The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-11-26
THE STORM IN ITS FURY,
FROM ENGLAND TO IRELAND 1T DOES
GREAT DAMAGE.

Wrecks Along the Irish Coast-FIsbing
Smacks and LILO Boats Torn by tho
waves- Lifo Savers Lost-Trnns-tt!nn-
tic Liners Brnye tho Storm.
LONDON. Nov. l2.--It was thought
last night that tho heavy gale which has
prevailed over Great Britain for two
days had passed on north into the Ger
man sea, but IL seems the storm is Still
prevailing in southwest Ireland. 4 dis
patch received this morning from Skib-
belecn, iorly miles southw est OF Cork,
on the river Hen. states that the Gale is
raging there with great fury. Many
houses at SklLBpreGn, and some at Aid
court, two miles below the town, are
greatly damaged. The GAic now prc-
Vailng i'll that portion o! Ireland IS be-
llr we'd to be the first @! the storm, which
the weatherndlcaLiOn last night showed
was approaching the coast from the At
lantlc. Echoes Of yesterdays storms
are still heard. From ltamS3atC, on the
eastern shore Of The Isle OF Kent, from
which port many EshCrncu sal, Il lily &C
pursue their pcriious calling, comes in
telligCnCc that some Ol the hardy resi-.
dents OF that town have made IhcW las
cruise.
a fishing smack ha;liuy irO II RamS
gate, reached here this morning after &;
terrible experience. She was caught i,
INC 1uli Jury ul the storm ana WAS tern
Dly beaten by the tremendous rUllC"s
oily beaten by the tremendous roller.
which swept by the channel from tn,
Atlantic. The smack was badly dam
aacd, but those Oh board ol her are ..lt,
to have escaped the fate which hnS hc
fallen so many OF their class ana arl
congratulalIng themselves Chat they art
once more ashore. But not all the n!ul
who sailed III rcr have returned 10 thri,
families who looked auNiouslY ior then
coming. -Four OF her crew. while as
sisI;ng iii handling The smack in Tive
worst OF tho gale, were swept overheard
by gigantic cOmbcrS which came aboa.r
the vessel. Those on board were help.
less to save their companions. Not .or
an instant could Trey rcl;;X Their vigil.
ancc in Watching the vessel anI even
had 1t been possible to spare some OF
the men to man boat, il would have
been death to have attempted to put the
boat i'll the water. 1t was all the ere "
could do to keep their smacks ailual.
ana so they were compelled 20 let their
comrades drown. There is ~rcat excite.
mcnC in southport, at the mouth of the
Rlbblc, on the lrsh sea, over thc fate OF
tho crew life boat men. WHO went cat
yesterday I" "LtrNpt to save thc crew
OF vessel which was in distress of That
place. The lie boat wns fully manned.
and the crew pulled plurklly off the shur,
and were soon hidden Nv urmcudpu,
seas. The cr0wd on shore waited a,,c
waited Tor the return OF the HE savers.
but they did not come back. Up to this
morning they had not returned, and h\
many they have been given up ~ lost
i heir families. hOninT against hope, r.,
to console themselves hy the hchrt thai
the gallant lie savers, being unablc {,
return to shore, have succeeded in cilrc;
ing landing at some un.rcQuvnt par
on the shore further north.
There is hardly any doubt amou.
those acquainted with that Iart Of lli,
coast, that the lie boat ha~ tulnUcrcd
and that every soul III her has found
watcry grave.
The steamer "IlowalN den Castle" W.
wrecked at the mouth 0t thr Mvrsr,
- last night. The men took refuge IN IN,
rigging. -Four bodies have been wa,Ic,
ashore from thc wreck. Ihc trans \ ,
lantic liners, "Br;tHunir' lei, the po.
in The teeth Of the yale. Tl.r quar:lr
master OF The "BrilHmur' w",, ra;r;. .,
over board i'll The Irish sea.