The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-02-09 00:00:00

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THE DAMAO; TO rite POIBELAND %LIMA T.
The recast storm Prodased very crime dump
to this lii.. On Swede, Wilde{ ffits water fres
the West Bay poured in with such dames as to wall
away • part of the penitent way sear the Osaka,
while it covered the line and road to a great depth.
Mr. Taipei, the station-amishet at Portland, sent
immediately to Mr. ReYaolds al WOnsoittb, lad with
the gr,eust poulp4itM4 the permanent nay coen were
and the line was speedily attended to. It
was found that about 30 yards of the way, about half.a.
mile north of the dation, hal been rendered impuuble.
This was very quickly tepaired, only two tunas malt
way being prevented from running, and at about three
e'eloisic a train ventured over, end the traffio vu
rearmed. In the meantime the heavy rains and sea had
mused a great soakage into the embankment., and the
adjoining land, and further damage was feared. It is
said that on the last train returning at night, some
kind of shock was felt on going over • high embank-
ment near fiandsfoot Crane, which is not far
from • small bay of Portland Roads. Great motion
was impressed upoa all ensued in the train service.
and the line was carefully watched. Early on
Monday:reports were within • short time of ono another
brought in by • coastguardsman and • packer on lii.
line, that • portion of land near the Old Castle bad
slipped. Tbe trite wasof bourse not resumed, and Mr.
Reynolds immediately telegraphed up for aid. Mr. G.
Reynold., district engineer, Mr. Grantham, district
inspector, and • party of 30 or 40 men quickly rein-
'
lamed the station muter and his patty on the spot,
whs. they peroeived that • picas of Lind 40 yards lona,
hid sabsided, carrying with it a portion of the embank-
t. said the line bad sank about 20 feet. It is believed
W dame of this disaster, shish bas had the effect
of stepping the traffic for nearly two days and a half,
was the gay*, way of an &uteri of earth which had
apple** been piled whist Wounbankmek in order to
streets it end break the force of the tea. The heavy
produced an immenu soakage of water Into
embankment, which is here formed cf day, and on
the apron sliffing away to the front, it carried with it •
.wart of the bank itself. it may be remarked that this
of the ground is believed to have been dipping ever
the line was made. It is even thought
by some gentlemen that the action of the
earrents in the neighbourhood of Portend Heads
Las been so altered by the action of the lisaido
water that the greeter part of the greyed ad.
brining this bay will be mellowed up by the terse
of the sea within a fats years. Certainly the
fate of the beautiful Small meth ands, whisk have
entirely disappeared of late, tends to support this Wild.
Bat our railway isapimers could not make provision for
the future, still it is to be bad doubtful, but they
bad to lift the rails, and "slew" the whole line at that
part about four feet inland. This was satisfutorily
aosomplished, the rails and sleepers being temporarily
shored up with wood, and the part packed up with
chalk and ashes, an engine and tracks were carefully
pawed two and fro, on the new piece. Th. preliminary
trials being successful, it was at first suggested that the
lists might be resumed at 035 on Wednesday; bet
• consnitation was held, Mr. Humphrey, district
superintendent, and Mr. Wars, of Dorchester, being
present in addition to the gentlemen named above, and
It was decided that the engineering department should
retain the "train staff," without seeing no driver may
leave • station, and that the re-opening should be
deferred until the time of the ordinary 11.20. train.
The authorities deserve every praise for the energy with
which they encountered so difficult • task.
Tea Was= or THE A11•11.1:—Wo now give &Salts
of the sad occurrence' briefly reported by telegraph last
.week :—.about 11 o'clock en Monday morning a dm brig
was observed too far edible the West Ray, and alma that
means none know better thaa the ishatetants of Chesil
Cove. Tack after tack was tried by the fated
vessel, as like a living thin she strove to escape the
disastrous Ise shore. But it was all in vain, the master,
much as be might have wished it, would not

" Omer far the open as."

Crowds of person. assembled on the hills overlooking
the West Bay, the surf on which had not for • moment
marred to beat, and was now burating all the nearer as
the tido-ewes full. The coartguard, under the command
of Capt. Ilosh•ll, Were premed with the rocket apparatus,
and • rocket was fired to attract the master's attention,
and eneourage him to ran the vessel on shore to save
the lives of the crew, while men were appointed to make
sigrials with flags, and guide the vessel into Chesil Cove.
About 12 o'clock, jest as the tide began to ebb, the
brig came uhore In the Cove. The mate and one of
the men endeavoured to jump ashore, but they were
immediately snaked under by the boiling surf, and
drowned in the sight of all. The vessel, which had
Weak stem on, had almost directly been beaten broad.
Side to the dorm art the austguard proceeded to use
the rocket apparatus. They, however, complain that
the crowd pressed before the rocket tubes, and emceed a
abort delay, the ousteuard being afraid to ere, for fur
oi shooting some of the people on shore. At length the
rocket dew, and the line was laid well between the fore
and mainmasts. It hung at some distance from the
deck, and the coastguard assert that the fishermen
Intimidated the sailors from going up the rigging to
fetch it; but the Portlanders reply that there was •
fear of the meets going overboard, in which use who-
ever was on them at the time would have been lost. A
number of brave Portlanders named Robert Miller,
Joseph Way, Thomas &mood, Joseph Rummell, William
Plano, George Brown, and Edward Stone, with ropes
round their waists, which were held by those on shore,
waded into the surf, headed by • daring man named
Thomas Plant. This plucky fellow got on board the
I brig and begged of the crew to remain where they were.
One of them, perhaps not understanding what was
said to him, was about to jump overboard; but Mann
seised him by the mast, and restrained hire from the
rash sot The crew then lowered themselves over the
aide of the ship, and were received by the fishermen,
sedated by oustguardmen Duffy and Reed, who wore
their lifebeita. Eight men, including the captain, were
thus landed wifely but somewhat exhausted, and min.
veyed to the Cove-house inn, where every means of
eondort, &nth as dry eldhes and refreshments, were
supplied. It was found that the brig was the Amalie,
of Hamburg, of about 250 tons, 18 years old, and built
of teak, Capt. 800 Steinholta, and bound from Antwerp
to St. Thomas, in ballast. The muse given for the
disaster is that Mae captain got ont of his reckoning
owing to the think weather, and mistook Portland for
the Needles, when the ship became embayed, and could
not escape. The names of the poor fellows who were
drowned were Joachim Brace, able seaman, of Ydriesen„
and Emier Bryott, mate, of Hamburg. The tide
continued to ebb, and the vowel was soon left high and
dry, when the men proceeded to take out their clothes
and property, and the vessel wag dripped. She warn
well supplied with tobacco and sPirits, which were
landed under the protection of P.S. Freeman and a
party of the county polite, with the efficient aid of the
coastruanL The Amalie sails under the flag of the
North German Confederation, of which at present there
is no consular agent at Weymouth. The weather on
Tuesday moderated, and the brig remained almost
uninjured in Chesil Cove. Everything was done to
lighten her, as there was a both that should the weather
continue favourable, her hull might be got off at high
tide. A totally different aeconnt of the lass and sewing of
life to that current on the beach, is given by Mr.
Bothell, and the capt•in, and the public must judge
between the two. The captain made • deposition on
Tuesday afternoon at the soastguard office, Portland,
before the receiver of wracks, R. G. Cheesinth, Esq.
He deposed his vessel was 180 tons register, and owned
by J. H. C. Muller, of liambrugh, she was built at
Sunderland in 1851, and is classed one year at Loyd's.
The crew consisted of ten heals' and
she had one
W htndred 4044 of aksi shipped at
Antwerp, for St.
Thomas. She sailed on J 44111117 25, and proceeded until
the 26th, when they sighted de Lizard, about 15 miles
N.N.8., the wind at the time blowing • gale from the
S.W. a tremendous heavy sea running, and no prospect
of it. abating. The captain determined if possible to
to dud apthrtit but WY driven back by the wind and
NS to the Start, whielideponeet reckoned to be 30 miles
distanst N. W. by eompar, at 12 p.m. on the Mit. He
then determined to bear up for Portland Roads for
shelter, and accordingly headed S.E. by 8. about nine
miles to dad the land, wind at the time blowing s gale
from the &W. At 4 era. of Febroary 1 bore up E. by
N. and ran for Hereabouts, 25 knots, which deponent
reckoned brought him clear of Portland. On Monday,
Febsuary 1, at 7 a.m' the tide being ebb, the weather
cloudy, and the wind S.W., blowing • hurled°, with
a tremendous heavy ma running deponent, as before
stated, thought the vessel dear of Portland, when they
hove the lead, and finding between 30 and 40 fathoms
of water, headed towards the sjmore to me land, and at
0 e.m. saw hrethen ahead, emout mile off, which
depheent took for St. AThens Head Rue,
add consequently steered by view of the
land, as he supposed, for the Needles, and ran for the
Solent, middies the Chesil Beach for the Shingles.
At about 11 s.se. mw • realest fired, which deponent
thought to be • edged to run fee that plus, sad did go,
bat, diseovering Mad ahead, dropped two anchors to
bring the ship up; both cables, however, immediately
parted, and the venal went ashore on the beach at
Chesil Cove, Plidland. Immediately after the vessel
streak, • rocket wee trod through the rigging, and 0114
of the crew was in the act of getting the tine, but •
114404 from the shore shouted out, • Never mind that
line; take this one," at the mane time throwing lines
on board. The mate and one of the orow took • line,
jumped overboard, and were drowned. The remainder
of the crew were afterwards eared by the coutgriard
with the lifebslik and lines of the rocket apparatus.
Deponent stated that be was of opinion that the lives of
the two men were ladle sonssquence of the shouting of
the mob on Masthead:, nearlthe vessel, not to notice the
rocket line. The loss ma the ship tatmot be estimated
at present. It is not known in how much the vessel
was Insured. Deponeet said that the two lives were
tort by the men jumpieg overboard to gain the land,
and the remaining eight were saved by the 404.14014111,
and • superannuated coastguardsman named Read, by
aid of the lifebelts belonging to the rocket apparatus.
Deponent attributed the ,tzanding of the vend to stress
of weather, and mistaking Portland for the Isle of
Wight.— The copper sheathing Is being stripped from
the vemel's bottom, but it is &IA hoped that she may
be got off, should the weather continue moderate.

Tin ORIGINAL Pramloc.—A laadmark in oar local
history bee &Iles in Yr. blame Piakwisk. whom
damsels ansounsed,st the greet age of 87. la Meanly
days he was one of the most extensive coach proprietor"
In the kingdom, and acerusulated a large fortune, whir&
he subsequently lost. There is no doubt twit Kr
iliolume gave the Pickwick paper." their manse through
seeing 'Ma... riekwiek" interned as a proprietor on
one of the wellsopainted Bath camber. that used to
start from the White Horse Cellar, Piccadilly —Barb
Attu?.

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LIMBS MI 18 111811111 D BY Dj. Looon'a Pouicono
Wersaa.—Yrom Mt. W. H. Waterhouse, chemist,
deargeatreet, Aslatonamderlone: "On. of the most
reapeeMble townsmen called upon me yesterday, and
akkW that be bad derived mere Iseult from Losmok's
Wafers than all the oough medicines he has used for the
pun eveandawenty years. Several other Dame equally
remarkable have been reported, m that the 'Seedy of
of the medicine In this distriet is now beyond dispute.
(Aped) W. H. WOUS110111111." Dr. Loomek's Wafers
glee transact relief. and • rapid care of asthma,
weeramptioa, we sad all disorders of the breath
and luny. To 1 public speakers they are
tuvelnails for 'honing the voice, and
have • pies • 9d., is. ed.,
and 11.. ps its. Beware of
cosatewfilis.

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