The Storm King.

Bush Advocate, Volume V, Issue 354, 16 August 1890, Page 3

The Storm King.

An Eventful Passage. Adelaide, Aug. 4. Captain Jqrgensoii's life boat Storn King arrived this 'morning, having had a rough passage from Albany. She was at one time on hef beam 1 ends, ;anft the after compartment was filled with water. Captain Jorgenson and his companion are in excellent, health, and but from some bruises received when the sea broke on board they have been so throughout the voyage from Albany. They intend to go to Melbourne by rail, as they feel they have thoroughly demonstrated the fact thai the vessel can outlive any weather and sail any distance. The Storm King left Albany ; pn July l;Qth for .Adelaide. In the first day's run they made good headway, but they quickly ran into the heavy w,eather that has been 'prevailing Wound the Bouth coast lately. The boat rolled excessively, but, making all snug,, they were ■ prejs ared ioi" anything they might encounter. On the ninth day out in lat. 36deg \ lmin. long. 5 i ! 29d«g 12min, capsized and turned completely over, her deck being submerged entirely, while her ikeel was out of the water Thus they remained for three or four minutes, when, she ngain righted herself, 1 and rode straight up on the water. It was the custom when in a gale to take in all sail, close down the hatches of the two forward compartments, and put out a sea anchor, which was a pole placed out t at ; the] bow with three" 'umbreli'ashaped pieces of canvas from it. The wind blowing into this would keep her head before the wind and steady her in heavy seas. They . had secured their boat in this manner, and had gone below into their cabin to make themselves as comfortable as possible under ' the circumstauoos. While smoking and reading she turned over They were thrown upon the deck of the vessel, which ,was now downwards. The mate sustained in his fall a severe blow on the head, and everything that was loose.: was thrown around them, but the only article thoy lost was their compass, a loss that was very severely felt afterwards, as they were only provide^ besides with a pocket-compass, which was insufficiently accurate to be a serviceable guide. While they were in thi3 state ,ol suspense they- felt nbt ' 'the slightest' fear. They thought only how they could secure things and how long it would,: ,08-; before she 'righted; ho thorough had by this ;time their confidence in the craft become. After righting herself everything in the cabin was saturated, the place being full of water. They set to vtdrh '&tl ' once to bail ;her out, but this was slow and cold work, as they were obliged to have a canvas. awpiugi rpuntf the (hatchways to keep off the heavy spray. The weather moderating they were able to set r ofr I 'their 'course again, and considering the sea they encountered and the difficulty they experienced in. ''getting' her to I 'sail 'properly except before the wind they made a remarkably short passage to the Gulf. They reached JNeptune's on 31st July, then passed :thrpugh Althprpe's, . anpl, up, the Gulf, sighting 1 Cape Bonda during the night, and reaching the Bay in tho morning. This concluded one of the most eventful 'passages in an eventful voyage.