Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-11-23

LONDON, Nov. 20-Up to Sundly AZ
! least 1874 lives are known to have been lost
| during the g ale which has swept over the
/ British coasts, and in addition the crews of
several beats arc still missing. The
weather which has just visited the COASTS
! Of England, Scotland and Ireland is the
most severe in many years.
DisVtchoS received from Ranff sey
/ that the seash0re for 80 miles is strewn
/ with the wreci;age OF three vessels.
/ The schooner Pioneer Of Hull was tn .
/ first vessel stranded on Friday evening.
! She was carried over the rocks and cast on
! the sand her crew were saved in their ow0
! boat.
At rargemouth the barkentine Betty
was wrecked on the rocks, but the crt II,
J were saved. An unknown steamer wa
/ next wrecked on the heaCland and soon
went to pieces.
Wreckase Inscribed Granccmouth has
been washed ashore with II quantity Of IT.
tinGs, and it is also reported that several
! fishiag beats Lave Le.n lost off the same
! spot
In Tough Foy!e two wrecks are reported
! The \, c. Gea"c, from Miramichi, n.
| B., which stranded at Alaln Head, Done.
| gal, lost her captain and seven of her crew
| The bark LaGceiield is ashore near Mo
vile.
| Three vessels have been wrecked near
Lclth, causing the loss, however, of only
one life.
The Storms Awful Power.
Some idea of tic force of the gale can be
gathered from the fact that two heavy
railroad engines were blown off the track
nssr Ivernsss, biooking all traffic north.
| Wreckirg trains sent out have not since
been heard from, so il is supposed that the
work has bees inpo led by the fail of
snow.
Three yachts and two coasting vessels
are ashore near Greeucck
Only four If the II members Of the
crew of the steamer Ciatra, which was
wrecked near st. Ives, Corn wall, escaped
The coast guard has been on the alert,
! night AID dny, all along the teach since
Friday cie1lH-, and msny exciting res.
cues by means Of hu rocket apparatus
are reported Daring these Iescues the
coast guardsmel brought ashore the sta-
| Of tie NulNre. BESSIE and the four men
saved from &c Cintva
Late on Saturday evening the steamer
Rosedne crt.r, 4 tie harbor of S. Ives.
but afr !etN1E go her anchors both
| chains carried away ard she dr,fted to-
wards the rocks auG stranded The coast
gnardsm'n nmnsGed t. r.scne the crew
Considerable anXisty is expressed for the
sale y o the crews Of hundred fishing
boa's which ware last seen being driven
nt-HthWari by the force # the gale
From ali parts col Ireland come reports
CT the severity OF tn gale. which has been
accompanied there by heavy znowstorm.
ert-f oil e. ,tf
injury are reported ut Waterford, Carrick-
fergus, Felt.st, N-wIF ana SIX bbercen.
Hundred OF fishing bots are missing and
wrecks are exported; in addition the har-
bors arc filled with weather. bound vessels.
Much loss has also been caused to live
stock, and c1Es,d cradle damage has been
done 10 houses and to produces Tire land
lug stage at Londonderry las vanished
and the steam ferry was sunk;
| The ccaetguarlsmel of St. ives nave
already since the commerce ,mcut of the
gale rescued ! scamen and Officers by
means OF the rocket apparatus.
Many vessel, nave sii4hu shelter, badly
damaged under the ledge OF high, iuttiug
cliffs of the channel, and at east two yes.
-els are known 20 have been los; on the
Goodwin slnLs Tle Deal lifebo cts went
TO the assistance &c one Of the crews Of
these vessels. but were compelled to re.
turn without having bacn able 10 rescue
| any OF the endangered seamen, n, both YES
GELS disappeared before the lile5oats could
get alongside Of them.
Nine vessels were stranded between
Griasby and Cieethorps Oh Saturday, and
two OF these were dashed TO pieces during
the night. So fearful was the sea that the
( lteboat was unable 20 leave the harbOr
though its crew made several attempts 10
do SO, and lest their coXswGin during one
Of these attempts.
Several steamers and number of sail
ing ve~s Is are in distress eff Spurn Head,
II the entrance Of the Humber river
| Yorkshire.
News From Yarmouth.
The schooner Wicklasscs has been
wrecked near Yarmouth and five Of her
crcW were drowned while TIE boat lay on
ledge OF rocks, pounding to pieces in full
view OF thousands OF SPECTATORS who were
utterly unable 10 b. Of any assistance TO
the drowning mn. IL was impossible 10
launch TIC lilebna5 on account Of the ire
mcnGcuS sea and the schooner WAS too far
out to he reached ~ the rocket line
Considerable anxiety is felt for the safety
Of tho large Yarmouth herring feet, as
cell as Tor a number o, Scotch hs4in,
beats hIch Eai j.St started for home
when the Ralo hurst over the coast. and
which have not been heard from s>nce.
Lfeboats rescued the crews Of three
Bchoouers Saturday and yesterday, and
saved l. men from drowning, putting to
sea in the face of IA binding snows.orm.
Much damage has been done t. shipping
and seycrn! small beat, have been sunk in
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