Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-25
WRECKS ON THE BRITISH COAST.


by the Lifeboatmen and Coast Guards.
LONDON, Feb. 22.-As dispatches con
tinue to be received the list of maritime
casualties due to the fierce gales which
have just swept over the coasts 81 Great
Britain and Ireland grows in length.
During the year 1891 the losses to the
writers of marine insurance were so
heavy that several members withdrew
entirely from the business of assuminr
maritime risks, and already this year
the underwriters have sustained heavy
losses.
Among the long list of wrecks is the
Norwegian timber Bark Dr0unn
Sophie, which went ashore at Galley
head,a promontory Of Ireland in county
Cork, between the bays of Ross md
Clonkilty. She had a crew of II men
who would undoubtedly been lost hal
1t not been for the gallant efforts OF the
lifeboatmen, who, in the very teeth Of
the bowling gale, put out to the wreck
and brought all hands safely ashore.
A dispatch from Wexford states that
steamer bound from Glasgow for
South African ports is stranded at Morris
Castle, County Wexford. She got off
her course during the binding storm
that prevailed last night and went
ashore at the heighth Of the storm. She
| blew signals oil distress and sent up
rockets and in short time the life-boat-
men and coast guard were at the scene.
II was decided TO use the breeches houy,
as the sea was running so high that il
would have been almost impossible to
get the life-boats alongside of the
\ stranded vessel. A rocket was shot
across the steamer and the breaches
buoy was rugged after some difficulty,
and the captain, his wife and all .he
crew We're taken ashore nothing the
worse for their experience.
The yacht Surprise has been wrecked
at Donaghadee, County Down, 16 miles
northeast Of Belfast. The schooner
Jane and Alice, foundered off Dun
garvon, County Wexford. A trawler
rescued her crew.
| Tho British steamer Sir Walter
Raleigh, which put into Bear Haven
with her shaft broken, on voyage from
Philadelphia for Falmouth or Plymouth,
has been towed back to Bear Haven,
where she arrived at o'clock lest even
ing.
The British bark Nikaria, from Co,
| quimbo via Carrizal for Hampton Roads,
was abandoned in latitude 2Go, south,
longitude 75o west. All hands on board of
her were saved and have been landed at
Antofgasta, Chill.
The body of man has been thrown
ashore by the sea at Penzance. II is
believed that he was native of France.
A large life-boat painted black, which
appears TO have been washed from some
trans Atlantic line steamer, has stranded
at Millinery County Dublin, "a miles
southeast of Kingston.
ALL ON BOARD WE'RE LOST.
LONDON, Feb. 22.-A dispatch from
Gibraltar states that during the storm
that prevailed in that vicinity an I'M
known ship went ashore at Cape Spar.
tel, on the northwest coast of Morocco
1t is believed that every soul aboard hel
was lost. Spartel stands 1,034 feet above
the sea and is an extremely dangerous
place for vessel to go ashore in heavy
weather.
WASHED UP ON THE BEACH.
A man dashed to spar has beer
washed up on the beach at Penzance
He was almost exhausted, and it wa.
impossible for him to utter word. Hi.
fastenings were cut and he was removed
to dwelling, where u doctor was o.
once summoned to attend him. Hope.
ale entertained that he will revive.