Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-23
OFF CORNWALL COAST.


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LONDON. Feb GA fearful south
west gale has bcoa raging for the past
few days of the Cornwall c0ast.
A multitude of people tmongcd The
shores and the cliffs al Penzance Sunday
morning 10 look ou5 for wrecks and
vessels IN distress. Aboa5 Z o'clock in
the morning boat was seen with sew
eral sailors on board who were strug-
Cling TO get to land. The men were evil
IDENTIFY almost exhausted by their efforts
and could hardly keep the BOAT abreast
OF the waves. Every now and then the
boat would disappear from sight in a
cloud of foam, shot up by a sudden
squirt Of the gale, and a cry of sympathy
and pain would go up from the watch
ing throng Suddenly u fercer squall
hid everything from view except the
pillows and the rocky shore. The boat
was buried out of sight.
When the sea again subsidized little,
all that appeared was the capsized boat
and one sailor clinging for life to the
overturned keel. The people shouted to
him to hold on and he would yet he
saved. and rockets were sent up by the
line might fall near enough for him to
seize. But the poor fellow was evident
ly worn out. He gradually let go his
grasp, one hand after the other, and
sank into the sea. The boat was thrown
ashore. IT proved to be the life boat Of
steamer probably large Spanish YES
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AT Marazion beach, near Penzance,
q large quantity of Spanish wreckage
has been thrown ashore, including
chests and cases Of clothing. They
are inscribed Brilliant, Bayonne," a
vessel that is unknown here.
The steamchip Umbrla, which sailed
from New York on Feb. 10, has arrived
at Liverpool, having rescued the crew of
the schooner Nathaniel, of Aberystwith,
Wales, one hundred miles from Fastnet
light.
The steamer Adriatic, which left New
York ON Feb. 10, was prevented by the
storm from calling at Queenstown, and
arrived in Liverpool yesterday.
A thrilling rescue of part Of the
crew of the barkentine Patriot was
witnessed during the storm which ragged
along the Irish coast. The crew Of the
barkentine was seen to be in great
peril, and a life crew went to the rescr Q.
Rockets We're thrown to the wreck and
a line was at last attached but not b.
fore three Of the crew had persisted in
their efforts to cling to their vessel.
The two Survivors were safely passed
to the shore by means of the 1ife-saying
apparatus They were hardly more than
alive, and il took some time to resusci-
tate them. They had been laboring for
many hour 20 avoid being driven ON the
coast and when the barkentine W,
wrecked two of the crew We're already
disabled by their prolonged service and
were unable to do much to save Their
own lives
More Disasters.
Reports of shipping disasters continue
to come in from the English and Irish
coasts.
The bark Drowning Sophie. during
the worst Of 5he gale was driven ashore
on Galleyhead, County Cork, between
the Bays of Ross and Clonaldlty. She
became helpeless wreck and Wa
rapidly going to pieces, when the crew
of eleven men were all saved by life
boats.
A large steamer name not yet re-
ported, is stranded off Morris castle,
County Wexford. Lines were thrown
to the wreck, the breeches buoy rugged
up, and with the aid of the boats all
on board have been rescued.
The weather was worse than ever Sun
day night III the British channel, but
moderated somewhat Monday.
During the night French steamer,
name unknown, sunk off the Sicily ISL
ands. Her crew, consisting of twenty
persons, were all saved except three,
who went down with the ship.
The Flushing mail boat went ashore
off Queensborough, Kent, in the thick
weather of Sunday night. The Scout,
of the British navy, put to sea to her as
sistance in answer to her signals but on
arriving at the place where they wero
seen, found that the mail boat had dis
appeared. 1t is feared she sank with all
ON board,
The steamer Tunise came ashore dur
ing the night on Lundy Isle, at the en-
trance of the British channel Her crew
were landed by the brceches buoy.
1t is believ I'd that the steam,s which
was wrecked Sunday morning off Pen
zance was the Eratello Fabris. as some
wreckage with that name upon it has
been washed ashore. 1t is thought
probable that the entire crew of twenty
six men We're drowned.