MOUNTAINOUS WAVES
AQUITANIA IN STORM WORST IN CAPTAIN’S MEMORY. Presc Association — By Telegraph—Copyright NEW YORK, January 26. (Received January 27, at 10.20 a.m.) The Aquitaua has arrived. She was delayed for two days by the worst weather in the commander’s memory. Strong gales whipped the sea into mountainous waves, which broke the windows in the upper deck portholes and deck equipment, The waves once dashed against the captain’s bridge, 70ft above the waterline, with such impact that the windows were broken and the officers within were drenched. Captain Dittle said it was the worst weather lie had over experienced..
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Evening Star, Issue 19775, 27 January 1928, Page 7
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99MOUNTAINOUS WAVES Evening Star, Issue 19775, 27 January 1928, Page 7
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