The Washington herald., 1907-04-13
SHIPS STORM TOSSED
Liners Report Heavy Seas on
Trip from Europe.
GREAT ICEBERGS ARE SIGHTED
Most Magnificent He Ever saw, De-
eIares Capt. Harman, OF the Vader-
Iand-MaJesfic Has Rough Expert
ence I'm Westward Trip-PassenEer
on Furnessia Becomes Insane.

New York, April l2.-ThTee big storm
tossed steamships sailed slowly up the
bay this morning and were warped into
their docks with everybody on board
from the captains To the cabin boys
heartily glad that the voyage was over.
They were the Majestic of the White Star
Line. the Furnessia OF the Anchor Line
and the Red Star liner Vaderland.
Capt. B. F. Hayes, of the Majestic. has
more than once told of ''the worst storm
Of his experience" Capt. Blaikie, of the
Furnissa. has also declared time and time
again that never in his many years at
sea, and so on and Capt. Harman has
bad voyages. why. bless your heart. but
all three captains were ready this morning
TO swear by every smokestack in sight
that never in the history of the Atlantic
has it been swept by such storms as.
those encountered during the trip just
ended
Not even in January or December has
the Atlantic acted so very badly.
From the time the Donegal Mountains
faded away into the blue haze the Fur
uessia, from Glasgow and Moville was
battered by terrific seas until she started
on her run down the coast from the
Banks.
WATER Washes Decks.
Brow Head had scarcely disappeared
from view until tons of water washed
the decks OF the Majestic, and the Vader-
land went on her beam ends and shivered
and strained the day after she cleared
British waters.
Day after day bitter winds from the
west met the ships. and hour after hour
seas were shipped that made venturing
on deck not to be thought Of
At times the head winds were so bad
and the seas so heavy that il was ncces- /
sary 10 travel at half speed, so that the
shippers We're thankful if two hundred
miles day were logged. instead of twice
that number 1t WAS necessary also to
heave 10 in the teeth of the gale
Huge waves caused the ships to reel
and plunge and roll as if recovery were
impossible Bows and screws We're out of
the water in their turn and the ships
heeled over untl the smolestacks dipped
almost into the crests of the waves
Down below the passengers had high
old time, and il was a 20 TO I shot an
the time that the food being carried 10
the mouth never reached there. but hit
some distant part Of the ship. Stewards
caromed and tumbled over one another
and passengers who tried TO walk went
tobogganing.
See Great Icebergs.
The Vaderland people. however. had
their Inconvenience made up for by the
sight Of four great icebergs With spires
and towers and turrets flashing in the
sun. a perfect vision TO the passengers Of
Milan's great cathedral in silver.
It was a magnificent sight" said Cant |
Harman. the finest In the iceberg way
I've ever seen, ana I've seen quite a lot /
of them. We had rough time of it |
though. the very worst remember. You
see. we are two days late, and that tells
its own story"
I don't know what>y YOU folks have been
doing with the weather" said Cant
Hayes. Of the Majestic; looked as If YOU /
didn't want us TO make the "trip. II was /
head winds all the way, and they were |
winds And 1 never saw heavier seas.
We shipped a lot Of water. I never saw |
the Atlantic in an uglier mood, and this /
is April"