The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-02-24
MANY SHIPS IN DISTRESS.
Disastrous Results of the Storm About
Great Britain.

LONDON, Feb. 22.-As dispatches con-
tinue to be received the list of maritime
casualties due TO the fierce gale which
has Just swept over the coast of Great
Britain and Ireland grows in length.
Among the long list OF wrecks is the Nor
weeian timber bark Sophie, which went
ashore at Galleyhead, promontory of Ire
land, in county Cork, between bays of
Ross and Clonakilly. She had a crew of
eleven men, who would undoubtedly have
been lost had it not been for the gallant
efforts OF the life-boat men, who, in the
very teeth of the bowling gale, put out to
the wreck and brought all hands safely
ashore.
A dispatch from Wexford states that a
large steamer bound from Glasgow for
South American ports is stranded at
Morris Castle, county Wexford. She got
off her course during the binding storm
that prevailed last night and went ashore
at the height of the Storm. The captain
OF the steamer, his wife and all the crew
safely landed, not much the worse for
their experience.
The watch Surprise has been wrecked at
DOnaghade, county Down, about sixteen
miles northwest of Belfast. The schooner
Jane and Alino foundered off Sungarven,
county Wexford. 4 trawler rescued her
crew, The anxiety that was felt concern
ing the safety of the British steamer Sir
W alter Raleigh. which put into Bear
Haven. Bantrey bay with her shaft broken
while on a voyage from Philadelphia for
Falmouth or Plymouth. and which
~, To-
port where she could make repairs, broke
adrift and went seward has been allayed
by her rearrival at Bear Haven. She was
picked up at sea by the British steamer
Ninian Stuart. The British bark Nikaria
from Coquimbo, via Carriat for Hampton
Roads was abandoned in latitude % S..
longitude 70 w. All hands on board OF
her were saved and have been landed at
Antofagasta. Chill.
The body of a man has been thrown
ashore by the sea at PenZance. From
papers found in his clothing it is believed
that he was a native of France. 1t Is sup
posed that he was one of the men who be-
lOnged TO the unknown steamer which
was wrecked off Penzance. A coat has
also come ashore at Penzance. in a pocket
of which are number OF letters addressed
to Capt. Fabrei OF the Austrian bark Fra
tell D.. WHICH Salleu lIOu AuLWeIp L eD.
10 for Buenos Ayres.
a large life boat painted black, which
appears to have been washed from some
transatlantic line steamer, has stranded at
Killiney, county Dublin, two and half
miles southeast of Kingsto1n. The bot
tom of the boat was stove and she had
been so battered by the sea that the name
on her could not be read.
The steamer Tunisie is ashore at Lundy
island, at the entrance of the Bristol chap
mel. Her crew was taken off BY means of
the breeches buoy. The British bark
Brandon, from Liverpool for Rio Janeiro,
has put into Holyhead with some of her
sails gone. She has also sustained other
damage.
Terrible weather prevailed in St.
Georges channel last night. The French
steamer Frignac foundered off the Sicily
islands and three of her crew were
drowned. The remaining seventeen of
her crew have arrived at Falmouth. A
Flushing mail boat stranded at Queensbor-
ough during a heavy fog last night. Her
signals of distress were beard at SheeTness
and the British war ship Scout went out
in search of the vessel, but when she ar
rived at the place whence the signals were
heard the vessel had vanished. The
weather today throughout the United
Kingdom is nilder than il has been for
some days past. Telegrsphic comhunica-
ton; which has been more or less il ter
rupted since the storm began over a week
ago, is now being restored.