St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-23
ON FOREGROUND COASTS.
A Woeful Schedule of Marine Cas-
uaItieS.


A Woeful Schedule of Marine Cas-
ualties.
LONDON, Feb. 22.-As dispatches con-
tinue TO be received the liStof maritime
casualties, due to the fierce gales which
have just swept over the coasts of Great
Britain and Ireland. grows in length.
During the year 1891 the losses to the
writer's of marine insurance was so
heavy that several members of the So
ciety of Lloyds withdrew entirely from
the business of assuming marine risks,
and already the underwriters have sus-
tanned heavy losses. Among the long
list of wrecks is the Norwegian timber
bark Dronnin Sophie, which went
ashore at Galleyhead. a promOntOry of
Ireland, i'm County Cork, between the
bays of Ross and Clonakilty. She had a
crew of eleven men, who would have
undoubtedly been lost had it not been
for the gallant efforts of the lifebOat
men, who, in the very teeth of the howl
ing gale, put out to the wreck and
brought all hands safely ashore.
A dispatch from Wexford states that
large steamer bound for Glasgow from
South African ports is stranded at Nor
ris Castle, county Wexford. She got off
her course during the binding storm
that prevailed and went ashore in the
height of the storm. She blew signals
of distress and sent up rockets and i'll a
short time the ltebOat MEL and coast
guard were at the scene. 1t is decided
that it would be a safer plan to use the
breeches buoy, as tire sea was running
so high that it would have been almost
impossible to- get llfebOat alongside
of CTR
accordingly shot across the steamer and
the breaches buoy was rugged after
some difficulty aud the cartain of the
steamer, his wife and crew, were safely
landed, much worse for their expert
ence. The yacht Surprise has been
wrecked at DOnaghee, county Down,
about sixteen miles northeast OF Belfast.
The schooner Jane and Alice foun-
dered Off Dungarvin, county Wexford.
A trawler rescued her crew. The anXl-
ETY. that was felt concerning the Brit
ish steamer Sir Walter Raleigh, which
put into Bear Haven, Bantry bay, with
her shaft broken, while oil voyage
from Philadelphia or Falmouth or
in tow for q 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 Stewart,
Capt. Browne, bound from Baltimore
for Queenstown, and was towed back to
Bear Haven, where she arrived at 5
o'clock last evening. The British bark
Nikaria, Capt, Long. from Coquimbo,
via Carrizal, for Hampton Roads, was
abandoned in latitude 26, longitude 81
west. ALI hands on board of her were
saved and have been landed at AntOfa-
gasta, Chill.
The body of man has been thrown
ashore by the sea at PenZance. From
papers found in his clothing it is be-
lieyed he was native of France. 1t is
supposed that he was one of the men
who belonged to the unknown steamer
which was wrecked off PenZance. A
coat has also come ashore at PenZance,
in pocket of which are number OF
letters addressed to Capt. Fabrei, of the
Austrian bark Fratellio, which sailed
from Amsterdam Feb. Is for BuenoS
Ayres.
A large lifebOat, painted black, which
appeared to have been washed from the
trans Atlantic line steamer, has stranded
at kidney, County Dublin, two and a
half miles southeast of Kingston. The
bottom of the boat was stove ard she
had been so battered by the sea that the
steamer Tunisie is ashore at Lundy
island. at the entrance of Bristol chan
mel. Her crew were taken off by means
of the brooches buoy. The British bark
Brandon. Capt. Murphy. from Liver
pool for Rio Janeiro. has put into Holy
head with some of her sails gone. She
has also sustained other damage.
Terrible weather prevailed in ST.
Georges channel last night. An I'M
known French steamer foundered off
the Sciily islands and three of her crew
were drowned. The remaining seventeen
of her crew have arrived at Falmouth.
A Flushing mail boat stranded at
QueensbOrough, during heavy fog last
night Her signals of distress were
heard at Sherness and the British war
ship Scout went out in search of the yes
sci, but when she arrived at the place
whence the signals were heard. the ves-
sci had vanished. The weather today
throughout the United kingdom is
milder than it has been for some days
past. Telegraphlc communication,
which has been more or less interrupted
since the storm began. over week ago,
is now being restored. 1t has been
learned that the French steamer that
foundered off the Scilly islands
was named the Trignac. A
dlSpatcn from GlDraltdr states
that during the storm that
prevailed in that vicinity an unknown
ship went ashore at Cape Sparte, on the
northwest coast of Morocco. at the en-
trance to the straits of Gibralter. 1t is
believed that every soul aboard was
lost. A man dashed to a spar has been
washed upon the beach at PenZance.
He was almost completely exhausted,
and it was impossible for him to utter
word. His fastenings were cut and he
was removed to a dwelling, where a
doctor was at once summoned to attend
him. Hopes are entertained that he
will revive.