Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-11-20
old BOREAS ON A TEAR
Many Vessels and Hundreds of Lives
Lost In a Terrible Gale or the
Coast of Great britain.
The Life Saving Crews at the stations
show Great Heroism I'm Rescuing
the Drowning Sailors.
Great Damage also Done by the storm
ON the Land; Farms and Country
Towns Completely Flooded.
storm. On the English Channel.


London advices dated tine 18th say:
Terrific storms visited the south of Eng
land and Ireland and the English Channel
on the night of the 10th. The details OF
the results of the gales can not be given ut
this time, but it is known that immense
damage has been done sailing craft The
White Star line steamer, Majestic, could
not enter Queenstown harbor. From
Hythe on the English Channel comes the
report of the wreck of a French schooner.
The crew was saved, but the captain, his
wife and son persisted. The big iron ship
Benvenu, bound from London for Sidney,
N. S. W., went ashore near Sandgate.
The crew were compelled to take to the
rigging to escape being washed overheard.
Heroic attempts were made by the life
saving crew to reach the vessel with the
life boats, but the sea was 50 terrible as 70
make II impossible 10 near the ship. The
TO cket and breeches buoy were tried, but
fell short OF the vessel AT last accounts
the situation had not changed and the life
saving crew were waiting n lull in the
storm to make another attempt Another
unknown vessel is reported ashore
near the Benvenu. One man was
seen to leave the Benveu and attempt
to reach land. He made good
progress until within few yards OF a life
chain which had been formed by the look
ers on, when he went down and was seen
no more. Much wreckage is coming ashore
and several bodies have been washed up at
Sandgate. A later dispatch says about
half of the crew of the Benvenu gave up
and losed their hold on the rigging and
were lost The Paramount was sunk of
Lewstoft and all hands drowned with the
exception OF two sailors. The bark Amor
stranded at St Leonards in Sussex. The
crew dashed themselves to the rigging and
wildly signaled for help, which was re.
sponded TO by the life saving crew, and
every effort possible made to reach the
poor fellows by boat and rocket but to no
avail, and il is feared that they may die OF
exhaustion before the storm abates.
The Norwegian brig Solertia was
wrecked at Studlund, several drowned.
The fishing boat Star of the East attempted
TO enter Lewistoft and was wrecked on a
pier Six of her crew were drowned.
Schooner Marguerite Mary wrecked of
Dungeness Part CT the life saving crew
at Dungeness and also at Hythe were
swept from the boats and drowned. At
Deal a fishing boat clpsized and crew
drowned. Several unknown vessels are
ashore between Dungeness and Dover aud
many lives lost A number OF vessels
passed Sandgate and other life saving sta.
tions signaling for help which could not be
giving. The Phunger went ashore at
Hastings. Two schooners were lost near
Brighton and several of each crew drowned.
Two of the crew OF the pilot cutter at Car
diff were drowned while attempting 70
rescue fishermen. Hundreds OF fishing
vessels from many ports are know to have
been caught by the gale and hundreds OF
lives have been lost Great is the anxiety
felt at every polut for those who were
lured by the beautiful weather Of the day
to venture out and who have not yet re-
turned and never may. Later reports
from the Benvenu say the gallant life saw
ers made another and successful attempt
To reach the vessel, rescuing those of the
crew who had strength enough TO cling 70
the vessel until they were taken of.
Much damage was done also on land. AT
Christ church. near Southampton, the
rivers Stour and Avon completely flooded
the country and portion of the town.
The midland farmers are about dscour-
aged this being the second time in a
few weeks they have been submerged.
All so uthcrn midland rivers are
overlooking. A portion OF q mansion at
Eastbourne was blown down killing ene
servant and iniuring several other per-
SOUS. Numerous towns and villages were
badly damaged. Telegraph wires are
down all over the south of England and
particulars cannot be known at present