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Show BELGRAVTA BADLY DAMAGED. Had Rough Experience With Hurricane Hurri-cane and Panic Among Passengers. NEW YORK, Dec. 1L With her bow slovo In, tho marine telegraph disabled and forward windlass twisted, tho Belgravla of tho Hamburg-American lino, arrived today from Cuxhavcn with tales of a six-hours' experience In a hur-rlcano hur-rlcano that throw 120) of her 1S70 steer-ago steer-ago passengers Into a panic December 6. The 1200 wore Polish and Russian refugees sent to this country by London societies. According to Captain Magln, on Tuesday Tues-day nfternoon tho Bolsravla ran Into a hurricane, tho force of which could not be measured by tho wind registering gauge. Captain Magin estimated that at Its height there was a velocity of 120 miles an hour. A great wavo swept ovor tho bow of the vessel at midnight of December C, tearing out tho shield, disabling tho marine ma-rine telegraph, tearing away tho starboard star-board hawso port forward and smashing tho windlass. It was then that tho fear below decks, which had been continuous, nroso to panic. It was necessary to send all officers on board below to quiet thorn and these wero compelled to work several hours assuring tho frightened persons that thoro was no danger. As the refugees left the ship today for Ellis Island many of them showed bruises upon tho faces nnd heads caused when they woro thrown about tho ship. |