A Terrible and Fatal Voyage.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3149, 9 March 1889, Page 3

A Terrible and Fatal Voyage.

sflfhe.AUan Line steamer Polynesian which arrived at. Liverpool recently, brought particulars of the terrible voyage of the steamer Carroll, from Halifax to Boston, The Carroll arrived at Boston on the 27th November, and looked as if she had been in a naval engagement. Her pilot house was gone, funnel twistedout of shape, bulwarks, smashed foro and aft, decks swept,arid herself partially dismasted, Thojhief officer and a seaman were druwe'd, whilst the captain, a quartermaster, and a seaman had been nearly killed. The steamer left Halifax with sixty passengers and a .general cargo andencountedthe fearful cyclone which prevailed off the American and Canadian coasts about a fortnight, ago, when all the damage : mentioned. above was done to'the steamer, The passengers had to be confined below, and when the first shook was felt quite a panic prevailed amongst them. Nearly all of them were thrown out of their berths; but, of course, could not go on deck. They held impromptu .religious .meetings, and at times it seemed as if the vessel could not possibly outlive the terrible weather. Captain Brown was in the pilot-house when a terrilio sea came ra: the vessel. The pilot-hause was demolished, and the captain throi%violently to tho deok. It wasjßmght at first he was dead, Though alive, he was terribly injured. The storm raged for two days. At first the steamer was iu the trough of the sea until she rolled the foremast out of her. Ten minutes after the oaptaiu was disabled, Chief j officer 07 D. Wright was carried over board along with a seaman named Francis Haley. Nothing could be . done to save the poor fellows, who were left to drown. , Quartermaster Ellraer received terrible injuries, having an arm, a leg, and one of his ribs broken. Meantime the passengers were still secured below. Tuoy for the most part, wore life preservers and had them on continually for two days and two nights during whioh

trying time they had no sleep. They were nearly:frightened to death. When theforemast camedownit stovo in the forward cabin, breaking tho leg and sboultler of the purser, a man named Nickeson. It had the effect, however! of bringing the shin right again, when she was put before the winfljuid saved. The water had got intdlP engine room before this, and extinguished the fires. Her ciMuition on arrival at Boston showed the terrible experiences she had gone through. More than once the passengers gave of ever being saved. . T '