The herald., 1893-11-20
WRECK -STREWN COASTS,
A Terrible Storm in the
British Isles.
Widespread Destruction on
Land and Sea.
Hundreds Of Vessels Wrecked and
Many Lives Lost.
Locomotives Blown or tho Tracks
Traffic of All Kinds Blocksded-The
Gale also Does Great Dam
age In tho North Of France.

least 80 livea are known to have been
lost during the gale which swept over
the British coast for 48 hours past, and
are still missing. News arriving every
hour records further fatalities and de-
tails Of great damage.
In Logue Foyle, the A. @. Beans lost
her captain and seven OF her crew.
Three vessels were wrecked near Leith,
causing loss, however, of only one life.
Two railroad enginsJ were blown off
the track near Inverness, blocking all
traffic.
Three yachts and two casting vessels
are reported ashore near Greenock.
Only four OF the IL members OF the
crew OF the Cintrs, wrecked near st.
Ives, escaped.
At West Hartlepool considerable anxi-
ETY. is expressed for the safety of the
crews OF 100 fishing boats which were
last seen being driven northwsrd by the
force of the gale.
From all parts OF Ireland come reports
OF the severity OF the gale. One hundred
fishing boate are missing and numerous
wrecks are reported in addition to much
loss caused to live stock and CONSIDER
able damage done to houses aud pro-
duce.
The steamer Hampshire was driven
ashore in st. Ives and 81 OF the crew
drowned, only one man managing to
reach shore alive. The guardsmen of st.
Ives have already rescued 40 seamen and
officers by means of rocket apparatus.
Boats between Dover and Calais have
been compelled to suspend trips. At
deast two vessels are known to have
been wrecked on Goodwin sands.
The steamship Lucania, from New
York to Liverpool, was unable to land
her passengers until today.
Nine vessels are reported stranded be-
tween Grimsby and Cleethorps and two
's.v !. uxirss ,ssr
able to leave the harbor. Several steam
ers and sailing vessels are reported in
distress off Spurn Head.
The schooner Wiclasses was wrecked
neaT Yarmouth and five of her crew
drowned. Considerable anxiety is felt
for the safety of the large Yarmouth
herring fleet, as well as for the safety of
q number OF Scotch fishing boats which
had just started for home.
| Two tourist steamers on Lake Winder-
mere foundered during the gale, but no
lives were lost.
The streets OF Scarborough are filled
with debris. Seventeen fishing smacks
have not returned, and the greatest
anxiety is felt for them.
The steamer Rose OF Aberdeen went
ashore near Spreeton Cliff. The coaet
guardsmen had hardly got the men
through the boiling surf, when the Nor
wegian three-masted vessel Armie was
driven ashore and the crew washed
overheard, only the mate being saved.
The fishing boat Vine. with crew of
eight men, capszed off Scarborough and
a thousand people saw the crew struggle
terribly and sink after being completely
exhausted.
Two soldiers were found dead in the
snow at Donnhill today.
The Holyhead coast guardsmen euc.
ceeded in rescuing 27 men from five
vessels which were stranded there to-
day. Two were afterward foated, but
the others are expected to be complete
wrecks. In addition six vessels are
showing signals of distress and two OF
the latter have already foundered.
The trawler Dauntless was wrecked at
Downreay and seven of her crew of eight
drowned. Several other trawlers were
driven ashore and are. expected to be-
come total wrecks.
Innumerable vessels besides those
mentioned are, ashore at various points,
and extensive damage of O minor nature
is reported from all sides. The gale
continues today, and reports tonight
say there are no signs OF abating. Mid
night reports make the total number of !
deaths 134, and this is without reckon
ing the crews OF vessels which were seen
70 founder off the coast, and the total |
fatalities, irrespective of the numerous |
crews OF missing fishing fleets, are esti-
mated at quite 200. according to the
most conservative estimates.
The latest reports are that the gale |
now shows some signs of abating.
The packet boat Killarney from Mil |
ford arrived at Cork today and reports
that Friday morning she sighted the
disabled National line steamer Helevetia
showing signals of distress. The XIII
arney was unable owing to the tremen-
duous sea, to take her in tow, and wss
obliged to leave her to her fate.
Dispatches from Calais say 20 fishing
boats have already been driven ashore
and l3 fishermen have beer drowned,
Reports received here from all parsts of
the north OF France say the most severe
weather prevailed along the coast and
there have been wrecks near Havre.
and Fecamp.
Teiegraphic communication through
out England is interrupted.
The Standard says it is reported that
hundreds of lives were lost during the
storm in the northern part of France.
Many bodies have been cast ashore in
The eastern part OF France.
A Fire Disaster.