The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-02-25
MARINE! DISASTERS.
Severe Gales Ca. treat DAMAGE "a
ShippinK lnterasfa.

Severe Gales Ca.. treat Damage to
Shipping Interests.
LONDON, Feb. 23.-As dispatches continue
to be received the list ofmaritime 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 writers Of marine in
surance was so heavy that several members
Of the society Of Lloyds Withdrew entirely
from the business of assuming marine
risks, and already this year the under
writers have sustained heavy losses. Among
the long list Of wrecks is the Norwegian
timber bark Dronnin Sophie, which went
ashore at Galley. head. She had a crew Of
eleven men, who were safely landed.
A large steamer bound for Glasgow from
South African ports IS stranded at Morris
castle, County Wexford. She blew signals
of distress and sent up rockets, andia q
short time the lie boat and coast guard
were at this scene. A rocket was shot
across the steamer and the breeches buoy
was rugged alter some difficulty, and the
captain of the steamer. his wife and all the
crew were safely landed, much worse for
their experience. ':t@ u 49,. -
The yacht Surprise has been wrecked at
Donaghee,. County Down, about sixteen
miles northeast OF Belfast.
The steamer Jane and Alice foundered off
Dungaryin, County Wexford. A trawler
'fescued her crew. The anxiety that was
steamer Sir Walter Raleigh, at sea with q
broken shaft. has been allayed by her re-
arrival at Bear Haven. She was picked ND
at sea by the British steamer Ninian Stew
art The British bark Nikaria was aban-
aoned. Al hands on. board Of her were
Chile. ....:
The body of man has been thrown
ashore by the sea at Penzance. 1t is sup
posed that ne was one Of the men who be-
lohged to the unknown steamer that 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 Fratel-
10, which sailed from Antwerp Feb. IS tor
Buenos Ayres.
A large liieboat painted black, which
appeared to have been washed from the
trans-Atlantic line steamer, has stranded at
hllnney, county Dublin. Her name could
not be read. The steamer Tunisie is ashore
at Lundy island. at the entrance of Bristol
channel The British bark Brandon 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
Irlgnac ioundered off the Scilly islands and
three OF her crew were drowned. A Flush
ing sail 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 vessel, but when she arrived at the
place whence the signals were heard the
vessel had vanished. An unknown ship
went as ore at Cape Spartc, OH the NORTH
east coast OF Morocco, at the entrance to the
straits of Gibraltar. 1t is believed that
every soul aboard was lost.
A man dashed to spar has been washed
upon the c@:ach at Penzance He was al
most com p:etely exhausted. and it was i'm
possible 'cf%him to utter word. His last
en1ngs We're cut and he was removed to
dwelllng,' where doctor was at once sum-
moned to attend him. Hopes are enter
tanned that he will revive.
The weather to-day throughout the
United Kingdom is milder than it has been
Tor some days past. TelegrapIic conlmu-
nlcation. which has been more or less in
terrupted since the storm began, over a
week ago. is now being restored