The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-17
HEAVY GALE In ENGLAND
Many Fishing and Coasting Vessels
Reported LOst--Many Lives
Lost Also.
Ru cab,e to the united press

LONDON. Nov. II. 1893-A heavy gale
SET in yesterday on the western and
southern coasts of Great Britain and it is
thought that the maritime casualties will
be great. a tremendously heavy sea
sprang ND In the English Channel and
the Irish Sea and many vessels
experienced much difficulty In reaching
port Fishing aud coasting vessels made
for the nearest shelter, but ali did not
reach their havens in safety. The
schooner Favorlte. OF Ilfraco mbe. was
seen last night staggering along under
short canvass, She was standing up the
British Channel. Soon after she was
sighted she disappeare |. IL is believed
that she was capized i'll the squall aud
filled and sank, carrying all on board
down with her,
This morning the gale is blowing with
unabated vigor, and iu shipping and In.
surance circles great fe irs are enter
tanned for vessels off the coast. Tug
boats that went out from the ports this
morning In search OF vessels desiring
assistance have reaped a harvest. Many
of them have returned having 10 tow
dismasted and rudderless craft of every
description.
Among the fatal disasters already re-
ported is the laundering of the Brit ish
steamer Boileau, vessel of 1S40 tons;
belonging to Cardiff. She had a crew OF
twenty-one persons. The captain and
sixteen OF the crew are believed to have
been lost. -Four men have been saved.
The steamer is believed to have sunk off
Lundy Isle.
The British bark Lowestotf was
wrecked in the Tyne this morning. She
went ashore in bad place, and the sea
made clean breach over her. The N asts
went over the side, aud the crew W ere
fn rha
stumps standing above deck to keep
themselves from being washed overheard.
They would in all likelihood have been
drowned had it not been for the efforts
OF life saving crew and ths
coast guardsmen. The surf
useless TO attem pit to launch the lifebost;
SO the rocket apparatus Was brought out
and line was thrown over tue wreck. A
breeches buoy was rugged aud all on the
bark were brought ashore In safety.
The coasting vessel Jane Douglas Is
ashore at Holyhead. Her crew were
taken of by life saving crew.
Many minor casualties have been re-
ported.
EXCITING SCENE AT LIVERPOOL.
There was AN exciting scene at Liver
pool upon the arrival there ut noon today
of the steamer Black Rock fro n Dublin.
The steamer Is one of the regular Dublin
the greatest anxiety TO get ashore, and a
rush WAS made for :he landing stage as
soon AS the steamers engines were STOP
ped. The passengers state that they
never passed sucn a night in their
lives. Shortly utter the steamer left
Dublin she got the full fury of the
gale. and made the very worst kind of
weather OF it. She has large number
of caItle on board, and. AS the vessel
wildly pitched and rolled. some Of them
Were thrown off their feet and had their
legs broken or were otherwise injured
The storm continued 20 increase in
severity, and finally the steamer was
thrown down on her beam ends. The
freight on board shifted, and this
prevented the vessel from right
lug. The cattle were piled in
a struggling. believing mass
against the lee bulwarkl. aud the greats
est excitement prevailed among the
directed to shifting the cargo and getting
the vessel as near as could be
on an even keel. The greatest
difficulty was met with In exrrfcating
the cattle and keeping them In their
proper places, when they were
released Finally the steamer came
engines again being used to advantage
and then proceeded on her voyage. She
had very bad list, however, when she
came into port. and 1t was scarcely DOS.
sible TO stand upright on her deck.
When the cattle were put on the land
ing stage it was found that nearly all
were more or less injured. One hundred
and sixty of them were so badly hurt
that it was necessary to kill them at
once.
Some Of the passengers were almost
exhausted by the dangers through which
they had passed and by the physical ex-
ertions they had been compelled to make
to keep themselves from being Injured.
They say that when the vessel went
on her beam ends they gave up
hope of ever seeing the land
again. They are high in their praise of
the manner in which the little packet
was handled by her officers and crew,
At four O'Clock this afternoon the gala
continued. with little. if any, sign of
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