["The Steamer Albany in a Storm", The Sydney Morning Herald, Friday 14 April 1899, page 6]
THE STEAMER ALBANY IN A STORM.
The Adelaide Steamship Company's Albany (erstwhile the Claud Hamilton) had a bad experience on her last run between Onslow and Cossack, W.A. Captain Odman says that at 2 p.m., March 24, when the vessel was off Sholl Island, the wind suddenly changed to the south-east and blew with hurricane force. the barometer falling to 28.90 at 4 p.m. On Sunday night the wind increased in force. At this time the Albany was six miles off Enderby Island, and the skipper decided to run the boat to sea. At 10 o'clock on the same night when the wind was at its height a portion of the steering gear carried away, and the ship was then broached to and drifted broadside before the wind till 4 o'clock on Tuesday morning, when the wind, having veered from S.E. to S.W., it blew itself out in a W.S.W. direction. At 5 o'clock on Tuesday night the steamer was five miles north-west of Rosemary Island, , and was got under way for Cossack Roads, which place was reached at 3 o'clock. Two boats were smashed during the gale, and two stud bulls and 100 sheep, besides the ship's sheep, were killed. The passengers speak in high terms of Captain Odman's skill and care during the trying time.
