the early morning hours. and the boats on
the Thirty -ninth-st. ferry were able 10 run only
al long intervals. As the boats entered their
slips II was necessary To back out several times
and ram the ice in the slips in order TO make
landing Some OF the boats the Erie ferry
Chambers-st., were crowded with trucks and
other vehicles. and as the boats rammed the ice
the animals became restless and the drivers had
hard work quieting them. Several times in the
early hours Of yesterday morning the slips al
Cortlandt-st. were 80 filled with ice that the
ferryboats could not enter unaided. and the
boats had TO help each other to cut through the
mass Of ice The great difficulty the railroad
ferries is to meet the increased traffic in the
early and late hours Of the day. and a result
some Of the suburban trains have been late. The
South ferry boats are running. though they are
experiencing great difficulty In cutting through
the ice in the upper bay The other ferry lines
are running their boats from ten TO thirty min
utes late.
FOUND FROZEN IN BED.
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