St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-12
HAVOC RIDES A GALE.
The Bosom OF Destruction in
Wildwood Sweeps tie
English Coast.
Scores Of Ships Wrecked and
Shattered, With Immense
Loss Of Life.
Lifeboat Men Defy the Winds
and Waves to Rescue Sea-
men in Danger.
Britain Has Rarely Been Wis
tied by Ruin SO Wide
Spread.

LONDON, Nov. 11.-Last night a
heavy gale set in in the south of Eng
land and Ireland. AS the night grew
Older, the wind blew with hurricane
force. Not alone were sailing vessels
in danger, but large ocean steamships,
lacking sea room, were compelled to
keep off shore. The White Star line
which arrived off Fastnet late last
evening. was caught in the hurricane.
and Capt. Parsell decided that it would
be too dangerous to attempt TO enter
Queenstown harbor. The Majestic was
kept off and proceeded for Liverpool.
Already few dispatches have been
received telling of wrecks, A French
schooner went to pieces near Hythe.
The crew managed TO reach the shore
in safety, but the captain, his wife and
son persisted. AT Sand Gate the iron
ship Benyenpe, of over 1900 tons
driven ashore. When the Benvenue
struck her crew were compelled to take
to the rigging to escape the seas, which
were making clean breach over the
vessel. The life-boat was manned and
soon started for the wreck. For time
she was lost sight Of altogether In the
darkness and flying spume. The hardy
watermen finally approached the wreck,
but the sea was running with such
tremendous fury that 1t was impossible
for them to get near enough to attempt
to take Off the men in the rigging. Re-
luctantly they pulled away for the shore,
where the life savers rugged their rocket
arrangement. and again and again at
tempted to shoot line to the ship, but
failed.
Nothing daunted by their many wear
ing and fruitless attempts TO rescue the
surviving members OF the crew in the
rigging uf the ship, the life-savers de-
termined to make last grand effort to
reach the imperiled men; but despite
the most desperate struggles they were
again forced to retreat before the angry
sea, acknowledge themselves beaten
and compelled to leave the fast-weaken-
ing sailors il the doomed ship to their
fate.
Heroes t now Not Defeat.
Then it was that the life savers at
SeabrOOk resolved that they, too, would
again risk their lives and make another
attempt to get out where the Benvenue
was slowly but surely being beaten to
pieces. Again did the crew take their
positions in the lIfebOat, and again did
they renew their almost forlOrn hope
with the waves. Their boat was beaten
about in the heavy surf, and every mo-
ment if was in imminent danger of
being overturned and the gallant occu-
pants compelled to struggle for their
own lives in the greedy CULTS of the
sea.
But fighting their way outward, bend
ing to their oars with all the Skill and
strength at their command, the rescuerS
at length succeeded IN getting free Of
the breakers and beyond the outer edge
of the surf. The most dangerous part
of their journey had now been passed,
and amid the inspiring cheers and
shouts of the anxious watchers OH the
shore, the life-sayerS started in the di-
lection of the wrecked vessel. By care
full and never-ceasing work with the
oars and tiller the men reached the
Benvenue, apd after considerable ma
neuvering succeeded in passing a line
from their boat to the ship.
The work of taking the half-dead men
from the rigging was at once begun.
and twenty seven of the officers and
crew were safely transferred from the
ship to the lifeboat. When this task
had been accomplished the boat was
headed for shore, and the life savers
again struggled at their oars. They
were unable to reach the place they
started from, and. after being buffeted
about by wind and wave, brought up at
Folkestone, where the rescued and res
cuerS diSembarked and received the
concentrations of the people gathered
there, the former on their escape from
q watery grave. ana the latter for their
eminent herOism. The survivors Of the
wreck were tenderly cared for by the
~ MI NVi1 lap or
of their terrible eXpeaience was told
it was learned that the captain and four
of the crew had gone by the board and
were drowned before the life savers
could reach the stranded vessel.
Wrecks on Every Hand.
The storm has extended northward
and now RACES with great fury from
Wick. on the east coast of Scotland, to
the Sicily islands, in the English chan
mel. This group of iSletS numbers about
$40 and constitutes constant menace to
vessels during stormy weather. A yes
sci named the Paramount has sunk off
Lowestoft, in Suffolk. All hands OH
board, except two sailors, were drowned.
a dispatch has been received from st.
LeOnard's, the well known watering
place in Sussex, announcing that the
bark Amor is stranded near that town.
All 6lOCIS OF Ifle llIcO0aI crew nave
been unavailing, and the only hope for
the wrecked sailors, who are dashed to
the masts and rigging, is that the storm
may Subside before they die of eXhaus-
ton.
The Norwegian brig SOertia has been
wrecked at Studland, in Dorset A
fishing boat, while entering LOwestOf.
was wrecked and six of her crew
drowned. One man was rescued. but
he died from exhaustion shortly after
ward. The schooner Marguerite Marie
was caught in the hurricane Off Dunge-
ness and was blown ashore and
wrecked.
Crowds numbering thousands of peo-
pie are gathered along the shore, inter
estedly and sympathetically watching
every attempt that is made to save the
lives of shlpwrecked sailors by the gal
liant lifeboat men.
Part OF the crew of the life-saving crew
at Hythe, while engaged in the work
of rescuing shipwrecked crew
were swept from their boat and
drowned. From Dungeness comes the
story of the loss of some of the brave
lifeboat men. A tremendously heavy
sea was running and the lifeboat
preached to. One in the trough Of the
sea she capsiZed and five of the crew
were swept away, and though they
wore cork jackets they were lost. At
Deal fishing boat was capsized and
two of her crew were drowned.
Several vessels are ashore between
Dungeness aud Dover, and it is feared
thew will 90 to OieceS and their crawS