Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-12
WIND-SWEPT SHORES
Terrible Weather on the Brit
ish Coasts.
The South of England and Ire
land Devastated.
Q Hundreds of Vessels Driven Ashore
by the Gale.
Great Loss of Life Reported-The Hurri-
cane Extends Into Portugal, Spain
and FraDce-A Storm on the
Gulf of Mexico.
Associated Press Dispatches.

LONDON, Nov. Hast night a heavy
gale set in in the south of England and
Ireland. Already dispatches are re-
ceived telling OF wrecks caused by the
storm. From Blythe, on the English
channel, comes the report of the wreck
OF an English schooner. The crew
reached shore safely, but the captain
and his wife and son persisted. Al
Sandgate the ship Benvenue was
wrecked. Her crew took to the rigging
An attempt was made by the life-savers
to rescue them, but the sea was toe
high. Another vessel is reported ashore
close to where the Benvenue lies.
A body OF troops has been sent to aid
the life.savers along the Sandgate Sec
ton of the coast in their efforts to ien-
der assistance to distressed vessels and
their crews.
A telegram has been received from the
Sicily islands, stating that schooner
has been wrecked there. The crew
were saved. A vessel named Paramount
sunk off Lowestoft, in Suffolk; all hands
on board, except two sailors, were
drowned.
In London the storm did considerable
damage to buildings in the course OF
erection.
A dispatch has been received from
st. Leonards, well-known watering
place in Sussex, announcing that the
bark Amor stranded near that town
her crew took to the rigging, where
they now are, all attempts to rescue
them being futile. The only hope for
the wrecked sailors is that the storm
may subside before they die OF exhaus-
ton,
A dispatch from Sandgate this evening
SAYS life-boat crew made another siren,
uous but fruitless effort to reach the
Benvenue. Some of the crew, exhausted
by their long exposure, became SO weak.
ened that they found it impossible to
longer cling to the rigging and dropped
into the water. aud sank from sight.
Others are still in the rigging. Thou
sands of people are gathered along the
shore alphabetically watching every
attempt made to save the lives OF the
shipwrecked sailors.
The storm has caused considerable
damage throughout southern counties OF
England and Ireland. Rain has fallen
in large quantities. Telegraphic COM
munication is interruptedsto great ex-
tent.
The fishing boat. Star OF the East,
while entering Lowestoft, crashed
against the 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 final estimate OF the dam
age is made, it will be found that the
loss is much greater than that incurred
through any storm that has prevailed
for years. Reports from the gale-swept
districts are very slow in coming in, but
those thus far received show that the
damage must be widespread and very
heavy. The damage to property at
Folkestone and Deal are very great.
The roofs of many houses are blown off,
and the streets are strewn
with states and tiles. At Christ
Church, the rivers, swollen ty
the excessively heavy rains which ac-
companied the gale, have overfiowed
their banks, flooding the country and
part of the city itself. Farmers IN the
midland counties are growing discour-
aged at the misfortunes pursuing them.
In these counties previous gales and
floods did an immense amount OF dam
age. In some sections the water was
lust subsiding, and the farmers had be-
gun to look forward to blowing and pre-
pairing their land for autumn sowing.
Now the waters have again submerged
the land. The rivers are rapidly rising,
and there are fears that there will be a
general repetition of the floods.
Part of the life-saving crew at Hythe,
while engaged in rescuing ship
wrecked crew, were swept from boat
and drowned. From Dungeness. too,
comes a story of the loss oil
some brave life-boatmen. A for
eign bark went ashore at that place,
and the life-boat men started CALAMITY
to the rescue. A tremendously heavy
sea was running, and the lifeboat cap
sized and all hands went overheard.
Five of the crew were swept away before
they could grasp life lines, and though
thew wore cork Jackets. they were lost.
The other men succeeded in righting
their boat and scrambling in.
Several VESSELS are ashore between
Dungeness and Dover, and it is feared
they will go to pieces, and the crews
perish before assistance can get to them
A number of vessels in distress have
been driven past Sandgate. 1t was i'm
possible to do anything to relieve them
on account OF the tremendously heavy
seas.
Part of the roof of Ludgate Hill sta
ton, in London, has been blown off,
A dispatch from Lowestoft announces
that a Scotch Iugger capsized off tina
port today, and six of the crew were
drowned.
The Pfuger, 1000-ton vessel, wen
ashore at Hastings, and after tremen
dous struggle the crew and passenger
were rescued. Unknown vessels are re
ported wrecked at many points.
The Phuger sailed from San Francis
co June Goth for Bremerhaven, unde
command of Captain Kruz. The vesse
may yet be saved if the sea goes down
Captain Kruz was the last person t
leave the ship, and allsspeak in higl
terms of his courage and assistance t
the life-savers.
Great anxiety prevails on the cas-
and south coasts as to the tate of hun