Hurricane-Haunted Skippers Face Ordeal at Sea

On a fateful December 26, 1922, 14 battered ships limped into New York’s Quarantine, their weary skippers recounting tales of a desperate battle against the fury of the Atlantic. A series of lashing hurricanes had ravaged the seas, leaving in their wake a trail of destruction and chaos. The gigantic new liner, the ‘Baronia’, was the most notable casualty, forced to put in at Halifax Harbor as it steadily lost its fight against the elements. Another liner, reportedly two days late, struggled to make up lost time, a testament to the unrelenting power of the storm.