The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-20

LoyDoy, Nov. 10.-Up' to Sunday
morning at least eighty lives are known
to have been lost during the gale which
has swept over the British coast for
iorty.eight hours past, and, in addition,
the crews Of several boats are still miss,
Ing.
The news arriving every hour records
further fatalities, and details the great
damage done by the storm. lis gener-
ally agreed that the weather which has
iust visited the coast of England, Scot
land and ireland lie the most severe in
many years.
DISPATCHES received from Banff say
that the sea shore for thirty miles is
strewn with the wreckase OF three ves'
sells.
the first vessel stranded on Friday
evening. She was carried over the
rocks and cast on the sand. Her crew
was saved in their own boat. At
Grancemouth, the barquentine Betty
was wrecked on the rocks, but the crew
was saved. An unknown steamer was
wrecked on theheadland and soon wont
TO pieces. WreckaGe inscribed Grange
mouth has been washed ashore with a
quantity OF Internal fittings, life-boats,
etc. and it is also reported that several
fishing boats have beon lost of the same
spot.
In Lough Feyle, two wrecks are re-
ported. The A. C. Beane from Mira.
michi, New Brunswick, which stranded
at Malin head, Donegal, lost her cap
tain and seven OF her crew. Three
Swedish seamen, who were shipped on
the A. G. Beane were saved.
LOCOMOTIVES BLOWN AWAY.
Owing to the severity OF the weather
the railroads aud telegraph lines in the
north OF Ireland are virtually stopped.
Three vessels have been wrecked near
I.eith, causing the loss, however, OF only
one life, the other endangered seamen
being rescued by the lifeboats. Some
idea OF the force OF the gale can be
gathered from the fact that two heavy
railroad engines were blown OIL the
track near Inverness, blocking all traffic
north and necessitating the dispatch OF
two wrecking crews TO clear the track.
The wrecking trains have not since
been heard from, so it is supposed that
the work has been impeded by fall OF
snow.
Three yachts and two ceasting vessels
are reported ashore near GreenocE.
Only four Of the twelve members OF the
crew Of the steamer Cintra which was
wrecked near st. Ives. Cornwall, es-
capped. The coast guard has been on
the alert night and day along the beach
since Friday evening, aud many excit.
ing rescues by means Ot tho rocket ap-
puratus are reported.
Late on Saturday evening the steamer
Rosedale entered The harDor OF ST. Ives,
but after letting 90 her anchors both
chains were carried away and she
drifted towards the rocks. The coast
gHardsmen manned their iHeboas and
we're preparing to go the rescue when
the Rosedale stranded oil the rocks, and
they with difficulty managed to rescue
the crew by means Of the rocket line.
Tremendousdsinage has been done at
West HartlepoOl by the storm, which
will cause much loss and consequent
suffering to the miners OF that locality.
From all parts OF Ireland, where
there is tslegraphic communication,
come repo.ts Of the severity Of the gale
which has been accompanied there by a
heavy snow storm.
Huudredaoi fishing boats ara missing,
and numerous wrecks are reported in
addition, the harbors are filled with
weather.bound vessels. Much loss has
also been caused to live stock and con-
siderable damage has besn done Ia
houses and to produce.
STEAMER GOES 70 PIECES.
The landing stage at Londonderry
has vanished, and the steam ferry was
sunk. During the height OF the fury OF
tho gale Yesterday evening the steamer
hampshire was driven ashore in st,
Ives Bay and was pounded to pieces
near Curnard's Head. Iwenty-one OF the
Hampshire's crew was drowned, only
one tnansged to reach the shore alive.
The Hampshire belonged TO Glasgow,
and was OF 3,597 tons. She lett Liver
pool on Thursday last, and was
going to Cardiff ior coal. She
was commanded by Captain Weir.
Such wai the fury OF the gale
she encountered that the steamer he
came almost uamanaeeable from the
outset, and the boats were torn IRON
the sianchions which a spare crank
head was iasteued, loosening the latter
and causing 1t TO penetrate the ships
eide. The position OF the Hampshire
was soon most critical, and Captain
Weir determined t. run ior St. Ives
bay When entering the bay the
stacmcr began 10 sink; This was hall
past i've in the evening, and
the sole sIrvivor ot her crew,
Chief Maze Swanson, and four
otle,s 90: iGio u boat which was imme.
diatoly swept from The ships side, and
rs the boat was driven away from the
steamer the chief malc says he saw her
settling down by the stern ani pound
ing near GurHard's mead The chief
mate adds that when tie last saw tho
HOmpshiIe there was boat along side
OF her, and some OF the crew wGro max.
ing their way into her IN the hope ol
escaping, but 1t is believed certain that
they were all drowned.
After fearful night OF exposure to
wind and wave in the open boat, during