Omaha daily bee., 1891-11-12
VICTIMS OF WIND AND WAVE,
Fierce Gales and Fiercer Seas Lay Waste
the English Coast,
GALLANT WORK OF LlFE-SAVlNG CREWS.
Btorics OF Wrecks and Loss OF Life
from All Parts of Engiand-Noble
Sacrifices TO Duty-Flotsam
and Jctsam.

DCtu JclcBTdpubu Jldb SulDS arc dSuOTC anu
that their crews are in danger OF drowning
or already drowned. To give an entire list
Of the wrecks reported would be a difficult
and lengthy task.
A dispatch this morning from Hythc,
Kent, says that tho French schooner
Edirlmi II foundered off that place and
that the vessels captain, his wife
and son were drowned in spite OF the
efforts OF the life.savers, who were enabled
to take off the rest of the crew. The captain
OF the Edirimi, however, refused to leave the
vessel, and his wife and son refused to be
parted from him, preferring death with the
gallant sailor to being saved without him.
AT the Mercy of the Waves.
A telegram received from Sangate, not far
from Hythe, says that the British ship Ben
venue of Glasgow has been driven ashore
there after a terrible struggle with the storm.
The crew of the Sandgate lifeboat station
made every effort possible to launch their
boat, but without success. The lifeboat was
rolled over and over in the pounding serf ana
finally the life-savers gave up the attempt to
get her afloat.
The lifeooat crew made another strenuous
but fruitless attempt to reach the Benvenue.
Some of the crew, exhausted by their long
exposure to the warning elements, became so
weakened that they found it impossible to
longer cling to the rigging and so were
forced to let go. They dropped into the
yeasty waters and sank from sight. The
others, some of whom are undoubtedly
dashed fast, are still in the rigging. A
crowd numbering thousands of people Is
gathered along the shore interestedly and
Bympathetically watching every attempt
that Is made to save the lives of the ship
wrecked sailors, whose only hope of rescue
lies in the efforts of the gallant lifeboat men.
The storm has caused considerable damage
throughout the southern counties of England
and Ireland. Rain has fallen in large guam
titles.
Further Details of the Storm.
Further details of the great storm which is
sweeping over England are coming to hand
and there is no doubt that the loss of life
arising from marine and other disasters will
equal, If not exceed, that which occurred
during the last great gale that visited the
British isles.
The dispatches now being received give
the following list of casualties at the various
points along the coast: The Norwegian brig
Solertia has been wrecked at Studland, in
Dorset.
The fishing boat, Star of the East, while
entering Lowestof, dashed against the pier
and was wrecked, Six of her crew were
drowned. One man was rescued, but he died
from exhaustion shortly afterward.
The schooner Marguerite Marie, bound for
London, was caught in the hurricane off
Dungeness and was blown ashore and
wrecked.
1t is believed that when the storm has
spent its force and a final estimate OF the
damage is made it will be found that the loss
is much greater than that incurred by any
storm that has prevailed for years.
Fba nrNn,t unn tho n l. ,.rAn Il trIn -
are very slow IN coming in owing to the
almost complete paralysis of the telegraph
wires, but the reports thus far received show
that the damage must be widespread and very
heavy. The damage to property at tolke-
stone and Deal is very great. The damage
to fishing boats and other small craft en-
ployed in the local coastwise trade is large,
but no estimate OF the amount OF loss can as
yet be made. The farmers in the Midland
counties are growing discouraged at the MS
fortunes that are pursuing them. The rivers
In The Midland counties are rapidly rising
and 1t is feared that this will be a general
repetition of the floods of a few weeks ago.
Glorious, Gallant Heroes.
At Dover the local life boat, manned and
proyisioned, is held in readiness to proceed
to any quarter within the Dover district to
aid vessels that are in distress. A tug, with
steam up, is lying beside her to take her in
tow. AT present the sea is running tre-
menduously and it is unsafe for the tug or
lifeboat to venture out OF the harbor.
Part of the crew OF the life-saniug crew at
Hythe, while engaged ia r~escuing a ship
wrecked crew, were swept from their boat
and drowned.
From Dungeness comes a story of the loss
of some of the brave and hardy lifeboat men.
A foreign bark went ashore at that place and
the lifeboat men started calamity to the
rescue OF her endangered crew. "A uremen-
duous Hsavy sea was running and the life.
boat \ed to, Once in the trough of the
n i,Ngfya1 aud oil hnnlg t.fant n,n,,
boa. Ne of the crew were swept away
beto. ~ could grasp the life lines on the
side e boat, and though they wore cork
JACKIE they were lost, The other men sue
ceedeo u righting their boat and scrambled
into her,
At Deal a fishing boat was capsized and
two OF her crew were drowned.
Several vessels are ashore between Dun
geness and Dover, and it is feared they will
go TO pieces and their crews will perish be-
fore assistance can get TO them.
A number of vessels in distress have been
driven past Sandgate. They were all flying
signals calling for help, but it was impossible
TO do anything to relieve them on account Of
the tremendously heavy seas.
According TO the latest reports the gale Is
general throughout England.
The Bark Amor is stranded near ST. Leon
ards The crew climbed into tho rigging
whera they dashed themselves fast. Though
n life saving crew made every effort possible
10 got TO the wreck, II was utterly impossible
10 get the ltteboat beyond the line OF surf
that came booming on the shore. An attempt
10 gel "A line to the wreck by means OF rockets
also tailed, the gale blowing with such
irightful velocity that the rockets were
diverted from their course, The only hope
for tho wrecked sailors is that tho storm may
bubside before they die of exhaustion.
Rescued at Last.
Nothing daunted by their many wearying
and ~truitlsss attempts to get to ana rescue
the surviving members of the crew in the
rigging OF tho ship Benvenue, the hfe-savers
determined to make a last great etrortt to reach
theimperilled men, bu tthey were again forced
to retreat before the angry sea and leave
the fast weakening sailors to their fate.
Then the life savers at Soabrook resolved to
ngaIn risk their lives and make another at
tempt TO get out TO where the Benveuue was
being beaten TO pieces, Their boat was
sbca,on auu tossed about on the heavy surf
ana every momen was in imminent danger
OF being overturned.
Tho roscuerS 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 on the shore the life
savers started in the direction of the
wrecked vessel. BY careful and never
c~easing work with the oars and
tiller the men eventually reached the side Of
the Benenvue and after considerable nance
Vering succeeded in passing a line from their
boat 10 the ship. Tho work OF landing the