Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-12
\ Ship Wrecked.

LONDON, Nov. 11.-Last night heavy
gale set in in the south of England and Ire
land. Sandgate was the scene of ship
wreck The iron Benvenue, a snip of over
1000 tons burden, sailed few days ago
from London on yoyge for Sid
good weather down the channel
until last night, when she was caught in a
storm and driven ashore near Sandgate.
When the Beuvenue struck her crew vera
compelled to take to the rigging to escape
being washed overheard by the seas, which
were making q clean breach over the veS-
sell A member of the life-bOat crew, who
was patroling the beach near where
the Benvenue was dashed ashore, eudeavor-
ing 10 rescue the crew. But the sea was
running with such tremendous fury that II
was impossible for them to get near enough
TO the wreck TO take OFF the men on the
rigging At last accounts the men We're
cinging in the rigging of the wreck, and
the life savers We're awaiting lull in the
storm so that further attempts might be
made to save the seamen's lives.
Another vessel is reported ashore
close to where the Benvenue
lies, but no details have been
received. Later dispatches from SYNDICATE
say that the life savers have abandoned
all hope of saving the crew of the Ben
Venue. They made another effort to reach
the vessel in their boat but failed. Tbs
hull of the Benvenue is gradually
sinking and is now completely covered with
water The bodies of several victims of
the storm have been cast on the beach at
Sandgate.
A dispatch from Sandgate to-day says
that the lifeboat crew made another but
fruitless attempt to reach the men. Some
of the crew, exhausted by their
long expos ure to the warning
elements, became so weak that
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the rigging, and so We're forced to let go.
They dropped into waters and We're lost
from sight. The others, some
of whom are undoubtedly dashed
fast, are still in the riggingi
A crowd numbering thousands of people is
gathered along the shore interestedly and
sympathetically watching every attempt
made to save the lives of the shipwrecked
sailors, whose only hope of rescue lies in
the gallant efforts of the boatmen.
The storm has caused considerable dam
age through southern counties of England
and Ireland. Rain has fallen in large guam
titles. The evening dispatches now being
received give the following list of casualties
at 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 Lowester, dashed against the pier
and was wrecked. Six of her crew were
drowned
The schooner Marguerite Maria, bound
for London, was caught in a hurricane OFF
Dungeness and was blown ashore and
wrecked. Part of the crew of the life-say
ing crew at Hythe, while engaged in rescu-
ing the shipwrecked crew, Were swept from
their boat and drowned
From Dungeness, too. comes the story Of
the loss of some of the brave and hardy life
boatmen. y foreign bark went ashore at
that place and the lifeboatmen started gal
lantly to the rescue of her endangered
crew. Five of the crew were drowned.
\ vessel named Paramount has sunk off
Lowestoft, in Suffolk. All hands 0r board
of her except two sailors were drowned.