Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-28
SHIPS KNOCKED TOGETHER.
Numerous Accidents but no Fatalities
Reported as Yet.
Trees niown Down. ,himn'ys roppied
over and Houses unroofad In
Northern California

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 81. - The
stormy weather OF the last few days
eliminated shortly before midnight
last night In furious gale, which In.
creased In intensity until noon today.
The wind then slackenei somewhat
but was still blowing heavily ut o
O'Clock. The weather and sea are 10
bad that no ships leit port, and there
have been only one or two arrivals.
Even 10 the sheltered bay the Sea IL
uDpreceuun,edly heavy. Ships were
tern from their anchofaues and knocked
together, and those lying at the wharves
were considerably damaged. There
have been innumerable accidents, but
~ far no fatalities have been reported.
The British ship 5ltousa and the ship
Occidental iouIed each other In the
stream and were damaged. Tho ships
ralisman und Manchester collidcd aud
were considerably damaged. The ship
Noreous broke from anchorage anu
drifted against the ship Benicla and
the schooner Laura Pisc, aud all three
were seriously damaged. The Harrison
street wharf was badly damaged.
Innumerablc other cases OF similar
nature are reported. The wind was
accompanied bya pelting rain, which
Tell steadily for twelve hours. There
are Indications OF more wind and rain.
Telegraph wires are In bal shape aud
most OF today San Francisco was cut
or from connection with the outside
world.
Tho storm continues tonight with
almost undated fury.
Heavy rain II falling and u high
wind is blowing. In addition to the
damage oil San Francisco aud OAK.
land shipping suffered severely At
5ausnlito and fiburon on tho Marin
county shore. The damage at Tlburon
alone IN estimated from 81, 900 to $780,.
900, and probably as much more was
done Mt Sausaiito. Al rIburon the
yacht Belle, vnlued ut $1,000. was bio " u
ashore and pounded TO pieces. The
yacht Duke was also wrecked ms we'll
rs q numter Of house boats and small
boats. At Sausaliio the big iron
steamer George w. Elder dragged her
anchor and went on the rocks where
she pounded hole In her bottom. She
was pulled of by atug but IL still In a
| dangerous position and liable to gct
ashore again II the wind changes.
Hall a dozen big ships were soon up
gu tho mud Hats, but their position IL
not considered dangerous.
The gasoline launch Marion was
driven under the big ferry boat Tam.
slpaIs and sunk. The yacht Neliis
also ran Into the ramalpais ana was
badly battered. The valuable steam
launch Mary Mcneil was driven
ashore. This Tamalpais land and
| water wharf was destroyed by the
heavy seas. The damage to big ships
on the San Francisco and Oakland
sides OF the bay cannot be estimated
until, they go on the dry dock for re-.
pairs. The big iron ships Tallsman,
Benecla and Norens had their plates
stove In aud spars broken whils In col.
lision. Hundreds OF small sail and
row boats were knocked to pieces or
sunk.
In San Francisco the wind did no
very great harm. Some trees were
blown down and chimneys toppled
| over. The rain also caused few
sewers TO break and washed out gar
dcns and yards. Al Golden Gate
Park tho Casino was unrOofed aud
the plsnts and shrubbeIy suffered some
injury. The storm Is general through
out northern ana central California,
but beyond u few buildings unroofed
no damage II rep0rted.