, 1908-10-17

striking Nantucket. It originated in the Car
ribbean Sea, worked toward the Gulf of Mex
leo, then recurved to the northeast as far as
Turks Island. Here it seemed to hover and
swirl for thirty-six hours, according to the
best reports obtainable, before it proceeded
Oh It's devastating way %northward.
Almost throughout its entire course the
hurricane followed closely the Gulf Stream.
This was explained by seamen as due TO the
fact that the West Indian hurricanes follow
the line of greatest humidity, thisb being the
Gulf stream. The humidity is said TO fur
nlsh "lubrication' for the hurricane. which
makes its final exit in the direction of Ice
land.
1t was reported by the vessels arriving
that the storm began September 18th. The
barometer tell to 1905. As the centre of
the storm moved over the Bahama Islands it
is feared that serious damage has been done
to the plantations.
The Grown of Navarro from Port of Spain,
the Curityba and the Thespis from Barba.
dos, all brought tales Of the struggle against
the storm.
The steamship Bermuaian, Of the game
company, which got in yesterday from Ber-
muda, was kept in the barbor of that port
twenty-four hours while the hurricane loared
and blew itself out outside.
Duffctcd ty ole Of the worst storms ever
experienced by her officers, gigantic seas
breaking over her and keeping all passengers
below decks for hours, the big Cunarder
Mauretania got in Yesterday after % tresome
wait outside Sandy Hook Of nearly forty
eight hours. The ship was fogbound off the
bar and the passengers had t, content
themselves with grunlbIing at their hard
luck, while eighteen other liners passed in.
The auretapia was struck by the full
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carly Thursday, aud the weather remained
bad until Friday. Tremendous seas swept
the ship, which rolled and plunged and
Gucked, the glass being shattered in many
windows and passengers driven from their
state rooms. Women prayed, and some be-
came hystelical, as the storm whistled about
the snip. No one slept Wednesday night,
and on Thursday few of the passengers ap-
peared for meals.
All day Thursday the passengers had to
remain below decks, while the storm spent
it's fury outside. Captain PIitchard remain
ed on the bridge for many consecutive hours.
1t took twelve hours for the steamship to
outride the gale, which was of almost hurti-
cane folce, the wind at times blowing at a
rate OF sixty miles an hour.
James Bryce, Ambassador from Great
Britain to the United States, returned on
the Mnuretaina yesterday after al absence
Of several weeks abroad.
John w. Gates returned on the same steam
ship.
The French liner Savoio was overtakon
by the Mauretania late on Wednesday night.
lhe Cunarder anchored off Sandy Hook
the following evening and the Sayoie came
up the bay yesterday ahead Of her.
Eighteen ships passed in yesterday ahead
of the Mauretania. The Sayoio brought 800
passengers, among whom was Carl Fischer
Hansen, o lawyer. who recently figured in a
trial on charges Of extortiol brought against
him.
Nearly all the incoming steamships suffer
cd from the fierce storm that swept over the
seas Wednesday night and Thursday.
The Pretoria, of the Hamburg-Amer.can
line, from Kamlurg, Boulogne and Ply
mouth, was lhe first TO come ina full day late.
The huge Mauretania, of the Cunard feet
arrived next eff the lightship, but failed to
berth all dpy because OF dense fog. The
Allianca,of the Panama line, FROM Colon
the Celtic of The White Star fleet, from
Liverpool, and the Orinoco, of the Royal
NAL from Jamaica, made up the list of gale
and sea swept passenger carriers.
The gale hit the Pretoria on Wednesday
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