New-York tribune., 1899-02-16
RLOWN TO SEA $50 MILES.
porrcu EXPERIENCE OF THE ETHEL
GONDA AFTER HER CABLE BREAKS
IA BRErAoNB AND OTHER VESSELS ARHA'N
WITH TALES OF FURIOUS STORMS

v, DrrrAoNH AND OTHER VESSELS ARRIVE
WITH TALES OF FURIOUS STORMS.
Numerous beated steamships reached port yes
terday. and all had stories Of tempest ana s'ross
20 tou ono of the incoming vessels wasthe frehch
liner La Bretagne. and. although one OF the l"s'-
eat Of the company's fleet, the continuous sai'S
eho encountered made her more thah th'eo ""'' =
,a.c The fury of tho wind and sea compeHeu Il
slackening Of speed on February L ana the '"o
following DAYS The weather was severely cola
,hrougbout the voyage and the officers unto IN
saving that the trip one of the worst III their
experience Considering her hard passage 'he
ship was remarkably clear OF ice on decks an"
rigging Some difficulty was met IN tying 'he
liner 70 her pier because Of the accumulation OF
ice around the French Line pier
La Bretagne had fifty cabin passengers ABOARD
Thirteen inspectors were waiting TO receive them
ard their baggage This allowed about one IN
spoctor for five passengers. with three extra Of
acials TO render additional help. Before the la'e
order went into effect half dozen inspectors
would have suffcod for passenger list the size o.
La Bretagne's Yet with the extra number II was
M least two hours before the Inst passenger had
ronocked and left the pier for his destination
Among the passengers were oscar Gregory {.
Kubler Jacob Peters Albert Spencer. L. ;. cas-
tnlo Arthur Geoffroy. Pablo Carclte' victor faye'
and NJ Hutin director of the Panama canal La
Bretagne brought S756o3 francs in specie con-
signed 10 bankers In this city.
The steamship Ethelgonda, which left Bristol on
January L. was among the arrivals. ard reported
q succession Of high gales, with tremendous seas
which broke repeatedly over her decks Ere
ouentlv the ship driftod off before the gale ana
with difficulty kept steerage way. Tho Ethel-
gonda was reported at the bar at O'Clock on sun
day afternoon. She dropped anchor but an hour
later the cable parted and the vessel was po"h
IN miles ont 70 sea before the blizzard.
The Dalecarla. from Rio Janeiro, ran into a
heavy snowstorm. accompanied by high seas. on
February lS. The vessel was frequently BOARDED
by heavy waves. which swept the dechs from ehd 20
Carryine NAV boats ventilators and deck furnish
ings. The hull and rigging OF the Vessei were
LEAVING Bristol on January % the Kansas City
made good weather until she reached longltuGe 50.
Thereafter until reaching this port shZe Z was peSf Si
weather Between Fire Island and Sandy HOOK
the Kansas City into the ice fields ana damaged
The steamships Nomadic and Cymric' from Liver
pool; the Uner. from Samana; the Bratsnerg r roin
Havana: the Gera, from Bremen ana ue NoisJ, t
from Christansand. also reported unusually rQugn
voyages. The Gera. on Tuesday night W1en aoIut , -
0fieon miles east Of the position or Nantucket
IAghtship. sighted steamer with large req heht
burning II IS thought that the Vessel was lns
light which broke from her moorngs IN the STORM
When sighted she heading toward her stau0h.
The frst Fall River steamer to come through ne
roached her pier in the North River at II o'clock
yesterday morning. four hours late. She @ CARR !
ihe large number Of $50 passengers. who lonrneyea
in this citv by water because Of the blocked condi-
tions of the railroad lines. Captain Collins when
seen by Tribune reporter said that the sound
vas thickly covered with ice particularly this side
Of Execution Rock Between Hunters DOCK ana
Old Ferry Point the ice was one compact mass ana ana
lv,ng on each side Of the channel Captain Collins
saw about twelve steamers ana tugDoaiIs. ~ III ~
about an hour later he happened to look astern ana
saw the whole dozen following In PROCESSION IN ms
cnt in the Ice