The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-31
THE STORM AT SEA.
1t Extends TO the British Isles ana
Causes Great Loss.

LONDON. Dec. 30.-Severe weather has
prevailed throughout Great Britain since
Saturday. the heavy gale being accom-
nanied by hail and snow, rendering naNiga-
tion along the coasts both difficult and dan-
gerous. All vessels that could do so made Tor
havens of shelter. Some Of them, however
did not succeed IN reaching port out were
wrecked when almost In sight Oh SAFETY.
This was the case OF the British bark Os-
SEQ. Captain Boggs. which sailed from TAI
,.l Aur Il for Ardrossan She made the
lono VOYAGE safely until this morning,
when she was wrecked on the Holyhead
hrsakvater and every soul on board OF her,
twenty-four in all. were drowned. The Us
SEQ was caught in the gale In the Irish sea
and CAPTAIN Boggs evidently thought that
he would run into Holyhead and walt for
the storm to abate.
shortly before $50 o'clock this morning,
the keeper of the lighthouse at the sea-
ward end Of the long breakwater saw a
bark come out of the gloom with her hgnts
burning brightly and under close storm
canvas. The wind was blowing hVins
gale and terrific sea was running before
If The bark, however, was making as good
weather of IL as was possible ana was, ap-
parently. being handled in a most careful
exactly known but it is surnised that an
extraordinarily high sea lifted her when
she was quite close to the breakwater and
dashed her on IT. She struck aInidships
and Immediately began to break up, the
sea pounding at her furiously the moment
she became stationary. The lighthouse
keener. as soon as he realized what had
occurred and the wreck occurred so quick
iv that some little time elapsed BEFORE ne
did realize that the bark was wrecked,
and lifeboat men. In the meantime the
har had broken into halves, the main mast
going by the board Ia the ran X struck
seveTaI of the crew who were on the deck.
killing them instantly. Others OF the ere"
had clambered into the fore and nizzen
rigging 10 escape being "aSnsa s,r lsr.
by the huge comDers tnat "efe NAMING .
clean breach over the wreck.
,-he coast guardsmen were the first 70
reach the scene OF 'he ,ta issahoat a men
Above the bowling OF the gaze could be
heard the cries of the men on the bark Ior
aboa I'd the wreck and IL vas caught by one
of the crew. Before he could make y Iast,
the fore and mizzen masts Were Mnilpe1
off close to the deck and everyday in
their rigging fell with them into the sea
and were drowned The sdIoL e.f1 - az
caught the line was crusheo 60 aeaen rsr unosr
had gone by the board, all was silence on
the wreck and those on The .rs tf
knew that ali hanos on tne Dain noa 80 -.
seward but broken spars and a rafhe or
rirging attached 70 them During the day
nf tbe bark was learned fr2rs some or
her papers that were washed ashore. The
Osseo was a steel vessel OF l.2ss toas and
80 h,Illf in 1889 at Londonderry. from
which port she sailed Her di.1ens 90
were: Length. 2f feet inches; beam. .
feet . inches. and depth OF hold. Il Feet
inches b II McCorkeu was her owner
The Norwegian ship Frey. Captain Ian
sen from Darien. while riding al anchor
oo Troon- was olEmasted- her Gre" W.