Telegram-herald., 1891-11-13
.DIATH IN lHI OCEAN
Hsvs cf the Storms on the Cossl
Of kng.and.
LIVES OF LUCkLESS SAILORS LOST
u Il GsssuAs tAat ~ Least naAf . ass-
axsa Nave Hesna at~ry Grasss-
Sesrss 81 yssssss DESTROYED
An Abs storm

WI hieh swept ever kng4&od curing the
last thirty-six hours Is saessdlng. ieav>
ing death and destruction ia its wake
IL 10 . moderate estimate 10 put the
lees of shipping ~ hundreds Of vessels.
large sEs small, ana tie less Of lie ~
ttty. Ga shore the damage done 70
property could hardly be covered by
Sloe. goa Iae visitation was tbs
severest Of its kind Tor generation
Eta.iiy keseaea
After the local lifebost crew had
made repeated futile efforts TO reach
the BeGvsnue the Sea ersok crew t-.ed
IL and succeeded. IL was only after
long continued and almost hopeless
effort trying again and again when
they had been driven back, that
the brave life savers cot past
the great breakers and reach ed the
ship. From its rigging twenty-seven
half-dead men were taken into the boat
and il was headed for the shore This
could not be reached. but the rescusrx
finally made Folaestone. where they
snd their charges were cared for. The
captain and four ef the crew Of the
Renvenue were swept away before the
liieboat arrived.
Life savers Drowned
Part Of the life saving crew 1t Hyths
whil- engaged in the work Of rescuing
q shipwrecked crew were swept from
their boat aud drowned From Dun
geness. too. comes q story of the loss
Of some Of the brave and hardy
life boatmen. a foreign bark went
ashore at that place and the life
boatmen started gsllantly 70 the
rescue of her endangered crew.
A tremendously heavy sea was
runnin: and the life boat broached to
Once in the trough Of the sea she cap
sized and ell hands went overheard
Five of the crew were swept away be-
fore 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 righting their
boat ana scrambling aboard.
Other Fatal Wrecks.
The Norwegian brig Solertia has
been wrecked at Studland. in Dorset
The fishing boat Star Of the East
against the north pier and was wrecked.
Six Of her crew were drowned One
man was rescued, but he died FROM ex.
haustion shortly afterward.
A vessel Hamed the Paramount
has sunk OF Lowestoft in suffolk.
All hands except two were drowned.
The two who were saved owe
Ala.~ a. h.
boat crew. which put out to their
rescue
The latest accounts of the storm tel
of tho wreck Of two schooners near
Brighton and the drowning Of fonr of
their crew. Two Of the crew Of the
Dymchurch life boat were drowned.
Another schooner was wrecked at
night Three men belonging TO the
crew of pilot cutter were drowned u
Cardiff while attempting 10 rescue q
fisherman who was cling.ng 10 an over.
turned boat
10 General Throughout EngiapA.
II is believed that when the storm
has spent its force and final estimate
OF the damage is made, il will be found
that the loss is much greater than that
incurred through any storm that has
prevailed for years The reports from
the gale-swcpt districts are slow in
coming in, owing to the almost COM
p,ete paraly yzing OF telegraph lines, but
the reports thus far received show
that the damage must b widespread
and heavy The damage to prop
erty at Folkestone aod Deal is
great The roofs of several houses
were blown of. aud the streets are
strewn with states and tile& At Christ
church, a town situated at the confiu-
ence of the rivers Stour and Avon, 2o
miles southwest of Southampton, on
the English channel, the rivers. swollen
by the excessively heavy rains which
have accompanied the gale. have over
flowed their hanks. The rising waters
flooded the country in the vicinity OF
Christchurch, and part OF the town IL
self is inundated
The farmers in the midland counties
are growing discouraged At the mis-
fortunes that are pursuing them In
these counties the previous gales and
foods did an immense amount Of dam
age. In some sections the water that has
Slowed upon large tracts OF low lying
lands during the previous food wa
Just subsiding and the farmers had he
gun to look forward with sstisfacti,l
TO blowing and preparing the land TO
the autumn sowing. Now the water
have again submerged the land and IN
farmers are despondent The rivers IN
the midi7nd counties are rapidly ris
ing. and il IL feared that there viii b
. general repetition OF the foods Of {
few weeks ago.
In eraIn4
MApRrp. Nov. IL Heavy gsles viii
rains prevail throughout spain Tele
graph communications is everywhers
interrupted The storm IL especially
severe on the northwestern coast
on the town Of Villa sarcia ther'
was lying at aucAcg . spanish man o
war. A steam .lsahch belonging 70 th'
wsrship hsd gose ashore - business
eonpected with the ship when th'
launch was ready 10 rsturu the wind ~
blowing With great force. aid . hesv,
sea was running The little craft hs'
not proceeded far. however, when sh'
became unmaaagesble sne rapid,
drified shorewsra She vas throwr
upon the shore end Eve of her ersv
were drowned
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