A Vessel of Ice.
On January 7 the steamer Egyptian Monarch, from London, reacheJ Nevf York m an exlraordimuy condition. According to accounts she resembles nothing so much as a gigantic iceberg. The captain reported that the sea ran very high, and that wherever the water' touched ice was immediately formed. The officers and crew suffered intensely, and many of the latter had their fingers frost-bitten. The decks 'were one mass .of ice, so it was difficult and daugerou* to move about. •The ice thbkened on the rigging, spars, ; smoke stacks, and deck-houses of the afteamer during- the night, .and. when the sun rose the .sight was a magnificent one. Eve y portion of the vessel glistened like crystal. The ropes were swollen to- twice their usual size,, and appeared, like great bars of gold as the rays of J the sun played upon tfyem, Before the vessel-could be swung into her berth it was fonn«l~ necessary to chop the ice away from the ropes m order to use them.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 122, 18 April 1884, Page 2
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170A Vessel of Ice. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 122, 18 April 1884, Page 2
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