After sweeping past Bermuda, the Weather Bureau continued to advise caution to shipping lanes in the storm's proximity. Two coastal railway steamers destined for a Newfoundland port were delayed as a result of the approaching storm. All flights headed for Torbay Airport were suspended until the storm's passage. Before affecting Newfoundland, however, the hurricane impacted numerous shipping lanes in the open Atlantic. The freighter Leicester, which had departed from London and was headed for New York City, was caught in the hurricane late on September 14 while situated roughly southwest of Cape Race, Newfoundland. As weather conditions deteriorated, the ship began to list, and as such the crew abandoned the ship late the following day. The American steamship Cecil N. Bean and the Argentinian steamship Tropero both assisted in rescue operations and rescued 39 crew members. However, six other remained unaccounted for and were presumed dead. The Portuguese fishing schooner Gaspar was also caught in the storm roughly off of Newfoundland, and although initial reports presumed that it had already sunk, the United States Coast Guard indicated that the ship was in no need of assistance. However, the ship was still abandoned and 41 crewmen were rescued, though one person was lost.
