The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-02-05
.MATsONIA BUFFE1t
Storm
Aountain-High Waves Batter
Ship, Tear Away Rails and
Knock Passengers About
(From Thursday Advertis ~

a. =
Ships officers and passenger
Feathed great sigh of relief wher
she liner Matsonia warped up at thu
datson dock yesterday morning ant
he gangplank was lowered. Broker
abin windows, smashed companion lad
efs, stretches Of stanehions carried
way and statcrooms still showing thu
ffects of heavy holdings told vividly
he story of the struggle Of the biz
ship for ave days through heavy seas
which Capt Charles Peterson dec aret
che worst encountered in his long mari
lime experience. s2ss. As
Though the big ship weathered thu
errifie gales and mountainous seal
plendidly, there was one near-tragedl
Is a result of tho storm. In one Of
he cabins on the main deck were Mrs
dary II. Carter and her daughter, Mrs
isabelle G. Anthony, and the latter 4
little son, all Of Pasadena, California
Sea Skaters Cabin window '...
w During the height Of the storm
when all the decks were awash anC
ID passengers were kept indoors, al
unusually large wave struck the ship
ore away the rail and crushed in the
yindow Of the cabin occupied by Mrs
'arter and Mrs. Anthony, on the star
GARD side. All the occupants Of tn
lartment were thrown to the floor, and
Wis Anthony sustained severe cut or
the upper lip, in contact with some part
( the cabin furniture.
The cabin was awhirl with sea water
and fearing that they might b.
drowned, Mrs. Anthony grasped hei
title son and made her way to the
ieek. just as they left the cabin an
&ither great wave struck the ship, AND
mother. and son were caught in it,
Force and were being carried toward
the side, from which the protecting
rail had been washed away, when mem
hers of the ships crew arrived ant
from going overheard. Mrs. Carter wal
in pFecarioHs condition for some time
but was revived by the ships doctor
Battled Through Furious Sea
d The Matsonia ran into the storm
shortly after passing out of the Colder
Gate and battled through the furious
elements for Eve days. Captain Peter
son said that at times the wind became
a hurricane. blowing at ninety mile
an hour. The waves were mountain
high, and washed the decks almost con
tinuoGsly. The ships instrument
showed that the barometer dropped II
2s.0T, n poilt. seldom reached in thu
Pacific. During the height Of thu
STERN Captain Peterson hove his YES
sci 10 for thirty,six hours.
On Saturday the storm abated I
trife, but on Sunday was renewed will
intensified fury. In fact, with the ex
ception Of the first day out from Sal
Francisco and Tuesday, when the Mat
sonia entered ncar-island waters, tn,
passengers were unable to remain OIL
deck either day or night.
Worst Storm In Years %
> Cabins and staterooms were repeat
eddy flooded, and made, for the 15
passengers added diseomforts to tn
violent tossings and roekings of tn
ship. Captain Peterson declared it tn
worst storm he has ever known on tn
Pacific, but was pleased with the man
ner in which the Matsonia weathere
the tempest throughout.
Matsonia brought S40O tons of main
land freight for Honolulu and 200
:ous for Hilo, for which port the Mat
sonia will probably sail tonight. Abou
tai ty auto lobiles were included in tn
fret ght manifest, aud the mail brough
was 36l sacks