Show AMOKGr WATERSPOUTS Some Thrillinz Experiences and Very Narrow Escapes of Ships at Sea Special to THE HERALD Examiner Dispatch PHILADELPHIA May 9Tho frequent appear ance of tremendous waterspouts is reported by incoming vessels The large German ship Otto from Marseilles had lIarsefes a miraculous escape from total destruction several days ago Mate ililen len gor said today On tho morning of April 29 Apri 2 the ic weather was very squally The waterspout was first seen in the westnorthwest about two miles As it distant I looked then like a rain squall and splashing got nearer water a terrific attracted noise attention as of boiling and a few seconds all were wild attentop in The al wid helm was put hard over to bring the ship off on the wind but having very little speed on owing ts light winds she was slow to answer tho owing Nearer and nearer came the huge volume of water Tt looked like a heavy dark cloud Such was tho excitement exciement among the crew that some of tho face death owvu lurunceQ crIng th t they voull on their feet The foet spout struck our stern and passed off I was wonderful it did not do wonderul At great damage I disappeared In the east the base of tho spout the sea was tdtatcd and it made the impression on terribly the sea that a plow would in land Tho water In its waIte was heaped up like soapsuds and was scattered at a great height The threemasted schooner Henry similar ton Captain Mcegcr from Havana Wadding had a simiar experience on April S The weather was squally with occasional thunder and lightning Toward noon five tremendous lghtning fve water spouts loamed up in the west all pursuing the schooner course due east directly in line with same the The weather being squally the schooner blng squaly was closereefed but by good handling she was got out the haldlng way of all except one spout This one seemed to be heading directly for the ships stern and Captain le ger rushed down into his hi cabin got his gun and fired shots into it as it approached I had read several that this would break the force aVaterspout said Meeger but it had no effect It c1cct on whatever i The spout passed clear of the vessel but had it struck tale her no one would have lived to tell the The tel Gertrude Abbott lisa Gerrudo from Havana Tiasfifid n nnmhnr of ritnr snnntc |