The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-31
SIGHT OF LAND.
British Bark Went Down
With "a Men.
Ship Rent in Twain on Rocks Sturdy
Efforts OF Life Savers.

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prevailed throushout Great Britain since
Saturday, tho heavy gale being accom-
panied by hail and snow. rendering navi-
gatloa along the coasts both dificnlo and
dangerous. All vessels that could do 81,
made for havcns of refuge. Some, how
ever did NOT succeed In reaching port but
were wrecked when almost In sigat OF
safety.
rhis was tho ~ass OF the British bark
Osseo. which sailed from Taltai In August
for ArdraSsan. Sho made tho voyage
safely uAtli Yesterday morning. when she
wns wrecked ou tho Holyhcai breakwatcr,
and every soul on board Of her, "A In all,
were drowned Tho Ossco was caught In
tho gallo in the Irish sen, nnd tho captain
evidently thought that he would run into
Holyhsad and wait for tho storm 10 abatc.
Shortly before $3.50 yesterday morning
tho keeper OF the lighthouse At tho sea-
ward end of the long breakwatcr saw a
bark como out of the gloon, with her
lights burning brightly and under close
storm canvas. Tho wind was blowing
living gale. and tcrriic sen was running
before 10. The bark, however, was making
as good weather Of 10 as was possible, and
was apparently being handled in most
careful manner.
How tho accident occurred Is not exactly
known. but IT. surniscd that an cxtraor-
dinary high sea lifted her when she was
quito close 10 tho brcnlwater and dashcl
her upon IL. She struck amidships aud
Immediately begun 60 break up, tho sea
pounding al her furlously the moment she
became stationary.
The lighthouse keeper, as soon as he
realized whnt had occurred, fired a rocket
10 call the consiguardsmen and lifeboat
mon.
Crew Crushed by Falling Masts.
In tho meantime the bark hsa broken
into halves, Tho mainmsss going by the
board. In its FAIL 10 struck several OF the
crew who were on the deck. killing them
instantly. Others of the cSsv had clam
bered into the torc and mzxsn rigging to
escape being washed overheard by the
huge conbers that were making clonn
breach over the wreck.
The sstguardsmcn wero tho first to
reach the sccnc OF the disaster and were
followed soon after by che lifebont men.
Above the bowling or tho gallo could be
heard the cries OF the men on tho bark for
assistance. Tho coastguards got a line
aboard the wreck, and IL was caught by
ONO Oh TIC CROW. DtitIS nt CDuil Dtdkc
10 fast, the fore and mirzcn nasts wero
whipped or close 10 the deck, and every
body In thelr rigging fcll with thcm into
the sea and werc drowned. The sailor who
had caught tho line was crushed TO death
under one of tho falling masts.
After tho masts had COMO by the board
all WAS silence ON the wreck, and those on
the break water knew that all hands on
4 -. L.I T..
nothing was visible scaward but broken
spars and a rsfae of rigging attached to
them.
During the day nine bodies were recov.
cred. The identity OF the bark was learned
from seyie of her papers that were washed
ashore. 4l,
The Ossco was commanded by II.
Boggs. Sho was steel vessel of 1890
tons and was baiit at Londonderry, from
which port she hailed.
Other Disasters.
The Norwegian ship Frey, from Darien,
while riding nc anchor of Troon, was dis
mastcd. Her crew were taken off in "a life
boat. The boat capslGcd and ono man was
drowned The other 10 reached shore
safely The Frey afterward dragged her
anchor and went ashore at Devils Dyke,
four miles from Ayr.
The British bark Bonita, frcm Calves
ton, was run into off Falmouth and dam.
aged by tho schooner Carrie Harvey.
A dispatch from Londonderry says that
nothing has been heard OF the steamer
Sarnla. which lost her ruddcr at sen, and
which. after being taken in tow by the
steamer Anchoria, was dropped about 1870
miles west OF Tory island. owing to heavy
weather, which madc towing dangerous.
The storm inland has donc some dam
age. Trains havo been blocked by heavy
snow drifts, aud In many places In Scot
land tho telegraph wires are down.
A dispatch 10 The Standard from Bcr.
lin says that gales, accompanied with
-sfferH, prevail Ia -aeFtAara- -GerHaaHy--4 n
unusually high tide I'm the river Elbc
flooded tho low.lyiny parts OF Cuxhaven
and Hamburg. Two bodies have been
washed ashore in the lower Elbc. Enor-
nous damage has been dono along tho
North sea COASTS. Many vessels. badly
damaged, have been towod into Brcmor.