New-York tribune., 1912-01-09
DeStrOyers Safe al Bermuda A.
ter Storm Except the Mayrant,
the Mccall, the Roe, and
the Drayton.
PAULDING RUNS ASHORE
Wireless Apparatus Carried
Away, Compartments Flooded,
Whaleboats Smashed and
All Food for Grew Spoiled
Officers and Men Hurt.

tossed and weatherbeaten American tor
pedo boat destroyers Up to this even
ing seven Of the destroyers have reached
port. They are the Perkins. the Wake
the Ammen, the Sterrett. the Preston,
the Trippe and the Paulding. Two
others. the Mayrant and the Mccall
have not vet been heard from.
After encountering northwest gale on
Thursday and Friday, which the officers
and men describe as a hurricane, the 40
tilla ran into southwest gale on Sun
day night. The Pauldlng, which had al
ready been disabled by the first storm,
felt the fury of the gale even more than
the others and Jared worse. FORTH
nately for her, when about twenty mills
northeast of Bermuda. she was sighted
by the battleship Michigan, which sup
piled her with provisions and gave her
her latitude and longitude. She arrived
at Bermuda this morning. but when en-
tering the harhor ran aground on a sub
merged coral ledge. She was soon float
ed. and is now at the dockyard, badly
| damaged
The commander Of the Paulding,
Lieutenant $. II Doyle. said to-day that
| the gales were the worst he had known
during his fifteen years Of sea service.
He remained on the bridge for forty
eight consecutive hours. Few OF the
crew were allowed on deck at one time.
When six hundred miles east OF New
York. the Paulding. which had been
pounded and buffeted for hours. lay to
for day and Il half The wind was
blowing at the rate Of eighty miles an
hour and tremendous seas were run
ming. The little vessel rolled sixty de-
grees. The whole Of her wireless APP
paratus was carried away, and conse-
ouently she was unable to maintain
communication with either the parent
ship, Dixie. which herself was in serioW
difficulties. or with her sister ships.
Seas Wash Over Vessel.
The pau,dine Frequently was washed
fore and aft by the gigantic waves. Two
whale boats were smashed and washed
overheard. while all the other boats were
damaged. The port anchor was carried
away. the fore compartments were flood
ed, provisions were spoiled, and the crew
had TO do without food.
Oficers and men were hurled out of
their hunks ard most OF them had 10
lie full length on the floor. Some OF TIE
mon in the performance of their dn-
hr,fdnH "a result
of violent falls on the deck and contact
with the iron work.
The pounding Of the seas opened the
seams Of the deck, and one huge wave
which buried the destroyer under hun
dreds of tons of water, carried away
everything not securely fastened. The
gale last night was accompanied py
a binding hail storm, which lashed 'he
faces of those whose duty compeiled
them to be on deck.
The Paulding has already undergone
an examination. After repairs nave
been completed she will leave for Guam
tonamo with the other destroyers or the
| fotilla.
All the other boats show marks OF
their rough experience, although prob-
ably the Trippe, which also arrived TO-
dav. commanded by Lieutenant Frank D.
Rerrien suffered less than the others
| rho Trippe ran before the gale a dis
tance of ninety miles southwest OF ber-
| ouda and then worked her way INTO
mort One mountainous sea, however car
ried away some OF the iron stahch'oh7'
damaged the chart house, destroyed the
chart board and twisted into a spiral
shane the brass ladder leading TO the
bridge. Fnsigns James Irish ana Il u
Walling we're badly cut and bruised by
ra1Is The Trippe is the only one OF the
tenth division destroyers, which lett
Newport on January 3, TO arrive mere
The Ammen, which is also OF the tenth
division, ,ailed from Norfolk.
The barleship Michigan is now scour-
ing the waters around Bermuda in the
hone of discovering some trace OF the
missing iestroyers Mayrant and Mccall
Although the drydock was submerged
and male ready for the Dixie, 1t has
not been !ound necessary to dock her.
,The ge,eral opinion among the officers
t chat the vessels will be ready for de-
ar,ur. for Guantanamo in two or three
days.
n-ortolk Va Jan. 5.-The United States
,ornedp boat destroyer Terry, which be-
came disabled in storm between New
YORK and Bermuda, is safe.
rbe scout cruiser Salem. which went in
soarc, of the Terry and which also was
h,oepd by the heavy seas. will reach
t,or,ton Roads about the same time.
All the sailors of the warships now in
Tho navy yard have been ordered to
r.nort by a. m. TO take part in the aid
80 So sent out 10 the destroyer Roe The
nolics are securing the city tonight to
round up the men
Augusta, Ga, Jan. ., 1:30 a. ma
,,essage from Carlisle Reid, on the
,ornedo boat destroyer Terry. to h's
s,,ber here, says all are safe and the
u,tIe vessel now is inside the Virginia
canes and making for the Norfolk
Navy Yard.
uashington, Jan. S.-The dissipation oi
h,e units Of the Atlantic fleet by the severe
s,oru which has been raging off'the coast
since last Friday has completely upset the
rlars so carefully framed by the Naval
Continued on fourth page.
BROWNS BRONCHIAL TRocHEs
Instantly relieve Hoarseuess ana Coughs
Advt.