New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-09
GALE BOWLS LINER
OVER AND BACK AGAIN
Carmania's Passengers in
Fright as Sea Plays at Shut
tleCOCk with Her.
CAPTAIN STOPS PANIC
Ninety Mile Hurricane Attacks
Vessel from Both Sides-Her
Bridge End Awash While
Those Below Pray.

Probably the most thrilling experience |
that has occurred on the Atlantic within |
decade was reported yesterday by pas
sengers on the Cunard liner Carmana, |
which made port after passage of ten |
days from Liverpool.
She had bad weather throughout the |
passage and was run at reduced speed !
during the greater part OF the journey |
from Queenstown to this port. Dirty
weather was expected by passengers and |
officers alike but every one admitted yes
terday tina were moments on Thurs
day last when it was thought the big |
! turbine steamship would founder.
Many on board had become accustomed |
To the storm believing il had almost |
reached its limit. but about p. m. on |
Thursday this belief was shattered. The |
| Carmania suddenly found herself rolling |
/ i'm a terrific sea and buckng a ninety |
mile gale that veered about in the fash |
! ion of a real West Indian hurricane. She !
rode the seas well until about p. m. |
when the waves started bowling her over |
| from port 10 starboard with alarming |
| force and rapidity. While steamng
| through this sort of sea she suddenly
went over TO starboard until her bridge |
end ordinarily more than fifty feet above
| the sea. became awash and presently
| submerged
Every man on the bridge chung on for
his life. The passengers within doors
| no one was permitted TO walk the decks
| were thrown over 10 the listing side and
| those who were not bowled TO their knees
/ 81
! prayed IT was estimated that the Car
mania had gone over at an angle Of % de-
2rees. which for vessel of her height
| seemed mighty close to a beam end post
| ton.
She trembled violently. and many on
| board thought she would never roll back
1 Passengers who talked Of the situation
yesterday said the brief moment that the
| big vessel lay over seemed TO them an
| hour
She righted. however. and the gale that
| had kicked up the confused sea helped In
| setting her right. As the combers rolled
her TO port. the hurricane. blowing its full
ninety-mile force, hit her on the star
board side and helped ease her up into
position.
Captain Barr. Of the Carmania, had
never been on Il steamship that careened
a. far as she did on Thursday
II was thought at first that the listing OF !
the vessel until the starboard side OF |
her bridge was under water was exag- |
gersted through the alarm OF inexperl- !
enced travellers. but the ships officers /
agreed yesterday that she went over /
pretty far"
M vIif u "a "a ia, sl. al
he had 70 do on the bridge sent word .
below from the chart room TO the passcn-
gers. advising them that all was we'll
and that there was no need for alarm.
The fright arising from this one partcu-
lar lurch OF the big vessel destroyed the
passengers appetites. and at dinner time
the dining saloon was empty
After the vessel resumed her normal
arc OF rolling. stewards went about pick
ing up overturned articles. and passen-
gers likewise began 10 put their houses
IN order" This occupation kept their
minds anG hands occupied and helped
make them forget the possibilities OF what
might happen II the Cunarder rolled again
until her bridge was awash.
When they landed Yesterday the Car
mania's passengers were loud In their
praise OF Captain Barr. They gave him
full credit for getting the Carmania out
of 2 mighty dangerous position. and when
he came down from the bridge he was
handed testimonial of the passengers
appreciation OF his seamanship through
out the stormy passage.
The skipper summed up his experience
on the voyage in one sentence. 1T was
the toughest passage I have ever made"
lie had had little sleep from the time the
Carmania left Liverpool, and his vigil Of
wakefulness was prolonged day when
the fog forced him to anchor of Sandy
Hook on Tuesday morning As soon as
lie made q report TO the owners and en-
tered his ship at the Custom House Cap
tain Barr went TO bed for a ten-hour sleep.