Omaha daily bee., 1891-11-12

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where the rescued end the rescuers disem-
barked and received the congratulations Of
the people gathered there, the former in
their escape from a watery grave and the lat
ter FOR their eminent heroism.
The survivors of tho wreck were tenderly
cared for by the people of the place and
when the story Of their terrible experience
was told 1t 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.
Broken and Battered Wrecks.
A dispatch from Lowestof announces that
q Scotch lugger was capsized of that port
today and that six of her crew were
drowned.
A l,OOO-ton ship, the Phunger, has gone
ashore at Hastings. After an unsuc-
cessful attempt had been made by
crew aud passengers, the lite-savers
resorted 10 rockets In an endeavor to get q
life line to the ship. After firing eleven
rockets, all of which failed to reach the ship,
the twelfth attempt was successful and the
passengers and crew were saved.
At every port on the cast and south coasts
OF England great anxiety prevails as to the
fate Of the fishing boats. Hundreds of these
coats, induced by fine weather, put to sea
yesterday.
The latest accounts Of the ravages of the
storm tell Of the wreck of two schooners near
Brighton and the drowning Of four of their
crews.
Tonight the weather is clear and calm and
the gale has apparently subsidized. The tele-
graph lines which were Frustrated by the
storm, are lot yet restored, aud the dis
patches are mostly received by the wires
from the mld-southern portion of England.
These dispatches record a tale of disaster
that quite dwarfs that Of the obstruction
wrought by the October gale.
Notwithstanding the heroism of the life
boat men and guards the number of fatalities
has already reached an appalling figure.
From many points where the storm ragged
most tiercely no tidings have yet been re-
ceived. The service across tho channel is
most entirely suspended.
The Ostend boat started with the mail, but
the captain positively declined to take pas
sengerS on board.
Two men belonging to the crew of the
Dymchurch lifeboat were drowned.
Among the channel Islands the gale was
felt with the utmost severity. Many per-
sons were seriously injured on the island of
Jersey by falling debris and several boats
were sunk in the harbor.
At Bristol the roof of the handsome Cath
Ollie cathedral was blown off and one man
killed.
Another schooner was wrecked at Hast
ings at 10 O'Clock tonight. The crew was
saved with difficulty.
Three men belonging to the crew OF a pilot
cutter were W at Cardiff while at
tempting to rescue a fisherman who was
cliuglng to an overturned boat.
The wreck of the two schooners at Brighton
presented an extremely sad sight. Thous-
ands of people lined tho shore and watched
the men on one of the vessels clinging help
lesslv to the rigging. When the vessel be-
gan to break up the sailors leaped into the
sea and after battling with the waves for
awhile, disappeared from view.
A man was drowned at South End while
trying to rescue others who were ia distress.
G,Ies on the Continent.
MADRID, Nov. 11.-Heavy gales and rains
prevailed throughout Spain. Telegraph
Communication is everywhere interrupted.
The storm is especially severe on the north
western coast.
PARIS, Nov. 1.-THE wind has blown a
heavy gale here all day. Many persons
have been reported injured. Hundreds of
chimneys have been demolished and an enor-
nous amount of other damngn has been done.