The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-11-12

ail nand went overheard. rive OF the crew
were swept away before they could grasp
the life lines on the sides of the boats,
and though they wore cork jackets they
were lost The other men succeeded IN
rlghting their boat and scrambliDg into
her. At Deal fishing boat was capsized
and two of her crew were drowned. Sew
eral vessels are ashore between DungeDess
and Dover and it Is feared they will go TO
pieces and their crews Will perish before
assistance can get TO them. The gale Is
general throughout England. and has ex-
tended northward and now RACES with
great fury from Wick, on the east coast or
Scotland, to the Scilly islands IN the Eng
lish channel This group of islands num-
bers about one hundred and forty and con-
stitutes q menace to vessels during stormy
weather. There are several lighthouses
on the islands. but the shipwrecks that
have occurred there have been many. A
schooner has been wrecked there. but the
crew was saved. A vessel named Para
All hands on board of her. except two sail
ors, were drowned. The two who were
saved owe their lives to the members OF the
Lowestoft life crew, who put out to their
rescue. The bark Amor was wrecked near
ST. Leonards.
In London the storm has done consider
able damage. In many places where build
1Dgs were In course OF erection the boarding
in front of them was blown out into the
streets and temporarily stopped the passage
"
caused considerable damage throughout the
southern counties of England and Ireland.
Rain has fallen in large quantities. Tele-
graphic communication has been inter
rupted to great extent In the section at
fected by the breaking of wires and the fall
ingof poles. This interruption of the land
wires seriously interferes with the trans
mission of cable messages between England
and tn United States.
DARING RESCUE OF TWO CREWS.
No braver struggle for life has been
witnessed on this coast than that which
resulted tonight In the rescue of the re-
naming members Of the crew of the
Benevue. All day since the terrible situa-
ton of the crew became known the Hy tho
and Sandgate life-boats had been struggling
to reach the doomed vessel through the
dangerous breakers. At one time they
were gwen up for lost and it was re-
ported that all had perished. While
the crew clung TO the masts
the people cn shore tried to
make their encouraging cheers heard above
the roar of the storm. About half past 4 in
the afternoon the Benevue began to break
mp, but the masts, with the unfortunates
clinging in the rigging still hello together.
The storm abated somewhat as darkness
grew, and another attempt was made to
launch the Sandgate life-boat. Scores of
volunteers assisted In the launching, and.
have sent thrill of hope across the stretch
of foam to the hearts and numbed
limbs of those on the vessel. started.
1t was doubtful for awhile whether the
task could be accomplished, but at last,
after tremendous struggle, the brave life
savers brought their boat mp to the rigging
of the Benevue and rescued every one that
remained. The poor fellows were almost
unable to help themselves. They had clung
mechanically for hours in their perilous po-
It was Oils. p. NJ. when the. life
boat touched the wreck, and the
work of taking the poor wretches was as
perilous as that OF getting to them. The
reception on shore will be remembered for
many o long day. Every body rushed to
and most generous attention was devoted
to the victims of the storm. These were
taken to Folkestone.
The bark Il. +. Pfluger. from San Fran
cisco for Bremen, was wrecked at Hast
ings. Her crew of seventeen and five pas
sehRers remained in the rigging five hours
while the life-savers sent rocket after
rocket with line attached to the rescue.
Several rockets fell short. but at length
sands were assembled on shore, their
sympathies more aroused by seeing a
woman's form among the shipwrecked. A
tremendous cheer went ND when 1T was
seen that the line was fastened. The crew
behaved nobly, and the woman was the
first to be sent on the perilous journey to
safety. Nearly half dead she was hauled
ashore. Then followed two boys, and after
them the men. the captain coming last He
was given ON ovation.
The number rescued from the Benevue is
twenty-seven. The lost are Captain Mod
dill, of Liverpool; two apprentices. the
steward and seaman. The sea swept as
high as the mizzen top, so the struggle to
hold on may be imagined.
The schooner John Roberts, of Port
Madoc, went ashore this afternoon, near
the vessel. The crew were in the rigging.
and the vessel seemed about to break up.
The Shoreham life-boat did not engage q
tug for tho rescue. but was drawn to
the, scene by, the horses on the
after the vessel broke into pieces The
spectators were so angry at what they con-
sIdered n lack of energy that might have
proven fatal they made q hostile demon
stration against the crew. Meantime the
shiDwrecked mariners had leaped into the
sea and battled their way to the shore with
the assistance of volunteers.
1t is impossible to give in detail the dam
age done to property. Not even an esti-
mate can be made Of the loss by the num-
berless wrecks along the coast. Many
heroism displayed by the life
boat crews and coast guards,
through whose gallant efforts many sea-
men whose vessels went down in the gale
were brought In safety to the shore. But.
notwithstanding the heroism of the life
boatmen and guards. the number of fatali-
ties has already reached an appalling fig
ure. From many points where the storm
ragged most fiercely no tidings have yet been
received.