The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-11-21

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LoxDoS, Nov. 1a-IIer Ma jesty's shin
serpent WAS wrecked Monday night
twenty miles nort " Cape Finisterre.
Two hundred and forty-seven men were
drowned. Only three escaped.
The Serpent went on the rocks dur
ing severe storm on tho spanish coast
4 heavy mist prevailed q the time. e
WAS impossible 70 obtain assistance
from the shore. and the vessel remained
In her helpless position until broken 70
pieces by the tempestuous seas which
set up over her The crew wero
washed overheard in groups by the rc-
mcrseless waves. and drowned Or dashed
70 death amid the rocks
The news OF the disaster was con-
veyed TO Corunna. distance Of sixty
miles. over mountain roads. and when
. relief corps was organized and sent to
the wreck Y was too late TO be Of any
avail. The Serpent's crew proper con-
sisted Of 10 men. The remaining
victims were being conveyed to other
British men-of-war on the African sta
ton.
THE LOST VESSEL
LONDON. Nov. 1S-Hcr Maicsty's ship
Serpent which was wrecked on tho
Spanish coast Monday night with
loss OF nearly two hundred and fifty
lives, was cruiser Of the third class.
She was built at Davenport. in lsss. at
cost OF S605. 600. The Admiralty Of
hcials maintain silence and decline to
Dc interviewed on the subject OF the
disaster They possess no organization
through which news Of such occurrences
would be transmitted to them in adj.
vance OF press reports. II the officers OF
the ill-fated vessel did not survive.
Though the reports Of almost total an.
OF the Serpent's complement
were at first regarded as too terrible
for belief. the impression has now be-
come general that the story Is true.
The news spread throughout England
like wild-fre, causing lamentation in
hundreds OF homes
ALL BUr THREE WE'RE DROWNED.
MADRID. Nov. 13-Three sailors who
succeeded in swimming ashore from
the wrecked British cruiser Serpent
have arrived at CamarinaS They ex.
press the belief that all the Others on
board we're drowned.
THE WELLINGTON BARRACKS BURNING.
LosDoS. Nov. r. - The Guards
Wellington Barracks are burning. The
fire originated under the staircase in
the quarters OF the married men. All
the adult inmates were rescued bv
means Of ladders amid great excite
ment A number OF children suffering
With measels were wrapped in blankets
and taken to places Of shelter. but two
81 the little patients are missing, and
i Is feared they we're overlooked in the
and have persisted in tho
dames When the fre was discovered.
and the signal for 'fire parade" was
sounded on the bugle. the troops as.
'embled promptly, with splendid dis
sipline. and worked eagerly and ef. I
according to the manual Tho \
Dfiicers were delighted with the intelli- /
gence and willingness displayed under /
the emergency. and cheered the men on (
In their heroic efforts to gain control OF
the flames.
LONDON, Nov. 13 Tho barracks werc
almost entirely destroyed before tho
lanes were brought under control. The
children who were thought to have per-
shed have been found alive and unhurt