The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-27
GALES COST MANY LIVES.
THE WIND STILL FURIOUS ALL
ALONG THE BRITISH COAST.

Great Damage Done to the Town and
Small Craft at Queenstown-Two of
the Bark Janet Crowns Crew
Washed Overboard-Three Seamen
Blown From the Rigging of a
Steamer.
LONDON, Jan. 26.-Gales continued with
increasing strength and velocity in the
southern portion of England throughout
to-day.
The bark Janet Crown has returned to
Plymouth. She reports two of her crew
washed overheard and drowned. Many
were injured.
The steamer Yorkshire, at Liverpool, from
Baltimore, was flooded, had her bridges de-
stroyed and sustained other damage. Three
seamen we're blown from the rigging and
two of them were drowned.
A STRAIT INPAssABLE.
Menai Strait in Wales is impossible by
the fury of the gales. Many sailors have
been swept overheard and drowned. The
parade at Sandgate is partially destroyed.
The ship Irex, bound from Greenock for
Rio Janeiro, was wrecked off the Needles.
Several Of the crew were drowned.
The survivors clung to the rigging
all day Saturday and part
of Sunday. 1t was impossible to send a
lifeboat to the rescue, as no boat could live
in the turbulent sea, but a lifeline was
finally shot across the vessel by means of a
rocket, and in this way the men were safely
landed.
Capt. Mickan of the Cunard steamer
Umbria, from New York, reports that the
passage was the roughest that vessel has
ever experienced. Several passengers were
injured by being thrown violently upon the
decks, and it was finally found necessary to
issue an order prohibiting passengers from
coming on deck.
The damage to property by the storm is
general. Houses have been unroofed.
The river Shannon in Ireland and q
number of rivers in Wales have overflowed
their banks. flooding the adjacent country.
DAMAGE AT QUEENSTOWN.
QUEENSTOWN, Jan. ga westerly hur.
ricane now prevailing is of unprecedented
severity. The sea has caused much damage
to the town. A number of small craft have
been swamped. Outward-bound line
steamers report fearful weather. In the
Irish channel the bark Sidalwa encount
cred hurricanes for ten days, and lost her
first mate by drowning.
SUCCESSION OF GALES.
BOSTON, Jan. 26.-The steamer Howick
from Messina, arrived in this port to-day
She reports that from the 22d until reach
ing this port she experienced a succession of
terrific gales from southwest to northwest,
accompanied by mountainous SEAS On the
morning of Jan. %, when in latitude 39'
15' north and longitude 62' 81 west, 6
heavy, gale spraug up from the
northwest accompanied by a very
rough sea, during which the
steamer had her decks continually
flooded with water. During the night il
blew a perfect hurricane, with a fearful sea
running. The waves carried away the
upper bridge, broke the lower bridge rails
washed away the ventilators and swept
everything movable from the decks. The
engine room skylight was broken in, and
two men at the wheel were thrown to the
deck with great force, but were not injured.
They managed to get to the wheel on
their hands and knees in time tc
save themselves from being washed
overheard and save the ship from falling
off in the trough of the sea. The gale con-
tinued with undated fury until the morn
ing of the 23d. At o'clock on the morning
of the 23i tremendous sea came over the
stern, which literally shattered the cabin
skylight and flooded the cabin and berths