Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-03-12
The Great Storm on the British Coast.

The violent gale which ravaged the east
coasts Of England and Ireland on Friday and
Saturday. February 9Th aud 9Th, appears 10
have been more destructive IN H. effects than
any similar visitation which has occurred on
those shores Tor many years IL was 50 sud-
den and unexpected. coming a. 1t did from
the northeast, that numerous small coasilng
vessels were sacrificed to IL fury, when, had
there been any previous phenomena TO midi
cate such an INTERN ptl0n 70 the fine weather
which had prevailed. they might have remain
ed safely anchored IN sheltered harbors- Tie
storm set IA on the afternoon OF Friday. and
ragged without IuterruIsslon until Saturday
ni1ht-the weather vanes indicating an occa-
sioUal change II Tie wind from northeast 10
south and west IL the uesghborhood OF Hull,
Shields ana HarilePOol. on the English coast,
and kIngstown and the adjacent ports on tie
Irish coast. the greatest ravaGcs we're commit
ted. Al shields, Hartiei DOL. Redcar aHd Sea =
borough ~Ixty-three vessels are reported To
have gone ashore O.. fouude ed. of which about
fJrtg are total wrecks. Fourteen ships are re-
ported wrecked or disabled al kiHg-towu
alone and 10 tins list OF casualties Il added q
melancholy catastrophe which beiel Captain
Boyd. Of her Maje-tys steamer AJAX. and
number OF bis crew. whIle endeavofIng 10 save
the lives Of the shIpwrrcked mariners.
The English az Irtsh papers abound in har-
ruwlng details 81 the disasters
A, Bray saws tie Dublin freeman s Jour
nal q here The s;o-m ragged with no less fury.
one 81 those heroic deeds 9. hlcA exalt human
nature was performed BY James Lacy. Jas
Boden dc~erve- almost equal COMMUNICATION
A large brig went on shore.ani the rneu chung
10 tie rigging. while a ri ghtfui sea broke over
the vessel. Bodeu succeeded III casting "A rope
u the men, IF whom tour got ashore. Oue
remained ou board and he as believed to be
h faint 20 make lis escape. lie showed no
sIgu- Of animation. and was reported BY has
fellows - be ID a sinking safe How was he
to he rescued No boat could venture uut IN
such sea. and tie rope was uuavaIlIng Lacy
saluuieeFed 10 work hi- way 10 the LrIl. along
the rope. aud nearly persisted IN the attempt
He succeeded III reaching the brig-lashed the
halt-6ead man 10 tile rope. and with the aid Of
some of the fishermen OF Cray. the last IF the
men was drawn 10 land through the raging
surf Along the Northern shore, as might
have been expected, the scene was still more
narrowing. # one terrible disaster could be
surpassed il horror by another. From Huwjh
10 TIE mouth uf tie Bosue the coast is strew-
ed with tie fragments OF wrecks. Several
vessels. some of them Of large tonnage, were
driven ashore and, 81 course, went to pieces
Iiey attempted 70 beat off. but that dreadful
uoTth-ea-ter forbade escape. and they broke
uI. Tie crews are mostly reported "a have
escaped, hlf one very sad occurreuce,ln " hIch
every man on board persisted, took place in
the forenoon Of Saturday At SkcrrIes. 4 large
schoouer-rISged vessel struck on the rocks,
and went down deep water. Not a partl-
Gle Of her hall ar rigging could be discovered
few minute, after, and with tie ship perish
Cd the crew 10 a u an