The herald., 1894-12-31
THE FURY OF A BRITISH WIND,
Many Vessels Wrecked and
Lives Lost.
Disastrous Ending of Ships Long
Voyage.
Heroic But Futile Work OF Life Savers.
No News of the Disabled steam
Ship SarniA.

By THE HERALD's Leased Wire.
LONDON, Dec. 30.-Severe weather
has prevailed throughout Great Britain
since Saturday, q heavy gale accompa-
MED by hail and snow rendering naviga-
tion along the coast both difficult and
dangerous. ALI vessels that could do 30
made for havsns OF shelter. Some OF
them. however, did not succeed in
reaching port, but were wrecked almost
within sight OF safety. This was the
case with the British bark Osseo. Cap
tain Boggs. which sailed from Taltal
August 18th for Androsssn. She made
the long voyage safely until this morn
ing, whom she was wrecked on the Holy
head breakwater, and every soul on
board OF her, twenty-four in all, was
drowned.
LIFTED BY A HUGE WAVE.
The ship was caught In the gale in the
Irish sea. The captain evidently thought
to run to Holyhead and wait for the
storm to abate. At $3.50 o'clock this
morning the keeper of the lighthouse at
the seaward end of the long breakwater
saw bark come out of the gloom with
her lights burning brightly and under
close storm canvas. The wind wac
blowing lively gale and a terrific sea
was running before it. The bark, how
ever, was making aR good weather OF it
as possible, and was apparently being
handled in most careful manner.
How the accident occurred ie not exact
ly known, but ii is surmise6 that an ex-
traordinarily high sea lifted her when
she was quite close to the breakwater
and dashed her upon it. She struck
amidships and Immediately began to
break up, the sea pounding at her furi-
ously the moment she became stations
ary,
ALL HANDS LOST.
The lighthouse keeper, as soon as he
realized what had occurred. fred a
rocket to call the coast guardsmen and
the lifeboat men. In the meantime the
bark had broken into halves. the main
msst going by the board. In its fall it
struck several OF the crew who were on
the deck, killing them instantly. 9th
ers of the crew had clambered into the
fore and mizzen rigging to escape being
washed overheard by the huge combers
that were making q clean breach over
the wreck. The coast guardsmen were
the first TO reach the scene and we're
followed soon after by the lifeboat men.
Above the bowling OF the gale could
be heard the cries OF the men ON the
bark for assistance. The coast guards
men got line aboard the wreck and it
was caught by one OF the crew. Before
he could make ii fast the fore and mizzen
NG 81 30 . ho do
and every body in the rigging fell with
the masts into the sea and were drowned.
The sailor who had caught the line was
crushed to death under one of the fall
ing maHts.
BODIES WASHED UP BY THE WAVES.
After the masts had gone by the
board all was silence on the wreck, and
those on the breskwater knew that all
hands on the bark bad perished. In a
short time nothing was visible seaward
but broken spars and rattle OF rigging
attached to them. During the day nine
bodies were recovered.
The identity OF the bark was learned
from some OF her papers that were
washed ashore. The Osseo was COM
manded by Captain r. Boggs. She was
a steel vessel Of 1889 tons and was built
in 1889 at Londonderry, from which
port she hailed. Her dimensions we're
Length, 245 feet inches; beam, SO feet
8 inches, and depth of hold. 81 feet
inches. B. H. McCorkle was her owner.
MANY OTHER DISASTERS.
The Norwegian ship Frex, Captain
Hansen, from Darien, while riding at
anchor off Troon, was dismasted. Her
crew was taken off in q liieboat. The
boat capsized and one man was
drowned.
The British bark Bonita. Captain
from Galveston, was run into
off Falmouth this morning by the
schooner Carrie Harvey, and was dam
aged.
A dispatch from Londonderry says
nothing has been heard of the Missia-
sippi and Dominion line steamer Sarnia,
which lost her rudder ct sea. and which.
ritter being taken in tow, was dropped
about 100 miles west of Tory island in
heavy weathea. Owing to the gale in
the English channel, tie Oatend mail
steamer was unable to leave Dover to-
day.
A coasting schooner was dismasted of
Crewes. Four life. boats started out to
rescue her crew. 1t was extremely dan.
gerous to approach her, and IL hours
elapsed before the crew was taken off
and landed.
The storm inland has done some dam.
age. Trains have been blocked by heavy
snow drifts, and in many places the
wires are down.
BARK RUN DOWN.
GIBRALTAR. Dec. 30.-The British
steamer Yoxford, from Palermo for New
York. has arrived with some of her
plates damaged. She reports having
been in collision with the French bark
Marie Louise. The bark was so badly
damaged that she sank. Five of her
crew were drowned.
WEATHERED TUE GALE.
More Overdue Coasters Reported to
BE Bafe.