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Show (the season of cycloses. Two Big Steamer Report the Roughest Kind of Weather at Sea. New Yobk, Oct. 13. This is the season of cylones and life afloat Is attended with peril and much physical discomfort. The Alaska is a day overdue and has not yet been heard from, and the Augusta Victoria was not sighted until early this morning. The Uuibria one of the best storm-defiers of the Cunard line, was due yesterday morning, but wus not sighted oil Sandy Ilook until last night. The two steamers report having met a number of cyclones. The Augusta Victoria arrived at her dock shortly before noon. Her officers reported that froin October 4th to itli she experienced heavy westerly gales with a tremendously high sea. The steamer unstained no great damage, but several passengers pas-sengers were thrown down and a number of 1 tfceni had their ai ms or iegs broken. Eight or more were severely cut about the head. I The Uiubria also reported bad weather. Tie steamer sustained no damage, but a few Oj the passengers were injured. During the greater part of the trip of the AugustaVic-t.ria AugustaVic-t.ria not a passenger was allowed' on deck. Paring the -whole voyage her commander n.jver slept. He was on the bridge day and night, and it was the unanimous verdict of all on board that to his wonderful seamanship sea-manship and skill in handling rhe great vessel ves-sel was due the safety of the ship and passengers. pas-sengers. During four days her decks were under water most of the time. The seas were like mountains and the big vessel pii-ched and plunged violently with every shock. |