Daily Kennebec journal., 1891-11-12
WRECK AFTER WRECK
Reported llBs tho English Cast VIII
Humber Of Fatalities.
Vessels Lest Suiferinxs Of the Crews
Heroic Work Of the Life Savers.

LONDON. Nov. ll.-I.ast night heavy
gale ret il on the .o,th Of Easland and
i Irelsnd and grew TO hurricane duficg the
night At SAndgAse. or the channel. the
iron ship Benvsnus Of over 1000 tons bur
then. from London for SydEey, n. 8. W.,
/ WIS dashed xshors. The crew took to the
rigging.
| The life savers abandoned all hope Of
| saving the crew after making three uasuc-
| cessfal atgmls One sailor in the rigging
| stse pied to reach the shore by swimming
sud vas drowned. Some Of the crew, ex
hsustsd bT the long < aosure. dropped into
| the v aters and sank from eight.
Troops were sent 20 aid the life savers
along the SandsAte sec lon Of the coast in
| their efforts 10 render assistance to vessels
Several bodies we're c>st upon the bach a
Sandsate. The storm extended uorthwafd
and nov RACES with great fury from Wick,
Scotland, to the Sciliy Islands. il the Fog
hsh Channel.
A ,cleg gram from the islands states that =
schooner was wrecked there, the crew be-
ine taved. A vessel nsme j Paramount was
| sunk Fl Lowesi-of, SUD llk, and all hands
on board except two sailors were drowned
The bark Amor was stranded near 81
LeonsIds, Sussex. The crew was isahsd d
to the rigging and OF last accounts had not
been rescned. In London the storm has
done considerable dAmsge.
TIE Norwegian brig Solertik has been
wrecked at Studland, Dorset. The fishing
boat Star Of the East, while entering
Lowest. Oft, crashed against the north pier
and wss wrecked. SIX OF the crew we're
drowned one man being rescued. but soou
dyirg from exhaustion.
Tn. British steamer Brazilian, London,
/ for New Orleans, proceediag do IN the
stream. coilided in succession with and
damaged u barge, the brig Doushman. and
Her Msjssty 4 training ship Areihusa. Part
Of the life saving crew at Hyshe, while
resculns shipwrecksd crew, were swept
from the beat and drowned. Tho life boat
raen started 10 rescue them. when the life
boat caps I'd and five Of the crew were
lost.
At Deal g fishing boat capsized, and two
men were drowned. Several vessels are
s.hore' between d Dlgeaess and Dover, and
it 10 feared they will no to pieces. and the
crews perish. The damage 10 fishing bosts
snd other email c:sft employees In local
cosstwise trade is large.
The damage TO property at Folkestone
and Deal is very great. The roofs OF
several houses were blown oh, and the
streets strewn with tlstes and tiles Al
Christ church the rivers Stour aud Avon
have ovesfi9wed their banks. The country
near Christ church is flooded and part OF
the town is inundated.
TIE rivers in the midland counties are
rapidly rising. and II is feared that gen.
ersl repetition OF the fl ,ods Of few weeks
ago will occur. According to the latest
repors The gale is general throughout
Eagland.
The life-eavers at Sesbfook with grea,
difficulty msnsged to rescue ~ OF the
| Office and crew OF the stranded ship
Benvenue. The captain and four Of the
crew were drowned.
Two schconers were wrecked neal
Brighton ard four men were drowned.
Two men belonging to the crew OF the
| Dymehurch lifebost we're drowned. The
massive sea Aall at S1uthsea was partially
destroyed. Many persons were seriously
injured on the Island Of Jersey by falling
debris and seversl boats were sunk.
| A. Bristol the roof OF the Catholic cath
| ed,a, wss blown , II and one msn was killed.
Otber persons were injured. Three men
b ,lor TO the crew Of the pilot cutter were
drowned at Cardiff while attempting the
rescue Of fisherman who was cIinging to
an overturned boat.
Immense dsmsge wa, inflicted on prop
erty at East Bourse by the storm. A mar
was killed there by falling chimney. The
storm did much damage in France. Mapy
persons were injured and msny vessel'
we're wrecked along the coast Tonigh
| the weather is clear aud calm.