The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-31
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SEQ was wrecked In gale at Holyhead
early this morning. and With sier per-
ished her entire crew of tweaty-six men.
The osseo was driven ashore back of the
Holyhead breakwater. Her signals Of dis
tress were first heard By the coast guari
about O'clock in the morning. At that
time IL was pitch dark, and great waves
Were washing over the hreakwatcr. In
spite OF the danger Of being washed into
the sea the guard proceeded along the
Dreakwa,er and. having rugged up the
rocket apparatus. began firing life lines in
the direction of the wreck. The faint
light of the rockets soon disclosed the
fact that the vessel had broken In two
ant3ships. ana that the maininast had
fallen. crushing the lives out Of several Of
the crew. A few survivors could be seen
clinging TO each half of the vessel. AMI
their piteous cries for help could be heard
above the roar OF the storm. After many
failures the coast guard succeeded in dr.
ing fIne over the wreck. 4ut by that
time all on board had persisted. A iifs-
boat vainJy tried again and again 10 ap-
proach the wreck. Not a yess,ige of the
bark could be ssesa today. AMI there Is no
prospect of any salvage. Several bodies
have been washed ashore.
The Osseo was commanded BY Captain
r. Boggs. She was a steel vessel OF 1880
tons, and was built In lss9 at London
derry, froan which port she hailed. Her
dimensions were: Length 2Is feet : inches,
beam Sc feet inches. depth Of hold ei
feet inches. II. II. McCorkie was ier
owner.
Tue Norwegian ship Frex. Captain Ham
sen, from Darien, while riding at anchor
off the Troon, was dismasted. Her crew
was taken on In q llfeboat The boat
capsized and one man was drowned. The
British bark Bonita. Captain Thomas.
from Galveston. was run into OF Fall
mouth ssiis morning by the schooner Car
rie Harvey and was damaged.
A dispatch from Londonderry ssys moth
Ing has been heard OF the Domsaicn lire
steamer Sarnia, which lost her r1daer at
sea, and which. after being taken In tow,
was dropped about 13o miles west OF Tory
island In heavy weather. Owing TO the
gale in the English channel. the ostend
mail steamer was unable 10 leave Dover
today. A coasting schooner VAS dGsmaStsd
Oft Cromsr. -Four life boats started out
to rescue her crew. Ii was extremely
dangerous for the ifebaais 10 approach
her, and twelve hours elapsed before the
crew whs taken of and handed. The
storm inland has done some damage.
Trains have been blocked by heavy snow
drifts and In many places the wires are
down.
Reports Of stormy weather continue to
be received from all parts OF Europe. Mt
merous small wrecks and casualties are
reported In Great Britain and Ireland.
Many lives were saved by 1ifeboats. a
severe gale is blowing on tie Baltic, and
navigation is suspended at Copenhagen.
Heavy snow has fallen in the north OF
Scotland. aud two railway trains have
been Blocked on the tracks.
the gale OF the last two days dAi enor-
rs,ous damage on the coasts Of Northern
France. Belgium ami Germany. Seven
large sailing vessels were towed into
gre,nerhaven In badly battered condition.
several coasters were stranded and some
Of the seamen atoari were lost. The
Osterrf-I,oyer steam packet service was
suspended yesterday and today.
Berlin, Dee. 30.A storm in the North
sea last evening caused many wrecks on
aelisoiara. Stade sni Bostock.
AZ Hamburg slse lower parts OF fne slsy
are Inundated as they gere week age
Boats ana wyeckage washed ashore on
the caast of Lancashire Indicate that the
I;rstash bark Lowes.ater has been lnAS.
she aeft Garxton IN t9w on December y
with sifteen persons aboard. The sfawsef'
,ss.e, which she was being tnwe5 parted
IN gale and rte tug took refuge at islan-
,1,,.syieyn December =. since which moth
s,r has bees. heard Of the T.oSeswaseT.