The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-21 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDOPZ, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 21, 1862.

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dockyards.

The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty:—Lieut. R. Sterne to be
Lieut.-Commander of the Psyche ; C. Bawden, mas-
ter, to the Fisgard for the Spitfire; C. A. Nichol-
son, midshipman, to the Leopard; H. G. Pitcher,
engineer, to the Asia for the Volcano; W. Collier,
engineer, to the Asia for hospital treatment ; A.
Clarke, first-class assist.-engineer, to the Defence ;
and A. Shoolbread, acting second-class assist.-
engineer, to the Indus, for the Zephyr.

The Cambria, from Shields to Carthagena, went
ashore on the Scroby, and the Hannah Booth was
driven ashore at Caistor. A fleet of distressed ves-
sels put into Lowestoft and Yarmouth.
Similar disastrous accounts have been received
from the more northern ports.

GREAT YARMOUTH, OCT. 20.

A storm of great violence raged off the Norfolk
coast last night and this morning. No loss of life has
yet transpired, but the Hannah Booth, of Plymouth,
is on shore at Caistor, having been abandoned by
the crew, wbo succeeded in saving themselves
through their boats. The Integrity, of Hartlepool,
also sunk after having struck on the Barber Sand.
In this instance also • the crew were saved. The
John, of Hartlepool, hall been brought in here
derelict; and the Cambria, of Shields, has also
been assisted in much damaged, having got on
the Scroby. The wind blew tremendously last night
from the SSW—fortunately neither upon the Scroby
(the dangerous and fatal sands in the offing), nor
upon the shore; otherwise, no doubt, immense
damage would have been done and great loss of life
would have taken place, as there were no less than
800 or 900 vessels at anchor in the roads. The tug
steamers were very busily engaged from an early
hour this morning in towing disabled vessels into
the harbour, &c., and the lifeboats have also been
in constant readiness for emergencies. On Satur-
day Admiral Fitzroy's signals for dangerous winds
to be expected from the southward were hoisted at
the flag staffs, and these, with the threatening ap-
pearance of the weather, doubtless rendered the
masters of the various vessels in the roadstead cau-
tious in making all snug as far as possible. The
gale eased about 1 a.m.
Inland the gale also raged with great violence,
and trees were torn up, &c.
At Lowestoft three vessels—one a brig dismasted
—were also assisted in this morning.

LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.

Towards the latter end of last week the weather
here became very stormy, and on Saturday evening
the wind chopped round to NNW, and blew a heavy
gale,accompanied at intervals withblindißg showers
of rain and hail. Although the river was full of
shipping the casualties'are very few considering
that the storm raged during the whole of Saturday•
night and Sunday. About half-past 7 o'clock on
Sunday night the American ship Wisconsin dragged
her anchors off Seacombe, and drifted athwart the
ship Carrier Dove, anchored between Seacombe and
Woodside. Rockets were fired off, and other signals
of distress made, when the steam-tug Universe put
off, and took the Wisconsin in tow, brought her up
alongside the Prince's Pier, and ultimately into the
St. George's Basin. Both ships were damaged,but
to what extent we have not ascertained.

The American ship Molocka, bound from New
York for this port, took the ground outside yester-
day evening, and remained for some time. So dan-
gerous was the position of the ship at one time that
in order to ease her the masts were cut away. For-
tunately she was observed by some tugs, who im-
mediately went to her assistance, and she was ulti-
mately towed off the bank and brought in here.
A sad catastrophe, however, occurred off South,
port to-day. The large American ship, Anne E.
Hooper, bound from Baltimore for this port, arrived
at the entrance of the river in tow of a steam tug
at an early hour this morning. The gale was blow-
ing furiously at the time, and the sea ran fearfully
high. The captain and pilot deemed it prudent to
put out to sea again. The vessel was put about,
and an endeavour was made to work free of the
land, but this unfortunately faiied—the vessel be -
came unmanageable, and, drifted by wind and tide,
went ashore on the Horse Bank, near Southport.

The sea broke over the bank awfully and the surf
and spray shut out for a time the position of the
unfortunate ship. Eventually the signals of distress
were observed both by the Southport and the
Lythian life boats, who immediately put off to the
vessel's assistance. • As showing the dreadful state
of the weather, we may here mention that though
the Horse Bank is only four miles off Southport,
yet it took the boats four hours and a half before
they reached the ship. Endeavours were at once
made to rescue the crew, but unfortunately, out of
23 people on board only 17 were saved. The latest
accounts from Southport state that the vessel was
fast breaking up.
The Anne E. Hooper left Baltimore on the 20th
of September, laden with a cargo of grain, bound to
Liverpool. She was under the command of Captain
Hooper at the time of the catastrophe.
There has also been observed on the Horse Bank
a large brig, with masts cut away. This vessel is
supposed to be a Bremen brig, which left Liverpool
either on Saturday night or early on Sunday morn-
ing. At :present it is not known whether those
on board are safe or not, as no communication can
be had with the vessel, owing to the extraordinary
heavy sea sunning.

A schooner has just been seen off the port drift-
ing about, apparently a derelict. As no person can
be seen on board, it is supposed that she has been
abandoned during the night, but as to the fate of
the crew nothing has as yet been known.
The gale still continues, and the worst apprehen-
sions are entertained so soon as some of the numer-
ous steam tugs now outside arrive here. The gale
is the most continuous and heavy we have had here
for some time.

SHIELDS, MONDAY AFTERNOON.

On Saturday afternoon Admiral Fitzroy sent a
storm warning down the Tyne that dangerous winds
might be expected from the southward ; but, not-
withstanding this warning, a considerable
number of collier vessels put to sea, and
fearfully they have paid for their temerity, for
since nightfall yesterday we have been visited by
one of the most terrible hurricanes ever experienced
on this coast for many years. Fortunately, it blew
off the coast, instead of on, else our coast, no doubt,
would have been strewn with wrecks this morning,
and we would have had to lament the loss, it might
have been, of hundreds of our seamen. As it is, the
havoc that has been committed has been very seri-
ous, and the worst is not learnt yet.
The tempest came on between 9 and 10 o'clock
last night from M, SW, and when it was at its
height, about a quarter-past 12, raged from W and
by S. A heavy fall of rain came on at that time,
and after that the storm considerably moderated,
but the weather has still a wild and roving appear-1
ance, the wind blowing from the WNW, in heavy
squalls. Last night, between 9 and 10 o'clock, as
the storm began to increase in violence, lights
were observed flashing in the offing, and the power-
ful steam boat belonging to the Tyne pilots put
out to sea with a number of their hardy seamen
aboard, and they succeeded in placing many of them
on board of vessels, who would prove valuable helps
on board of those ships when they were blown out
Of those
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to sea as the tempest got to its height.
vessels there is not much cause for alarm ;
regard to the fleet of laden colliers which
put out
of the
in the face
to sea on Saturday afternoon
harbour, there is
storm warning hoisted in their
harhe Clarendon,
the greatest anxiety. A barque,
wt
of the about
guard to
was coming round from Hull
Point,
about
Souter ,
guard steamer, and when off
and she had to be
midnight, the tow-line broke,
She had about 100
abondoned by the steam-tug
but, as she had few
but with
tons of salt aboard for ballast,
to her. •
been committed on the Tyne
The havoc that has
contemplate. The wind
fearful to anxiety with regard
ith awful violence, and,
Above Bill Point a number
tmoucthhe bar the shores are
the aches w
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strewn and the manufacturers
have suf-
fered sunk,
of craft
damage through sheds and buildings
fered great
from
having been blown down. At Walker Iron Works
a quantity of shedding was blown down, and it is
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the workpeople were killed.
reported that some of
and
there is reason'
A barque is upset at Wallsent,
crownede;
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to fear that four of her crew are u.
above Wellington Quay two steamers
sized, and two boys have been drowned aboard of
them. Two vessels are canted over at Hebburn,
and a lead manufactory is entirely blown down
between Hebburn and Jarrow. Messrs. Palmer's
large iron shipbuilding yard, at Jarrow, has
also been considerably injured. In the Nor-
, thumberland Dock the injury done to the ship-
ping amounts to many hundreds of pounds_ A
large full-rigged ship broke her moorings, and
drove from the high part to the low part of the
dock, sweeping all before her. The Sylph, of Scar-
borough, and the Ellen, of London, with a number
of other vessels, have lost their foremasts and top-
masts, and have sustained other serious damage.
One of the spout heads was knocked away also, and
the waggons fell into the dock. A large amount of
damage has also been done in the Tyne Dock by
vessels breaking loose. A laden vessel is sunk at
the Bradling Drops, and other serious damage is
done there. The Willie Ridley has lost two top-
masts off South Shields Market-place landing, and
the Useful, a new laden brig, has got aground and
canted over in the same neighbourhood. Four ves-
sels are ashore lower down, and the Trump, steam
tug, is lying amongst them thoroughly smashed up.
The steamer William and Ann is also sunk. Seve-
ral other steam tugs have been much damaged.
A Dutch barque broke adrift in the low part of the
harbour, and she has damaged her Majesty's
ship Castor, and stove in the stern of the
gun-boat Sandfly. The body of a ship's captain
has just been taken out of the Tyne, at South
Shields; it has not been identified. The spires of
Tynemouth and Felling churches, and a chapel at
North Shields New Cemetery, have been blown
down; and three new houses in the latter town
have been entirely demolished. The Sentinel, steam
ship, has just arrived from London, full of passen-
gers. They have had a terrible night at sea.

SOUTHPORT, MONDAY MORNING.

It is blowing a strong gale, and a large ship is
on the banks, about four miles from here. The
Southport and Lytham lifeboats have gone out
One boat left at seven o'clock, and has not reached
the ship.

KINGSTOWN, SUNDAY.

On Saturday the storm warning signal, the drum
and cone, point downwards, for probable strong
gale from the southward, was hoisted at all coast
stations in obedience to a telegram from the Mete-
orological Department, London. The wind blew
stiff and cold from N.N.W., and several eraft lying
in Kingstown, bound south, took their departure.
Yesterday the wind veered to the southward, with
rain, and moderated until about 7.20 p.m., when a
terrible gale suddenly arose from the W.N.W.,
whieh we are afraid will do some damage at sea,
especially on the Welsh coast. The rain came
down in torrents, and the spray came right over
the piers. We (Freeman) have heard old "sea-
dogs" state that it blew stronger than on the ever-
to-be-remembered 9th of February. In all proba-
bility it will be our painful duty to repeat some
fearful tidings from sea.

HOWTH, SUNDAY, 7 P.M.

Blowing a fearful gale since four p.m. A boat,
with five amateur fishermen from Dublin left this
harbour this morning to fish in the bay. About
four o'clock it commenced to blow, and at
five o'clock the gale was at its height. The
boat aboNe-mentioned was observed to drift, and
was driven in the direction of Baldoyle, between
two sand-bathe, over which the breakers were
breaking with great violence. At one time it was
feared they were lost, but about seven p.m. they
all arrived in the Howth, and report that they ran
ashore under Lieutenant Boileau's (R.N.) house,
midway between Howth and Baldoyle, who had
an eye on them throughout their perilous voyage,
and gallantly jumped into the water and rescued
the whole crew, and afterwards supplied them with
refreshments, and treated them with every kind-
ness. Indeed, the men say they shall never forget
his kindness.

7.30 P.m.—The gale is now at its height, tido
full up, and waves washing clear over the harbour.
It is feared there will be some wrecks to report to-
morrow.