, 1891-11-12
DEATH DEALING WINDS
A Gale of Unprecedented Vio-
lence Raging in Europe.
A Score of Vessels Capsized
on Great Britain's Coast,
And Their Faithful Crews
Meet a Terrible Fate.
Distinctions Of a Raging Sea
and An Angry Gale.
A Death Dealing Gale.

LONDON. Nov. 1.-THE worst storm
probably that has ever occurred in Great
Britain is now raging. A frightful gale
is sweeping everything before it. Hun
dreds of lives have been lost, vessels cap
sized aud still the ruthless monster con-
tiuues.
LONDON. Nov. ia dispatch from
Saudgate this evening says the lifeboat
crew made another strenuous, but fruit
less. effort to reach the Benvenue. Some
of the crew. exhausted by their long ex-
posture. became so weakened that they
found it impossible 10 longer cling to the
rigging and dropped into the waters and
sank from sight. Others are still in tie
rigging. Thousands OF people gathered
along the shore, symp alphabetically watching
every attempt made to save the lives of
the shipwrecked sailors.
The storm has caused considerable
damage throughout the southern counties
of England and Ireland. Rain has fallen
in a large quantity. Telegraphic COM
muuications are interrupted to a great ex-
tent, The fishing boat, Star of the East,
while entering Lowestoft, crashed against
a pier and was wrecked. Six of the crew
were drowned Reports of many other
shipwrecks are coming IN. 1t is believed
when the storm has spent its force and a
final estimate of the damage made, it will
be found that the loss is much greater
than that incurred through any storm
that has prevailed here for wears.
Ranorts frnm the gale swent disfricts
are very slow coming in. but those thus
far received show the damage must be
widespread and very heavy. The dam
age to property at Folkestone and Deal is
very great. The roofs of many houses
are blown of and the streets are strewn
with states and tiles. At Christ Church
the rivers are swollen by the excessively
heavy rains which accompanied the gale,
OVERLOOKING their banks and flooding the
country aud part of the town itself.
Farmers in the midland counties are
growing discouraged at the misfortunes
pursuing them. la these counties pre-
vious gales and floods did an immense
amount of damage. 10 some sections the
water was just suhsiding and the farmers
began to look forward to blowing and
preparing the land Tor autumn sowing;
Nov the waters have again submerged
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and it is feared there will be a general
repetition of the Hoods. Part of a lite
saving crew at Hythe. while engaged in
rescuing a shipwrecked crew, were swept
from their boat and drowned.
From Dungenes, too. comes a story OF
the loss of some brave lifeboat men. A
foreign bark went ashore at that place
and a lifeboat started calamity to the res
cue. a tremendously heavy sea was run
ming aud the hfcboat capsized and all
hands went overheard. Five of the crew
were swept away before they could grasp
the life lines, and, though they wore cork
Jackets, they were lost. However, the
other men succeeded in righting their boat
and bravely scrambled in.
There are several vessels ashore between
Dungeness and Dover. and it is feared
they will go to pieces and their crews per
ish before assistance can get to them. A
number of vessels in distress have been
driven past Sand gate. II was Impossi
BILE to do anything to relieve them. on &C
count OF the tremendously heavy seas.
LATER-Tbe lie savers at Seabrook
made another desperate effort to get out
to the Benvenue this afternoon, and after
a tremendous struggle succeeded in get.
ting a line to the ship. The work Of
taking half dead men from tie rigging
wa begun and twenty-seven OF the off
GERS and crew were safely gotten into q
boat. Then came another terrible strug-
gle to reach the shore, the boat finally
bridging up at Fulkestone. where the sur.
wivors Of the wreck were tenderiy cared
for. The captain and four of the crew
were drowned before the life savers
reached the vessel.