Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-02-24
SCORE OF SHIPS LOST.
The Coast of Great britain Strewn with
Wreckage.

The Coast of Great britain Strewn with
Wreckage.
LONDON, Feb. 22.-As dispatches con-
tinue to be received the list Of mari
time 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 were
so heavy that several members Of the
Society of Lloyds withdrew entirely
from the business of assuming
marine risks and already this year the
underwriters have sustained heavy
losses. Among the long list OF wrecks is
the Norwegian bark Dronnin Sophie,
which went ashore at Galley Head, a
promentory Of Ireland in County Cork,
between the bays of Ross and Clonakiltv.
She had crew of eleven men, who would
undoubtedly been lost had it not have
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 ashore.
A dispatch from Wexford states that
large steamer, bound from Glasgow from
South African ports, is stranded at Nor
ris Castle, County Wexford. She
got off her course during the blind
ing storm that prevailed last night,
and went ashore at the height
OF the storm. She blew signals
of distress and sent up rockets, and in
a short time the life boatmen and coast
guard were at the scene. 1t was de-
Cided that it would be the safer plan to
use the breeches buoy, as the sea was
running SO high that it would have been
almost impossible to get life boat
to and from the stranded vessel
A rocket WAS accordingly shot across
the steamer, and the breaches buoy
was rugged after some difficulty and the
captain of the steamer, his wife and all
the crew were safely lanued, not much
the worse for their experience.
The yacht Surprise has been wrecked
at Donaghoe, County Down, about six
teen miles northeast of Belfast. The
schooners Jane and Alice foundered off
Dungarvan, County Wexford A traw-
Ter rescued her. The anxiety that was
felt concerning the safety Of the British
steamer Sir Walter Raleigh, which put
into Bear Haven, Bantry Bay, with her
shaft broken, while on voyage from
Philadelphiato tor Falmouth or Plymouth,
and which, while proceeding in tow fox
a port where she could make repairs,
broke adrift and went seward, has
been allayed by her re-arrival at
Bear Haven. She was picked up at sea
by the British steamer Ninian Stuart,
Capt. Browne, bound from Baltimore
for Queenstown, and was towed back to
Bear Haven, where she arrived at )
o'clock last evening. The British bark
Nikaria. Capt. Long, from Coquim DO
via Carrizai for Hampton Roads, WAS
abandoned in lat. 26, long. 70 west All
bands 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 be-
ieved that he was a native of France.
1t is supposed that be was one of the
men who belonged to the unknown
steamer which was wrecked off Penn
ance. 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 Fratellio,
which sailed from Antwerp, February
Is for Buenos Ayres.
A large llfeboat painted black, which
appears to have been washed from a
transatlantic line streamer, has strand
ed at kidney, County Dublin, two and
one half miles southeast of KingstoWn
The bottom 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 Bristol
Channel. Her crew were taken off by
means Of the breeches buoy.
The British bark Brandon, Capt. Muir
ply, 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 An I'M
known French steamer foundered off
the Sicily Islands and three of her crew
were drowned. The remaining seven
teen OF her crew have arrived at Fail
mouth.
A Flushing mail boat stranded at
Queensborough during a heavy fog last
night. Her signals Of distress were
heard at Sheerness, and the British
warShlp Scout went out IN search of the
vessel, but when she arrived at the
place whence the signals were heard,
the vessel had vanished.
The weather to-day throughout the
United Kingdom is milder than it has
been for some days past Telegraphic
communication, which has been more or
less interrupted since the storm began
orc~ 2N-cok eco IS now being restored
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