New-York tribune., 1893-12-09
LOST WITH ALL ON BOARD.
A LARGE STEAMER FOUNDER s
DISASTER OFF THE COAST OF BRITTANY,
SEEN BY ANOTHER STEAMSHIPS CREW.
THE SEA TOO HIGH FOR BOATS TO BE LAUNCHED
FOR REsCUE-OTITER VESSELS WRECKED
SEVERE STORM OFF THE WEST
COAST OF GREAT DRITNN-DAM-
AGE DONE IN IRELAND.

COAST OF GREAT DIITAlN-DAM
AGE DONE IN IRELAND
London. Dec s.-The steamer Mangara, OF
Glasgow. upon her arrival at South Shields
to-day from Lisbon. reported that while she was
passing the Island Of Ushant. off the coast OF
BRITTANY her lookout reported that he saw a
dashlight being displayed about two miles OH
the course Of the Mangara. The latter bore
down in the direction Of the place where the
light was observed and large steamer was
seen laundering Several persons were clinginS
in the rigging A tremendous sea was running
and II would have been impossible for small
hoat ia live even il one could have been low
cred from the davits without being smashed
against the side of the Mangara.
The sinking steamer settled lower and lower,
until finally she went below her bearings. Then
she plunged forward. her stern flying out of the
water, and went down bow first. The Mangara
stood by for some time. hoping to pick up
some one from the steamer, but everybody on
board went down with the ill-fated vessel
A severe storm is prevailing on the west
coast Of Great Britain. A vessel was seen in
distress off the coast of Anglosca Wales, early
this morning Before a lifebcat could be made
readv to start 20 her assistance she disappeared
and it is feared that she went down with all
on board.
The brigantine Scotsman sank in the English
Channel off Selsey Hill, Sussex. this morning
Her crew were saved. The small Belgian
steamer Princesse Louise. bound from Bilbao
for Antwerp. is ashore at Fort Bath. belgium
She will probably be a total wreck. The schooner
Enterprise Of FolkestOne. was wrecked while
trying to enter the harbor at West Hartepoo
Her crew were taken off by means OF the rocket
apparatus
At Greenock Scotland the quays are sub
merged by the extraordinarily high tide. SeV-
eral Of the Highland mail steamers have been
compelled TO return 10 Greenock. All vessels ar
riving In the Clyde report having experienced
terrible weather The sea Is washing over the
railway between Helensburg on the Firth of
CLYDE and Cardross Passengers are transferred
by means Of wagons. The streets In the lower
part Of Glasgow flooded, and much damage
has been done.
Contest. which stranded near the mouth oI the
AYR two weeks ago snapped all the hawsers.
and drove her along the sea wall. The contest
drifted off seaward and the crew were with df-
hculty rescued by means of the rocket appara-
tus.
The wreckage which is drifting along The
Kerry coast In the southwest Of Ireland. indi-
Gates that n large vessel mas been lost. Many
fish boats are missing from the Irish coast, and
much loss Of life will undoubtedly he reported
tomorrow Large portions OF the pier on Fen-
nit Island. Tralcc bay, have been carried away.
and several hundred yards Of railway near the
bay shore have been destroyed. The shannon
River has overfowed its banks, flooding hum
dreds OF acres.
Dispatches from Dublin say that a gale blew
there all night. Roofs were damaged. and chim-
news and signs were blown down into the
streets This morning the gale increased IN
severity