Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-12
The Southern Parts Of England and
ireland Visited By a Heavy
Gale.
MANY vrssrls WRECKED ON THE
COAST.
Dy TolcKfaph 10 the ssws.
AsALE ~ ENGLAND.
Fearful wreeh- aud loss of Iifc In
Great nrltatu.

LosDoN, Nov. ii.-I.ast night a
heavy gal. SGT In In tile south VI Eng
land and Ireland. Already n few dis
patches aru received telling NJ WRECKS
caused by tho storm. From Hythe,
on the English channel, comes the 70.
port of the wreck Of an English
schooner. This crew reached shore
aafclyj tut the captain, his wifc and
son pcrlshed.
Al Saujgaic, the ship "Benvenuo"
was wrecked. Her crew took to tho
rlgglng. An attempt was mAdo by the
life faving crew u TtaSue thom. but the
sea was too high. Another vessel IL
reported ashore close 10 where the
"Beuvonueu lies.
Later REPORTS from Sandgate say that
all hope u saving the crew OF the
"bcnvcnuep Ia abandoned. The
bodies Of several OF tho victims have
hcou east upon the beach.
A body Of troops have been sent 10
MD life savers along tho Sandga,e Sec
ton OF the coast In their efforts To rem.
der assi'tsnce 10 distressed vessels and
their crrwa.
a telegram has been received from
the Scilly Islands stating that
schooner had been wrecked there. The
crew were sAvod.
a vessel named "Parliamentv was
sunk Oh Lowostoft In suffolk. All
hands on board except two
SAILORS WE'RE DROWNED.
In London the storm has done con.
siderable damageto buildings Ia coure
Of erection.
a dispatch IL received from 81.
Lconarir, well known Watering place
In Sussex, announcing that the bark
"Amor" II stranded near that town.
Her crew took 70 tho rigging, where
they now are. All attempts 10 rescue
them were hitile. The only hops for
the wrecked sailors IL that tho storm
may suhside before they die from ex.
haustiou. The interruption OF the tol.
graphic service IL general throughout
the southwest Of England.
A dispatch from sandgatc this even
ing says the life boat crews made an
other strenuous, but fruitless effort 10
reach tho "Benvenue." some Of the
crow, exhausted from theis long ex-
posture, became 30 weakened that they
found II impossible 10 longer cling 10
tho rigging, and dropped into the
water aud sank from sight. otherssro
rtill In tho rigging. Thousands Of poo.
pie are gathered along the shoE. sym.
pathttically vatohiAk every attempt
TO save the iiyes OF the shipwrecked
sailors.
This storm has caused considerable
damage throughout the southern coun-
ties Of England and Ireland. Rain has
fallen In large quantities. Telegraphio
communications are interrupted to
great extent.
The fishing boat ''star OF tho East"
while entering tho lowest port,
CRASHED AGAINST the PIER
aud was wrecked; ak OF tho crew were
drowned.
Reports OF many other shipwrecka
are coming In. IL Is believed That tho
storm has spent it, force, ani when
the final estimate OF the damage Il
made, II win DO found that the loss IA
much greater than that Incurred
through any storm that has prevailed
! for years. Reports from the gale.swept
districts ART very slowly coming in, but
those thus far received show that the
damage must DO widespread and very
heavy.
The damage to property at Folkstone
aud Deal Ia very great Roofs OF houses
were blown or aud the streets sire wn
with slate and tile.
At Christ Church the rivers, swollen
by tho excessively heavy rains which
accompanied tue gale. hAye oveffioved
their banks, flooding the country and
part Of the town itself. Farmers In
the Midland oountlc. arc growing dis
couragcd at the msfotlunes pursuing
them. In these counties previous
gales and foods did an immense
amount OF damage. In some sections
the water was Just subsiding and
!armora had begun 10 look forward 10
blowing aud preparing the land for
autumn sowing. Now, the waters
have again submerged the laud; tho
rivers are rapidly rising and II Is feared
that there VIII be n general repetition
OF tho hoods.
Part Of the life-saying crew at
Hythe, while engaged In reacuing a
shlpwrecked crew, were
swBrT FROM THE boat
und drowned.
From Dungoneness, too, comes the
story VI the loss OF some brave life
boatmen. A foreign bark went ashore
NJ that place, aud the llieboatmcn
started calamity to the rescue. A tire.
mendoualy heavy sea was running.
and the iifoboat capsized, aud all hands
went overheard. Five OF tho crew
were swept away before they could
grasp the life lines, anu though they
wore cork Jackets, they were lost. IN.
other men succeeded In Fighting their
boat anu scrAmbling Ia.
Several vessels arc ashore between
nunaaa aud nayaF mud ~ Ia faa r..sl ln..f