The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-12
IMMENSE DAMAGE DOVE 40 SHIPPING
AND MANY LIVES LOST.

steamship. therefore, proceeded on her way 10
Liverpool. from which place her mails and
passengers will be transferred to London.
From Hytho. one Of the Cinaue Ports on the
English Channel. comes the report OF the
wreck Of French schooner. The crew man
aged to reach the shore in safety. but the Cap
tain. his wife. and son persisted.
Sandgate, in the county Of Kent was also
the scene Of shipwreck. The Iron ship Ben
venue. OF over 1900 tons burden. sailed a few
days ago from London for Sydney, N. g. W.
She had made good weather down the Channel
until last night when she was caught in the
storm o short distance from SYNDICATE. The
vessel drifted toward the land. and was finally
lifted upon tho crest OF q hugo wave and
dashed ashore. Whether It will be possible to
get her afloat again will not be known until
the wreckers make q survey.
When the Benvenue struck her crew took to
tho rigging. Tho member Of the llfeboat crew
who was patrollinR the beach near where the
vessel went ashore. had seen the lights OF the
ship and called his companions to the rescue
OF the Grew. Tho lifeboat was manned and
started out, and the life lines rugged. Efforts
to get line over the wreck. however. failed.
and at last accounts the men were still cling
ing in the rigging. and the life savers were
awaiting o lull In the stormso that further at
tempts might be made to save them.
The llfeboat sent out to the Benvonue ap-
preached the wreck. but the sea run with such
fury that 1t was impossible for them to get
near enough to attempt to take of the men in
the rigging. Reluctantly they pulled away
on the beach when 1t was learned that the life-
boat had failed In it's mission.
wheh sappsd
and preparatl4ns were made to sh ff line tS
a
dismay. Again and again the attempt to shoot
g line was made but each time the attempt
This afternoon the lifeboat crew made an
other strenuous but fruitless effort to reach
By their long exposure To- the warning eIe.
ments. became 80 weak tened that they found 1t
impossible to longer cling to the rigging. and
the II wa" waters and sank from sight IKE others.
some Of whom are undoubtedly. dashed fast.
thousands Of people is gathered along the
"A later despatch from sand rs g, says, that
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shert time when other bodies viii be washed
The cargo Of the Benyenue is floating out of
her holds, and the beach at SYNDICATE is strewn
with al kinds OF wreckaGe. Muck OF the cargo
one the sailors who h in the sgF1ns APP
shore sWmmne He was to se dSe
from The rigging and to strike out in the direc-
ton q the shore. On he game. drawing nearer:
ssa sslss
tha pswi@me rn had sppresehed to Within
couple Of yards Of his. would-be rescuers he
threw up his hands and sank and was seen no
a! body Of troops has been sent to aid the
distressed vessels and to rescue their crews.
The storm has extended northward and now
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In Londop the storm has done considerable
Were In course Of ereot ai the Boarding n
front Of them was blown out into the streets
a1d the passage OF pedes-
The wind howled through the streets and
seT Sfff he as wastp SRy
them to be out Of doors were badly injured By
from their iastenings overhead. oe"1
Telegraph messages from Paris are subject
d at r Of the tos
AZ Pungepess a FOREIGN bark went ashore
board. Fiyo q ihs crew though they wore
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sevoral vessels are, ashore between Dun
There is no doubt that the loss Of life will
fIi,y eaIal that which occurred during the last
The bri IL sosra has
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toft crashed Against the North pier and was
wrecked Elk Of her crSw we're drOTned The
don. was caught Of Duneeness and wrecked.
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the Engiish Channel, the, rivers. swollen BY the
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and part Of the town Itself 10 inundated.
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Part OF the roof Of the Ludgate Hill station |
ship. the, phunger. has gone ashore at Hast: |
ings., and the passengers and crew were saved |
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Ths storm rose late YESTERDAY, evening and
rapidly increased In violence. The wind blew |
with hurricane force until this afternoon. when |
the storm began to abate.
Late this afternoon the life savers deter |
mined to make q last great effort to reach the |
imperilled men on the Benvenue. but despite |
their desperate and gallant struggles with the |
roaring waves they were again forced to re-
fsfs SefIys 81 s is s savers at
lives and make another attempt to get out. to |
Ing beaten to piecee. Again the crew took their
positiops ~ the liieboat and renewed their |
outward. bit by bit the rescuers at length sue |
ceeded In getting free OF the breakers and be- |
dangerous part Of their journey had now been |
shouts Of the anxious watchers on the shore. |
The life savers started In the direction OF the |
wrecked vessel
y BY careful work the men eventually reached |
the side OF the Benvenue. and after considera- |
PIE maneqyring spSeesded IN IN, passing a line
ng the hslt-deaa men from the rigging Was at
and crew were safsly transferred from the ship |
% the lifeboat, When this task had been ac-
The, shore and the llfelsayers again struggled