Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-18
CAUGHT IN THE GALE
Many Vessels Wrecked Off the
English Coast
CREWS SAVED BY LIFE LINES
Passengers On The Black Hock Have
. Temp>ssaoss yoyaxe Across
the English Channel

LosDox. Nov. f7.--One of the wetst
gales Of the season 10 raging on the west.
ern and southern coasts Of Great
Britain. The storm set in yesterday
and has been increasing in violence ever
since. Many vessels are Ia danger and
IL is thought that the maritime casuali-
ties will b great A tremendously
heavy sea sprsng up in the English
channel and the Irish sea. and many
vessels have experisnced great difficulty
IN reaching port FISHING and coasting
vessels made for the nearest shelter. but
all did not reach their hayens Of refuge
in safety. The British bark Lowestoft
was wrecked 10 the Tyne this morning.
She went ashore Ia bad place and
the sea made a clean breach over her.
The masts went over the side and
the cres- were obliged to lash them
selves fast 10 the stumps standing
above deck to keep themselves from
being washed overheard. They would
in all Likelihood have been drowned had
Il not been for the efforts OF the life
saving crew and the coast guardsmen.
The surf was running 50 high that IL
was useless 10 attempt 10 launch the
llfeboat. 80 the rocket apparatus was
brought out and line was thrown over
the wreck. A breechess buoy was rigged
and al on the bark were brough ashore
in safety.
The coasting vessel jane Douglass is
ashore at Holyhead. Her crew were
taken OF by a life saving crew. Many
minor casualties have been reported.
Black Rocks Rough Voyage
There was an exciting scene ut Liver
pool upon the arrival there at noon to-
day OF the steamer Black Rock. from
Dublin. The steamer is one OF the regular
Dublin packets. Shortly after the steamer
left Dublin she got the full fury of the
gale aud made the very worst kind OF
weather of II. Sne had large number
OF cattle on board and "a the vessel
pitched and rolled some Of them were
thrown of their feet and had their legs
broken OF were otherwise injured. The
storm continued TO increase 10 severity
aud finally the steamer was thrown down
on her beam erds The freight on board
shifted aud this prevented the vessel
from rightiug. The cattle were piled
in struggling. bellowing mass against
the lee bulwarks and the greatest ex.
element prevailed among the passen-
gers. The eiiorts Of the crew were di-
rected to shifting the cargo and getting
the vessel as near as could be on aa eycn
keel. The greatest difficulty was met
with in extricating the cattlo and keep
ing them in their proper places when
theJ were released. Finally the steamer
came Up sufficiently 70 allow OF her en-
glnes again being used and then pro-
-eeesisd es-hss voyage Shevhad very
bad list. however. when she came into
port. and it was scarcely possible to
stand upright or her deck.
When the cattle were put on the land
ing stage il vas found that nearly all
were more or less injured. One hun
dred aud sixty OF them we're so badly
hurt that Ii was necessary 20 kill them
at once. Tugboats that went out from
the ports this morning in search os YES
sells desiring assistance have reaped a
harvest. Many Of them have returned.
having in tow dismasted and rudderless
craft OF every description. Il
The crew OF the schooner Favoritc
which was wrecked in the storm in the
Bristol chanpel last night. was pickedu up
by a vessel this afternoon.