The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-15
RECORD OF the SIM
Notes from the L's Book. 49,,
Steamer.
READING Of BAROMETER OualAtlll,,,.
An Interesting Dooum.,. =.
Experiences OF L.,s .'s'asu,
that Terrihl. MIN


oa,ves'on' TEXAS. September /. n.
a as !. 70 ascertain the sspsriss,. I,
OF the large vessels in boz, 81, ~. y xA|
storm d Post representatlys ~, ss''a q
erai ships that had survived 's'''s y
the them Tying either spall,s ~ :, r. ~
nag and the commanders ,Oos. !, '' n
out sparinsly. Their logs r,,, g y
respective languages, SO il a. 4 ~
learned. -s 'oiE
Finally the reporter ,o.,, \.
steamer from Liverpool 4, q. - y
oolraea her. She was tho Comma Z i
n'anded by Captain Rondle. T,s -s
Kindness If the mate descrIDsIss ', !, !, I
storm was given. as well as ,'rss Z. Z Y
logs Saturday entry, which III. " 4
idea of the storm and the sh,s. ~
wind. 's = vi
Inc oom'n' is a. large Bsltl,b s..
steamer WIN a capacity for carrying ,,,.'
hundred passengers and large s,,, !
freight and one may Judge Of ~ IS,
nSss oil the storm from few ipa,ss|
here cited and the ships lop NJ
The comino is protected 81 4 s.'s'
iron plate and the velocity o, Il.
was such, that plank four feet Il, !,
six inches vide was blown fran M
boring building through this nj. 4.t''
ing a hole large enough for i ,u. ny.
sized body to pass through. 0aa ~.
plank passed through the plate On Il. q
deck, leaving a hole as large a, y n :. N
mead. A plank four feet long xa,yr,.,]
into the forecaste head at le,sI K, n
feet. These are not fairy storlss y
planks and hoies were seen BY tbs I'll.
sentative himself.
AT o'clock y. m. SATURDAY Il NJ,
to rain by speils ana al Zines the ~ =,
so binding that work was inuosi,.l
unless protected. At other tins, I.
rain blew In sheets and when ths NJ,
could work the rain Yves 50 pIefeIs, ~
it could not be faced and smarted M.
ever 1t struck the body like psrdu
needles.
the air was filed with fyiux t,rs|
and the crew on the ConIino sourhl y,
uge in the strongest part OF the ,,si
curing the hercest part Of the Hrr
which vas from O'Clock 81
1880 p. m. 1t was At II
O'Clock that the barometer resss,t
the lowest, being $3.50. At O'Clock III
wind shifted to the northeast, whsr II
remained until after Z. The ioleuaI
is copy Of First Mate W, Lsddsnt id
Saturday, September S.--Uomnssull
with dark, gloomy weather and nailI
Resumed work of putting up shllsi,
boards in and 2. and took on irtsh VI
ter. The barometer began to fall MI
idly and water to rise. Az 10 o. n
out extra mooring, using all spare fss|
both wire and manila, dividing thsn u
the best Advantage, to all THE avaiila
post, and dropped port anchor under III
At p. nj. water rose TO three teet aecnI
wharf, wind blowing with hurrkiaI
force, and all manner Of wreeklse
deals, furniture, etc, being dashed asiia|
ship and washed over the wharf conu'i|
ally during tho gale. At sf n
steamer Red Cross broke adnn "
fouled US on the port quarter. dolts :
considerable damage, breaking one o. y
wire ropes and drawing mooilng pA !
which we had four ports Of six-lnta ~
At sos p, m. she blew clear OF VI, u'l
ing q pcrtlon OF tic wharf as she olass''
clear. We found that she haa pIon'
five frames and beams, siarilns III
plates and butts and badly slrainlns ~
causing some to leak, bending u,es
half round. 1t started large auaaAa
rivets loose, but we were unA9w
ell damage done on account Of W. =
in lining covering ships SIDE.
At D. m. wind blowing terflnr
steamer bombarded with large psM
timber, shells and all manner o.
debris from the SURROUNDING us ...~,,l
breaking and smashing all tae uu Nv, n
ed on board OF tap and SECOND p's,s H
slaves to thirty-fiRe feet aft. vn w
side, hole broken, cracked, inaes NJ Il,
seams started, butts, straps =. .,,,
holdings on forecastle head, rs az M Nh
sions. broken and bent ana w ss.i,s (.
shaken. Ports in forecasie u ,,sm
starboard compression star.eu III
deck and deck chock underm.u'ss, nis
en- and crooked; ven'iia .va h.A
sole. compass, top auo .v,s u
broken and life buoys pioNn ,, ~ III
smashed. Poop and bridge ss wv sss y.
extensions and crutches pl0seA , An a
Boat guys broken, englns ,ri n
companion skylights, balenss s,isr. u
paullns blown off. Rails Ton .n " r Dor. y
aft more or less bent Boa' !. II M r Il
ohafed and stern started. ana isa, ~ I'd b
aft boats was blown out o, 'u0
ried along deck and upset. an 50
At / p. m. wind began 1ss % ~, IA sIrs
west. blowing at terrinc r'''
eter stsndlng at 1880 J. III u
A. n. M. water began 70 ~
and a. barometer began to rise. =. M
~" At 1880 p. m. the water ~ al u
the wharf and at n;lan,ss sa1ualls
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