New-York tribune., 1922-12-30
More Crippled
Ships Dock as
Gale Continues
North Atlantic Still i'm Fury,
Injuries and Narrow Es-
capes Reported as Vessels
Creep Into New Work
Harvey's Boat Delayed
MunsOn Line Freighier Bat
tered, Has TO Call for As
sistance OFF Delaware

SlHtuhtC VII DNAAWaN
Continuing with fury undated the
gales which have been raging in the
north Atlantic FOR two weeks arc still
delaying liners bound for this port.
They damaged two vessels that arrived
here yesterday and caused a third 70
heave 70 on three occasions. The Nun
son Lines freighter Munmotor was 10
battered of the Delaware coast that
she had 20 call for assistance.
Ordinarily the strong gales and
mountainous seas have had but n
slightly deterring effect upon the
White Star liner Majestic, the worlds
largest liner. and the Cunardor Beren-
garia. the second largest ship in COM
mission. These ships. however. are
proceeding here at two-thirds speed.
The BercnCaria. with George Harvey,
American Ambassador 20 the Court Of
St. JameS's aboard, returning 90 this
country for a conference with the Pres
ident, should have reached here yes
terdAy afternoon. but at that time she
reported by radio that she was making
but sixteen knots and could not get
though capable Of logging close 10 500
miles in twenty-four hours, the radio
said she had covered only i3S nautical
miles from noon Thursday to noon Fri
day.
Majestic Cropping Way
Close TO the English coast the Ma
iestlc Is cropping along at sixteen knots,
or about eight knots less than her
ordinary speed. She was detained
three hours az Cherbourg waiting for
the waters in che English Channel TO
moderate on Wednesday, but when she
finally started she managed TO main
tain 20.7 knots. For twenty-four hours
from noon Thursday, however. she
covered only 400 miles, so there = but
a slight chance Of her arriving before
next Wednesday.
Tangible evidence o. the full force
Of the hurricane was brought 70 port
here yesterday By the American liner
Manchuria from hamburg with 2is
passengers. Two memi ers OF her crew
we're injured. one was almost washed
overheard, six porthcles on the star
board side were stove in, the liner;
bell, which had been employed FOR
eighteen years 10 signal the ships
time. was carried from the foremast.
about six feet above the deck; the
stern light ut the taffrail was torn
from its fastenings, part OF the after
deck railing was bent and the four
ton auxiliary anchor, lashed forward,
vas shifted several feet before Il
again was made fast by several plucky
members OF the crew. who risktd their
lives on the iCc-covered and spray
lashed deck.
On December 10 Romeo Lemieux,
night watchman, clinEing 70 life line,
was cngulfed by a huge comber that
swept over the liners stern. lie was
hurled viciously against the blade OF an
extra propeller secured on the deck
and badly bruised. lie was rescued
by comrades. Adolph Nanderthysen.
fireman, was thrown across the engine
room on the same day and suffered "a
broken leg, while Don Hines was lacer-
ated on the face and hands by flying
glass from ports smashed by monster
waves.
Captain Adrian Feeder OF the Man
churia said that the officers on the
bridge could not see any great die
tance ahead, for tho crest OF the waves
sometimes were ffty-ivc feet above
/
three days late. encountered continu-
Gus heavy weather from the time she
rassed Bishops Rock on the English
const until she reached Sandy Hook IN
the snowstorm late Thursday night.
Slows to -Four Knots
For safety the President Monroe. Of
the United States Lines, was obliged 20
heave 20 for an hour or more and for
three days she slowed down 10 four
knots. Last Friday she made only 1870
miles. Her commander. Captain =. H.
Kreibohm, said 10 was the worst storm
ne had faced since 1913. when, az com
mander Of the Kroouland, he went 20
the Assistance Of the burning British
liner Volturno. For this rescue he was
made a knight Of :ae Belgian Crown
and was honorcd by the American and
British governments.
Coming from the warmer climcs Of
Bermuda, the passengers Of the Fur
ness-Bermuda liner Fort St. George
shivered Thursday night, when IN the
course Of few hours the thermometer
dropped from GO 10 10 degrees and the
blizzard covered the ship with a
blanket OF Zee and snow. The wind,
which had suddenly attained velocity
Of ninety miles, tore down the wireless
antennR, but being close to port Cap
tain Davis refused b permit his men
70 risk their lives in rigging up an
auxiliary.
The heavy head winds and high seas
swAmped the Munson freighter Nun
motor early yesterday sixty miles of
the Five Fathom Lightship on the Della
ware coast. She reported In distress
call that she was shipping water and
listing badly and had to turn about 20
run before the gale. Later in the
afternoon Captain Diamond stated in
wireless that his men were at the
humps and that she would soon be on
an even keel, but he dared not turn
about TO proceed on his course for
Boston.
The Coast Guard cutter Kickapoo
from Cape May, her engines pounding
20 push her at ten knots, was expected
BY the Munson Line officials 70 get to
the side Of the Munmotor, being pro-
pelled at FIVE knots by the strong gales,
late last night. Although no fears
were expressed for her safety and her
twenty-one men, an ocean-going tug
was dispatched from Norfolk TO her as
sistance In case the Kickapoo did not
overtake the disabled vessel. The Nun
motor Is Of ,4S5 tons register and was
bound from Norfolk 10 Boston with
cargo Of coal.
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