| Show A STORMY PERIOD A THE last two months have been characterized by storms at sea of gre great violence especially ou on the atlantic Atlant lo many vessels have been lost and othera mothr injured even the bocean ocean greye hounds 21 which have heretofore been wonderfully exempt from danger have been barely able to hold their own against howling bowling winds and raging numbers of the crews and passe passenger of some of the beat of them having been i killed billed or maimed A notable condition connected with this stormy period is that with the ex caption of the brief time when equi gales pr prevail ovail it has bag covered ft portion of the season when it is genei ally calm and serene on the sea the war of elements began in august and add has continued with brief to date the tremendous winds have not as a a rule been ordinary hurricanes but have been mostly cf f a cyclonic character the action of such currents has the effect of throwing the waves up 16 great heights causing vessels within their circle to be towed tossed and rolled about to the great discomfort and distress of f passengers not accustomed to sea travel the recent inability of the splendid white star steamer Maje majestic stio to land wails snails or passengers at queenstown Queens town roost moist unusual circumstance the was a harbor is ie one of the most secure in the world and if the wind was blowing with such velocity and the sea running so high sa a to prevent the approach and au d departure of a tender the term dorm mustham mus have been one of sat great violence among the prophecies of joseph smith r are severs several I 1 that point to a time 1 when it will be exceedingly perilous f for 0 r people to travel on the waters the becent recen t storms at a time of the year when they are ra rather ther unusual are suggestive tj cestive of the approaching fulfillment fulfilment of those predictions while these turbulent atmospheric conditions have prevailed on the f ocean they have also exhibited much force and been productive of great damage eon on land exposed to the sea lil oaKl this has been especially the caad in western europe since th the a foregoing was written dispatches have arrived giving aae details of further storms on both ides aides of the atlantic on this ade ade P at lockaway Bock nock away beach huge waves dwelling houses are were washing nd boats out to 1 sea jea in scotland between glasgow and Hellens burgh ja passenger pase enger train was placed in a perilous situation by the washing landward ard ol of the waves the engine fires anres were extinguished and the endangered dang daug ered people on board the cars were in such a position that assistance could it out aut be rendered them it seems that la in both instances the waves must have been abse chea heaving ving themselves beyond heir bounds sf |
