St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-13
ON STORMY COAST
Enormous Loss of Life and Prom
erty Probable

LONDON. Nov. 12.-Though at mid
night last night the great gale in Eng
land had subsidized, the storm is still pre-
vailing in Southwestern Ireland. At
Skibbereen. on the Glen, the gale
ls'raging with great fury. Dispatches
continue to be received giving details of
the havoc wrought along the coast.
FROM Ramsgate, on the east coast of the
Isle OF Ihanet. Kent, from which port
many fishermen sail daily to pursue
their perllous calling. comes the intelli-
genee that many of the hardy residents
OF that town have made their last cruise.
-Four CT the crew of a smack were swept
away by gigantic comber. which came
aboard the vessel.
A crew of lifeboatmen went out yes
terday to attempt to save the crew of a
vessel which was in distress off South
port or the Irish sea. The lifeboat was
fully manned, and the crew pulled
plucklly on shore and were soon hidden
by the tremendous seas. The crowd
on shore waited and waited for the re-
turn OF the crew, but they did not
come back. This afternoon, however.
the llfeboat succeeded i'm reach
ing the shore in safety with all the
noble men who had gone so near to
to death ut the call of duty. The life
boat reached the spot where the dis
tressed vessel she had started to succor
was last seen. but when she got there
all trace of the vessel had disap-
peared. The steamer Hawarden
Castle, engaged in = the cOasting
trade, was wrecked at the mouth of the
Mersey last night. She was exposed TO
the full force of the gale, and the seas
sweeping over her made it impossible to
live on her deck. The crew took refuge
in the rigging. A number of attempts
were made to rescue them, but without
success. This morning four life
less bodies were washed ashore
from the steamer. Worn out by the eX-
poSure to which they had been subjected.
the men were not strong enough 10 keen
themselves in the rigging and were
swept overheard. An immense wave
boarded the White Star liner Britannia
and carried overheard Quartermaster
Mckenzie. The gale continues at
Queenstown, where the wind is still
blowing with terrific violence.
BOCLOGNE, Nov. 12.-NOthing but q
rough estimate can be made of the DAM
age done by the terrible storm which
set in here Tuesday night. and con-
tinued without abatement until last
night. 1t is known from the meagre
reports already received that the
loss occasioned by the gale will
be enormous, up and down the
coast in life and property.
Many fishing boats were caught in the
gale far from port, and as they have not
yet. returned, grave fears are enter
tanned that some of them have found
cred. The storm prevented the chan
mel steamers which ply between Bou-
logue and Foikestone, England. from
leaving port and none of the steamers
due to arrive here from England dared
to attempt the passage.
An unknown bark stranded off Kin
sale, Ireland, to-day. The sea makes a
clean breach over her. and her mizzen-
mast is gone. SO far it has been impos-
sible to assist her either by sending out
the local lifebOat or by firing a life line
to her by means of rockets. 1t IS feared
that the whole of the crew Will be
drowned. fs-a z<@