Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-17
Furious Winds on the Western and
Southern Coasts.
EXPERIENCE OF A DUBLIN PACKET.
Foundering ola Steamer and Seven.
teen Lost.
OTHER REPORTS OF WRECK.

LONDON, Nov. ia heavy gale set in
yesterday on the western and southern
coasts OF Great Britain, and 1t Is thought
that the maritime casualties will be great
tremendously heavy sea sprang up in
the English channel and Irish sea- and
many vessels experienced much difficulty in
reaching port. Fishing and coasting vessels
made for the nearest shelter but all did
not reach their Ravens Of refuge in safety
Inc schooner Favorite of Ilfracombe was
seen last night staggering along under short
canvas. She was standing up TO Bristol
enamel Soon after she was first sighted
she disappeared from view in a black squat
ana When 1t became possible to again see
OBJECTS seward the schooner had disap-
peared 1t is believed that she was capsized
IN the squall and filled and sank carrying
all on board down with her =
rms morning the gale was blowing with
undated vigor, and in shipping and insur-
ance circles great fears We're entertained
Tor vessels off the coast. The boats that
went out from the ports this morning in
search of vessels desiring assistance reaped
harvest: Many Of them returned, having
every description.
FOundering of q Steamer.
Among the fatal disasters already report
ed is the laundering of the British steamer
Boileau, vessel Of 1,s4O TONS belonging to
Cardin. She had 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 OF Eundy Isle
The British bark Lowestoft was wrecked
IN the Tyne this morning She went ashore
IN a bad place, and the sea made q clean
breach over her. The masts went over the
side and the crew were obliged to lash
themselves fast to the fstumps stand
ing above deck to keep themselves
from being washed overheard. They would
In all likelihood have been drowned had it
rot been for the efforts of a life saving
crew and the coast guardsmen. The surf
was running so high that II was useless to
attempt to launch the life boat so the rock
ct apparatus was brought out and a line
thrown over the wreck. A breeches buoy
was rugged and all on the bark were
brought ashore in safety.
The coasting vessel Jane Douglas il
ashore at Holyhead. Her crew were taken
off by a life-saving crew Many minor cas-
ualties have been reported.
A Terrible Experience.
There was an exciting scene at Liverpool
upon the arrival there at noon today of the
steamer Blackjack from Dublin. The steam
er is one of the regular Dublin packets. Her
passengers displayed the greatest anxiety
to get ashore, and a rush was made for the
landing stage as soon as the steamers en-
gines were stopped. The passengers state
that they never passed such a night in their
lives.
Shortly after the steamer left Dublin she
got the full fury of the gale and made the
very worst kind of weather of it. She had
large number of cattle on board, and as
the vessel pitched and rolled some of them
were thrown off their feet and had their
legs broken or we're otherwise injured.
ha ip,f cd m in
verify and finally the steamer was thrown
on her beam ends. The freight on board
shifted and this prevented the vessel from
righting. The cattle were piled in below
ing, struggling mass against the lee bull
warks and the greatest excitement pre-
vailed among the passengers. The efforts
of the crew We're 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
Xtricating the cattle and keeping them in
their proper places when they were re-
leased. Finally the steamer came up suffi-
GENTLY to allow of her engines again being
used to advantage and then proceeded on
her voyage. She had a very bad list how
ever, when she came into port and it was
scarcely possible to stand upright on her
deck, ......
When the cattle were put on the land
ing stage 1t was found that nearly all were
more or less injured. One hundred and six
ty OF them were SO badly hurt that 1t
was necessary to kill them at once
Some of the passengers were almost ex-
hausted by the dangers through which they
had passed and by the physical exertions
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 o'clock this afternoon the gale con-
tinued with little if any. sign Of abate-
ment.