STEAMER CITY OF LONDON IN A GALE.
LOSES ‘2OO HORSES. Bv Telegraph—Press Association —Copyrigh Adelaide. Oct. 19The steamer City of London has pu in here in distress. She had a terrible experience when on route from Melbourne to Durban with 7uo remounts aboard. She encountered a terrific gale off Cape Borda, compelling her to lav to tor tne sake of her stock, which were dreadfully knocked about, aud were frantic wita terror. Then the main crank shaft broke, and the vessel lay helpless in the trough of tne sea, which broke right over her. staving in the bulwarks. Tne horse-boxes were swept overboard and (ijirii in the hold, where the horses lay piled in heaps, dead aud dying. A passing steamer stood by, and whan the gale had moderated somewhat, twiee got hawsers aboard, but they broke, and she had to give up tne attempt. Eventually, after three days in the gale, j the City of Lincoln's engineers managed : to disconnect . the broken engine, and I fitted the machinery so as to enable the ; vessel to steam with her port low-pressure ; engine. j On arrival the steamer presented an extraordinary appearance. The decks were piled with dead and dying horses, i Altogether she lost about 200.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 242, 21 October 1901, Page 3
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