The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-20
TERRIpLE pArrLE roR LIFE.

AGhhADLE oAAiLE FSHA LIT 70
Suddenly, however, just as the boat
was in reach of land, more than u.s.
ually heavy sea struck the boat, capsiZ.
ing it and throwing its FIVE occupants
into the raging sea. Then followed a
terrible battle for life, during which,
ono after another, four Of tho five strug.
| Cling seamen were sucked downward to
their death, only Chief Mate Swanson
having strength enough to swim ashore,
and he landed in a condition OF utter
exhaustion. He cried loudly for help,
which finally attracted the attention OF
a coast guardsman, who came to the
half drowned mans assistance.
Chief officer Swanson, upon being
questioned regarding the fate OF his
four companions in the little boat, said
that he did not see them alter they
were all thrown into the water. but, he
| added, their shrieks could be heard
about him as the waves swept over and
over them. Swanson was hampered
with the heavy clothing he wore, aud
as the boat seemed to disappear soon
after it was capszed, he was utterly un-
able to render any assistance to his un.
fortunate companions. The chief
mates head and limbs were badly cut
and his whole body was severely con-
fused by being dashed against the
rocks.
A lifeboat from the Hampshire and
the body OF one of the sailors, still
warm, we're stranded off St. Ives head
this afternoon, leaving people to believe
that this man succeeded in clamberinG
upon the overturned boat, and that he
must have been very near shore when
swept from his hold and drowned. The
uardsmRn OF St Ives have already
since the commencement OF the Gnle
rescued forty seamen and officers by
means OF the rocket apparatus. Late
this evening another body, supposed to
be that OF seaman belonging to the
Hampshire, wns washed ashore.
Nine vessels are reported stranded
between Grimsby and Cleetho.ps on
Saturday and two OF these were dashed
TO pieces during the night. So fearful
was the sea that tho life boat was I'M
able to leave the harbor, though its
made several attempts to do 80 and lost
| their coxwain during those attempts,
the life boatmen being crushed be-
tween the pier and the boat. Several
steamers and a number of sailing ves-
sells are reported in distress of Spurn
! head at the entrance OF the Humber
river, Yorkshire.
MORE WRECKS,
The schooner Wicklasses has been
wrecked near Yarmouth and five OF her
crew were drowned while the boat lay
on ledge of rocks pounding to pieces
in full sight OF the Thousands OF spectu-
tors, who were utterly unable to be OF
any assistance to the drowning men. 1t
was impossible to launch the life.boat
| on account OF the tremendous sea dash
ing upon the coasts, and the schooner
was too far out to be reached by the
rocket line. Thus the people on shore
saw the poor sailors drowned, one by
one, while thousands stood praying for
them upon the shore.
Considerable anxiety is felt for the
safety OF a number OF Scotch fishing
boats which had just started for home
when the gale burst over the coast and
which have not been heard from since.
Tho Lowestrift life boat has rescued
the crews OF three schooners yesterday
and to-day and saved twelve men from
drowning, putting to sea in the face OF
n binding snow storm and bitterly
thrashing sen.
Reports from the Tyne say that much
damage has been, done to shipping
there, and that several small boats have
been sunE.
The streets OF Scarborough, the we'll
known watering place, are filled with
debris. Seventeen fishing smacks had
not returned up to late last night, and
the greatest anxiety was felt for their
safety.
At about 10 o'clock at nightramid tho
driving storm, large steamer was seen
running before tue gale with a tar bar
rel blazing on board OF her as a signal
OF distress,
A THRELLING INCIDENT.
The Scarborough coast guard imme-
'diately started down with tho rocket
apparatus. but, when nearing Filey,
eight milea from Scarborough the coast
guardsmen lost sight OF the steamer
They managed, however. to notify the
coast guard station at Filey, who then
took up the chase and afterward saw
the steamer with its lurid, flaming dis
tress signal rushing along, swept by
heavy seas, aud evidently in great dan
ger OF being popped and possibly sunk.
After a long and exciting pursuit.
along the coast, station after station OF
the coast guard being notified to he on
the lookout for the vessel in distress,
the steamer was finally driven ashore
and made out to be the Rose OF Aber-
deem. The steamer went ashore near
Shrecton Cliff, where the coast guards
men managed to fire rocket line over
her and the crew hauling the breaches
buoy tackle on board, they were rescued
Just as the steamer seemed upon the
point OF breaking up.
The coast guardsmeu had hacdly got
the men belonging 10 the Rose ashore
through the boiling surf, when ut about
] o'clock in the morning the Norwegian
three-masted vessel Arnie was driven
ashore BY the fearful sea and wind pre-
yAiling and began to pound to pieces OH
the rocks, the seas making q clean
sweep over her and washing the crew
overheard, one alter another, only the
mate out OF tho crew being saved.
Tue fishing boat Vine, during the
gale, capsizcd entirely OIL Scarborough
and was lost TO sight while thousands
of peoplo saw the crew struggle terribly