New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-12
MOTHER GALE IN ENGLAND.
MANY MARINE DISASTERS REPORTED.
.,srSuous AND SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS TO RES
c1yE sHIPwREcKEp cREwS-FLoops IN
THE MIDLAND COUNTIES.


,.naon. Nov. la heavy gale set in last
.;,bt in the south of England and lreiano. sail
W w. ,.ssels bound up and down the Channel,
ps,red by falling barometers, made everything
and MANY of the smaller craft put into
,.-Sor.' The White Star Line steamer MaIes''c'
yew-York. which arrived of Fostnet late
-, night was caught in the hurricane anu
S .,,;r Parsel decided not to attempt to enter
oueeustown Harbor. The Males'c 'nerei0rc
<p...eied on her way for Liverpool.
rs.ndsate, port in the county OF hen'' was
=. .oene of a thrilling shipwreck. The iron snip
n.,vsnuc. of over 1000 tons burden, sailed 1ew
a., 400 from London for Sydney, ~ b W. she
.'s Good weather down the channel, until last
In. When off Sandgste the ship began to make
,1.w.v and drifted toward land until she was
ss.lv lifted upon the crest of huge wave ana
s..hsd ashore When the Bcnvenue struck her
.., were compelled TO take TO the rigging, as the
Us were making a clean breach over her Inc
s.ndrate lifeboat was promptly manned, ana
N..,.ed for the wreck For while She was lost
s;abt Of altogether in the darkness and the hylng
'anms She finally approached the wreck, put the
'r ~ u,os running with such fury that it was I'M
|..;hle for her TO get near enough to attempt 10
- of the men in the rigging, and the NE
rs ' reluctantly made their way back 10 the
shore ,. -, .,o ,ooob ,ben
Thor. was great excitement on the peach "hen
:. ras learned that the lifeooat had 1alicu III i'e
..;sson. But all hope of resculng the shipwrecNeo
Won from their perilOus position was hos
abandoned. The life-savers made several ",i-
1nocessful attempts TO shoot line 10 the wIech'
~ rooons Of which the breeches-buoy mlght DC sehe
-. These efforts were eagerly watched py an
;.a,0srse crowd Of people. Later IN the DAY the
U,ohoa. crew made another strenuous put HuiV-
,ass .sort to reach the Benvenue.
The Iiesavers at Seabrook then aunched
.hs,, boat and, after hard Struggle,
rooch.d the side of the Benvenue ana succeeded
IN nassine line from their boat 10 tne snip
The work of taking the half-dead men from the
r;rgine was at once begun, and twcnty-seVen OF
% "s;o.,s and crew were safely transferred from
,be sAis to the ifeboat. Inc IiepoaC was one"
tL5do6(-; for shore. After being buffeted about by
wind aud wave, it brought up at folKestone'
sbere the survivors of the wreck were 'enderly
cared for The captain and four OF the ere" oi
the Benvenue were drowned.
The bull of the Benvenue is gradually sinking,
md is now completely covered with water The
vessels cargo is floating out OF her hoids ana ''e
beach at Sandgate is strewn with all kinds OF
u
70 dive from the rigging and to strike out strongly
in the direction of the shore. 1t seemed as though
be would reach the land. number of men joined
hands, and their leader dashed into the sea In an
attempt to reach the struggling sailor. When the
latter was within two yards of his intending res
cuers. however. he threw up his hands and sank.
A dispatch has been received from ST. Leonards,
the well-known watering place in Sussex, nm
hiatt tba harly M is
town. When the vessel went ashore the sea
swept clean over her The crew clambered into
the rigging, where they lashed themselves fast,
and then WHY signalled for assistance from
the shore The life-saving crew tried time and
again to get TO the wreck, but at each attempt
the lfeboat was overturned and filed with
water. Finally the lifeboat crew tried to get a
line to the wreck by means of rockets. Tho
gale. however, was blowing with such frightful
yelocitv that none OF the rockets reached the
vessel The only hope for the wrecked sailors
is that the storm may subside before they die
Of exhaustion.
The storm has extended northward and now
RACES with great fury from Wick, on the east
coast of Scotland, to the Scilly Islands, in the
English Channel vessel named the Paramount
has sunk of LoweStoft, in Suffolk. All hands on
board of her. except two Sailors were drowned
A l.OOO-ton ship, the Phunger, has gone ashore
az HASTINGS After an unsuccessful attempt hao
been made by the local lifeboat men TO rescue
the crew and passengers, the llfe-saVcrs resoftco
to rockets in an endeavor 10 get Lifeline 10
the ship. The twelfth rocket reached its marx
and the passengers and crew We're saved
At every port on the east and south coasts
Of England great anxiety prevails as 10 the laue
oRshinp boats Hundreds of these boats, induced
BY fine weather. put to sea yesterday Uhkho"h IL
vessels are reported wrecked at many points.
Further details Of the great storm are coming
70 hand tonight, and there is no DOUBT 1het 'he
loss of life on sea and land will equal IL NOT
exceed that which occurred during the hst
great gale that visited the British Isles Inc
Norwegian brig Solertia has been wrecked az
Studland, in Dorset The fishing boat Star OF tie
East. while entering Lowestoft crashed against
the North Pier and was wrecked Six memoeiS
Of her crew were drowned.
A foreign bark went ashore at Dungeness, ana
tie lfeboat men started to the rescue OF her eli
dsngered crew. tremendously heavy sea was
running, and the lilebOat broached TO- Ohce ln
the trough Of the sea. she capslzed ana all hanos
vent overheard. Five of the crew were swept
sway and, though they wore cork Jackets, were
lost Several vessels are ashore between Dun
Eness and Dover, and it is feared that they VIII
20 10 pieces and that their crews will perish De
lore assistance can get to them. number OF
vessels in distress have been driven past Sand
gate.
In London the storm has done considerable
uanase The wind blew with such force tina,
walking was extremely difficult. number ol
persons were badly injured by being struck by
falling signs
is believed that the loss from this storm
VII be much greater than has been that resulting
non any previous storm in years: The damage
70 property at Folkestone and Deal is very great;
me roofs Of several houses were down on ana
Tie streets are strewn with states and tiles. At
Shristchurcb, a town at the confluence OF Tho
ihNes stour and Avon, the rivers, swollen by the
nssyS rains winch have accompanied the gale, nave
oFefilowed their banks Part of the town Is
Inundated
:, The farmers in the Midland counties are growing