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Show STEAMER CENTRALIA HAD AWFUL EXPERIENCE San Pedro, Cal., Jan. 24. The steamer Centralla, Captain Erlckson. which arrived this mornlug, seven days from Grass Harbor, via San Francisco, Fran-cisco, with passengers and 605,000 feet of lumber, hadan awful experience when off the 2$hdoclno coast. The wind blewV hurricane for two hours, accompanied by t tremendous seas. The cargo shifted and the steamer went on her beam ends. She hove to and the cargo was righted. Captain Erlckson says the storm was one of the worst he over experienced experienc-ed and be considers himself fortunate m bringing his vessel through. The steamer carl red ten passengers. They were thrown into a frenzy when tho storm was at its height and were calmed by the officers and crew wita great difficulty. |