Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-06-21
Terrible Storm ON the British Coasp-One
Hundred Vessels Wreeked-Lamentabre
Loss of Human Life; rF IN -

hundred vessels WreckedTLamentabit
LOSS OF hnman LIFE s5na faf lfsw
! :, me territc gale from the north-west on
Monaay, q most UNUSUAL occurrence at this
season OF the year. told With most disastrous
snect upon the shipping OFF the coast, and
tne destruction OF life and property has been
truly appalling. As far a. the present ac-
counts furnish, no fewer than one hundred
ana nity WRECKS and casualties occurred dur
ing lts ravages: several steamers are missing,
ana one on an excursion trip foundered with
eighty people on board. The steamers from
the North Sea report that the gale almost
equalea tne hurricane which swept the coast
in the latter part of last OCTOBER The cattle
boats from Hamburg, Rotterdam, Flushing,
and other Dutch ports, had most of their live
stock washed overheard, amounting to some
hundredsi the decks were swept, bulwarks
stove, sal's split, and boats carried away, and
In some instances IT is miracle how the ship
outllVeu the storm. goo -I-- .IHH
IL was upon the eastern and northeastern
range OF coast that the gale produced such
dreadful results During the hight of the
hurricane on Monday, about midday, eight
snlps, having from forty to fifty souls on
oSara, went down in the sight of thousands
OF spectators on farmouth beach, and not q
nand was spared Of the crews. The fearful
character OF the gale became Enthusiastically
apparent before noon, and the sea rose and
iasneo with terrible fury. About twelve
hne brig was seen to drive upon the Scroby
sands, abreast OF Yarmouth. She was almost
instantly submerged; the crew (eight men)
were seen TO take to the rigging, and to
wave tneir caps TO attract the attention Of
those on shore. Calls were Immediately
raised for the life-boat, and several beach,
men rushed to go off with it. Unhappily,
however, a wrangle took place as to who
should have charge, which detained the boat
on shore, and while this quarrel was going
on tne poor fellows who were clinging to the
wreck were observed to be washed one by
one out OF the rigging and thus they all
perlshed.
Had the boat been put off when the brig
nrst TOOK the sand, there is little doubt that
the crew or some of them would have been
saved. The spectacle created the greatest
sensation along the beach, and an inquiry is
TO be instituted into the conduct of those
VINO caused the delay in sending off the
boat. Shortly after this catastrophe tim
Der barge beat over the sand and went down
with all on board. In the course of an hour
or so another brig and schooner were OBJ
served to be driven upon the Scroby, and in
lew minutes the brig disappeared her
crew numbering probably about eight The
schooner withstood the fury of the sea for a
quarter OF an hour and then went to pieces.
Three or four of the seamen were noticed
clinging to the masts Three other brigs
were seen to go down the Cookie Cat with
the whole OF their crews, those on shore
being unable to render the least aid By the
interference of the coast guard the Yarmouth
life-boat was eventually got of, but it re-
turned without doing any good.
The names of the ill-fated vessels which
tnus perished are not precisely known, but it
IS believedthat two of them were the Use
~ OF Shields, and the Gem, of Exeter, as
thexWere seen riding near the Scroby shortly
before the bad weather came on. On the
Hersey beach, in the vicinity of Yarmouth,
the brig Eotus, Peet 4 Richards, bound to
the Thames from the Tine, coal laden was
dashed TO pieces in few minutes, and the
whole OF the crew were drowned, with the
exception Of the master and man named
I, ihomas W Mlney. The Maria, schooner, Of and