The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-14
GALES MAKE OCEANIC
DOCK TWODAYSLATE
White star Liner. Coated With
Ice. Has Bad Weather
Entire Trip.
ONE PASSENGER INJURED
Cut on Head as Huge Waves
Break Through Ports
Into StaterOOms.

The White Star liner Oceanic felt her
way through tho bay and 20 hsr slip last
night after ono Of the most unpleasant
trips she has ever made. Capt Harry
Smith said he never made q crossing
which for continued bad weather equailed
the one no has Just finished.
The Oceanic left Southampton OF
Wednesday, February 4 She generally
pulls up at her New York pier week
later. This time she got In two days and
half late. Her average speed was l4.77
knots. while for years she has been aver
aging 20 knots.
The Oceanic didn't have any weather
that wasn't unpleasant, but some days
were worse than others. At ) o'clock
Friday afternoon. February 6. what the
officers called cumulative wave hit the
Oceanic on her starboard side forward.
The wave broke in three ports on the
spar deck, although all three were pro-
tected by steel shutters. g. \. caslon,
the occupant OF one OF the staterooms,
was in bed at the time. \ large piece
of plate glass shot across the room and
cut open his head.
Harry Snyder OF Boston and Thomas
Meredith OF Vancouver. who were on deck
when the wave struck the Oceanic. went
swimming off in four feet OF water, but
were saved from being washed overheard
by the rail. Many others wer. thrown
about, but none was Injured.
The second particularly disagreeable
time which the Oceanics passengers had
to go through began at 10 o'clock last
Tuesday night. Full gale ana hurricane
taif cf t.. g,l.
described what hit the vessel about that
time. From then until IL o'clock !a.J
wednesday morning the ship crawlel
along at AN eight knot gait lighting heavy
seas all the time
The heaviest blow VI all came on Thurs.
dav. when. from O'Clock In the morning
until \ o'clock at night, the best tn,
Oceanic could do was a paltry fave knots
an hour
The first cabin passengers presented ,
testimonial To Capt. Smith prais!ng H.
seamanship ana expressing their gratitude
When this had been presented. com
m!ttce from the stoerage came I'm with .
similar testimonial, signed by practically
every storage passenger
Capt Smith said yesterday that at time
the wind blew between so and 100 mile.
an hour. When the Oceanic pulled int
Quarantine yesterday the old time Gus
toms men exclaimed "A Christmas ship g
She was covered with ice from bow g
stern, and four inches OF ice was crustc'
on her hurricane deck.
Among the passengers was the company
OF Irish players who visited New forr
few years ago. They are now on theii
way 20 Chicago The company spent las
! night AT che Kaiserhof and will 60 on :.
| Chicago to-day.
Col. SIR Horace q. +. Beauchamp of TIN
Twentieth Hussars OF the British army
| was another passenger on the Oceanic. IL
| is on his way To look over his orang'
groves In Florida Col Beauchamp look
SO much like MajOr-Gen. Leonard Woo
that everybody calls him Cen Wood "a.
soon as he u-ars the American shore
Guy Nickalls, VINO is 10 couch the VA
crew this season arrived Oh thu ocean. p
| He was met by Richard Armstrong. 'h'
graduate coach. ard William tr"'Ncr tN'
| stroke oi last years crew.